A $2 million bet on XRP volatility crosses the tape as prices surge
An options trader opened a large straddle on XRP, betting on wild price swings by Aug. 28.
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Ethereum’s next upgrade turns a 2-second block bottleneck into a roughly 9-second window
The public network gives validators and infrastructure teams a place to test Glamsterdam’s client, builder and gas changes before the fork reaches established testnets and mainnet.
CME CEO Terrence Duffy trades barbs with CFTC’s Selig and Kalshi’s COO over prediction market oversight
A CFTC ommittee meeting exposed a sharp divide between the worlds of traditional finance and prediction market platforms.
Datavault wants to buy a bank and fund it with $35 million after reporting $1.4 million cash
The proposed BankWyse acquisition requires fresh closing finance while Datavault's going-concern warning remains unresolved.
Ex-Fed Chief Dudley Warns Stocks Are in Bubble Territory as Treasury Boosts Buybacks
Ex-NY Fed chief Bill Dudley flags bubble-level valuations as Treasury moves to contain surging bond yields.
Bitcoin Is Suddenly a Hedge Again, VanEck Says: What Changed?
VanEck's Matthew Sigel calls Bitcoin a hedge against a weaker dollar. Here's why that claim is being challenged.
Treasury Secretary Bessent Says Buybacks Can Exceed $4B: Bullish for Bitcoin?
Bessent says Treasury bond buybacks could exceed $4 billion, easing yields and helping fuel Bitcoin's rally past $69,000.
Tensions Flare as CME, Kalshi Execs Clash Over Prediction Markets in DC
CME Group Chairman Terry Duffy and Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara traded barbs during a CFTC meeting over prediction markets, manipulation, and regulatory standards.
HSBC and Standard Chartered Run First Live Tokenized Deposit Transfer on SWIFT’s Blockchain Ledger
"HSBC's interoperability transaction with Standard Chartered via SWIFT is a landmark moment for the promise of tokenised deposits," said HSBC exec.
Justin Sun Wins Key Court Battle Against Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial
Justin Sun won a key procedural battle against Trump-backed World Liberty Financial on Thursday, keeping his personal claims against the crypto venture in public federal court rather than private arbitration. The California judge rejected World Liberty’s attempt to force all…
This Bitcoin miner just signed a $350 million AI deal, but it needs $185 million to make it work
Only $35 million of BUZZ’s stated $180 million ARR is active; the rest depends on Q4 deployments.
Ex-FBI Officer is Watching Every Polymarket Trader, Says CEO Coplan
Polymarket surveillance now runs in-house. Coplan told the CFTC an ex-FBI hire tracks every trade on chain.