Kraken has opened perpetual futures trading for some users in the U.S. through Kraken Pro. The contracts will be processed via Bitnomial, a derivatives exchange that Kraken recently acquired. The product operates under the supervision of the CFTC. For the U.S. crypto market, this is a fairly significant event. While most of the world actively…
Tokenized real-world assets continue to grow even in a weak crypto market. According to analysts, the value of financial instruments moved to the blockchain has already exceeded $43 billion. Over the past six months, the market has grown by 37%. This shows that interest in tokenization is not only driven by crypto speculation. Major financial…
Regulated perpetual bitcoin futures could become a new stage for crypto trading in the U.S. After CFTC approval, KalshiEX’s BTCPERP contract received an official path to the American market, where such instruments had long been nearly inaccessible. This is an important shift for the industry. One of the most popular products in the global crypto…
The FTX bankruptcy estate was able to return significant funds to creditors, but some deals now look like a painful loss of future value. Assets that were sold for quick payouts later increased in value by tens of times or became part of multi-billion dollar deals. The irony is that it was Sam Bankman-Fried’s venture…
SpaceX shares have become one of the most talked-about stories in the market after a record-breaking debut on Nasdaq. The company quickly approached a $3 trillion valuation, and traders began debating whether the stock would follow Tesla’s path after its IPO: a sharp start, euphoria, and then a painful correction. Performance of Tesla (TSLA) and…
Robinhood is preparing to cut about a tenth of its workforce. The company is changing its internal structure and trying to eliminate unnecessary management layers. Against this backdrop, the recent words of Vlad Tenev stand out. In his opinion, Robinhood‘s business is currently at its peak, even though the latest quarterly results were far from…
Christine Lagarde is once again trying to rally support around the digital euro. For the head of the ECB, this is not just another technology project, but a way to respond to the rapid spread of dollar stablecoins in international payments. So far, the balance is clearly not in Europe’s favor. According to CoinMarketCap, the…
Rumors have emerged about the imminent launch of a new flagship model from OpenAI called GPT-5.6. According to documents allegedly circulating on developer forums and in communities related to prediction markets, the release could happen as soon as June 23. Discussions have intensified against the backdrop of the situation around Claude Fable 5 from Anthropic…
CFTC is strengthening its crypto division and has hired Donald Battle, a former adviser to the cryptocurrency working group at the SEC. The appointment comes as the U.S. Congress debates the CLARITY Act—a bill that could redistribute regulatory powers in the digital asset market. Battle will take the position of Director of Data Innovation. Previously…