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US SEC Chair Paul S. Atkins released remarks from a roundtable meeting, noting that the SEC is advancing preparations to expand 24-hour trading for the U.S. stock market. Extending trading hours is expected to enable investors to respond more swiftly to market events, broaden global market participation, and enhance liquidity. Mr. Atkins pointed out that the DTCC has already deployed its 23x5 trade capture system to support clearing and settlement. The industry has also established overnight price ranges and risk control requirements for relevant trading centers. The Security Information Processor (SIP) is currently preparing for overnight price dissemination, while tokenization is anticipated to help the securities industry achieve real-time inventory management, improve efficiency, reduce settlement failures, and lower naked short selling risks.
Stacks Releases Q1 2026 Ecosystem Metrics: sBTC Total Value Locked (TVL) Reaches $545 Million, and Deposit Caps Have Been Fully Removed; Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Active Deployed Capital on the Stacks Protocol Stands at $121 Million—Zest Protocol TVL Accounts for $75.9 Million, Granite $26 Million, and StackingDAO $20 Million. During the Same Period, the Bitcoin Staking Pilot Product Dual Stacking App Attracted Over $100 Million in Participating Capital. On the Infrastructure Front, Integrations with Fireblocks, BitGo, Circle, and Nansen Are Now Live. Regarding Network Upgrades, Stacks Completed Version 3.3.0.0.6 in March 2026, and SIP-034 Enhancements Increased Network Capacity by up to 30x.