For crypto, SpaceX's stock market debut could go either way
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Kalshi’s crypto perpetuals spark debate over whether they’re futures or swaps
Latest developments: Kalshi’s launch of CFTC-regulated crypto perpetuals has reignited a long-running debate over financial market definitions.
Monero price rockets 33% to $438 amid $120 million onchain laundering maze
Someone routed $120 million in stablecoins through a chain of swaps this week, and a sudden jump in the Monero price made it visible.
Former SEC, CFTC Chair Gary Gensler argues that prediction markets don't overrule state regulations
Prediction markets should not preempt state laws around sports gambling, the former head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, said in a court filing late Thur…
XRP jumps 3% above $1.14 as institutional buying meets key resistance test
XRP bounced sharply from last week's selloff, reclaiming $1.14 on its strongest volume in weeks. Buyers pushed the token through resistance near $1.12 and kept buying into the close, a change from the short-lived reboun…
SpaceX's crypto-traded IPO was sharply falling. It now points upward to a $2.4 trillion valuation
A SpaceX-linked perpetual contract on Hyperliquid, trading under SPCX, rebounded sharply into stock's expected Friday debut after spending three weeks cutting the implied first-day premium on Elon Musk’s rocket and sate…
The company that makes your TV is taking ads onchain. Arbitrum helped
Blockchain is no longer just a story of Wall Street banks and brokers leveraging the technology to optimize finance. Now, corporates are embracing distributed ledger to streamline business operations.
Live updates: Bitcoin traders eye rally to $75,000, Japan set to hike rate to 31-year high
The Nasdaq-100 rebalance takes effect on June 22, with CoreWeave (CRWV) and Nebius Group (NBIS) among the five companies being added in the index's quarterly reshuffle.
Bitcoin climbs back into the green as Trump signals an end to the Iran war
The risk-off mood that hammered crypto all week is reversing. Bitcoin is back in the green, and the trigger was a sudden de-escalation in the Iran war.
Coinbase launches AI agent accounts that can trade and spend on your behalf
Coinbase said it launched a new product called Coinbase for Agents, a platform that allows artificial intelligence agents such as ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude to connect directly to users' Coinbase accounts and carry …
Banking rails are moving past the 'stablecoin winner' narrative: Sygnum
Banks are focusing on pulling stablecoins and tokenized forms of more traditional financial instruments into one integrated package to meet growing institutional demand for multi-asset flexibility.
We Compared the Top 10 Crypto Trading Volumes From 2017, 2018, 2019 – Here’s What We Found - The Chain Bulletin
Trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. Justin Guariglia/xPACIFICA/Redux
Qatar Financial Centre bans crypto trading, confirms its regulator - The Block
Cryptocurrency is currently legal in 119 countries and four British Overseas Territories. This means more than half of the world's countries have legalized cryptocurrency. 64.7% of countries that have legalized crypto a…
Bitcoin trading is unlawful pursuant to Islamic Sharia, says Egypt's grand mufti - Economy - Business - Ahram Online
Bitcoin trading is unlawful pursuant to Islamic Sharia, says Egypt's grand mufti - Economy - Business - Ahram Online Bitcoin trading is unlawful pursuant to Islamic Sharia, says Egypt's grand mufti - Economy - Business …