Ethereum's Dencun Upgrade: Paving the Way for Scalability

Kraken's VP of Consumer Product and xStocks General Manager appeared at the New York Stock Exchange to explain their approach to bringing public equities onchain. The discussion covered: - How xStocks enables traditional stocks to be traded on blockchain infrastructure - The technical implementation of tokenized equities - Future developments in the tokenized assets space This follows the July 2025 launch of tokenized stock futures trading on Gate, which introduced leveraged trading of equity tokens settled in USDT.

Kraken now offers real-time trading of Apple stock ($AAPLx) through its xStocks platform, allowing users to trade during after-hours earnings announcements. **Key Details:** - Trading available for Apple stock tokenized as $AAPLx - Powered by xStocksFi integration on Kraken - Enables trading outside traditional market hours - Access through [Kraken's platform](https://app.kraken.com/JDNW/AAPLx) This service addresses a gap in traditional stock trading, where major corporate announcements often occur when markets are closed. Users can now react to earnings reports and other time-sensitive news in real time, rather than waiting for the next trading session.

**Kraken adds $ZAMA to its listing roadmap**, marking a significant step for blockchain privacy technology. **What is ZAMA?** - Confidentiality layer for public blockchains like Ethereum and Solana - Uses Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) technology - Enables compliant privacy for onchain finance **The Privacy Problem** ZAMA addresses blockchain transparency as a vulnerability rather than a feature, bringing encrypted computation to public chains. **Recent Developments** - KuCoin previously featured ZAMA through a Dutch-style bidding mechanism - Fair price discovery with anti-whale protections - Market-driven approach with up to 10 strategic bids per participant *Geographic restrictions may apply for Kraken listings* [View Kraken's full roadmap](https://kraken.com/listings)

**Thermo Fisher Scientific ($TMOx) reported quarterly earnings of $6.57 per share**, exceeding analyst expectations by $0.13. The beat demonstrates solid operational performance in the current quarter. This earnings announcement comes alongside several other companies reporting better-than-expected results: - Comcast ($CMCSAx) posted $0.84 per share, beating estimates by $0.08 - Honeywell ($HONx) delivered $2.59 per share, surpassing forecasts by $0.06 - Mastercard ($MAx) achieved $4.76 per share, exceeding expectations by $0.54

Four major corporations released their fourth-quarter 2025 financial results today. **Companies Reporting:** - Mastercard - Honeywell - ThermoFisher - Comcast The earnings reports provide insight into how these companies performed during the final quarter of 2025. Each company operates in different sectors, from financial services and industrial manufacturing to scientific equipment and telecommunications. Detailed results and analysis of the earnings reports are expected to follow as investors and analysts review the financial data.