Policy: The SEC now allows broker-dealers to count stablecoins as regulatory capital with just a 2% haircut, meaning firms can treat 98% of holdings like cash, a shift that could unlock more liquidity and tokenized securities activity across Wall Street.

GEOPOLITICS | Trump Withdraws Support for Representative Hurd Over Tariff Vote

JUST IN: Charles Hoskinson says "we're happy with #Cardano $ADA's rate of progress: New Plutus, continued Aiken development, Node diversity and Leios this year, all the critical integrations, and the Pyth integration, finally we have a Tier-1 Oracle. Things are moving quickly."

JUST IN: #Cardano $ADA Founder Charles Hoskinson says "Leios is still on schedule."

JUST IN: #Cardano $ADA Founder Charles Hoskinson says "it's great to see good leadership at Midnight Foundation and Shielded, and getting the network launched. It's extremely hard to launch a cryptocurrency, so I'm really excited and proud that they're getting it done." $NIGHT

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Legal pressure builds Nevada regulators sued Kalshi over sports-related contracts, aiming to shut down what they consider unregulated sports betting. 6/7

CFTC vows to fight states CFTC Chair Mike Selig warned states attempting to block event contracts: “We will see you in court.” He said the agency will defend its “exclusive jurisdiction,” framing event contracts as federally regulated derivatives, not gambling. 5/7

Wall Street leans in On Feb. 19, Bitwise filed for “Prediction Shares” ETFs tracking election-market odds. Proposals include funds tied to the 2028 presidential race and 2026 midterms. Roundhill Financial and GraniteShares filed for similar products. 4/7

NYSE signals interest NYSE President Lynn Martin said prediction markets are increasingly used by traditional asset allocators. “It was very clear… [they were being used] as an input to traditional markets,” she said at the World Liberty forum. 3/7