Financial Markets

SEC Opens the Door to Spot Bitcoin ETFs, Ushering Crypto onto Wall Street

After a court loss, the SEC approved 11 spot bitcoin ETFs, sparking record trading and reshaping bitcoin ownership, risks and regulation.

#bitcoin, #etf, #sec, #cryptoregulation, #blackrock

Strategy keeps STRC preferred dividend at 11.5%, reinforcing high-yield funding for its bitcoin bet

Strategy maintained an 11.5% dividend on its STRC preferred shares, with payouts expected to be treated as return of capital, as it continues funding bitcoin buys.

#bitcoin, #preferredstock, #dividends, #nasdaq, #microstrategy

Exxon quietly sells $169 million bond maturing in 2076, tailored to niche tax buyers

Exxon issued $169.3M floating-rate notes due 2076, tied to SOFR minus 0.45%, with call/put features and provisions aimed at ESOP tax planning.

#exxonmobil, #bonds, #sofr, #esop, #tax

AI’s Power Hunger Fuels a K‑Shaped M&A Boom as Megadeals Dominate Early 2026

Global M&A hit $813B by early March as a handful of megadeals—spanning shale, data centers and software—track the race to build AI infrastructure.

#mergersandacquisitions, #ai, #datacenters, #energy, #antitrust

Morgan Stanley Moves to Launch In-House Spot Bitcoin ETF, Filing Signals Approval Near

Morgan Stanley has filed an amended registration for a spot bitcoin ETF, positioning it to become the first major U.S. bank to sponsor one.

#bitcoin, #etf, #morganstanley, #sec, #crypto

Sunway Healthcare Debuts After Malaysia’s Biggest IPO in Nine Years

Sunway Healthcare lists on Bursa Malaysia after raising 2.86 billion ringgit, testing investor appetite as it plans major hospital expansion.

#malaysia, #ipo, #healthcare, #bursamalaysia, #sunway

SEC Faces March 2026 Deadline on Rules That Could Fast-Track a Wave of Crypto ETFs

A late-March 2026 SEC decision on generic listing standards could determine whether dozens of new crypto ETFs beyond bitcoin and ether can launch routinely.

#cryptoetf, #sec, #bitcoin, #altcoins, #cboe

BlackRock Launches Staked Ethereum Trust, Bringing On-Chain Yield to Wall Street

BlackRock’s new Nasdaq-traded ETHB trust offers spot ether exposure plus staking rewards via Coinbase, testing a new regulatory and tax template.

#ethereum, #blackrock, #etf, #staking, #coinbase

Salesforce Borrows $25 Billion to Fund Massive Accelerated Buyback, Shifting Its Balance Sheet

Salesforce sold $25B in bonds to finance a huge accelerated share repurchase, boosting leverage, drawing a downgrade and reigniting buyback debate.

#salesforce, #buybacks, #corporatebonds, #creditratings, #ai

NIO Posts First-Ever Quarterly Profit as China’s EV Price War Intensifies

NIO reports its first quarterly net profit, driven by higher deliveries, richer mix and cost cuts—though full-year losses and a strained balance sheet persist.

#nio, #electricvehicles, #china, #earnings, #stocks

A Tale of Two Listings: FreeCast’s Tiny Direct Debut and PayPay’s $1.1 Billion Nasdaq Test

FreeCast begins trading via direct listing while Japan’s PayPay prepares a major U.S. IPO—together showing the uneven reopening of 2026’s listings market.

#ipo, #nasdaq, #fintech, #streaming, #softbank

Cash floods back into spot bitcoin ETFs as bitcoin rallies above $73,000

After five weeks of outflows, U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs drew $1.1B in three sessions as bitcoin rebounded above $73,000—highlighting ETFs’ growing sway.

#bitcoin, #etf, #crypto, #blackrock, #grayscale

NYSE owner ICE takes stake, board seat at OKX in bid to bring regulated crypto futures and tokenized stocks

ICE invested in crypto exchange OKX at a $25B valuation, taking a board seat and planning U.S.-regulated crypto futures and tokenized NYSE stocks.

#crypto, #nyse, #derivatives, #tokenization, #regulation

CFTC staff letter opens derivatives margin to stablecoins issued by national trust banks

A quiet update to a CFTC no-action letter expands eligible stablecoin collateral for futures brokers, edging crypto tokens deeper into U.S. derivatives markets.

#cftc, #stablecoins, #derivatives, #occ, #crypto

Nvidia Posts Record $120 Billion Profit, but Stock Selloff Shaves $259 Billion Off Market Value

Nvidia capped a historic year on AI chip demand, then saw shares slide as investors weighed how long the spending boom can last.

#nvidia, #ai, #semiconductors, #stockmarket, #earnings