Robinhood to launch US perps, weekend stock trading, and AI agents for retail traders
Robinhood is expanding into leveraged perpetual futures, extended trading hours, and automated AI trading agents, a push to capture more active traders that als
Theblock · +14 outlets
Bitget hackers move $4 million of stolen funds into Zcash shielded pool
The attacker, who drained $388 million after testing risk controls with small transfers, pushed roughly 15% of stolen ZEC into Zcash's private Ironwood pool whe
Coindesk · +3 outlets
OpenAI seeks $30 billion at $1.4 trillion valuation after delaying IPO
The ChatGPT maker is raising fresh capital and expanding AI tools despite safety concerns, and separately scrapped the debut of its Astra model over safety risk
Coindesk · +14 outlets
OpenAI, Google and Meta pledge outside AI audits under voluntary White House deal
Six companies signed a safety pact covering hacking and biological threats with no penalties or deadlines, as lawmakers push bills on AI safety.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Blockchain.com targets $500 million IPO at up to $6 billion valuation
The London-based crypto services company confidentially filed with the SEC earlier this year, adding to a wave of crypto firms testing public markets.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Tether's USDT at center of Iran's shadow banking network, Senate report says
A new Senate investigation alleges the stablecoin has become central to Iranian sanctions evasion, intensifying scrutiny of issuer compliance.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Coinbase receives CFTC DCO approval, completing full derivatives stack
The approval lets Coinbase list, broker and clear fully collateralized products in-house under US derivatives rules.
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Coinbase Ventures and CMCC Global fund market maker Raven at $90 million valuation
The strategic round is aimed at bringing liquidity to prediction markets, a fast-growing sector drawing both trading volume and regulatory scrutiny.
Crypto Briefing · +8 outlets
Citi expands Coinbase partnership to power stablecoin payments for businesses
The deal gives corporate clients infrastructure connecting traditional fiat payments and stablecoins, extending bank-crypto integration.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Aztec relaunches zk.money privacy wallet on its Ethereum Layer 2
The self-custodial wallet hides payments made on the Aztec Network, though deposits from Ethereum remain visible, three years after the original product was dis
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Comer presses Crypto.com, Hyperliquid and PredictIt on identity checks and suspicious trades
The expanded congressional probe seeks records on government insiders, employee trades and suspicious activity referrals at prediction and derivatives venues.
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Cboe and S&P Dow Jones may explore tokenized options under extended licensing deal
The agreement opens the door to tokenized derivatives as Nasdaq, NYSE and DTCC move traditional markets onchain.
Coindesk · +13 outlets
HSBC prepares RedCoin stablecoin launch with payments in focus
The bank's tokenized deposit effort adds to a wave of institutional stablecoin programs, including Citi and Coinbase's payments push.
Crypto Briefing · +3 outlets
Kalshi to end liquidity incentive program amid wash trading allegations
The move comes as Kalshi's monthly volume hit an all-time high of $52.98 billion in September, raising questions about whether incentives inflated activity.
Theblock · +8 outlets
Bitwise launches first US spot NEAR ETF with in-house staking rewards
The NRR fund charges a 0.75% fee and stakes NEAR in-house with rewards flowing to shareholders via NAV, expanding the altcoin ETP lineup.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Strive buys 1,107 BTC for $94.5 million, holdings top 27,400 BTC
SATA supplied 85% of the latest capital as the treasury company keeps accumulating bitcoin.
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Strategy buys 1,665 bitcoin for $143 million, total holdings reach 847,666 BTC
The purchase brings Strategy's stack to roughly 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap, worth about $70 billion.
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XRP Ledger starts carrying fund records from Brazil operator overseeing $4 trillion
The regulated operator mirrors ownership of selected investment funds on XRPL while keeping its existing database as the official record.
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