Bitcoin (BTC) slipped below the $63,000 mark as traders digested a messy mix of weaker ETF flows, expanding regulation, geopolitical pressure on digital assets, and a fresh macOS malware threat aimed at wallet users. The market still looks bullish on the long arc, but the short-term tape is reminding everyone that crypto never runs out […]
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Senator Angela Alsobrooks is backing a crypto market structure bill — but she’s not handing it a blank check. The Maryland Democrat voted to move the legislation forward while flagging concerns about how it would actually regulate digital assets, a reminder that Washington loves a good “yes, but…” almost as much as it loves a […]
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Coinbase just got cleared for perpetual futures has been cleared to offer U.S. customers access to crypto perpetual futures, a major shift that brings one of the most dominant and dangerous trading products in crypto closer to home. CFTC clears Coinbase for crypto perpetual futures First U.S. exchange to get access to perps Kalshi also […]
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has scrapped its decades-old no-deny settlement policy, giving crypto firms more room to publicly reject enforcement claims instead of swallowing the usual “pay up and shut up” routine. No-deny policy gone: The CFTC rescinds a 1998 rule that limited public denials in settlements. Crypto gets breathing room: Firms can […]
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Kalshi has launched a CFTC-approved bitcoin perpetual futures contract for U.S. traders, bringing one of crypto’s most heavily used derivatives products onto regulated domestic turf. BTCPERP goes live for U.S. traders CFTC-approved under Regulation 40.3 No expiration date, spot-price tracking, funding rates Offshore competition heats up with Binance and Hyperliquid Kraken, Robinhood, and Gemini are […]
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US regulators clear path for blockchain innovation in TradFi U.S. regulators just made two moves that push blockchain deeper into the plumbing of mainstream finance: the SEC approved Paxos Securities Settlement Company as a registered clearing agency and central securities depository, while the CFTC approved KalshiEX to list a BTC-linked perpetual futures contract. Translation: crypto […]
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The CLARITY Act has landed on the Senate Legislative Calendar, moving the U.S. one step closer to an actual crypto market-structure law instead of the usual regulatory goblin show. That still does not mean a vote is imminent, but it does mean the bill is officially in the Senate queue and Washington can’t keep pretending […]
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The CFTC has approved KalshiEX’s Bitcoin perpetual futures product, giving the U.S. its first regulated path into a market long dominated by offshore crypto exchanges. For more on the regulatory backdrop, see CFTC Approves First US Bitcoin Perpetual Futures, Signals Shift to 24/7 Trading. First regulated U.S. Bitcoin perpetual futures approval CFTC backs 24/7 crypto […]
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Kraken is moving to launch regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures for eligible U.S. clients within 30 days, joining a fast-moving race to bring offshore-style crypto derivatives under American oversight. Kraken Bitcoin perpetual futures are planned for eligible U.S. institutional clients. The contracts are expected to trade through Kraken Pro and list on Bitnomial Exchange. Payward, Kraken’s […]
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SEC Chair Paul Atkins says he’s confident the Clarity Act will pass Congress, a sign that U.S. crypto regulation may finally be moving toward a real market structure framework instead of the usual mess of lawsuits, enforcement-by-headline, and agency turf wars. Paul Atkins says the Clarity Act has a real shot in Congress The bill […]
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