White House weighs new CFTC event contract rules in growing prediction market power struggle
The White House is weighing two proposed rules from the CFTC tied to prediction markets as the agency seeks to assert its jurisdiction.
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Bitcoin steadies as soft PCE cools October Fed rate hike bets
Core PCE rose just 0.2% in August, easing pressure for an October Fed hike. Bitcoin trades near $83,700 as rising Treasury yields cap gains.
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Hyperliquid Co-founder Jeff Yan says 24-hour clock is not onchain finance’s true differentiator
Hyperliquid (HYPE) Co-founder Jeff Yan said at Korea Blockchain Week that around-the-clock trading is not what sets onchain venues apart from traditional exchanges. Speaking in a fireside chat at Korea Blockchain Week 2026, Yan pointed out that crypto never needed conventional market hours because the asset class is inherently international, and that traditional exchanges have […]
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FCA starts accepting crypto authorization applications ahead of 2027 regime
FCA opens crypto authorization window, setting a Feb. 28, 2027 deadline as UK firms face fresh vetting under new regime.
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Standard Chartered sees over 600% upside for ENA, expects USDe to hit $40 billion by 2028
Standard Chartered forecasts ENA will reach $2 by the end of 2028 as USDe scales eightfold and buybacks reshape the token's value.
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Crypto advocacy group Stand With Crypto rolls out its first round of Senate endorsements after failed Clarity vote
Weeks after the Clarity Act stalled in the Senate, crypto advocacy group Stand With Crypto rolled out its first round of Senate endorsements.
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Kalshi to end liquidity incentive program amid wash trading allegations
Its monthly volume reached $52.98 billion in September as of Sept. 29, marking an all-time high, even as September data remains incomplete.
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Robinhood to launch perps, weekend stock trading for US users
The trading platform also introduced Robinhood Agents, which allows users to build their own AI agents within the app.
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CryptoQuant says bitcoin correction could be near as traders’ unrealized profit hits 21-month high
Bitcoin could face a near-term correction as short-term traders' onchain unrealized profit margin has reached its highest level in 21 months, according to CryptoQuant.
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Comer presses Crypto.com, Hyperliquid and PredictIt on identity checks and suspicious trades
Comer’s expanded probe seeks records on government insiders, employee trades and suspicious activity referrals.
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Aztec relaunches zk.money privacy wallet on its Ethereum Layer 2
Aztec Labs has relaunched zk.money, a self-custodial privacy wallet, on Aztec Network after discontinuing the original product in 2023.
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Bitcoin tests long-term holder supply cluster as leverage clears, analysts say
Bitcoin traded near $84,000 on Tuesday, near Glassnode's largest long-term holder cost-basis cluster price range.