Chainlink has joined forces with Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), owner of the New York Stock Exchange, to bring foreign exchange and precious metals pricing to blockchain networks.

El Salvador has passed a law paving the way for investment banks to be able to hold bitcoin and other digital assets on their balance sheets.

World Liberty Financial, backed by the Trump family, is aiming to raise $1.5 billion to create a public company holding its WLFI tokens.

Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:

• Chainlink, NYSE-Parent ICE Link Forex and Precious Metals Data to Blockchain
• El Salvador Approves Law Allowing Bitcoin Investment Banks
• Trump-Linked World Liberty Seeks $1.5B for Public Crypto Token Vehicle

Chainlink, NYSE-Parent ICE Link Forex and Precious Metals Data to Blockchain

Chainlink has joined forces with Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), owner of the New York Stock Exchange, to bring foreign exchange and precious metals pricing to blockchain networks.

The deal integrates ICE’s Consolidated Feed, a dataset from over 300 global exchanges, into Chainlink Data Streams, which already serve more than 2,000 blockchain applications.

By meeting traditional market standards for precision and speed, the partnership aims to support tokenized assets such as gold, currencies and bonds, as well as automated settlement systems.

El Salvador Approves Law Allowing Bitcoin Investment Banks

El Salvador has passed a law paving the way for investment banks to be able to hold bitcoin and other digital assets on their balance sheets.

The Investment Banking Law places investment banks under a separate regulatory framework from commercial banks. 

Licensed firms will be able to work in local and foreign currencies and offer crypto services to “sophisticated” investors, the local equivalent of accredited investors, according to Juan Carlos Reyes, head of the country’s Commission of Digital Assets (CNAD). 

With the required Digital Asset Service Provider license, a bank could choose to operate entirely as a Bitcoin bank.

Officials say the change is meant to encourage foreign investment and strengthen El Salvador’s position as a financial hub for crypto-focused institutions. The country has already drawn blockchain companies and funds attracted by its pro-Bitcoin policies.

Trump-Linked World Liberty Seeks $1.5B for Public Crypto Token Vehicle

World Liberty Financial, backed by the Trump family, is aiming to raise $1.5 billion to create a public company holding its WLFI tokens.

The firm, which lists Donald Trump as “co-founder emeritus,” already operates USD1, a dollar-backed stablecoin, and has plans for a crypto-lending app. WLFI began as a non-transferable governance token but is set to become tradable.

The plan follows a boom in digital-asset treasury firms, which have announced $79 billion in raises this year, mostly for bitcoin.

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