https://cryptoeconomics.com/topics/market-design/ Coverage filed to the Market design desk. en © 2026 Cryptoeconomics Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/dtcc-tokenization-service-limited-production/ https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/dtcc-tokenization-service-limited-production/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT DTCC started limited production trading on its DTC Tokenization Service in July 2026, covering Russell 1000 constituent stocks, major ETFs and US Treasury securities. JPMorgan, BlackRock and Goldman Sachs are among more than 50 participating firms, with full commercial launch targeted for October 2026. Tokenized capital markets Institutions Market design DTCC https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/robinhood-chain-mainnet-tokenized-stocks/ https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/robinhood-chain-mainnet-tokenized-stocks/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Robinhood began operating Robinhood Chain on mainnet on 1 July 2026, alongside round-the-clock tokenized stock trading, perpetual futures and onchain lending. The tokens give price exposure rather than direct share ownership. Tokenized capital markets Market design Decentralised finance Robinhood Newsroom https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/ethereum-glamsterdam-scope-locked/ https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/ethereum-glamsterdam-scope-locked/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Ethereum client teams locked the devnet-0 specification for the Glamsterdam upgrade in June 2026, with enshrined proposer-builder separation (EIP-7732) and block-level access lists (EIP-7928) as the central changes. The bundle targets a 200 million gas limit floor, against roughly 60 million at present. Protocol economics Market design Governance ethereum.org: Glamsterdam roadmap https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/cftc-event-contracts-public-interest-rulemaking/ https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/cftc-event-contracts-public-interest-rulemaking/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT The Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved a notice of proposed rulemaking on prediction markets, published in the Federal Register on 12 June 2026, setting out when event contracts on enumerated activities are contrary to the public interest. The proposal follows an earlier prediction-markets notice published on 16 March 2026 and congressional pressure over sports contracts and insider trading. Prediction markets Regulation Market design Federal Register: Prediction Markets; Public Interest Determinations https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/european-commission-mica-review-consultation/ https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/european-commission-mica-review-consultation/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT The European Commission opened a two-part consultation on revising the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation in May 2026, with responses due by 30 August 2026. The review's central question is how to treat stablecoins issued simultaneously inside and outside the EU under a single brand. Regulation Stablecoins & payments Market design European Commission: 2026 MiCA review targeted consultation document https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/senate-banking-clarity-act-market-structure/ https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/senate-banking-clarity-act-market-structure/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT The Senate Banking Committee released its version of the CLARITY Act on 11 May 2026 and advanced the crypto market structure bill out of committee that month. A further revision was reported in July 2026 as negotiators worked toward a bipartisan compromise. Regulation Market design Decentralised finance Congressional Research Service https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/ecb-macroprudential-bulletin-tokenised-bonds/ https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/ecb-macroprudential-bulletin-tokenised-bonds/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT The European Central Bank published a study of the tokenised bond market in Issue 33 of its Macroprudential Bulletin on 13 April 2026, comparing matched samples of tokenised and conventional European corporate bonds. It found tokenised issues reduced borrowing costs and improved secondary market liquidity, with no visible reduction in operational costs. Tokenized capital markets Regulation Market design ECB Macroprudential Bulletin Issue 33: Tokenised bonds: assessing efficiency and liquidity in a nascent market https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/ice-polymarket-investment-cftc-order/ https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/ice-polymarket-investment-cftc-order/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Intercontinental Exchange announced an additional $600m investment in Polymarket on 27 March 2026, adding to its earlier stake in the prediction-market platform. Separately the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved an amended order of designation allowing intermediated access to Polymarket's US market. Prediction markets Institutions Market design Intercontinental Exchange investor relations https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/sec-approves-nasdaq-tokenized-securities-trading/ https://cryptoeconomics.com/news/sec-approves-nasdaq-tokenized-securities-trading/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT The Securities and Exchange Commission approved a Nasdaq rule change on 18 March 2026 allowing certain tokenized securities to trade on the exchange, alongside an interpretation of how the federal securities laws apply to tokenized instruments. A related exemption for tokenized stocks that had been expected in May 2026 was not issued on that timetable. Regulation Tokenized capital markets Market design US Securities and Exchange Commission: self-regulatory organisation rulemaking