ProShares launching a U.S. exchange-traded fund tracking the top 20 cryptocurrencies, Ripple adding decentralized exchange Hyperliquid to its prime brokerage platform, and Bitnomial introducing U.S.-regulated Tezos (XTZ) futures contracts. The article also examines LiquidChain’s promotion of unusually high staking rewards on its cross-chain layer-3 network, alongside CME Group’s exploration of tokenized settlement systems and potential proprietary digital asset concepts as part of broader efforts to modernize market infrastructure.