Nasdaq picks Pyth for market data distribution
The week's cross-chain batch doubles as a direction signal: Nasdaq, the NYSE, and a BNB-side AI-agent launch all moved through the same weekly window, and TradFi keeps choosing on-chain rails to ship.
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The week's cross-chain batch doubles as a direction signal: Nasdaq, the NYSE, and a BNB-side AI-agent launch all moved through the same weekly window, and TradFi keeps choosing on-chain rails to ship.
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