U.S. CFTC moves to fold event contracts into swaps regulations as legal fight rages
The derivatives regulator is proposing a formal rule to include certain contracts traded on platforms like Kalshi's as swaps that...
Cryptocurrency
US plans to seize $1B in crypto linked to Iran this week: Scott Bessent
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the country was “probably gonna seize a billion dollars of crypto this week”...
New York permanently bars Celsius founder Mashinsky in $35M fraud settlement
Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky has been permanently barred from the cryptocurrency, securities and commodities industries under a settlement with...
OpenAI and Anthropic Are Quietly Rehearsing for the Day After an AI Catastrophe
In brief Executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI firms are privately war-gaming the political fallout of a catastrophic AI...
THORChain exec accuses Tether of temporarily freezing USDT vaults
Chad Barraford, technical co-founder of the network, said that the funds were frozen and then unfrozen without explanation. THORChain technical...
Senate Democrat Presses Cantor Fitzgerald on Tether Ties and Lutnick Family Profits
In brief Sen. Richard Blumenthal sent Cantor Fitzgerald a 13-item request for records on its Tether business arrangement, with responses...
Robinhood Chain considers technology that gives paying traders priority
Robinhood Chain considers technology that gives paying traders priorityArbitrum recently replaced its Time Boost transaction-ordering system with a new model...
Blockchain.com Seeks Approval for US Prediction Markets and Crypto Derivatives
In brief Blockchain.com has applied to the CFTC for two licenses—a designated contract market and a futures commission merchant—to offer...
Bitcoin Rebounds After Rough Week, But Traders Are Pricing In More Downside
In brief Bitcoin rebounded 1.38% to $82,837 on Friday after dipping to $80,427 on Thursday, while total crypto market cap...
HSBC, Ant Digital test AI-agent payments using tokenized deposits
British banking giant HSBC and Ant Digital Technologies have tested a system that lets AI agents access digital services and...