Morgan Stanley is planning to launch a full-stack digital asset service, covering Bitcoin custody, trading, lending, and more, to deepen its crypto financial footprint. The bank manages nearly $9 trillion in assets, has submitted related ETF applications, and is bringing in decentralized finance talent to advance digital asset capabilities.

February 14 News, the U.S. cryptocurrency regulatory system is accelerating the integration of industry-leading technical talent. Anatoly Yakovenko, the founder of the high-speed blockchain Solana, was recently selected for the newly established Innovation Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), becoming one of the few blockchain protocol designers directly involved in federal policy discussions. This appointment indicates that U.S. regulators are shifting from an “external review” approach to a new path of “collaborating with developers to set rules.” The Innovation Advisory Committee is composed of 35 members, focusing on cutting-edge issues in blockchain infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and digital asset markets, and providing regulatory agencies with advice on technology and market trends. The committee is led by Michael S. Selig, with the goal of helping the U.S. market adapt more efficiently to the rapidly evolving fintech environment. Yakovenko’s practical experience in low-latency, high-throughput network architecture is seen as offering a realistic perspective for derivatives settlement, on-chain transparency, and system stability assessment.

PANews February 14 News, according to DL News reports, based on the recruitment information posted on various companies' websites, traditional financial institutions such as BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup are actively recruiting talent with cryptocurrency knowledge. Sam Wellalage, founder of the crypto-focused recruitment agency WorkInCrypto, said this is just the beginning of traditional finance's large-scale embrace of digital assets. He stated that traditional finance CEOs generally believe that when deploying digital assets, cryptocurrencies will ultimately be integrated into the traditional financial system rather than existing independently.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that AI quantitative trading company Inference Research has announced the completion of a $20 million seed round of funding, led by Avenir Group under Li Lin. This funding will be used to expand the company's proprietary infrastructure to integrate traditional finance and digital assets, while also accelerating talent recruitment. It is reported that the company is forming a team composed of quantitative analysts, engineers, and researchers. (PRNewswire)

February 11 News, Lily Liu, Chairwoman of the Solana Foundation, shared her forward-looking ideas on the "Internet Capital Market" during a fireside chat with Conference Chair Michael Lau at the 2026 Hong Kong Consensus Conference. Lily stated that the core value of blockchain should focus on financial and market innovation rather than utopian technological ideals. She envisions achieving seamless integration from everyday payments to high-frequency trading through comprehensive tokenization of global assets, building a unified global capital formation market. Lily reviewed the development of crypto financing, from early ICOs to the current rapid financing models, emphasizing that blockchain infrastructure should serve non-crypto projects and enterprises worldwide, promoting the democratization of talent and capital. She pointed out that this technology can bring greater efficiency and fairness to global markets, especially in fostering innovation projects and attracting talent.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman co-founded the identity verification company Tools for Humanity, which is facing executive departure issues. The company's eye scan device Orb aims to create a digital authentication system. Although the technology has potential impact, the challenge of talent attrition is evident.

Gate Founder and CEO Dr. Han shared the future talent strategy and compliance development ideas at the annual meeting, emphasizing the normalization of online work and self-driven work. He pointed out the need to reduce inefficient communication, promote efficient collaboration, and utilize AI technology to reshape roles. The company will adhere to the principle of high effort and high return, maintain transparent evaluations, incentivize outstanding talent, focus on compliance capabilities, and ensure stable operations and global expansion.

Altius Labs CEO Annabelle Huang stated that Wall Street trading institutions are shifting towards on-chain infrastructure. Jump is using high-frequency trading technology to develop validator clients for Solana, Cumberland is providing market data for Pyth Network, and Jane Street is increasing cryptocurrency trading and recruiting new talent. The on-chain market size will expand, and future alpha will come from management and monetization within the blockchain space.

Gate News Bot Message, January 15th, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, BDXN (BONDEX) is currently trading at $0.02, up 31.38% in the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.03 and a low of $0.02. The 24-hour trading volume is $12.6 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $3.81 million, an increase of $909,200 from yesterday. BONDEX is a professional Web3 talent network platform dedicated to connecting top talent with enterprises in the Web3 space. The platform has accumulated over 2 million users and has more than 600,000 verified professional profiles, providing recruitment services for well-known companies such as Google, ConsenSys, Meta, Polygon, and PayPal. BONDEX offers AI-driven precise matching and strict talent verification.

BlockBeats News, January 12 — Stablecoin payment infrastructure provider PhotonPay announced that it has completed a Series B funding round led by IDG Capital, amounting to "tens of millions of dollars." PhotonPay did not disclose its valuation. The new funds will be used to accelerate the expansion of its stablecoin financial track, recruit key talent, and expand its regulatory influence globally, with a focus on the United States and some emerging markets.