Markets

CFTC Staff Give DCMs a Path to Convert Perpetual-Style Digital Commodity Futures Into True Perpetuals

CFTC staff issued release 9252-26 on Friday, giving designated contract markets a no-action path to convert existing perpetual-style digital commodity futures into true perpetuals, advancing the agency’s buildout of a regulated US crypto derivatives market. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io…
Jun 12, 2026 • Editorial Desk
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How Crypto Firms Will Own the Octagon at Trump's White House UFC Event

President Trump’s upcoming UFC fight will provide several crypto firms with an unprecedented opportunity for corporate branding. Read Full Story…
Jun 12, 2026
AI

AI Agents Still Can't Stop Prompt Injection Attacks, Researchers Warn

A new benchmark study found AI agents remain vulnerable to prompt injection attacks as companies increasingly roll out the technology…
Jun 12, 2026
DeFi

Gensler Files Brief Arguing Sports Prediction Markets Fall Outside CFTC Swap Rules

Former CFTC and SEC chair Gary Gensler filed an amicus brief with the Sixth Circuit arguing that sports-event prediction markets…
Jun 12, 2026
Markets

Blockworks Acquires Messari in Deal Highlighting Crypto’s Data Consolidation Race

Bitcoin Magazine Blockworks Acquires Messari in Deal Highlighting Crypto’s Data Consolidation Race Blockworks’ acquisition of Messari for just over $10…
Jun 12, 2026
AI

Moonshot AI's Kimi Work Brings 300 AI Agents to Your Desktop

Kimi Work lets an AI agent loose on your local files, your browser, and your schedule—without routing everything through the…
Jun 12, 2026
DeFi

Bitcoin's Hidden Yield: Why Options Are Taking Over Crypto | David Lawant, Anchorage Digital

Bitcoin does not have native yield. But that has not stopped institutions, treasury companies, miners, whales, ETFs, and crypto-native desks…
Jun 12, 2026
AI

Americans Fear Job Losses Due to AI But Hope for Cancer, Alzheimer’s Cures: Anthropic Survey

Anthropic’s AI survey showed Americans are afraid of job losses, hopeful for health breakthroughs, and distrustful of firms behind the…
Jun 12, 2026
Institutional

Bitcoin price faces new risk as big buyers lose conviction

Bitcoin’s largest buyers are no longer behaving like a reliable backstop for the largest cryptocurrency. The exchange-traded funds, public-company treasuries,…
Jun 12, 2026
Markets

Bitcoin hit bottom at $59,000 marking end to the crypto winter, says Standard Chartered analyst

Senior market analyst Geoffrey Kendrick pointed to the SpaceX IPO and a potential U.S.-Iran peace deal as the dual catalysts…
Jun 12, 2026