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Hyperliquid Policy Center Urges SEC to Refine Crypto Rules…
The Hyperliquid Policy Center has filed five recommendations with the SEC on its proposed crypto framework, targeting airdrop treatment, secondary trading, safe harbors, buybacks and state preemption.
Crypto.com, Novig sue Missouri over sports event contracts; Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood hold off
Crypto.com's Nadex and Novig filed federal suits against Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, arguing federal commodities law preempts state gambling rules. Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood and Underdog have not sued.
OKX’s Tokenized Stocks Hit a Wall: Broadcom,…
Broadcom, CoreWeave, Verizon and UnitedHealth are among nine issuers that formally blocked OKXICE from trading tokenized versions of their shares, an early test of the SEC's new tokenization exemption.
Marqeta Taps Coinbase and Base for Stablecoin-Backed Card…
Marqeta and Coinbase are extending their six-year partnership so businesses can issue cards funded by stablecoins, with Coinbase handling custody and Base settlement and Marqeta running issuance and processing.
SEC Approves Binary Options Tied to KPIs at Coinbase,…
The SEC cleared Cboe's plan to list cash-settled binary options on corporate performance metrics at 23 companies, including Coinbase and MARA, with Robinhood expected to offer them first.
Bitget Says Customer Funds Remain Safe as It Ends Services…
Bitget will discontinue services for a subset of users in a one-time account closure, notifying affected customers individually while saying assets are safe and platform operations continue.
Coinbase to power stablecoin-backed cards for Marqeta customers
Marqeta is extending its six-year tie-up with Coinbase so business clients can issue cards funded by customers' stablecoin balances, with Coinbase handling custody and conversions.
Blofin Crypto Exchange Review: Fees, Supported Coins,…
Blofin offers spot and perpetual futures with 0.10% base spot fees, futures fees from 0.020%/0.060%, up to 150x leverage and optional KYC for basic trading.
Binance’s SAFU Fund: Why the Secure Asset Fund Was…
Binance has finished moving its SAFU user-protection reserve entirely into Bitcoin. The fund now holds roughly 15,000 BTC worth about $1 billion, with a pledged $800 million floor.
“Users No Longer Think About Their Financial Lives in Separate Boxes”: Bybit and Alpaca CEOs on the Convergence of Crypto and Equities
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou and Alpaca CEO Yoshi Yokokawa say users no longer split their finances by asset class, as Bybit offers US stocks and ETFs funded with USDC and executed by Alpaca.
US federal judge denies joint Gemini-CFTC bid to undo $5 million settlement
A New York federal judge rejected a joint CFTC-Gemini motion to set aside a January 2025 consent order imposing a $5 million penalty and a permanent injunction on the crypto exchange.
Binance.US Seeks Up to $100 Million at $1 Billion Valuation…
Binance.US is in talks to raise as much as $100 million at a valuation of about $1 billion, a steep discount to its 2022 round, as it works to rebuild its American business.
Ledger stellt Atom-Smartphone mit integrierter Hardware-Krypto-Wallet vor
Ledger hat Atom vorgestellt, ein Smartphone mit integrierter Hardware-Krypto-Wallet. Vorbestellungen sind für €849 geöffnet, die Lieferung ist für Sommer 2027 geplant.
Binance.US Seeks Up to $100 Million in Funding at $1…
Binance.US is reportedly negotiating a private raise of up to $100 million at roughly a $1 billion valuation, well below the $4.5 billion pre-money mark it secured in April 2022.
Hyperliquid’s Jeff Yan Wants US Regulators to Police…
Hyperliquid founder Jeff Yan told Bloomberg that US regulation should fall on the firms operating markets on his blockchain, not on the network itself, as Kraken parent Payward prepares regulated US perpetual futures.
Binance Claims Fastest $1 Billion Sprint in bStocks With $6 Billion in Share Conversions
Binance reported that its bStocks tokenised equity product passed $1 billion in assets, supported by $6 billion in conversions with underlying shares and $40 billion in cumulative volume since June.
Ripple Prime Connects Institutions to Hyperliquid’s 24/7 Markets Through Swaps
Ripple Prime now lets institutional clients take swaps referencing more than 100 traditional-asset perpetual markets on Hyperliquid, with itself as counterparty and cross-margin against other positions.
Ripple Prime adds RWA swaps referencing perpetual futures listed on Hyperliquid
Ripple Prime has rolled out real-world asset perpetual swaps for institutional clients, referencing more than 100 markets via Trade.xyz futures on Hyperliquid, with RLUSD usable as collateral.
Kraken Parent Payward to Acquire Saldo Bank Owner
Payward, Kraken's parent, has agreed to buy Saldo Finance Oy, owner of Lithuania-licensed Saldo Bank, to add regulated EU banking. Terms were undisclosed and closing is expected in 2027.
BingX EU Secures Austrian MiCA Licence to Enter 29 EEA Markets
BingX EU, operated by MEGE zweite GmbH, has obtained a MiCA licence from Austria's Financial Market Authority, opening the door to regulated crypto services across 29 EEA countries.
UK Trader Targets 1,053 Losing BitMEX Trades in £20 Million Claim
Lewis Barber is seeking 324.8 Bitcoin, worth about £20.4 million, from BitMEX operator HDR Global Trading, arguing the exchange lacked UK authorisation for the perpetual swaps he traded.
Kraken Parent Payward to Acquire European Bank
Payward, the parent of crypto exchange Kraken, has agreed to acquire Finnish holding company Saldo Finance Oy, owner of Lithuania-licensed Saldo Bank, in a deal expected to close in 2027.
Evernorth taps Ripple, Kraken, Coinbase and BitGo to put $648 million XRP treasury to work
Evernorth named Ripple, Kraken, Coinbase and BitGo as the first partners for its XRP treasury strategy, which will begin deploying in the fourth quarter from a 473 million token holding worth about $648 million.
Coinbase, Custodian of 5% of Existing Bitcoin, Outlines…
Coinbase published recommendations for hardening Bitcoin against future quantum threats, covering flexible signature schemes, hybrid spending and migration of vulnerable coins.