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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…
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."
Franklin Templeton brings BENJI tokenized fund to MoonPay
The partnership will serve as "the foundation for a broader strategic relationship between Franklin Templeton and Moo…
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.
Following token-dumping scandal, Movement seeks new life as a Layer 1
Move Industries has partnered with several firms, including Circle, as it relaunches Movement as a Layer 1 and refocu…
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.
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.
IREN lands $3.65 billion A-rated financing for Microsoft AI buildout
The debt package helps IREN cover about 96% of the GPU spending needed to fulfill the Microsoft contract.
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…
The Funding: How crypto hedge funds are navigating weak markets
As crypto markets remain weak, fund managers say asset selection, fundamentals, and alpha matter more than ever.
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…
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…
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…
Hyperliquid-based prop trading platform Hypernova raises $3 million in pre-seed funding
Hyperliquid-based prop trading platform Hypernova says it offers "instant payouts" and plans to publicly launch withi…
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…
Bit Digital extends $100 million loan facility to WhiteFiber, backed by Ethereum credit line
Bit Digital said advances may be funded through an Ethereum-denominated secured credit facility, letting it retain ET…
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…
Falcon Finance taps Anchorage to issue new GENIUS-compliant payments stablecoin fUSD
Falcon said fUSD is meant to act as a “regulated counterpart” to its existing overcollateralized synthetic stable…
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.
Aztec Labs acquires ZKPassport, pledges to keep privacy protocol and iOS mobile app open-source
The Obsidion team, including co-founders Michael Elliot and Theo Madzou, will join Aztec Labs to continue developing …
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…
Coinbase-incubated Base blockchain rolls out MCP gateway to AI interfaces like Claude, ChatGPT
With the integration, users will now be able to use natural language prompts to swap tokens, transfer funds, and inte…
Solana privacy layer Umbra launches confidential vesting with Streamflow targeting $97B token unlock market
Umbra and Streamflow launch private token vesting on Solana, letting projects distribute tokens confidentially at scale.