🧵 five things moving markets today:
• UK banks test tokenized deposits
• ARK tokenizes venture fund onchain
• $15b Bitcoin options expiry sep 24
• Solana hires Binance's former CMO
• HIFI raises $37m Series A
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Barclays, HSBC and NatWest just completed the first interbank transactions using tokenized deposits, moving beyond single-institution tests to real remortgage settlements and marketplace payments.
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Cathie Wood's ARK Venture Fund is going onchain through Securitize, bringing tokenized exposure to OpenAI and Anthropic stakes first on Ethereum with other chains potentially following.
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$15b in Bitcoin options expire sep 24 with more bets stacked on higher prices as bulls eye $100k, one of the largest expiries this year and a potential catalyst for volatility.
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HIFI closed a $37m Series A led by Left Lane Capital to scale tokenized settlement infrastructure, another vote of confidence in onchain capital markets as institutions inch closer.
Sep 24, 2026 · 4:33 PM UTC
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