The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has responded to four common criticisms of perpetual futures contracts, citing more than 100 public comments submitted during a 2025 consultation process as regulators continue expanding oversight of digital asset markets. Summary CFTC Chair Michael Selig said perpetual futures contracts do not require a fixed expiration date under existing…
Traders quickly reacted to news that the US and Iran will sign a peace agreement, pushing the prices of equity futures and crypto higher. Moonrock Capital founder Simon Dedic has said that if the United States and Iran actually sign a peace deal on June 19 as has been reported, it could mark the…
Binance Research said April’s DeFi exploits triggered about $13 billion in total value locked outflows, cutting liquidity across on-chain protocols. Summary April exploits compressed DeFi TVL, pushing leverage higher without clear evidence of stronger borrowing demand. Drift and KelpDAO attacks made April the worst recent month for DeFi security losses tracked. Recent Humanity, Aztec, and…
Critics are now calling for invoices and approval records to be published alongside Hoskinson’s explanation. Charles Hoskinson said that a disputed stash of 1,096 BTC from Cardano’s early crowdfunding days was used to pay for an audit in 2016/2017. The Cardano founder made the revelation during a recent livestream AMA, in which he talked…
Expanding adoption of the XRP Ledger among major financial firms has fueled speculation from Jake Claver that BlackRock may one day launch an XRP ETF. Summary Jake Claver says BlackRock could eventually file for an XRP ETF as institutional interest in XRPL grows. XRPL Commons’ Odelia Torteman says firms including BlackRock, Mastercard, and Franklin Templeton…
XRP just neared $1.30 for the first time since June 2. Is the worst over? Ripple’s cross-border token continues to make headlines today, as its price has been on a consistent uptrend that lasted hours and peaked at almost $1.30 minutes ago. The latest more bullish development came earlier today when a major crypto…
Nvidia has raised the stakes in the artificial intelligence infrastructure race with plans to borrow at least $20 billion from debt markets, a move that comes as Bitcoin miners increasingly reposition themselves as AI and high-performance computing providers. Summary Nvidia plans to raise at least $20 billion through a multi-part bond offering to fund AI…
The Bitcoin market is suffering, but holders have not surrendered their coins yet, according to Alphractal founder. Bitcoin nearly reached $67,000 on Monday after US President Donald Trump said the US had helped broker a peace deal with Iran that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, new data suggests that…
Bitcoin has extended its recovery above $66,000 as Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has predicted that the crypto asset could eventually rise from roughly $70,000 to as much as $7 million per coin. Summary Michael Saylor says Bitcoin could eventually rise from around $70,000 to $7 million per coin. He argues that Bitcoin still represents…
In crypto news today (June 12), Bitcoin is consolidating between $62,200 and $63,200, up just +0.5% overnight. This move in BTC has traders hoping that a strong support level is forming at $62,000 and could help Bitcoin hold above $60,000. Liquidations have slowed considerably, with just $270M over the past day, down from over $450M…
