Binance and Franklin Templeton have activated tokenized money market funds as off-exchange collateral, accelerating institutional crypto adoption and tightening the bridge between traditional finance and blockchain-based trading infrastructure. Franklin Templeton and Binance Expand Off-Exchange Trading Infrastructure Digital asset firms and asset managers…

U.S. stocks opened with a burst of optimism Wednesday, but by mid-afternoon that enthusiasm had faded as stronger-than-expected jobs data pushed Treasury yields higher and trimmed hopes for near-term Federal Reserve rate cuts. Wall Street’s Early Pop Fizzles as Hot Jobs Data…