Vlad Tenev co-founded Robinhood in 2013 and expanded it from a commission-free trading app into a broader platform spanning crypto, advisory, digital banking, and private markets, while also co-founding AI company Harmonic.
MEXC officially launches RealStocks, enabling users to trade US stocks with zero fees and receive real dividends via a crypto platform. Beta tested by over 20,000 users, three incentive campaigns are now live.
Coinbase rolls out direct INR transfers in India, enabling IMPS-based instant deposits and withdrawals, alongside spot and perpetual trading with local order books, after FIU-IND registration.
Binance still lacks direct INR spot pairs despite FIU-IND registration. The key hurdles are banking integration and RBI rules. Watch for bank partnerships, TDS cuts, and SEBI circulars in 2026 as potential triggers.
Uphold has expanded its fractional U.S. stock trading offering to more than 4,000 American stocks and exchange-traded funds, letting users move between digital asset trading and equity investing inside the same app. The update broadens a service the platform first introduced in 2020, when it began offering fractional share access. In 2021, Uphold added a regulatory milestone by acquiring broker-dealer JNK Securities, a move that gave it a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, license. According to CryptoBriefing, the latest expansion puts Uphold among a relatively small group of crypto-native platforms that hold the qualifications needed to run compliant securities business lines. The rollout adds to the company’s push to combine crypto and traditional market access under one product experience.
SEC grants WisdomTree approval for intraday trading of its tokenized Treasury money market fund at $1 via dealer, with 24/7 blockchain settlement and onchain dividend accrual. Over $10B in tokenized Treasuries now in circulation.
Binance launched seven new spot trading pairs on April 28, 2026, featuring the first USD1/TRY market, aiming to reduce conversion costs for Turkish users and potentially pave the way for INR and other emerging-market fiat pairs.
Coinbase announced INR direct deposit/withdrawal via IMPS from June 1, 2026, bypassing intermediaries. The move targets India's $3 billion market with spot, perpetual futures, and institutional-grade tools.
