Tag: Launches

Decibel Launches Fully Onchain Perpetuals Exchange on Aptos Mainnet

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February 26th, 2026 – GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands Protocol goes live following testnet phase producing 700,000+ accounts, 1 million daily trades, and $58 million in pre-deposits The Decibel Foundation today announced that Decibel, a fully onchain perpetuals exchange incubated by Aptos Labs, is live on Aptos Mainnet. The launch transitions Decibel from a validated testnet phase — which produced 700,000+ unique accounts, 132,000 daily active accounts, over 1 million user trades per day, and $58 million in committed capital during its pre-deposit campaign — to a fully operational trading venue…

Sygnum Select Launches Institutional Crypto Treasury Service

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Global digital asset banking group Sygnum has announced the launch of an institutional crypto asset management service targeting the $100 billion corporate crypto treasury sector. Sygnum Select, launched on Thursday, is described as a “discretionary mandate service” that applies Swiss banking’s established portfolio management model to crypto assets.  The service launches with live client mandates, client assets, and $200 million in actively managed portfolios already in place, a Sygnum spokesperson told Cointelegraph. The move comes amid solid growth in corporate and public digital asset treasury companies (DATs) over the last…

Coinbase Launches US Stock Trading, Pushing Ambitious ‘Everything Exchange’ Vision Forward

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Coinbase is now offering U.S. stock and ETF trading alongside crypto, deepening its push to become a one-stop financial app through a Yahoo Finance partnership and broader plans for tokenized equities and expanded global access. From Crypto to Equities: Coinbase Opens 8,000+ Stocks to American Traders Coinbase Global Inc. (Nasdaq: COIN), a leading U.S.-based cryptocurrency […] Source

Numo Launches Free Open-Source ‘Tap-to-Pay’ App for Bitcoin Merchants

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Numo has released a hardware-free Android application that allows merchants to accept Bitcoin payments using a contactless “tap-to-pay” experience powered by the Cashu protocol. Launched on February 24, 2026, the Numo point-of-sale (POS) app transforms any NFC-enabled Android device into a payment terminal. By leveraging Cashu, an open-source ecash protocol, the app enables a checkout […] Original

Crypto Exchange Kraken Launches ‘World’s First’ Tokenized Equity Perpetual Futures

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The crypto exchange Kraken just launched 24/7 leveraged access to stocks, indices and key assets using the blockchain. The exchange is offering tokenized equity perpetual futures contracts with regulated benchmarks to eligible non-US clients in over 110 countries. Initial contracts track tokenized versions of major assets: S&P 500 via SPYx Perps, Nasdaq 100 via QQQx Perps, gold via GLDx Perps, and individual stocks including Nvidia (NVDAx), Apple (AAPLx), Alphabet (GOOGLx), Tesla (TSLAx), Robinhood (HOODx), MicroStrategy (MSTRx), and Circle (CRCLx). In what Kraken calls a “world first,” traders can gain up…

WisdomTree Launches 24/7 Trading for Tokenized Treasury Money Market Fund

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US-based asset manager WisdomTree has launched 24/7 trading and instant settlement for the WisdomTree Treasury Money Market Digital Fund (WTGXX), enabling round-the-clock secondary trading of a registered tokenized mutual fund within the US regulatory framework. The company said it is the first time a registered tokenized mutual fund has been allowed to trade and settle around the clock under the Investment Company Act of 1940 using a dealer-principal model. The structure allows shares to settle instantly, giving investors real-time access to yield-bearing US Treasurys exposure. To implement the model, WisdomTree…

Hashgraph Group Launches Hedera Tool for EU Digital Product Passports

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The Hashgraph Group, a Swiss technology company building on the Hedera network, launched TrackTrace, a platform aimed at helping prepare for upcoming European Union product-compliance requirements tied to digital product passports. TrackTrace is designed to improve supply-chain visibility by tracking goods and recording product data, including emissions-related information, in a way that can be used for compliance reporting and authenticity checks, the company said in a Tuesday announcement. The platform builds verifiable audit trails for product-specific data, sustainability credentials, durability and reparability, while incorporating agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to automate…

Satlantis Launches Bitcoin-Native Ticketing Platform with Lightning Wallets

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Satlantis has launched as a Bitcoin-native events and ticketing platform that embeds Lightning wallets directly into user accounts and events, allowing organizers to issue tickets and receive payments in Bitcoin without relying solely on traditional payment processors. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the platform functions similarly to services like Luma and Eventbrite, offering ticket tiers, attendee management and event pages, but automatically generates a unique Bitcoin (BTC) wallet for each event to facilitate direct payments and withdrawals. Satlantis also integrates with Stripe to process fiat payments and said…

Crypto Capital Shifts From Tokens to Stocks as Launches Struggle: DWF

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Investor capital increasingly flows from tokens into publicly listed crypto companies as new token launches struggle, according to research and commentary from market maker DWF Labs. Drawing on Memento Research data covering hundreds of token launches across major centralized and decentralized exchanges, the firm said more than 80% of projects have fallen below their token generation event (TGE) price. Typical drawdowns range between 50% and 70% within roughly 90 days of listing, suggesting public buyers often face immediate losses after launch. DWF Labs managing partner Andrei Grachev told Cointelegraph that…