Kraken is launching round-the-clock trading in tokenized equity perpetual futures built on xStocks technology, initially covering gold, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 plus shares such as Apple, Nvidia, Google, Tesla, Robinhood, and crypto-focused companies. The fully collateralized contracts target eligible non-U.S. clients across more than 110 countries and are described by Kraken as using regulated benchmarks while it works to finalize the acquisition of xStocks and advances toward a potential public listing.

Crypto assets climbed on Friday morning after the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated President Donald Trump's broad tariff regime. Bitcoin rose 1.75% to about $67,769 as Ethereum hovered near $1,960 and Solana around $84; Coinbase and other crypto-exposed stocks also advanced. Analysts said a negative tariff ruling could weigh on Treasuries and the dollar while favoring risk assets.

Ether.fi said in a Wednesday announcement it will migrate its non-custodial ether.fi Cash card product from Scroll to OP Mainnet. Over the coming months, the team plans to move ~70,000 active cards, ~300,000 accounts and millions in user TVL, citing OP Mainnet's liquidity, broader asset access and the ability to cover gas fees.

On Wednesday, crypto exchange Kraken said it purchased token management platform Magna, its sixth acquisition in the last 12 months. Magna, launched in 2021 and valued at $70 million in its most recent round, specializes in managing vesting schedules, airdrops and token allocations and reportedly reached a peak TVL of $60 billion in 2025.

On Friday, Grayscale submitted a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to transform its closed-end AAVE trust into an exchange-traded fund that would trade on NYSE Arca. The planned product would charge a 2.5% sponsor fee on NAV, paid in AAVE, and use Coinbase as custodian and prime broker, while AAVE itself holds a market cap of about $1.8 billion at a price of $119.

Dreamcash said Tether made a strategic investment in the team behind its Hyperliquid mobile frontend after 10 USDT0‑collateralized real‑world asset perpetual markets were announced on Friday. The rollout uses Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 standard with Selini Capital providing liquidity, and Dreamcash plans $200,000 in weekly incentives for its CASH markets.

DraftKings has introduced 2026 revenue guidance of $6.5 billion to $6.9 billion, citing planned investment in its DraftKings Predictions event betting platform. The standalone app, launched in December under CFTC oversight and active in 38 U.S. states, underpins the company's strategy to acquire millions of new customers. The softer outlook coincided with a 15% drop in DraftKings' share price in after-hours trading.

Coinbase said in a Wednesday blog post that it is rolling out "Agentic Wallets," infrastructure built to let autonomous AI agents hold funds, send payments, trade tokens, earn yield, and transact onchain. The tool initially supports EVM chains and Solana, offers gasless transactions on Base Layer 2, and adds security guardrails and a CLI for management.

Bo Hines, who leads Tether's U.S. unit, said at a Wednesday Bitcoin Investor Week event that the company expects to climb into the top 10 purchasers of U.S. Treasury bills, citing demand for USDT and the launch of USAT. Tether's latest attestation shows 83.11% of reserves in T-bills, exceeding $122 billion, alongside broader growth metrics for USDT.