Robinhood Chain's DEX transaction volume exceeded $650 million in the past 24 hours, ranking fourth in the entire chain

According to Forbes, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink stated that asset tokenization is the next generation of development direction for the market. （Cointelegraph）

According to Bloomberg, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, has launched a US dollar investment grade bond issuance to raise funds for its $6 billion acquisition of MarketAxess. The issue is divided into five periods, with a term of 3 to 10 years. The initial pricing guidelines for the longest dated bonds are 115 basis points higher than the yield of US treasury bond bonds in the same period. The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has signed a bridge financing commitment letter with Bank of America for up to $6.25 billion, with Bank of America, Citigroup, Mitsubishi UFJ, and Wells Fargo responsible for underwriting.

[River Markets Completes $8.5 Million Seed Round Financing, Led by Haun Ventures] According to Fortune, prediction market trading infrastructure startup River Markets has completed an $8.5 million seed round financing, led by Haun Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, Coinbase Ventures, and Qube Research Technologies. River Markets aims to provide institutional investors with a unified prediction market trading platform. The funds from this round will be used to expand the engineering team, enhance trading system performance and security, grow the institutional client base, and develop new tools.

[eToro Plans to Acquire TradeZero for Up to $231 Million] According to Reuters, eToro has agreed to acquire TradeZero through a combination of cash and stock, with the total transaction value reaching up to $231 million. eToro CEO Yoni Assia stated that the deal will help introduce new products to U.S. users and enhance service capabilities. TradeZero, founded in 2015, generated approximately $80 million in revenue over the past 12 months. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2027.

At the opening of the US stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 62 points, the Nasdaq rose 70 points, and the S&P 500 index rose 0.12%.