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Crypto derivatives activity slumps to late-2023 levels, but US perp market opportunity emerges
The composition of that volume remains heavily concentrated among a handful of exchanges, with Binance maintaining it…
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan calls crypto a ‘contrarian bet’
Growing AI stocks and uncertainty around the Clarity Act have put crypto in a tough spot for institutional investors,…
Ethena taps Anchorage for secure offchain collateral in institutional lending push
Ethena began pivoting toward overcollateralized institutional lending in April as part of a major overhaul of USDe re…
Coinbase invests in Ethena via open market purchase of ENA, flags new partnership
Ethena said the two companies have also become partners "to grow onchain finance and savings products."
Backpack launches securities platform blending traditional and tokenized stock trading
Backpack Securities combines a U.S.-regulated brokerage for traditional equities ownership with a tokenization platform.
Vitalik Buterin proposes options-based synthetic assets to avoid liquidations and reduce reliance on real-time oracles
Buterin proposed options-based synthetic assets that avoid liquidation risk and rely on slow oracles instead of real-…
Mt. Gox moves $739 million worth of bitcoin to two addresses: Arkham
Mt. Gox transferred a combined 10,306 BTC to an unmarked address and its hot wallet early Tuesday, according to Arkham.
Bitcoin slides toward $70,000 as Strategy’s BTC sale, geopolitical risks weigh on crypto
Analysts said the size of Strategy's bitcoin sale was relatively trivial, but sent a bearish signal to the broader ma…
Robinhood closes $180 million WonderFi acquisition, entering Canadian crypto market
Users of WonderFi's crypto platforms Bitbuy and Coinsquare will be invited to continue on the Robinhood app.
Michael Saylor’s Strategy sells 32 bitcoin for $2.5 million as total holdings drop to 843,706 BTC
Strategy's remaining holdings still account for more than 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth around $6…
Binance adds over 7,000 US stocks and ETFs for traders outside the United States amid super app push
Binance launched U.S. stock and ETF trading for non-U.S. users and has plans for tokenized equities on BNB Chain.
Coinbase launches Indian rupee rails with perps access in expansion push
The Nasdaq-listed company said it has established INR order books to provide dedicated liquidity for users in the cou…
US has seized nearly $1 billion in crypto from Iran, Bessent says
Earlier this year, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. had seized "nearly $500 million" in Iranian crypto …
Bitcoin perps just got a US green light, but one catch could decide everything
The CFTC has moved true Bitcoin perpetual futures from an offshore-liquidity debate into a US-regulated test case, w…
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon blasts Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong, plans to fight Clarity Act
Dimon said Coinbase's Armstrong is spending hundreds of millions of dollars trying to get Clarity Act passed.
Strategy selling? Saylor’s Bitcoin transfer to Coinbase puts his treasury model under cash pressure
On May 29, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) moved more than 411 Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime, drawing fresh scrutiny to…
Base launches Azul on mainnet, pushing Coinbase’s Ethereum L2 toward full decentralization
Base has deployed its Azul upgrade on mainnet, with multiproofs and a new client stack advancing decentralization.
OKX confirms $53 million investment to acquire 20% stake in Coinone crypto exchange
This marks the latest move by a global crypto giant to secure a foothold in South Korea, following Binance's acquisit…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reiterates ‘no CBDC’ commitment under Trump admin
During a Thursday press briefing, Bessent also urged the House and the Senate to get the Clarity Act to the finish line.
Gemini crypto exchange launches AI data feed powered by Grok
The move comes as Gemini continues to expand beyond spot crypto trading into derivatives, predictions, and other fina…
Standard Chartered compares Ethereum to Amazon during 2001 dot-com bubble burst, says ETH will catch up to internal metrics
Standard Chartered Bank has maintained its ether price targets of $4,000 by end-2026 and $40,000 by end-2030.
Samsung units to acquire $408 million stake in Upbit operator Dunamu
Major institutions in South Korea are seeking to expand into digital assets in preparation for the upcoming regulator…
CFTC says it shouldn’t have sued Gemini, joins motion to vacate prior judgment
The CFTC joined Gemini in filing a motion for relief from a 2025 consent order stemming from the agency's previous en…
Trump vows to codify ‘future-proof’ digital asset market structure
The Clarity Act passed the Senate Banking Committee earlier this month, but analysts have said the legislation faces …
CME’s 24/7 crypto launch will kill Bitcoin’s weekend gap, but Monday now matters more
The exchange is taking crypto futures and options 24/7, while trade dates, settlement and reporting stay tied to busi…
Kraken expands Earn suite with Bitcoin Vault paying yield on BTC holdings
Bitcoin Vault routes deposits into DeFi lending protocols, including Aave and Morpho, to generate BTC rewards.
Bitdeer taps former Corsair Gaming and semiconductor exec Michael Potter as CFO
Bitdeer will retain Jianchun Liu as a principal advisor and said the resignation was due to personal reasons.
Coinbase taps Standard Chartered to expand multi-currency funding rails for institutional clients
Coinbase also relaunched Direct Deposit for U.S. customers, allowing users to automatically allocate a portion of the…
What happens when crypto traders can bet on CPI, Fed cuts, and oil 24/7?
Hyperliquid launched a prediction market this week tied directly to the May US CPI year-over-year reading. Interconti…
XRP is sitting on a volatility trap as liquidity dries up and leverage builds
CryptoQuant data shows XRP's 30-day liquidity index on Binance has fallen to about 0.043, its lowest level since Janu…