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Policy

U.S. CFTC secures deal with National Hockey League on prediction market safeguards

A new arrangement has been set between the derivatives regulator and professional hockey, following on the heels of a similar baseball agreement.

San Jose Sharks' Macklin Celebrini (right)

CoinDesk Indices

Crypto for Advisors: Crypto Products

Advisors need to assess ETP custody, sponsor profiles, and fees. Read expert advice on bitcoin-backed loans, including margin call risks and when to sell vs. borrow.

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Finance

MoonPay expands into tokenized assets and DeFi markets with new platform for banks

With MoonPay Trade, the crypto payments firm is building infrastructure for banks, fintechs to access stablecoins, tokenized funds and yield in a one-stop shop.

Caroline D. Pham, Head of MoonPay Institutional, speaking at Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk)

Finance

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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Markets

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Live markets: Bitcoin's flat action continues as SpaceX IPO, Nvidia earnings capture news cycle

Hyperliquid's HYPE is the outlier in crypto, rising 16.5% over the past 24 hours to a new record high.

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Finance

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)

Markets

Bitcoin's long-term holder supply approaches record high, breaking multi-year downtrend

Long-term holder supply has surged by more than 2 million coins to 16.3 million BTC during the current bear market.

Long/Short Term Holder Supply (CheckonChain)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Internet Computer drops 1.6%, leading index lower

Hedera (HBAR), down 1.3% from Wednesday, joined Internet Computer (ICP) as an underperformer.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2026-05-21:leaders chart
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Finance

Stablecoins retain the edge over tokenized money market funds, JPMorgan says

The bank said tokenized money market funds account for only about 5% of the broader stablecoin universe despite offering yield.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in London

Markets

The $6 billion expiration countdown: Traders pile into $82,000 bitcoin calls ahead of May 29 expiry

Deribit’s bitcoin open interest has overtaken BlackRock’s IBIT as traders brace for a showdown between $75K max pain and $80K call positioning.

Open Interest by Strike Price (Deribit)

Markets

HYPE leads crypto rebound as traders position for volatility breakout

Bitcoin and ether stabilized as derivatives activity rebounded, HYPE rose for a fifth straight day and options traders positioned for a breakout.

HYPE/USD (CoinDesk Data)
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Markets

A crypto whale has made a $224,000 bet that XRP's price stays perfectly flat through June

The trader collected about $224,500 in premiums and will keep the full amount if XRP remains close to $1.40.

Casino, roulette table. (whekevi/Pixabay)

Finance

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

Markets

Binance launches SpaceX pre-IPO perps amid $2 trillion valuation bets

Binance looks to democratize pre-IPO markets, starting with SpaceX perpetual futures.

Binance founder CZ at Consensus Miami (CoinDesk)

Markets

Don't call us just a WLFI treasury company, says AI Financial

The company says it is building a broader fintech, tokenization and digital infrastructure business, but its latest SEC filing shows WLFI still dominates the balance sheet.

World Liberty Forum at Mar-a-Lago. (WLFI)
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