An application has been filed for a Pepe ETF aimed at Wall Street investors, but CoinShares analyst James Butterfill notes Dogecoin products have only seen lukewarm inflows, suggesting limited appetite for meme-coin ETFs.
Morgan Stanley says the recent surge of Wall Street into crypto reflects years of strategic planning, infrastructure upgrades and work to satisfy regulators, not a sudden trend. The bank frames the move as deliberate preparation to support institutional participation.
In his annual letter, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says digital wallets and tokenized assets could modernize markets and broaden investor access, and the firm is placing multi-billion dollar bets to scale the infrastructure.
The SEC‑approved Nasdaq on‑chain stock framework brings blockchain benefits to equities while keeping traditional intermediaries and market structure intact. Industry insiders say the design signals Wall Street adopting crypto tech on its own terms.
Circle Internet Group’s shares have climbed back into the market spotlight this month as traders reacted to improving stablecoin economics. The move underscores renewed investor interest in USDC-linked business models.
A SPAC backed by crypto exchange Kraken is broadly evaluating crypto-native firms with potential valuations up to $10 billion, targeting interest from Wall Street investors. The move signals continued appetite for bringing large crypto companies to public markets.
Bloomberg reports US spot Solana ETFs drew $540 million in Q4, led by investment advisors who bought over $270 million and hedge funds with $186 million in inflows.
On March 2 the DTCC’s National Securities Clearing Corporation added Ripple-owned “Hidden Road Partners CIV US LLC” to its MPID directory, marking Ripple’s first visible entry into Wall Street’s stock-clearing infrastructure. The update underscores Ripple’s push to move institutional value across payment rails, stablecoins and blockchain networks.
A crypto platform is offering retail investors access to IPO allocations at the original offering price normally reserved for institutions. The move aims to close the gap between institutional and retail access to early-stage public deals.
BlackRock’s 2026 thematic outlook says the Ethereum network supports 65% of all tokenized assets, marking ETH as the dominant platform for Wall Street tokenization. The report highlights institutional preference for Ethereum’s maturity, liquidity, and developer ecosystem.