CFTC And SEC Seek Input On Derivatives Definitions As Crypto Perpetuals Face Legal Test
The CFTC and SEC have opened a joint public comment process on derivatives product definitions, adding fresh regulatory weight to a debate that could shape how crypto perpetual futures are treated in the United States. TL;DR The agencies are seeking…
Solana Price Tests Crucial $60-$65 Support Zone After Sharp Market Pullback
TL;DR Solana is testing an important support zone after a sharp pullback across major crypto assets. The $60-$65 area is now the key technical band traders are watching for signs of either stabilization or continuation lower. A recovery back above the…
Zama And Morpho Push Confidential DeFi With New USDC Yield Vault
Zama and Morpho are pushing a more privacy-aware version of DeFi with a confidential USDC yield vault design that uses fully homomorphic encryption, or FHE, to bring private deposit logic to a public Ethereum environment. TL;DR Zama published a design…
Coinbase Targets Offshore Tokenized Stock Trading With 1:1 Backed Equities Push
Coinbase is preparing to push deeper into tokenized real-world assets, with Brian Armstrong pointing to an offshore rollout of 1:1 backed tokenized stocks and equity-linked products for non-US markets. TL;DR Coinbase is targeting non-US markets with…
Reports Say Standard Chartered Sees UNI At $100 As RWA Thesis Builds
Reports citing Standard Chartered research say Uniswap’s UNI token could reach $100 by 2030, with the forecast built around a much larger market for tokenized real-world assets and on-chain trading infrastructure. TL;DR Published reports citing Standard…
MiCA Deadline Puts EU Crypto Users And Exchanges On Notice
Crypto regulation in Europe is moving from theory into the part that users actually feel. TL;DR The EU’s MiCA framework is moving deeper into its live compliance phase. Crypto service providers that are not properly licensed may face restrictions,…
SEC Proposes Reg NMS Rule Changes That Could Affect Tokenized Stock Trading
TL;DR The SEC proposed rescinding Regulation NMS Rules 611 and 610e. The proposal is aimed at modernizing equity market structure. The change could have implications for tokenized securities and automated execution models, but it is not final. SEC…
Kraken Prepares CFTC-Regulated Perpetual Futures Launch For US Traders
TL;DR Kraken says it plans to launch CFTC-regulated perpetual futures for eligible US traders within 30 days. Contracts will be listed on Bitnomial, a CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Market owned by Kraken parent Payward. The initial asset list…
Coinbase Council Warns 7 Million Bitcoin May Face Future Quantum Risk
TL;DR Coinbase’s Quantum Advisory Council says post-quantum migration planning should begin before quantum attacks become practical. The report estimates about 7 million BTC are quantum-vulnerable because public keys are exposed through legacy formats or…
Strategy’s Leveraged Bitcoin Model Is Under Strain, Researchers Warn
Grayscale’s head of research says Strategy’s leveraged business model has come under pressure, and that pressure could make it harder for the company to keep adding Bitcoin to its holdings. A Dividend Problem Taking Shape Zach Pandl made the…