Crypto News
OKX and ICE are bringing 'never-expiring' oil futures to 120 million crypto users
The new partnership comes as Hyperliquid’s oli futures contracts that never expire have been a huge success with over $1.6 billion in 24-hour trading volume.
Hana Bank to acquire $670 million stake in Upbit operator Dunamu
The South Korean bank announced plans for a won-pegged stablecoin, blockchain remittances and tokenized securities.
Crypto’s mainstream moment has arrived, say industry leaders speaking at Consensus Miami
Executives from Binance, Revolut and Circle say crypto is evolving beyond speculation into the financial infrastructure powering payments, remittances and broader global access.
The end of ads: Coinbase engineer says AI agents could kill the internet’s favorite business model
Erik Reppel, who created the x402 protocol, said that the web economy depends heavily on advertising revenue generated from humans. AI agents bypass that system entirely.
U.K.'s Farage faces standards probe over $6.7 million gift from Tether billionaire Christopher Harborne
The Conservative and Labour parties argued Nigel Farage broke Commons rules by not declaring the £5 million, but Reform UK said it was an exempt, personal, unconditional gift.
Cut the red tape: 39 financial giants demand an emergency fast-track for Europe's blockchain pilot
The firms requested separating the DLT pilot regime from a larger package of 18 financial laws to allow for quicker updates and build real markets.
Yuga Labs settles Bored Ape NFT lawsuit, ending fight over alleged copycat tokens
The settlement avoids a trial and ends the dispute over the RR/BAYC NFTs, which claimed to parody Bored Ape Yacht Club, one of the most recognizable NFT brands.
ParaFi defies crypto market downturn with $125 million raise for new fund: Bloomberg
The firm now manages about $2 billion, having already raised an additional $325 million for existing crypto investment strategies since last year.
Coinbase introduces stock perpetual futures contracts for non-U.S. customers
The contracts trade 24/7, are cash-settled in USDC and allow for up to 10-times leverage on single-stock contracts and 20-times on ETF products.
Market maker IMC Trading hires Alex Casimo as chief commercial officer for its crypto business
Casimo will be responsible for growing the Dutch market maker's institutional crypto offering.
