Charles Schwab is working with Cboe Global Markets to launch a new type of options contract that would allow customers to make yes-or-no wagers on the performance of the S&P 500, marking the brokerage’s …
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Bitcoin just holds $64K after Fed revives hike risk, but one level still decides whether repair is real
by adminby adminThe Fed left interest rates unchanged on June 17, and Bitcoin still felt the policy outlook tighten beneath it. The FOMC voted to hold its target range at 3.50% to 3.75%, but 9 of …
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Crypto PAC Has $5M Stake in Senate Primary Runoff as Alabama Voters Head to Polls
by adminby adminDefend American Jobs, the cryptocurrency company-backed political action committee (PAC) affiliated with Fairshake, reported spending millions of dollars to support a Republican candidate’s run for a US Senate seat in the party’s Tuesday primary …
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CFTC Staff Give DCMs a Path to Convert Perpetual-Style Digital Commodity Futures Into True Perpetuals
by adminby adminCFTC staff issued release 9252-26 on Friday, giving designated contract markets a no-action path to convert existing perpetual-style digital commodity futures into true perpetuals, advancing the agency’s buildout of a regulated US crypto derivatives …
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Big banks are ditching private blockchains to build tokenized cash networks on public infrastructure
by adminby adminBanks 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. Rather than waiting for a single winner to …
Real-world asset tokenization platform Securitize is one step closer to going public via a special acquisition company (SPAC) merger, after one of its filings was approved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The …
Kalshi has launched a free-to-play contest with a $1,000,000 prize pool, split equally among eligible entrants who correctly predict the 2026 FIFA World Cup champion Skip the complicated bracket contests. Kalshi just announced the …
Topuria-Gaethje has already drawn more than $6.1 million on Kalshi as the most liquid UFC market of the year, with Topuria the night’s standout favorite at 79-81%. Ruffy (82-84%) is the other heavy favorite …
Circle wants wrapped Bitcoin to look bank grade before institutions trust it as collateral
Circle has launched cirBTC on Ethereum, but the larger play is to make wrapped Bitcoin look like collateral infrastructure institutions can route through DeFi, OTC desks, lending markets, treasury systems, market makers, and settlement …
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