Key Takeaways Boerse Stuttgart’s Seturion platform partnered with 3 major financial firms to build European blockchain rails. The unified framework will slash transaction costs for flatexDEGIRO’s 3.5 million retail brokerage clients. Tokenized structured securities will be the 1st asset class to roll out on the new on-chain settlement network. Tokenized Assets and Trading Venues Boerse…
Key Takeaways ICE and OKX will launch perpetual Brent and WTI oil futures using ICE benchmarks. OKX expands beyond crypto as perp trading spreads into commodities and TradFi markets. ICE and CFTC are increasing focus on crypto-linked derivatives and perpetual oversight. OKX Pushes Perpetual Oil Contracts as ICE Expands Into Crypto Infrastructure Intercontinental Exchange, the…
Key Takeaways FDIC staff said depositors associated with the digital asset sector and active escrow depositors were more likely to run. Uninsured exposure intensified pressure, with more than 99.5% of Signature active escrow balances uninsured. Wire activity showed how quickly mobile funds left stressed banks during the 2023 runs. Digital Asset Depositors Moved Faster During…
Key Takeaways Bitcoin fell 2.8% Friday as Coinglass logged $577.9M in crypto liquidations. Sosovalue data showed $36.29M leaving spot bitcoin ETFs during Friday trading. Donald Trump warnings and Fed fears kept BTC below the $76K resistance zone. Bitcoin Loses Ground The $80,000 range once again appears increasingly distant, with bitcoin now trading below the $76,000…
From a definitive “changing of the guard” for Ethereum’s most iconic media powerhouse to major billionaires reassessing their portfolios, here are the crypto stories you might have missed this week. 🏛️ Macro & Sovereign Reserves CZ: Asian Countries Will Build Bitcoin Reserves “Under the Radar” In his latest commentary, Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao stated…
Key Takeaways Warsh officially became Fed chair after Powell’s transition and unanimous FOMC leadership selection. Senate confirmations secured Warsh’s chair term through 2030 and Board service through 2040. Crypto markets may track his bitcoin remarks linking BTC with monetary credibility and gold. Warsh Takes Fed Oath After Powell Transition Kevin Warsh took the oath of…
Key Takeaways A whale accrued $7.5M in under 4 days from ZEC and HYPE longs on Hyperliquid. ZEC’s 30% surge followed the SEC closing its Zcash Foundation probe, erasing 2026 losses in days. The trader’s new 25x ETH long at $38.63M faces automatic liquidation on a roughly 4% adverse price move. ZEC and HYPE Gains…
Key Takeaways Bitcoin fell below $77,000 on Friday, hitting an intraday low of $76,476 amid a $1,000 flash sell-off. The drop helped drag the total crypto market cap down to $2.65 trillion. Bitunix analysts warn that if U.S. Treasury yields trend higher, BTC faces severe expansion in volatility. Crypto Market Cap Shrinks as Monthly Losses…
Key Takeaways Probing suspicious Polymarket bets, James Comer’s investigation forces platforms to show their safeguards against insider trading. Sparked by proven insider trading moves, the probe exposes market risks and will likely drive new rules. After Gannon Ken Van Dyke made $400K, Congress will next use this probe to draft prediction market laws. Rep. James…
Key Takeaways Hackers drained $700K in POL from Polymarket after compromising a 6-year-old internal private key. ZachXBT alerted users, but Polymarket confirmed all user funds remain fully safe. To prevent further incidents, Polymarket will next move all private keys to KMS. Polymarket Faces Security Event: No User Funds Affected Polymarket, one of the largest prediction…
