Are perps swaps? A quick look at that CME suit: State of Crypto

In recent developments, cME Group sued the CFTC on Thursday, alleging that the agency was wrong in how it approved Kalshi’s first U.S. perpetual futures product. Looking closer, market participants…

Ethereum’s biggest ‘sandwich’ bot drained of $7.5 million in ironic exploit

In recent developments, blockaid said an attacker tricked Jaredfromsubway.eth into approving fake trading routes, then used those approvals to drain WETH, USDC and USDT. Looking closer, market participants highlight key…

Bitcoin Faces Institutional Demand Shortfall as Coinbase-Binance Gap Flashes …

In recent developments, professional investors have yet to return to the bitcoin market in force, with a key measure of exchange pricing showing persistent caution among U.S.-based institutions. Analysts say…

Ethereum Infrastructure Funding: Kleros Founder Proposes Protocol-Level Valid…

In recent developments, a proposal that seeks to implement a semi-voluntary redirect rate to subsidize the creation and operation of shared infrastructure by validators. If the majority of validators agree,…

Satoshi’s Lost-Coin Quote Hits 16-Year Mark as Millions of BTC Are Deemed Lost

In recent developments, sixteen years ago today, Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, told a Bitcointalk user that losing coins was not a flaw in the system. It was a feature. The…

China Trims US Treasury Holdings to $651.1 Billion, Hitting an 18-Year Low

In recent developments, according to official data from the U.S. Treasury Department, China’s stash of treasuries fell to $651.1 billion in April, the lowest level recorded since September 2008. Nonetheless,…

Two Gold Bugs Stand Firm on Gold’s Rally, Lawrence Lepard Targets $1 Millio…

In recent developments, gold posted its third straight weekly decline as a stronger dollar and a hawkish Federal Reserve overwhelmed an early rally tied to easing tensions between the United…

Japan’s National Business Corporate Pension Fund Plans 1% Crypto Bet to Hed…

In recent developments, japan’s National Business Corporate Pension Fund plans to put roughly 1% of its assets into cryptocurrency starting in fiscal year 2026, according to Nikkei reporting. The Nikkei…

Elon Musk Says Universal High Income Could Replace Government AI Ownership

In recent developments, elon Musk says the U.S. Treasury should send money directly to citizens rather than have the government buy stakes in artificial intelligence (AI) companies. Musk Tells Treasury…

Inception Labs’ Mercury 2 AI Beats Google’s DiffusionGemma at Its Own Game

In recent developments, both models trade word-by-word generation for parallel denoising. Only one of them does it without losing intelligence in the trade. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers…