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📅 February 14 - Hong Kong | As the market oscillates between corrections and rebounds, institutional interest in cryptocurrencies is not only resisting: it is accelerating. As part of Consensus Hong Kong 2026, Sui executives stated that demand from large funds and financial firms has never been higher.

📖Although overall market sentiment has been volatile, Stephen Mackintosh argued that structural change is evident. He highlighted record volumes in options markets and the entry of financial giants such as Citadel and Jane Street to the crypto ecosystem.
In their vision, the world's largest institutions are investing in talent and infrastructure to gain share in an industry that they consider strategic in the long term.
For his part, Evan Cheng, CEO of Mysten Labs, stated that the future will not be a competition between TradFi and DeFi, but rather a convergence. While traditional finance operates under “T+1” settlement schemes or more, DeFi works on “T+0”, that is, almost immediate settlement.
For Cheng, this efficiency makes on-chain infrastructure a “strictly superior” product in terms of settlement. The key, he states, will be in the tokenization of traditional assets, which will allow acquiring an asset and instantly using it as collateral within DeFi strategies.
Regarding ETFs, Cheng believes that they do not compete with DeFi, but rather can evolve towards hybrid products that integrate performance or on-chain mechanisms. The process, however, will be gradual and probably conservative in its early phases.
Both executives agreed that Sui's competitive advantage lies in its infrastructure. Developed by former Facebook engineers who worked on Libra, the network is committed to low latency and high processing capacity, qualities that they consider essential for new applications such as “agent commerce”, where artificial intelligence interacts directly with on-chain transactions.

Topic Opinion:
Beyond price volatility, institutional capital is building infrastructure with a vision of the decade, not the quarter. The narrative is no longer just speculation; it is efficiency, tokenization and financial convergence.
💬 Do you think tokenization will be the true bridge between traditional finance and blockchain?

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Binance Futures primarily focuses on cryptocurrency perpetual and delivery contracts, but in early 2026, it introduced TradFi Perpetual Contracts (USDT-settled perpetual futures) that track the prices of traditional finance (TradFi) assets. These allow 24/7 trading on price movements of select traditional assets without owning them directly, similar to crypto perps, with leverage (e.g., up to 50x for some commodities).These TradFi contracts are expanding over time, starting with commodities and moving into equities/stocks.Key TradFi Assets Available on Binance Futures (as of recent updates in 2026):
Commodities / Precious Metals:Gold (XAUUSDT)Silver (XAGUSDT)Platinum (XPTUSDT, referenced in related guides)Palladium (XPDUSDT, with recent launches noted)Equities / Stocks (examples from recent listings and academy articles):Tesla (likely TSLAUSDT or similar)Amazon (AMZNUSDT)MicroStrategy (MSTRUSDT)Circle (CRCLUSDT, possibly related to crypto-traditional bridge)
Binance's official academy highlights 12 TradFi assets available, including commodities like gold/silver/platinum and tech/equity giants like Amazon, Tesla, and others (e.g., potentially more stocks or indices in expansion).Note: Binance does not currently offer traditional forex pairs (e.g., EUR/USD) or broad stock indices (e.g., S&P 500, Nasdaq) as futures contracts based on available information—focus remains on select commodities and individual equities via these new perpetuals.For the most up-to-date and complete list (as Binance continues to add more), check directly in the Binance app or website:
Go to Futures → Search or filter for "TradFi" tab/category.Or visit the perpetual markets overview and look for symbols like XAUUSDT, XAGUSDT, AMZNUSDT, etc.
Availability may depend on your region (e.g., regulatory restrictions), and these are USDT-margined perpetuals only. Always verify leverage, fees, and eligibility on the platform. #TradFi #BinanceFuturesNEXT #PerpetualMarkets #PerpetualContracts

Tokenization: More Than Just a Digital Copy
A widespread view of asset tokenization is that it involves creating a direct, 1:1 digital representation of a physical or financial asset (like a share of stock or a bar of gold) on a blockchain, effectively "moving" the asset on-chain. However, this "digital twin" model faces immense legal, regulatory, and operational hurdles. The breakthrough model emerging for 2026, as pioneered by financial utilities like the DTCC, is far more sophisticated and immediately viable: the tokenization of security entitlements.
Understanding the "Entitlement" Layer
In traditional finance, when you own a stock, you often don't hold a direct claim on the issuer. You hold an "entitlement" or beneficial interest in that stock, which is custodied in an omnibus account at a central depository like the DTCC. The new model tokenizes this layer of ownership. The legal framework (like UCC Article 8 in the U.S.) and the underlying custody remain intact. What changes is that your entitlement—your right to the economic benefit and ownership of that asset—is now represented by a programmable token on a blockchain.
The Power of Programmable Ownership
This subtle shift is revolutionary because it separates legal ownership from economic and operational control. The token, representing your entitlement, can now be:
Instantly Transferred: Peer-to-peer between permissioned parties (e.g., between two broker-dealers) 24/7, without waiting for traditional batch settlement cycles (T+2).Programmatically Used as Collateral: The token can be automatically pledged in a smart contract to secure a loan or margin requirement, unlocking liquidity in assets that were previously stagnant.Fractionalized: While the underlying security is held whole, the entitlements to its benefits can be divided, enabling new investment products.
The 2026 Use Case: Supercharging Liquidity and Efficiency
By 2026, this model will move from pilot to production, primarily in institutional finance. The first major use cases will be:
Collateral Mobility: A bank can instantly mobilize tokenized treasury bond entitlements as collateral for a derivatives trade on another platform, drastically reducing capital requirements and counterparty risk.Repo Market Evolution: The multi-trillion dollar repurchase agreement (repo) market will become faster and more efficient, with near-instantaneous settlement and automated rollovers via smart contracts.
This approach doesn't fight the existing financial system; it upgrades its circulatory system. For investors, it means the near-term value of RWA tokenization is in financial market infrastructure efficiency, not in democratizing access to skyscrapers. The tokens and protocols that enable this seamless, programmable movement of institutional entitlements will be foundational.
Key Cryptos to Watch: $MKR $GFT $CPOOL



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Gold and silver wiped out $1.4 TRILLION in just 20 minutes.
As per Grok: The flash crash in gold and silver markets on Feb 12, 2026, wiped out ~$1.4T in value due to a mix of factors: Shanghai Gold Exchange raised margin requirements, forcing leveraged traders to sell; a strong US dollar amid Fed policy shifts; and Trump's tariff impacts reducing demand. Prices rebounded slightly after, but volatility persists. Sources: Forbes, DW, BullionVault.
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