Four Pillars Research

: : [Crypto/Issue] Mantle Q3 Recap: Powering Borderless Access to Global Capital Markets Written by Ponyo - Mantle’s Q3 was built around the three barriers named in its 18 August brand refresh, geography, gatekeepers and market hours, on the way to borderless access to global capital markets. - Stablecoin supply on Mantle grew 8.6% to $572m, and Paxos’s USDG went live as a natively issued dollar with Mantle joining…

: : [Crypto/Article] KBW : A Field Guide to Korea's Crypto Market 2026 Written by Eren - The Korean crypto market has long been explained only through the relationship between (1) KRW exchanges that list tokens, (2) retail investors who trade them, and (3) global projects that issue them. The main indicators were listings, trading volume, and investor sentiment, and for a time that may have been enough to read the…

: : FP Validated Has Joined the Aptos Validator Set - Aptos is a high-performance, Move-based Layer 1 expanding into financial infrastructure for global payments and onchain capital markets. - With major stablecoins such as USDT, USDC, and USDe, alongside tokenized financial products from BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and Apollo, Aptos continues to expand its institutional finance ecosystem. - Leveraging…

: : Four Pillars Co-Hosts RealFi x Asia Stablecoin Conference 2026 Asia is not a single market. Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Southeast Asia, and the UAE are each developing their own approaches to stablecoins, tokenization, and digital money, shaped by distinct regulatory environments and market structures. On October 1, during KBW, RealFi x Asia Stablecoin Conference 2026 returns to Seoul. Last year, the…

: : FourPillars Joins Bullish with Ondo as a Research Partner FourPillars is joining Bullish with Ondo , a private gathering hosted by Ondo Finance in Seoul on September 29, as an official research partner. Bullish with Ondo will open with a session featuring the Ondo Perps leadership team, covering product direction and broader market insights. This will be followed by a session featuring leading financial…

: : Introducing Four Pillars Advisory Network (FPAN) Asia is entering a new phase of onchain adoption, shaped by clearer regulation and growing participation from leading financial institutions and enterprises. FPAN connects Asia’s institutions with the knowledge, experience, and networks of the world’s leading blockchain protocols and platforms. Through strategic advisory and direct ecosystem connections, Four…

: : [Newletter] CLARITY Act Fails, the SEC Steps In (Week 39, 2026) 🗞 Major News - [Institution] SEC Announces "Innovation Exemption" Opening Onchain Trading of Tokenized Stocks - [Institution] CLARITY Act Fails Senate Procedural Vote, Denting Its Odds of Passing This Year ✍️ Four Pillars Weekly - Why Crypto Businesses All Look the Same Now - All about x402 - Beyond the Dollar: The Conditions for Sovereign Debt…

: : Four Pillars Is Open to Co-Research Collaborations Four Pillars has long focused on bridging information gaps in the digital asset market. Along the way, we’ve worked with protocols, financial institutions, conferences, law firms, think tanks, and other partners across Asia and global markets on research covering a wide range of topics. Our newly updated Co-Research page brings together a selection of the…

: : [Institution/Comment] Who Is Directly Aligned with the SEC’s Innovation Exemption? Written by 100y The SEC’s recent Innovation Exemption for tokenized stocks is a major positive for the tokenized securities ecosystem, but it’s important to distinguish which companies and platforms are actually positioned to benefit from it. 🌎 Full Comment ( X / Website ) FP Website | Telegram ( EN / KR ) | X ( EN / KR )

: : FP Validated to Host Solana Institutional Event with Sanctum, Orca and DFDV FP Validated, the validator brand of Four Pillars, will join Sanctum, Orca and DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) for Solana Onchain: Institutions, Tokenisation & Staking in Seoul on Oct, 1st, with support from Superteam Korea and the Solana Foundation. The intimate institutional event will bring together investors, allocators and…