DeFi Technologies launches DVIO index to turn regulated ETP flows into market signals
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ICE launches CoinDesk‑linked crypto futures and signals move into DeFi rate contracts
Intercontinental Exchange has begun trading U.S. dollar cash‑settled futures tied to seven CoinDesk benchmarks and is proposing a one‑month USDC overnight‑rate future; industry panels say such regulated derivatives, multi‑token indices and stablecoin‑backed overnight products are central to institutional adoption but will amplify the need for technical standards, harmonized custody/margin rules and careful regulatory sequencing across jurisdictions.
Valour wins FCA clearance to list Bitcoin and Ethereum staking ETPs for UK retail on the LSE
Valour, a unit of DeFi Technologies, obtained FCA approval to offer two staking exchange-traded products to UK retail investors on the London Stock Exchange as of January 26, 2026. The launches extend previously professional-only listings to retail accounts, giving investors exchange-listed crypto exposure that includes a staking yield component.

Bitwise CIO says DeFi governance shifts could spark market recovery
Bitwise’s CIO argues that concrete governance reforms that route protocol revenue to DAOs, together with increasing institutional allocations, make DeFi a primary candidate to lead a market recovery. He points to Aave’s proposal to funnel product proceeds to its treasury as a real-world test of tokenomics that, if enacted, could attract allocators hunting durable cash flows.
Doppler Raises $9M Seed to Expand Token-launch Infrastructure
Doppler, the token issuance protocol from Whetstone Research, closed a $9 million seed round led by Pantera Capital to scale its token-launch and liquidity tooling across chains. The startup touts heavy early usage — tens of thousands of assets created daily and over a billion dollars in cumulative trading volume — and plans to use the capital to accelerate engineering and integrations.
ProShares launches KRYP, first U.S.-listed ETF tracking the CoinDesk 20 crypto index
ProShares listed KRYP, an ETF that tracks the CoinDesk 20 Index to give investors basket exposure to the 20 largest liquid cryptocurrencies. The fund uses market-cap weighting with caps and quarterly rebalances to limit single-asset concentration and exclude certain token types.
Regulatory clarity and derivatives draw TradFi deeper into crypto
Panelists at Consensus Hong Kong said clearer rules and a new generation of derivatives and tokenized products are making crypto a credible institutional allocation. Regional rulemaking — from Hong Kong’s sequenced authorizations to U.S. custody guidance and Fed deliberations — plus product launches like stablecoin-rate futures are lowering practical barriers to TradFi involvement.

How Europe’s regulatory push could scale tokenised markets
A unified EU rulebook and targeted pilot frameworks have pushed tokenisation from pilot phases toward live issuance by reducing legal and operational uncertainty, prompting notable European bond issuances and rapid on‑chain RWA growth. Technical limits — throughput, finality, transaction ordering and middleware concentration — and cross‑jurisdiction differences (notably with the US) remain the main obstacles to turning that issuance into deep, interoperable secondary markets.
Ether Eyes $2,500 as Staked-ETF Design and RWA Flows Reorient Institutional Demand
Institutional allocation patterns are shifting toward Ether as staking-aware ETF structures and growing tokenized real‑world assets concentrate settlement and custody demand on Ethereum. Product filings and institutional treasury moves — including BlackRock’s staking‑enabled trust filing and several large staking allocations — refract short‑term outflows into a potentially stronger medium‑term demand floor that could support a move toward $2,500 if inflows resume.