Key Highlights: Walt, formerly known as Wallet in Telegram, launched an independent Android application on November 10, with an iOS version scheduled to follow. New users can now create an account using Google or Apple credentials without needing to access Telegram first, while existing users retain cross-platform access. The standalone service offers access to over ...
Key Highlights: Walt, formerly known as Wallet in Telegram, has officially launched as an independent, standalone application. New users can now create accounts using Apple or Google credentials, removing the requirement to hold a Telegram account. The standalone platform offers crypto trading, perpetual futures, yield-generating products, and tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs. Walt Expands Beyond ...
Key Highlights: Major digital asset and trading firmsāincluding Coinbase, Kalshi, Kraken parent Payward, DRW Holdings, Jump Trading, and Paradigmāhave filed a letter backing the CFTC in federal court. The coalition supports the CFTC against a lawsuit filed by the Capital Markets Alliance (CMA), a group representing traditional finance heavyweights such as Citadel Securities and Cboe. ...
Key Highlights: Onchain tracking service Lookonchain flagged a large market-neutral pair trade featuring a 169.47 BTC long position offset by a 5,740 ETH short position. Executed on the perpetual futures platform Hyperliquid, each leg of the paired position amounted to roughly $13.1 million in value. While Lookonchain described the entity behind the wallet as a ...
Key Highlights: Santiment on-chain metrics show top profitable XRP trader wallets leaning heavily bearish, with three active short positions accumulating roughly 2.1 million XRP since late October. A contested XRP downside prediction pointing toward a $0.99 price target on Santiment’s Score Arena platform is slated for final resolution on November 19. Despite active shorting in ...
Key Highlights: Hyperliquid operates as an independent Layer-1 blockchain utilizing an on-chain Central Limit Order Book (CLOB) tailored for perpetual futures and spot trading. Approximately 97% to 99% of net platform fees fund $HYPE open-market token repurchases via an Assistance Fund, following a reported 2025 profit exceeding $900 million managed by an 11-person team. Non-crypto ...
Key Highlights: Pump.fun developer Baton Corporation is hiring for three business development roles focused on perpetual futures, prediction markets, and an advanced trading terminal. Compensation for these new positions ranges between $200,000 and $1 million, with potential performance-based bonuses added on top. The initiative signals a major product expansion for the Solana token launchpad, marking ...
Key Highlights: A subsidiary of Hyperliquid Strategies has applied for a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) license with the CFTC to clear permissioned HIP-3 perpetual futures markets for US retail accounts. Reported net income reached $620.6 million, but was driven by $803.0 million in unrealized $HYPE token gains; underlying pre-tax operating income stood at just $5.2 ...
Key Highlights: Hyperliquid Strategies has submitted an application to become a regulated futures commission merchant (FCM) in the United States. The move aims to bring perpetual futures trading markets connected to the Hyperliquid platform onshore to American traders. The initiative aligns with support from President Donald Trump, who previously signaled efforts alongside the CFTC to ...
Key Highlights The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) expanded the domestic availability of perpetual futures contracts from digital assets into traditional equities. Industry pushback intensified as CME Group filed legal action and the American Securities Association accused the regulator of bypassing SEC jurisdiction and retail investor protections. The Capital Markets Association (CMA)ābacked by members including ...
Key Highlights The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is facing a legal challenge alleging it violated the Administrative Procedure Act by authorizing perpetual futures on individual U.S. stocks. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig authorized the novel derivatives under the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, creating dual regulatory oversight with the SEC to repatriate trading activity ...
Key Highlights Industry observers, including Cumberland’s Wilson, have raised concerns over Hyperliquid’s push into the U.S. market, citing transparency trade-offs, potential front-running via priority fees, and order book fragmentation. Hyperliquid is exploring paths to enter the United States via partnerships and deployer perpetuals (HIP-3) involving Kraken, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), and Trade [XYZ]. Despite regulatory and ...