CN CryptoNewsBytes Editorial Team Our editorial team covers institutional crypto adoption, RWA tokenization, and stablecoin regulation. Analysis sourced from SEC filings, GENIUS Act text, OCC comment letter, Traders Magazine, Decrypt, CryptoSlate, and Markets Media. Published May 12, 2026. ₿ Institutional…
Morgan Stanley Files for MSBT: The First Major US Bank to Issue Its Own Bitcoin ETF
Breaking March 23, 2026 Institutional Adoption What Just Happened Morgan Stanley filed a second S-1 amendment with the SEC for the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust, locking in ticker MSBT on NYSE Arca. This is a refinement of its original January…
BNY Mellon Enters Bitcoin ETF Market as SEC Approves 11 Funds
BNY Mellon, the oldest bank in America and the largest asset custodian bank globally, has announced its foray into the world of cryptocurrencies. Through a recent quarterly filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), it has been revealed…
Goldman Sachs, BNY Mellon, and Additional Firms Pilot Blockchain Technology for Asset Tokenization
Bluechip financial blockchain provider Digital Asset, in collaboration with renowned financial heavyweights such as Goldman Sachs, BNY Mellon, DRW, Oliver Wyman, and Paxos, has successfully completed a test of its innovative Canton Network. This revolutionary pilot program involved the participation…
DeFi’s $292M KelpDAO Stress Test: Standard Chartered Says ‘Bent Not Broken,’ JPMorgan Disagrees
At 17:35 UTC on April 18, 2026, an attacker tied to North Korea’s Lazarus Group sent a single forged cross-chain message through KelpDAO’s LayerZero bridge. The bridge accepted it, releasing 116,500 rsETH tokens, roughly 18% of the entire restaked-Ethereum supply,…
Vitalik Buterin Unveils Kohaku: The Game-Changing Privacy Framework Revolutionizing Ethereum Wallets in 2025-2026
Buenos Aires, Argentina – In a highly anticipated keynote at Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress 2 on November 16, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin introduced Kohaku, a bold new privacy framework designed to make private transactions the default experience for Ethereum wallet users.…
