Robinhood engineers are reportedly at the center of an alleged insider-trading scheme tied to secret listing info and Hyperliquid perpetuals. The headline points to a serious mess, but the details are still thin, so don’t treat it as a finished verdict.
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Two Robinhood engineers were charged with allegedly using confidential crypto listing info to trade Hyperliquid perpetual futures before announcements went public. Prosecutors say they pocketed over $50,000 each, in a case that puts DeFi’s “lawless” myth on trial.
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Two Robinhood engineers were charged with allegedly using nonpublic token-listing info to trade Hyperliquid perps for profit. Prosecutors say it was classic insider abuse in crypto clothing — and a reminder that decentralized markets don’t cancel out old-fashioned cheating.
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Polymarket is moving beyond prediction markets with 20x perpetual futures on crypto, stocks, indices, and commodities for eligible international users. The expansion broadens its appeal, but with U.S. access still blocked and the CFTC watching closely, the regulatory heat is far from over.
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“U.S. stock futures” on crypto exchanges can be a misleading label: these are derivatives, not shares. The real difference comes down to what they track, whether they expire, when they trade, and—most importantly—whether you own anything beyond price exposure.
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The Blockchain Association wants the SEC and CFTC to work together on a U.S. framework for equity perpetual futures, aiming to keep this high-leverage product onshore instead of in regulatory limbo. The pitch is simple: clearer rules could mean better oversight, but perps still come with serious risk.
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Bitcoin surged to nearly $69,000, but the bigger move was a record short squeeze that wiped out roughly $1.7 billion in bearish crypto bets. A Treasury buyback announcement may have helped set the stage, but crowded leverage did the heavy lifting.
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BlackRock says Bitcoin’s brutal drop was a leverage and liquidity wipeout, not a broken thesis. The firm still sees BTC’s long-term portfolio case intact, even as heavy derivatives positioning, ETP outflows, and treasury selling turned the unwind into a bloodbath.
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Kalshi has filed to bring perpetual futures on a U.S. stock index and copper into the CFTC’s orbit, but nothing is approved yet. The move lands amid an unresolved legal fight over whether perps belong in futures or swaps, and who gets to regulate them.
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MOEX already lists BTC and ETH futures, but claims that Bitcoin and Ethereum perpetuals are launching next month aren’t confirmed. The facts point to an existing crypto derivatives market — not a verified perpetual rollout.
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