Coinbase secures UK authorization to offer traditional investments alongside crypto
The license allows institutional traders to access perpetual futures and gives U.K. retail customers the ability to trade equities to begin with.…
U.S. stock futures rise as Wall Street looks to extend its rally coming off the holiday weekend
U.S. stockindex futures gained on Sunday, with Wall Street looking to extend last week’s gains. Source:MarketWatch
Kraken lets traders use tokenized stocks as collateral for leveraged trades
Eligible users can now use select tokenized stocks and ETFs as collateral for futures and margin trading without selling their holdings. Source:Cointelegraph
EToro invests in onchain derivatives platform Extended as brokers race into DeFi
The broker plans to bring perpetual futures into Zengo wallet and expand DeFi products to its core platform as rivals like Robinhood expand onchain offerings.…
Bitcoin options traders load up on $50,000 puts and gold futures flash a death cross
Bitcoin options flows and a record gold OI suggest traders are bracing for further downside rather than a sustained recovery. Source:CoinDesk
Phantom doubles down on perpetual futures with hire of Hyperliquid market builders
The crypto wallet is doubling down on perpetual futures after hiring the builders behind one of Hyperliquid's highestprofile market experiments. Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin faces critical test as bulls aim to hold $60K: Did BTC bottom?
Bitcoin’s loose hold on $60,000 and soft futures markets raise questions about whether BTC has bottomed. Source:Cointelegraph
JPMorgan sees limited institutional demand for perpetual futures
The bank said institutional demand for perpetual futures remains muted, with the products better suited to speculative trading than hedging. Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin dips to $59,700 as Iran de-escalation lifts stocks but not crypto
U.S. equity futures rose after reports the U.S. and Iran agreed to halt strikes and resume talks. Bitcoin has barely moved, still down 6.8% on the week.…
Oil prices rise, stock futures inch higher as U.S. and Iran trade more airstrikes
Oil prices rose Sunday while U.S. stockindex futures advanced, after the U.S. and Iran continued to trade fire in the Persian Gulf, renewing fears that the…
Crypto Biz: The cost of stacking sats
CryptoQuant urged Strategy to pause Bitcoin buying as dividend coverage shrank. Meanwhile, CBOE eyes crypto perpetual futures and Chainlink joins a stablecoin…
SEC, CFTC Seek Public Comment on the Harmonization of Portfolio Margining Frameworks
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued a joint request for public comment on potential approaches to…