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Executives see openings for tokenization, DeFi and dealmaking, while lawyers warn agency action leaves spot-market oversight and lasting certainty unresolved. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act’s failure to advance in the Senate has shifted the next phase of U.S. crypto regulation to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), opening prospects for more trading and investment to move onchain while leaving a central question unresolved:.

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Investors are using blockchain-based shares for smaller and after-hours trades. The IMF says liquidity, legal rules and settlement systems have not caught up. Tokenized stocks are already delivering two of crypto’s long-promised benefits: round-the-clock trading and the ability to buy a fraction of a share. They are also markedly less liquid and more volatile than the conventional equities they track, according to a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) study. The.

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Bitcoin and ether order books are deeper than before the crash, while altcoin liquidity keeps eroding and spot trading remains well below its October 2025 peak. One year after the largest liquidation event in crypto history, the market’s plumbing tells a split story. Bitcoin and ether order books hold more resting liquidity now than on the day of the crash or at the start of this year. Smaller tokens and.

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Paxos Labs, Theo and Energy Substantiation execs see growth coming from putting physical assets to work, with precious metals leading and energy presenting a tougher test. Tokenized commodities could grow from a market dominated by gold into a broader system for financing metals, trading energy and borrowing against physical assets, according to executives at Paxos Labs, Theo and Energy Substantiation. Putting commodities on blockchain networks should do more than make.

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One year after a flash crash wiped out billions in leveraged crypto bets, traders have better tools to spot risks. But the forces behind the selloff remain. The October 2025 crypto crash exposed the dangers of leverage and crowded bets. A year later, analysts say those risks remain. Nearly a year after one of crypto's most violent selloffs, the question hanging over the market is whether traders have learned enough.

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CoinDesk analysis finds 10 unusually large trading days in 2026, raising questions about how investors measure risk in an increasingly institutional crypto market. Bitcoin BTC$82,486.39 is experiencing more unusually large price swings this year than during the 2018 bear market, even as its overall volatility has fallen sharply, and that's a challenge for anyone relying on standard risk models. The largest cryptocurrency has recorded 10 days in 2026 when its.