
Kalshi Seeks CFTC Approval for Margin Trading on Event Contracts
Prediction market platform Kalshi filed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to seek approval for offering leverage on event contracts.
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Prediction market platform Kalshi filed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to seek approval for offering leverage on event contracts.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev stated that crypto contracts are gaining a disproportionate share of prediction market volume, projecting sports will become a minority segment within years.

Binance acquired a $100 million stake in Circle through a private placement, securing a five-year agreement to promote USDC on its exchange.

The European System of Central Banks proposed replacing mandatory bank-deposit thresholds for stablecoin reserves with liquidity requirements to mitigate banking sector risks.

The European Central Bank will purchase tokenized public-sector securities using its own funds, settling transactions through the newly launched Pontes distributed ledger system.

Following a grassroots campaign by local advocates, Shortwave Coffee has activated bitcoin payments at its five locations across three states.

Manhattan federal prosecutors are investigating whether Binance knowingly allowed trading that breached U.S. sanctions on Iran, according to Bloomberg.

White hats transferred 52.37 Bitcoin rescued from wallets exposed by a Coldcard vulnerability to the Wyoming-based Crypto Recovery Trust, according to Galaxy Digital research head Alex Thorn.

The total cryptocurrency market capitalization briefly surpassed $3 trillion on Tuesday as Bitcoin traded near $86,000 and open interest in perpetual futures reached nearly $160 billion.

Ben Nadareski of Solstice argues that increased liquidity and institutional adoption are stabilizing crypto markets, reducing the extreme volatility seen in previous cycles.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted nearly $1 billion in net inflows on Monday, marking their highest daily total for the year.

Animoca Brands and Currenc Group mutually agreed to suspend their proposed reverse merger after reviewing market conditions and closing timelines.