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Binance's $13.6T in monthly perpetual volume dwarfs OKX's $5.8T, while DEX share holds at 10.2%. Hyperliquid enters top 10, but liquidity concentration keeps CEXs dominant.
JPMorgan analysts cap tokenized money funds at 10-15% of stablecoin market. The 5% current share reflects structural regulatory gap that favors stablecoins.
MoonPay's Trade platform gives banks a single API for multi-chain DeFi access. The Decent.xyz acquisition (high eight-figure) signals infrastructure race.
The US froze nearly $500M in Iran-linked crypto assets. Operation Economic Fury targets a $7.7 billion network. Next catalyst: new sanctions on exchanges or privacy coins.
Cosmos co-founder Ethan Buchman's startup Cycles closes $6.4M round led by Blockchange Ventures. The clearing network targets counterparty risk in crypto trading.
Confidential SEC filing puts Blockchain.com on path to public listing. The 2011-founded platform joins a 2025 cohort that raised $14.6B. Success hinges on market timing and regulatory review.
Kraken secures preliminary VARA approval for UAE operations, enabling dirham deposits, spot trading, and Kraken Prime access in a market with 49 licensed crypto entities.
Strategy raised $1.5B via STRC stock paying monthly dividends from Bitcoin sales. Tokenization could reshape banking, but investors hold leveraged BTC bet. Watch BTC price for dividend stress.
ChangeNOW bundles a mobile app, fiat ramp, and AI assistant into a non-custodial super app. The sector read-through: swap aggregators must add adjacent services or lose share. Execution risk centers on fiat ramp reliability under non-custody.
Syndicate Labs shuts down after five years as demand for standardized rollup tooling collapses. SYND token down 99% from peak. Governance continues under Wyoming DUNA.
Grayscale-linked wallets accumulated 682,190 HYPE worth $34.9M in a week, including a $6.65M one-hour buy. Staking reduces free float; ETF filing adds approval risk.
JPMorgan analysts peg tokenized money market funds at 5% of stablecoin market. Redemption speed and exchange integration cap growth at 15%.
CoinGecko report positions BingX second globally by perpetual listings. With 565 new contracts, the exchange's 66% derivatives growth highlights a new competitive angle.
Kraken parent gets VARA preliminary nod for broker-dealer and investment management in Dubai. Full license needed to launch operations.
Terraform Labs accuses Wall Street firm Jane Street of insider trading hours before UST collapse. Legal discovery may expose market maker role in stablecoin depeg.
South Korea’s largest exchange drops Heleket citing AML and terror financing, putting pressure on payment processors to tighten compliance or face deplatforming.
Kraken's preliminary VARA approval opens Dubai access for retail and institutional clients. The second-stage review and multi-jurisdiction compliance timeline are the key hurdles to watch.
Report details physical threat to metaverse executive's family in France. For SAND holders, the attack signals operational risk beyond smart contracts.
The accelerator's curated vendor bundle lowers execution risk and cash burn for early-stage crypto teams, shifting the calculus for where to apply.
Missouri alleges CoinFlip crypto ATMs enabled fraud against elderly and veterans, seeks $1.826B in penalties. The case could reshape U.S. ATM regulation.
Kraken parent Payward obtained a broker-dealer, investment, and management license from Dubai's VARA. The exchange plans to add AED funding and withdrawals later this year, giving local traders direct access to global order books.
Custody, benchmark design, and fee waiver expirations can derail tracking. Plus margin call risks on bitcoin loans. Morgan Stanley ETF strategist explains.
IG Group extends spot crypto access to European clients through Bitpanda's regulated infrastructure, bypassing the need for separate licenses in each jurisdiction.
A Kyrgyzstan state-issued gold-backed stablecoin trades on OSL, Hong Kong's licensed exchange. The $50M issuance targets institutional cross-border payments, with liquidity and audit transparency as key tests.
Federal Reserve's 60-day comment window on payment accounts for non-bank firms could give crypto custody banks and stablecoin issuers direct Fedwire access. Final rule due 2025.
MoonPay launches institutional platform for tokenized funds and DeFi, backed by Decent.xyz acquisition. Tokenized RWA market exceeds $33B. Faces competition from BlackRock and JPMorgan.
Blockchain.com filed a confidential S-1 on May 21, 2026. The IPO valuation gap from $14B peak to $14/share secondary trades is the central risk.
Blockchain.com's confidential IPO filing preserves option to wait. With peers like BitGo trading below issue price and several rivals shelving plans, the real test arrives when the public S-1 reveals revenue and valuation.
Blockchain.com confidentially filed for IPO with SEC, joining Circle and Gemini. The move extends crypto's push into public markets amid regulatory shifts.
Prediction market volume tops $15B monthly. SEC pause stalls Bitwise, Roundhill ETFs. Regulatory path unclear until dispute resolution standards emerge.