Crypto exchange Luno cuts 20% of staff amid automation push and retail trading slumps
The DCGowned company previously cut 35% of staff in January 2023 citing tough market conditions. Source：CoinDesk
Robinhood puts up record revenue as volatility drives a trading bonanza
Predictionmarket revenues on the popular trading app increased tenfold during the second quarter. Source：MarketWatch
Robinhood slides 4% despite earnings beat as crypto revenue cools
The brokerage reported $100 million revenue from crypto trading, a 38% decline in a year, offset by stronger options, equities and prediction markets activity.…
As crypto perpetual futures boom, Ethereum’s role is shifting
Rather than competing directly with faster chains, some builders argue Ethereum's strength lies in supporting the layer2 networks where trading is taking…
Coinbase hit by spot trading slump: Wall Street trims expectations ahead of earnings
Wall Street expects a sluggish second quarter from Coinbase as crypto trading activity cools, putting all eyes on and pending U.S. crypto legislation.…
The inside story of how a hike in Hong Kong changed crypto trading forever
"We were a scrappy startup," Delo said of BitMEX back in 2016, when it launched the first perpetual future. "We thought, ‘Just get it out there. If it was any…
Crypto TradFi grows fivefold to $6.6B as exchanges expand into stocks, commodities: Report
A CoinGecko study points to rising demand for tokenized equities and commodities on centralized exchanges, with perpetual futures driving most of the market’s…
Ondo drops tokenized asset blockchain plans for private, high-speed trading network
The new network powers Ondo's recentlylaunched perpetual futures platform and will eventually support trading across onchain financial assets. Source：CoinDesk
Wall Street veteran Don Wilson says regulators are getting perps all wrong
DRW CEO Don Wilson says perpetual futures aren't inherently risky crypto gambling tools, and it’s time traditional markets and regulators start embracing them.…
BitMEX and BitMart may be first casualties of crypto trading slump
Trading volumes across major centralized platforms fell down to $1.05 trillion, marking the quietest stretch of activity for the digital asset market in over…
Crypto’s favorite $90 trillion trading product is coming to Wall Street, but big banks are taking it slow
Regulated perpetual futures are officially landing in the U.S., but while agile trading firms and crypto exchanges race to capture massive retail demand,…
Digital asset trading platform Uphold cuts 17% of global headcount as crypto winter bites
The crypto trading platform said the layoffs reflect a strategic shift toward its fastgrowing enterprise business. Source：CoinDesk