Trading & Crypto
Kraken Parent Payward Bets Billions on Financial Infrastructure Expansion
LEDE Kraken parent Payward is investing billions of dollars to transform itself into financial infrastructure that unifies trading, payments, asset…
OG.com Seeks CFTC Approval for Single-Stock Perpetual Futures
OG.com, a recently spun-out entity from Crypto.com, is seeking approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to launch…
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to Leave Post on Oct. 2
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce will leave the Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 2, capping roughly eight years of service…
Kalshi Loses Appeal, Supreme Court Case Possible
In a ruling that could reshape the legal landscape for prediction markets, Kalshi loses appeal after the 6th U.S. Circuit…
XRP Ledger Batch Upgrade Delayed to Oct. 9 After Support Reset
Oct. 9, 2026 — The XRP Ledger’s Batch upgrade, designed to let users bundle up to eight transactions into a…
Bitcoin Privacy Upgrade May Use Shielded Side Transfers
Bitcoin may soon gain Zcash-style shielded privacy features through a side-system that does not require changes to Bitcoin’s underlying rules.…
CFTC Sues Cash FX Over Alleged $950M Crypto Forex Scheme
LEDE: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued Cash FX, alleging the firm orchestrated a crypto-linked forex scheme that…
Bitget Hacker Moves $83 Million in Stolen XRP
A hacker who stole funds from Bitget moved approximately $83 million worth of XRP that Ripple cannot freeze, highlighting ongoing…
Binance Deal Boosts Circle’s Stablecoin USDC Against Tether
Lede The stablecoin race between Circle’s USDC and Tether’s USDT is heating up after a new five-year deal reportedly involving…
Solana’s Alpenglow Upgrade Reaches Second Public Test Network
Lede Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade, designed to reduce settlement times to 150 milliseconds, has reached its second public test network. This…