Regulations

Kraken has cleared a regulatory hurdle that crypto firms have chased for years: direct access to the Federal Reserve’s core payments infrastructure.On March 4, the exchange said its Wyoming-chartered bank, Kraken Financial, has been…

CFTC Chairman Michael Selig wants to bring perpetual futures home, and it could happen as early as next month, according to his latest statement.In January remarks titled “Limitless: Onshoring True Perpetual Derivatives,” he laid out a…

Washington’s push for a federal crypto rulebook reignited a long-running industry debate over what “regulatory clarity” actually delivers and who it helps.At the center of the debate is H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of…

Prediction markets promised something elegant: put money behind beliefs, and the price converges on reality. The wisdom of crowds, sharpened by skin in the game.No pollsters, no pundits, just probabilities inching toward truth as traders…

Circle's fourth quarter earnings tell a story the company would prefer investors understand through the lens of growth: USDC circulation climbed 72% year-over-year to $75.3 billion, reserve income surged 69%, and adjusted EBITDA…

Two regulators converged on the same market from opposite directions in February 2026.The European Securities and Markets Authority warned that derivatives marketed as “perpetual futures” or “perpetual contracts” tied to Bitcoin and…

CME's Cardano futures went live on Feb. 9, and that date may matter more for ETFs than for trading.Under the SEC's new generic listing standards for commodity-based trust shares, one of the clearest fast lanes for a spot crypto ETP is…

European Central Bank President, Christine Lagarde, runs an institution that trades in certainty, and she does it in a moment that rewards ambiguity.Earlier this week, the story around her took on a familiar European shape: official silence…

Hyperliquid launched a policy center in Washington on Feb. 18, seeded with 1 million HYPE tokens worth roughly $28 million, led by Jake Chervinsky, the crypto lawyer who spent years building the industry's Capitol Hill playbook.The…

At 7:12 a.m. on a random Tuesday in February, an email lands with a subject line that looks harmless enough: “Your tax forms are ready.”For Maya, a part-time designer who bought a little Bitcoin during the 2021 hype, then sold small chunks…