Industry tailwinds: tokenization and regulatory wins

The Fed’s latest rate cut has markets questioning whether 2% inflation is officially dead, while the SEC’s new ETF framework could unleash a wave of altcoin and meme-coin funds. JPMorgan launched a tokenized money-market fund on Ethereum, Tether unveiled a new U.S.-regulated stablecoin, and Coinbase’s Base may issue its own token as its Google x402 partnership enables AI-powered payments. Ripple and other major crypto firms gained U.S. banking approval and analysts warn of a “Darwinian phase” for crypto treasury firms as stocks trade cautiously into year-end.