CFTC proposes new federal framework for leveraged retail crypto trading
The CFTC launched rulemaking on leveraged and margined retail crypto trading, proposing Regulation CTX and CAM and a new "crypto asset market" exchange.
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Strive adds 2,000 bitcoin in biggest buy since June, closes in on MARA
Strive’s bitcoin holdings near 30,000 BTC as the race among the largest public treasuries heats up.
DeFi Development sees NAV per share more than doubling, holds 2.56 million SOL
DFDV says preliminary Q3 estimates show NAV per share more than doubled as its Solana treasury grew to 2.56 million SOL.
Tom Lee says ether ‘dwarfing other macro assets’ as Bitmine adds 15,112 ETH
Bitmine added 15,112 ETH as Chairman Tom Lee said Ethereum outperformed the S&P 500 by 6,832 basis points in Q3.
‘More orange than ever’: Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys 334 bitcoin for $28.7 million as total holdings top 848,000 BTC
Strategy's total holdings account for around 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth roughly $73 billion.
Metaplanet sold 10,000 BTC in Q3 before buying back 11,000 BTC to ‘demonstrate liquidity’
Metaplanet added a net 1,000 BTC during the third quarter as its total bitcoin holdings reached 44,000 BTC.
Visa, CoinShares find growing crypto appetite among consumers and affluent investors
Visa and CoinShares surveys show rising stablecoin interest in Asia Pacific alongside strong digital-asset ownership among affluent investors.
Injective CEO Eric Chen expects US INJ ETFs to launch sooner than 2027
There are currently three INJ ETF applications: the 21Shares Injective ETF, the Canary Staked INJ ETF, and the REX-Osprey INJ Staking ETF.
OKX, NYSE parent ICE joint venture seeks to launch tokenized US stock trading venue
OKXICE has notified the SEC that it intends to launch a tokenized securities trading venue under the innovation exemption.
Drift opens exploit recovery claims with initial payouts of just over 1% of user losses
DFX holders can cash out now or wait for more funding, with no firm timeline for full repayment.
Paradigm-backed Layer 2 Blast to wind down network as costs exceed revenue
Ethereum L2 Blast is winding down after costs outpaced revenue. Users have until Oct. 26 to withdraw via the app.
Bitcoin nears highest level since January as $85,000 sell wall clears, US jobs data disappoints
Bitcoin climbed back toward $87,000 on Friday as sellers cleared out around $85,000, according to Glassnode.