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![S&P Dow Jones Indices licenses the S&P 500 to Trade[XYZ] for the first officially licensed S&P 500 perpetual contract on Hyperliquid.](https://cryptovalleyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CVJ.CH-SP-Dow-Jones-SP-500-Hyperliquid-1200x800.jpg "S&P Dow Jones Indices licenses S&P 500 for perpetual contracts on Hyperliquid")
SEC and CFTC publish a joint token taxonomy. Most crypto assets are classified as non-securities under the new guidance.
In a study, the U.S. Treasury Department identifies significant risks related to illicit financial flows via DeFi applications.
Arbitrum distributes their governance token ARB to users through an airdrop, handing over the protocol to a DAO.
The SBA wants to digitize book money and promote Swiss payment transactions with a bank-backed digital franc (BGT).
So-called non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are steadily gaining momentum. Their applications are diverse, but they focus primarily on art.
Avalanche is a Proof-of-Stake blockchain using high throughput combined with low transactions fees to compete with Ethereum.
Stablecoins are of systemic importance to cryptocurrency markets – an analysis of the interactions between BUSD, USDC and USDT.
Morgan Stanley files second S-1 amendment for MSBT, aiming to become the first major US bank to directly issue a spot Bitcoin ETF.
Marktrückblick
A summarizing review of what has been happening at the crypto markets of the past week. A weekly report in cooperation with Kaiko.
NFTs
Gemini shuts down NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway on February 23, 2026. Users have one month to withdraw approximately 650,000 NFTs.
