Markets
Markets

CME to Sue CFTC Over Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Approval: CEO

Outgoing CME chief Terry Duffy says perpetual futures are actually swaps under Dodd-Frank, and that the exchange will file suit…
Jun 18, 2026
Institutional

Wall Street can now hedge Hyperliquid’s HYPE, but weekends carry a real risk

Options on Bitwise’s HYPE ETF give Wall Street a regulated venue to price risk on a 24/7, perpetual futures exchange…
Jun 18, 2026
Markets

Strategy’s STRC Preferred Stock Sinks to Around $89, Roughly 11% Below Par

Strategy’s STRC preferred stock fell to around $89, roughly 11% below its $100 par, near record lows, as investors rotate…
Jun 18, 2026
Infrastructure

Moody’s Rolls Out Credit Ratings on Solana in a Push to Bring Trusted Financial Data Onchain

Moody’s Ratings extended its Token Integration Engine to Solana through a partnership with Alphaledger, letting tokenized-bond issuers embed credit ratings…
Jun 18, 2026
Markets

CME Plans to Sue the CFTC Over Its Perpetual Futures Approval as a Michigan Judge Rebuffs the Agency on Prediction Markets

CME CEO Terrence Duffy said the exchange plans to sue the CFTC, arguing Kalshi’s perpetual futures are misclassified swaps, the…
Jun 18, 2026
Markets

Bitcoin Slides as the Fed Holds Rates but Turns Hawkish in Kevin Warsh’s First Meeting as Chair

Bitcoin fell to around $64,150 after the Fed held rates at 3.5%-3.75% but raised inflation forecasts in Kevin Warsh’s first…
Jun 18, 2026
Markets

Crypto market treads thin ice following Warsh FOMC, Trump Iran comments

Markets wobbled after mixed comments from President Trump on the Iran peace deal and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh signaling a…
Jun 17, 2026
Markets

Gaming groups urge Congress to ban prediction markets sports betting in CLARITY Act

Gambling industry groups want the US Senate to step in to clarify that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission does not…
Jun 17, 2026
Markets

Igloo CEO Luca Netz Says It Has Built a Way to List Tokens on NASDAQ and the NYSE

Netz disclosed the product would be one-to-one with crypto markets and redeemable onchain, structured as a security so protocols can…
Jun 17, 2026
DeFi

SpaceX Surge Could Be Worth Billions for FTX—Will Creditors Benefit?

Defunct crypto exchange FTX gained exposure to SpaceX in 2022, and the rocket-maker’s post-IPO rally has lifted hopes among creditors.…
Jun 17, 2026