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CFTC Sues New Mexico to Block State Gaming Laws From Reaching Federally Regulated Prediction Markets

The federal derivatives regulator filed suit Thursday in federal court seeking to bar New Mexico from enforcing state gaming laws against CFTC-registered prediction-market exchanges,...

‘Peirce Out’: A Decade of Dissent

She arrived at the SEC in 2018 as a Republican commissioner with light crypto baggage and left this week as the regulator whose quotes...

LG Electronics is taking advertisements onchain. Arbitrum helped

Blockchain is no longer just a story of Wall Street banks and brokers leveraging the technology to optimize finance. Now, corporates are embracing distributed...

Former SEC, CFTC Chair Gary Gensler argues that prediction markets don’t overrule state regulations

"To put the argument in the plainest real-world terms: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada would never have consented to or passively accepted...

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,...

The U.S. government is betting $2 Billion on quantum computing, and the defense side can’t keep up

This is why the most exposed institutional holders have been waiting. They are waiting for the coordination work to happen, which a research grant...

Kalshi’s crypto perpetuals spark debate over whether they’re futures or swaps

Latest developments: Kalshi’s launch of CFTC-regulated crypto perpetuals has reignited a long-running debate over financial market definitions.John Lothian and Kalshi's Udesh Jha joined The...

Ethereum (ETH) falls 1% as index trades lower

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading...

Bitcoin Rises Above $63,000 as Trump Cancels Iran Strikes and Signals Peace Deal

Bitcoin climbed above $63,000 Thursday after President Trump announced via Truth Social that he was canceling scheduled U.S. military strikes against Iran and signaling...

Bitcoin traders eye $75,000 as Japan set to hike rates to 31-year high

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its policy rate to 1% from 0.75% when its meeting concludes on June 16, the highest...

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Bitcoin hits one-month high above $66,000 as the chip trade turns back into a tailwind

Two other supports lined up behind the move. U.S....

Bitcoin Maxi Jack Dorsey Unveils New Open Source Group Chat App

Tech entrepreneur Jack Dorsey has announced a...

Crypto giant Galaxy sets up $5 million fund to future-proof Bitcoin security

Galaxy Digital (GLXY) said it set up a $5...

Russia Advances Crypto Regulation Bill for Final Vote

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Ether Breaks Above $1,900 Taking Bears By Surprise. Is $2,100 Next?

Key takeaways:Despite ETH’s price gains, weak onchain activity and...