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Kalshi’s crypto perpetuals spark debate about whether they are futures or swaps

Latest developments: Kalshi’s launch of CFTC-regulated crypto-perpetuals has revived a long-running debate about definitions of financial markets. John Lothian and Kalshis Udesh Jha joined The Policy Protocol to debate this topic. John Lothian, publisher of John Lothian News, argued that perpetual contracts are similar to swaps because they involve recurring bilateral cash flow payments through […]

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Most Bitcoin ETF investors have remained quiet despite outflows

Latest developments: Crypto markets are under pressure as Bitcoin hovers around $60,000 and ETF outflows continue. Bitcoin ETFs have recorded four consecutive weeks of more than $1 billion in net outflows. James Seyffart of Bloomberg Intelligence joined Public Keys and said about $9 billion has left Bitcoin ETFs since their recent peak. Despite the pullback,

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VanEck is betting that BNB’s real-world use can stand out in a crowded crypto-ETF market

Latest developments: VanEck recently launched the first US spot BNB ETF, trading under the ticker VBNB on Nasdaq. The fund provides investors with exposure to BNB through traditional brokerage accounts. VanEck Director of Digital Assets Product Kyle DaCruz said the firm is focusing on blockchains with measurable adoption rather than purely technical promises. The ETF

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Sentiment is falling to an eight-month low, which has previously been a buy signal

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse called it “the moment” for the industry and said the industry deserved “the same regulations and protections as any other asset class.” Standard Chartered expected $4 billion to $8 billion in additional inflows to US spot XRP exchange-traded funds if the bill passes. They have attracted about $1.4 billion since January,

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FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried loses appeal of criminal conviction on fraud, conspiracy charges

One argument Bankman-Fried made was that the funds he misappropriated were in investments that would grow over time. “As the district court recognized, any claim that Bankman-Fried lacked intent to defraud because he intended to ultimately repay his customers was legally misleading and prejudicial because the wire fraud statute includes the temporary misappropriation of money

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SpaceX’s crypto-traded IPO was down sharply. It now points upwards to a valuation of $2.4 trillion

Blockchain-based prediction markets have recently emerged as the best place for investors to bet on the SpaceX IPO, offering a decentralized alternative to traditional pre-IPO markets. Unlike private equity deals that require accreditation and high minimum requirements, these onchain markets are accessible to retail investors with minimal capital, creating 24/7 price discovery on IPO odds.

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Monero (XMR) prices rise to $438 amid $120 million chain laundering maze

The rest were scattered. ZachXBT traced more than $12 million to deposit addresses on the KuCoin exchange and about $8 million to instant swap services, which convert one coin to another quickly and often without identity checks. Another $8 million was moved from Tron to the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks through Near Intents, a cross-chain

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For bitcoin (BTC) price, SpaceX’s Nasdaq debut could go either way: Crypto Daily

The months of waiting are over, and SpaceX is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq today after investors pumped $75 billion into the largest IPO in history. What happens next could ripple across financial markets, including crypto. One theory doing the rounds is that recent outflows of over $5 billion from bitcoin BTC$63,637.23 ETFs,

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