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Kalshi Files to Bring Perpetual Futures to US Stocks
Kalshi has filed to offer perpetual futures tied to individual US stocks, joining Coinbase in a push to bring crypto-style derivatives to traditional equity markets.…
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How the Clarity Act’s Defeat Handed the SEC and CFTC the Wheel on Crypto
In brief The Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act in a 49-50 vote, with Democrats voting as a bloc and three Republicans joining them;…
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VanEck Flags Metaplanet Executive Stock Dilution
Asset manager VanEck has criticized Metaplanet’s executive compensation structure, arguing that recent efforts by the Bitcoin treasury company to curb shareholder dilution still fall short…
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Bitcoin’s Sharpest Rally in Two Years Ran Almost Entirely on Short Liquidations
In brief Over five days in August, Bitcoin rose 24.6% while coin-denominated open interest fell 12.6%, meaning the rally ran on unwinding short positions rather…
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We look at what was in the bill and what’s replacing it
The Clarity Act would have cleared that up and also elevated the SEC’s sister agency, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to new authorities — most…
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Grayscale Is Making Its Red-Hot Zcash ETF More Affordable
In brief Grayscale’s Zcash ETF (ZCSH) will do a 3-for-1 forward share split, with new shares paid out Sept. 29 and split-adjusted trading starting Sept.…
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Hut 8 co-founder warns of AI risks as he moves profits back into bitcoin (BTC)
The concern extends to banks. Van der Chijs believes AI could expose vulnerabilities in legacy banking software, threatening confidence in institutions that depend on interconnected…
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Ripple says asset managers are preparing for XRP Ledger’s next payments upgrade
The upcoming Batch V1.1 can make linked asset and payment transfers succeed together or fail together, and Ripple says commercial projects are already being built…
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Solana’s Heartbeat Quickens: Block Times Fall 17% in Latest Speed Upgrade
In brief Solana’s target slot time—the window a validator gets to produce a block—dropped from 300 milliseconds to 250 on Friday, the network’s third speed…
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Michael Saylor responds to venture capitalist’s bitcoin obituary
“The dead cat continues to bounce,” wrote investor Jason Calacanis as bitcoin returned to the $80,000 level on Friday. “What is Bitcoin, 17 years later?”…
