OKX says it has secured a MiFID-linked authorization path in Europe, giving it a regulated footing for crypto derivatives as it launches X-Perps with up to 10x leverage. It’s a sign that in Europe, compliance is becoming the real moat.
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Nearly 1,700 UK investors are taking Binance and Changpeng Zhao to High Court, seeking at least £150 million over claims the exchange sold crypto derivatives without proper UK authorization. The case could test whether those contracts are unenforceable under UK law.
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SEC and CFTC are pressing for clearer rules on crypto derivatives, margining, and perpetual futures, aiming to cut regulatory fog without loosening risk controls. The push could boost U.S. market efficiency — or just trigger more turf wars over who gets to regulate what.
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says broken, expensive finance is pushing people toward crypto — and Coinbase is betting big on that shift with a push into derivatives, stablecoin rewards, and other products beyond spot trading. The upside is huge; the execution and regulatory risks are just as real.
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Kalshi is getting a reminder that fast growth in finance comes with boring little things like disclosure rules, and regulators do not treat “oops, the influencer forgot the ad label” as a charming personality quirk. NAD referral: Kalshi refused a voluntary review of influencer ads Disclosure issue: Paid ties may not have been clearly revealed […]
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CME Group has pushed crypto derivatives into 24/7 trading, and the first weekend brought in about $50 million in notional volume. For a market built around assets that never sleep, that’s a pretty obvious fix to a very old TradFi problem. 24/7 crypto futures and options launched on May 29 About $50 million in notional […]
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Coinbase just won a major CFTC approval that could pull a meaningful slice of crypto derivatives trading back onto U.S. soil, giving American traders regulated access to products that have long been dominated by offshore venues. CFTC approval: Coinbase can expand regulated crypto derivatives access in the U.S. First mover: first CFTC-regulated FCM allowed to […]
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Payward, the company behind Kraken, has filed a lawsuit accusing former custodian Etana Custody and its CEO Brandon Rusell of misusing more than $25 million in client funds, falsifying balances, and running what it calls a “Ponzi-like” scheme. At the same time, Kraken is pushing deeper into regulated U.S. derivatives after completing its Bitnomial acquisition. […]
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Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to make crypto derivatives licensing less of a bureaucratic maze, and that could open the door wider for regulated futures trading in the country. Thailand SEC proposes direct derivatives licensing for crypto firms Separate legal entity requirement could be removed Public comment runs until May 20 Goal: wider […]
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Kraken’s $550M Bitnomial Acquisition: A Bold Grab for U.S. Crypto Derivatives Control Payward Inc., the parent company behind the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has unleashed a game-changing move with its $550 million acquisition of Bitnomial, a Chicago-based crypto derivatives platform. This cash-and-stock deal, pending regulatory nods from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and set to […]
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