MarketsBinance Launches US Stock Trading With 7,000 Instruments and bStocks Plan
Binance launched US stock trading with 7,000+ commission-free equities and ETFs. The exchange also announced tokenized bStocks pending FSRA approval.
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MarketsWintermute Enters Prediction Markets as Liquidity Provider
Wintermute, handling $3.5T in annual volume, is entering prediction markets as a liquidity provider on Kalshi and Polymarket. What changes for traders.
RegulationVietnam to Allow SMEs to Use Crypto as Loan Collateral
Vietnam's Ministry of Finance proposed letting SMEs use crypto as bank collateral. SMEs are 98% of businesses but get only 20% of bank loans.
RegulationCFTC Opens Crypto Perps Market for US Traders: Coinbase and Kalshi Get First Approval
The CFTC approved Coinbase and Kalshi to offer crypto perpetual futures in the US, opening a $588 billion monthly market to American traders for the first time.
BitcoinBitcoin ETF: Record $3B Outflow Streak
Spot Bitcoin ETFs logged a record 10-day outflow streak totaling $2.97B. Santiment analysts call it a contrarian indicator signaling a market bottom.
RegulationPaxos Wins SEC Clearing Agency Registration
SEC registered Paxos as the first blockchain-native clearing agency in the US, opening a legal path for bank blockchain securities settlement.
InstitutionalBIS Project Agora: Tokenized Cross-Border Payments Settle in Seconds
BIS and 7 central banks wrapped up Project Agora: a tokenized payment prototype settling wholesale cross-border transactions in seconds via atomic settlement.
RegulationCFTC and Gemini File Joint Motion to Reverse $5M Settlement
CFTC and Gemini filed a joint motion to vacate a 2025 settlement, saying the complaint relied on a whistleblower of questionable credibility.
MarketsCrypto Market Lost $80B in 24 Hours After US Strikes on Iran
Crypto markets shed $80B after a second US strike on Iran in three days. Bitcoin dropped to $72,646 and Ethereum fell below $2,000.