Nasdaq Ventures invests billions in Kraken, MoneyGram partners with Visa to create instant settlement.

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Introduction: The Dissolution of Asset Boundaries and the Reconstruction of Settlement Paradigms

On September 11, 2026, as we examine yesterday's US stock market and multinational financial announcements, the traditional giants' understanding of crypto finance has undergone a transformative evolution from "asset allocation (buying coins)" to "institutional and infrastructure reconstruction." When Nasdaq decided to package trillions of dollars worth of US stock assets into stock tokens (NETs) for blockchain deployment, and when MoneyGram utilized the Visa global network to allow users to freely use USDC and MGUSD and withdraw fiat currency at outlets, it sent a resounding signal to the market: the existing trading counters and clearing barriers of traditional finance are being thoroughly dismantled by crypto underlying protocols.

1. Nasdaq's $100 Million Bet: The Grand Blueprint for Tokenized US Stock Assets (NETs)

Yesterday, Nasdaq Ventures injected $100 million into Payward and announced the launch of Nasdaq stock tokens (NETs) in Q2 2027, marking the most radical institutional innovation in the century-long history of traditional exchanges.

As the global home for tech stocks, Nasdaq faces strong demand from global investors for 24/7 real-time trading and borderless fragmented allocation. By forming a deep alliance with Kraken's parent company Payward, which has rich experience in derivatives and liquidity management, Nasdaq aims to leverage its existing xStocks tokenized equity ecosystem and directly overcome the complex gap between off-chain custody and on-chain smart contract bridging.

This cooperation model is highly disruptive to the industry:

Liquidity Breaks the Temporal and Spatial Cage: Nasdaq stock tokens (NETs) will completely transform the strictly limited pre-market, after-market, and weekday trading hours for US stocks into a 24/7 round-the-clock on-chain instant flow;

Global Fragmented Long-tail Coverage: With the aid of smart contracts, global small and micro investors can seamlessly buy and sell tokenized shares of blue-chip assets like Apple and Microsoft at a very low threshold, significantly broadening Nasdaq's capital extension. This $100 million investment is Nasdaq's expensive ticket to ensure its position as a central clearing hub in the future Web3 native capital market.

2. MoneyGram's Visa Stablecoin Breakthrough: Infusing USDC into the Capillaries of Physical Trade

While assets move to the blockchain, traditional cross-border remittance giant MoneyGram has initiated a self-revolution against the traditional high-fee wire transfer system at the payment settlement end.

By launching a Visa debit card powered by stablecoins, MoneyGram has thoroughly bridged the "last mile" for crypto assets entering the real world. The impact of this product lies in its cleverly designed two-way closed loop:

Frontend Card Swiping with Global Acceptance: Users holding USDC or the future proprietary stablecoin MGUSD can seamlessly pay at tens of millions of Visa-supported merchants in Colombia and around the world without the tedious withdrawal and fiat review at exchanges, while the underlying settlement is accomplished through instant fiat currency exchange via smart contracts;

Empowerment of Offline Physical Outlets: Unlike pure Web3 payment cards, MoneyGram boasts a vast physical agency network covering the globe. Users can not only swipe their cards but also instantly convert stablecoins into local fiat cash at local outlets. This deep integration of on-chain digital liquidity with offline cash networks has transformed stablecoins from a geek's toy into a widespread survival tool for emerging markets to combat local currency devaluation and high remittance costs.

The two significant capital events on September 10 signal to the global public market a glimpse of the financial landscape of the future: crypto technology is no longer a parallel world detached from sovereign currencies and traditional securities. Nasdaq is using $100 million as a bargaining chip to reshape the flow speed of global equity capital with stock tokens; while MoneyGram, with its Visa debit card and stablecoins, is rewriting the payment habits of billions of ordinary consumers. As the dual engines of asset on-chain and consumption landing operate at high speed, a new global financial infrastructure supported by native crypto protocols is rising before our eyes.


Data Source: https://bbx.com/ Crypto concept stock information database, compiled based on yesterday's announcements from global listed companies and SEC/TSE disclosure documents.

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