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Insiders: Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Could Become the SEC's First Exempt Tokenized Securities Asset Manager
Odaily News – Andy, host of The Rollup podcast, stated on X: "We have received fairly reliable information that Ark Invest, founded by Cathie Wood, will become one of the first asset managers to launch tokenized securities through a transfer agent under the SEC's 'Innovation Exemption' policy. The plan will start with Ark's funds and then expand further. Several institutions, including Fidelity and WisdomTree, are also likely to follow suit."
Insiders: CLARITY May Be Split into Multiple Independent Bills Targeting Different Market Segments
Odaily News – Andy, host of The Rollup podcast, stated on X that rumors circulating on Capitol Hill suggest the CLARITY Act has almost zero chance of passing. While Polymarket's prediction probability shows 18%, the real odds are likely only around 3%–5%.According to his sources, it is widely understood within Washington D.C. that the bill cannot pass, but no one can openly say so, as the industry has already poured tens of millions of dollars and 18 months of resources into pushing it forward. The Democratic Party's ethical scrutiny over Trump's crypto-related business interests has yet to receive substantive answers. With that in mind, the odds for YES on prediction markets appear somewhat overvalued, and NO might be a direction worth watching.Andy: "The CLARITY Act may subsequently be 'split into several independent bills,' each targeting specific segments of the crypto market. After the CLARITY Act's failure, what may follow are innovation exemptions, regulations, or sub-bills addressing stablecoins, asset tokenization, perpetual contracts, and prediction markets. At this stage, lawmakers appear more inclined toward a segmented, granular approach rather than introducing one sweeping, all-encompassing crypto bill. Based on my conversations with insiders in Washington, this is the more likely scenario in the long run."
Variational Founder Discloses Pro Version Details: Will Focus on Institutional OTC Derivatives Market
Odaily report: Variational founder and CEO Lucas Schuermann participated in an X Space event hosted by The Rollup founder Andy last night, during which Lucas disclosed some details about Variational Pro. The community's key takeaways are as follows:1. Variational Pro will focus on the institutional OTC derivatives market, covering options, interest rates, foreign exchange (FX), and structured products. OTC derivatives are one of the largest financial markets globally, with outstanding notional value of approximately $850 trillion, while Bitcoin derivatives open interest stands at around $100 billion. Although the two use different statistical methodologies, this is enough to give you an intuitive sense of the scale gap.2. Variational Pro's business scale will ultimately surpass Variational Omni. Traditional OTC derivatives trading methods remain outdated (requiring calls to bank trading desks for quotes, manual price negotiation, back-and-forth contract exchanges, managing collateral and counterparty risk, and manual execution of clearing and settlement processes). Variational Pro aims to automate this process through multi-dealer request-for-quote (RFQ), smart contracts, and stablecoin settlement.3. Some of Variational Pro's trading instruments (including options) may eventually be opened to retail users on Variational Omni. Currently, Variational has partnered with several mainstream institutional partners, and large clients are expected to onboard Variational Pro soon.
Insiders: Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Could Become the SEC's First Exempt Tokenized Securities Asset Manager
Odaily News – Andy, host of The Rollup podcast, stated on X: "We have received fairly reliable information that Ark Invest, founded by Cathie Wood, will become one of the first asset managers to launch tokenized securities through a transfer agent under the SEC's 'Innovation Exemption' policy. The plan will start with Ark's funds and then expand further. Several institutions, including Fidelity and WisdomTree, are also likely to follow suit."
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Variational Founder Discloses Pro Version Details: Will Focus on Institutional OTC Derivatives Market
Odaily report: Variational founder and CEO Lucas Schuermann participated in an X Space event hosted by The Rollup founder Andy last night, during which Lucas disclosed some details about Variational Pro. The community's key takeaways are as follows:1. Variational Pro will focus on the institutional OTC derivatives market, covering options, interest rates, foreign exchange (FX), and structured products. OTC derivatives are one of the largest financial markets globally, with outstanding notional value of approximately $850 trillion, while Bitcoin derivatives open interest stands at around $100 billion. Although the two use different statistical methodologies, this is enough to give you an intuitive sense of the scale gap.2. Variational Pro's business scale will ultimately surpass Variational Omni. Traditional OTC derivatives trading methods remain outdated (requiring calls to bank trading desks for quotes, manual price negotiation, back-and-forth contract exchanges, managing collateral and counterparty risk, and manual execution of clearing and settlement processes). Variational Pro aims to automate this process through multi-dealer request-for-quote (RFQ), smart contracts, and stablecoin settlement.3. Some of Variational Pro's trading instruments (including options) may eventually be opened to retail users on Variational Omni. Currently, Variational has partnered with several mainstream institutional partners, and large clients are expected to onboard Variational Pro soon.
The Rollup Founder: Recommends Proactively Addressing Lido-Related Restaking ETH Exposure
The Rollup founder Andy stated that barring significant negative news, restaked ETH is expected to experience only minor outflows, and advised taking proactive measures on restaked ETH positions with Lido exposure.
Insiders: Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Could Become the SEC's First Exempt Tokenized Securities Asset Manager
Odaily News – Andy, host of The Rollup podcast, stated on X: "We have received fairly reliable information that Ark Invest, founded by Cathie Wood, will become one of the first asset managers to launch tokenized securities through a transfer agent under the SEC's 'Innovation Exemption' policy. The plan will start with Ark's funds and then expand further. Several institutions, including Fidelity and WisdomTree, are also likely to follow suit."
Insiders: CLARITY May Be Split into Multiple Independent Bills Targeting Different Market Segments
Odaily News – Andy, host of The Rollup podcast, stated on X that rumors circulating on Capitol Hill suggest the CLARITY Act has almost zero chance of passing. While Polymarket's prediction probability shows 18%, the real odds are likely only around 3%–5%.According to his sources, it is widely understood within Washington D.C. that the bill cannot pass, but no one can openly say so, as the industry has already poured tens of millions of dollars and 18 months of resources into pushing it forward. The Democratic Party's ethical scrutiny over Trump's crypto-related business interests has yet to receive substantive answers. With that in mind, the odds for YES on prediction markets appear somewhat overvalued, and NO might be a direction worth watching.Andy: "The CLARITY Act may subsequently be 'split into several independent bills,' each targeting specific segments of the crypto market. After the CLARITY Act's failure, what may follow are innovation exemptions, regulations, or sub-bills addressing stablecoins, asset tokenization, perpetual contracts, and prediction markets. At this stage, lawmakers appear more inclined toward a segmented, granular approach rather than introducing one sweeping, all-encompassing crypto bill. Based on my conversations with insiders in Washington, this is the more likely scenario in the long run."
stablecoin yield infrastructure Osero completes $13.5 million funding round, led by Sky Ecosystem
Odaily Odaily reports, stablecoin yield infrastructure project Osero announced the completion of a $13.5 million funding round, led by Sky Ecosystem, with co-leading from Plasma. Participating investors include RedStone, The Rollup, Kairos Research, as well as several crypto institutions and industry executives such as Joe Flanagan and Lorenzo Romagnoli. Osero was co-incubated by Stablewatch and Soter Labs, a governance and operations institution associated with the Sky Ecosystem. The project focuses on building savings and yield infrastructure around the Sky stablecoin system USDS and its yield-bearing asset sUSDS. It is reported that the funding round was initiated in December 2024 and completed in March 2026, utilizing a SAFT structure for issuance. The valuation was not disclosed. (The Block)