Crypto Trading

Crypto Trading

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A massive hiring wave reveals trading firms are no longer viewing Polymarket as a niche betting tool

While rising volume on Polymarket and Kalshi is attracting quantitative firms to prediction markets, they aren't focusing on event outcomes; rather, they're exploiting market inefficiencies for profit.

Giants quant firms are building out prediction market trading desk. (Modified by CoinDesk)

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The institutional edge: moomoo targets Wall Street-grade trading tools for retail crypto investors

The brokerage giant says the future of investing won’t be defined by asset access alone but by the quality of tools investors get.

Trading desk. (TyliJura/Pixabay)

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Robinhood Crypto COO Tanya Denisova is leaving company amid revenue slowdown

Robinhood Crypto COO Tanya Denisova is leaving the firm after more than five years, as the trading platform navigates a sharp decline in crypto revenue and works to lessen its dependence on digital asset market cycles.

Robinhood shares could benefit from SEC dropping Coinbase case. (Shutterstock)

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Peer-to-peer trading startup Variational raises $50 million for real-world perps in funding round led by Dragonfly

The company is initially offering perpetual futures on real-world assets including oil, silver, copper and gold.

Variational founders. (Lucas Schuerman/Variational)

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Blockchain.com files with SEC for U.S. IPO

The crypto financial services firm submitted a draft S-1 to the SEC as it explores a public listing amid renewed momentum in digital asset markets.

Blockchain.com founder and CEO Peter Smith (Blockchain.com, modified by CoinDesk)

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TradFi giant IG to expand crypto trading across Europe through Bitpanda

The London-listed company is broadening its digital asset offering after introducing spot crypto trading for U.K. retail customers last year.

Bitpanda ad on London Underground

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Charles Schwab begins U.S. rollout of spot crypto trading for retail customers

An initial group of clients can now trade bitcoin and ether on the Schwab Crypto platform.

Facade of Charles Schwab office building with visible logo

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EToro reiterates commitment to crypto despite falling activity in Q1

CEO Yoni Assia says he’s bullish on crypto and expects to see it back to all-time highs this year even as crypto derivatives trading on eToro dropped.

EToro CEO Yoni Assia. (Vanja Savic/Wikimedia Commons)

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Kraken parent Payward seeks fresh funding at $20 billion valuation ahead of planned IPO

The crypto exchange operator is pursuing a new fundraising round as it ramps up acquisitions across derivatives and stablecoins while laying the groundwork for a future public listing.

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Why the TradFi takeover of crypto might not be the death blow analysts expect

Gate’s CBO argues that Bloomberg’s warning of a TradFi takeover is "oversimplified," noting that global exchanges evolved past fee-only models years ago.

Wall Street. (Chenyu Guan/Unsplash)