Wintermute joins prediction markets as a liquidity provider, boosting trading depth in a $60 billion sector driven by real-world event contracts. Wintermute has entered the fast-growing prediction market industry as a liquidity provider. The company has now extended its two-sided quoting services to the top prediction market sites. Furthermore, the...
CFTC Approves First Regulated Bitcoin Perpetuals on Kalshi
The CFTC approved Kalshi’s BTCPERP contract, marking the first regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures on a U.S. exchange. Here’s what it means. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved the BTCPERP contract submitted by KalshiEX, LLC. This marks the first regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures contract on a U.S. exchange. Kalshi...
Bitcoin Sees $4 Billion ETF Exodus, But History Suggests a Twist
Bitcoin ETF outflows top $4B since May 7. Santiment data shows past exodus periods often preceded price recoveries. Here’s what analysts say. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have now recorded over $4 billion in total outflows since May 7. The scale of the sell-off has interested market analysts and on-chain data firms....
Crypto.com and SailGP Launch New Crypto Prediction Markets Partnership
Crypto.com and the U.S. SailGP Team signed a multi-year deal naming OG as Official Prediction Market Partner. OG Prediction Markets runs on a CFTC-regulated platform, giving it a compliance edge over unregulated competitors globally. The partnership launches as several jurisdictions tighten rules around prediction markets, testing regulated crypto products in...
ICE CEO Warns Regulators as Hyperliquid Rivals Traditional Exchanges
ICE CEO Jeffrey Sprecher described Hyperliquid as bigger than Nasdaq despite having only 11 employees on its team. Sprecher warned regulators that Hyperliquid’s perpetual futures would be classified as swaps under existing Dodd-Frank rules. The SpaceX derivative market on Hyperliquid could surpass the IPO itself in size, raising urgent regulatory...
Bitcoin Falls Behind Nasdaq Rally As Market Split Fuels Rebound Debate
The market split with the Nasdaq remains a key focus. Traders continue to watch for either a Bitcoin rebound or a pullback in equities. Bitcoin is trading weaker while the Nasdaq continues to move higher, creating a fresh split between crypto and equity markets. Bitcoin has lost about 12% since...
Sui Network Faces Major Outage Again: SUI Price Drops
Sui mainnet stalled two days in a row due to a bug in v1.72. SUI price drops 3.21% as bearish signals dominate technical indicators. The Sui Network has had a rough week. The blockchain suffered back-to-back mainnet stalls on two consecutive days. Wu Blockchain reported the disruption, noting that the...
OKX Secures Early MiCA Licence as EU Tightens Crypto Rules
OKX Europe Ltd received full MiCA authorisation from Malta’s MFSA on 27 January 2025, among the first globally. From 1 July 2026, unlicensed exchanges must exit the EU market entirely, per ESMA’s December 2025 directive. OKX’s MiCA licence mandates asset segregation, capital reserves, and cybersecurity standards equal to traditional banks....
Why Ethereum Isn’t Breaking Higher Despite Strong Funding Rates
Ethereum price struggles near $2,025 despite high leverage and bullish funding rates. Potential further downside as RSI nears oversold. Ethereum is sending mixed signals to the market. The asset trades at $2,025.53, according to CoinGecko, with a slim 0.41% gain over the past 24 hours. The weekly chart, however, paints...
Coinbase Premium Collapses: What the -1,083% Signal Means for Bitcoin
Coinbase Premium Index plunges to -1,083% deviation as Bitcoin breaks $73K support, signaling US institutional exit and shifting supply to Binance. The cars were already gone, in a manner of speaking. By the time Bitcoin touched $73,000, the selling had been building for weeks inside data most traders never check....