[Rostin Behnam and Dan Gallagher Join FINRA Board] Former Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Rostin Behnam and Robinhood Markets Chief Legal, Compliance, and Corporate Affairs Officer Dan Gallagher have joined the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Board. Heather Traeger, Chief Compliance Officer of the Texas Teacher Retirement System, and Tim Carter, Chief Financial Officer of Piper Sandler Companies, have also been appointed as board members.

After a choppy end to 2025, Wall Street broker Bernstein said crypto markets have likely bottomed and it sees a broad-based tokenization boom reshaping finance. What to know : Bernstein expects a tokenization 'supercycle' in 2026 spanning stablecoins, capital markets and prediction markets. The broker reiterated its $150,000 bitcoin forecast for 2026 and $200,000 as its peak 2027 cycle target. Coinbase, Robinhood and other crypto-linked equities are seen as key beneficiaries.

[Hong Kong SFC Approves EX.IO to Conduct Virtual Asset OTC Trading Business] Hong Kong licensed virtual asset trading platform EX.IO announced that it has been approved by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to conduct over-the-counter (OTC) trading services under the existing virtual asset trading platform license framework. The service has now been officially launched and is open to eligible investors. The initial phase supports cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), USDT, USDC, USDTTRC20, as well as fiat currencies like USD and HKD.

[Polymarket Reaches Prediction Data Distribution Agreement with Dow Jones] Under a new partnership agreement, Polymarket will provide prediction data to Dow Jones-affiliated media outlets. This data will be featured in online and print editions of news outlets such as *The Wall Street Journal*, *Barron's*, and *Investor's Business Daily*, and will be used for new features like earnings calendars showcasing expected performance of publicly listed companies. This marks Polymarket's first collaboration agreement with media organizations. Its competitor, Kalshi Inc., had previously signed similar data distribution agreements with CNBC and CNN.

Binance SPX is currently priced at $0.5873, with a drop of 10.39% over 24 hours. 24-hour transaction volume of 48.42 million US dollars, a decrease of 27.39%, for reference only