ChainCatcher report, according to BBX data, yesterday saw intersecting developments in the crypto-ification of traditional finance and corporate reserve exits, with key highlights as follows: SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: $SOFI) announced via an official BusinessWire press release that its SoFiUSD stablecoin has been officially launched within the SoFi app for approximately 14.7 million members, enabling buying, selling, holding, and conversion. This makes SoFi the first national bank in U.S. history to integrate its own stablecoin directly into a banking application (issued by SoFi Bank, N.A., regulated by the OCC). SoFiUSD (on-chain ticker: SOFID) is pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar and is available on both the Ethereum and Solana networks, backed by liquid assets and subject to regular audits by independent CPAs. Over the coming weeks, the company plans to introduce tokenized deposits and 24/7 cross-border transfers, alongside partnering with Bullish exchange to open institutional trading channels. SoFi CEO Anthony Noto stated: “Users no longer have to choose between blockchain technology and regulated banking products.” In Q1 2026, SoFi generated $121.6 million in crypto trading revenue, with the crypto division reporting a net income of approximately $852,000 after costs. SoFiUSD is not insured by FDIC or SIPC, is not legal tender, and on-chain transactions are typically irreversible. Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: $COIN) and the prediction market platform Kalshi announced that both platforms have received approval from the CFTC to launch crypto perpetual futures products for U.S. customers, becoming the first exchanges permitted to offer such products within the United States. The CFTC’s move formally brings perpetual futures into the federal derivatives regulatory framework and simultaneously issued a policy statement indicating that future applications for perpetual contracts on other asset classes will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Global crypto perpetual futures trading volume reached $61.7 trillion in 2025 (+29% year-over-year, per CryptoQuant data). With the U.S. previously lacking regulated domestic venues for such products, this approval is expected to drive significant institutional and retail capital back from offshore platforms to compliant U.S. channels, with multiple other exchanges anticipated to follow suit with applications. Sequans Communications S.A. (NASDAQ: $SQNS) CEO Georges Karam explicitly declared during the recent Q1 2026 earnings call that the company has fully terminated its previously initiated Bitcoin treasury reserve strategy. Sequans began its crypto initiative in June 2025, raising approximately $384 million through debt and equity financing, and rapidly accumulated 3,000 BTC by late July 2025. However, the crypto market flash crash in October 2025 triggered a deleveraging process; in November 2025, the company sold 970 BTC, followed by another sale of 1,025 BTC in Q1 2026. As of now, Sequans holds approximately 658 BTC (with zero debt, equivalent to ~$46.8 million) and intends to gradually liquidate its holdings over time, redirecting all proceeds back to its core semiconductor business. As an IoT/5G semiconductor company, Sequans’ case stands as one of the most instructive examples of a failed corporate Bitcoin reserve strategy in 2026.
SoFi Launches Stablecoin for Retail Users, Coinbase Receives CFTC Approval for Perpetual Contracts, Sequans Exits Bitcoin Reserve Strategy
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SoFi has launched SoFiUSD, a stablecoin for retail users via its app, pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar and built on Ethereum and Solana. Coinbase has secured CFTC approval to offer regulated perpetual futures to U.S. customers. Sequans has sold most of its Bitcoin reserves, holding 658 BTC after a major 2025 market crash. Technical analysis for crypto suggests shifting strategies as institutional and retail markets react to new product launches and regulatory changes.
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