Crypto Trading

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Finance

JPMorgan sees limited institutional demand for perpetual futures

The bank said institutional demand for perpetual futures remains muted, with the products better suited to speculative trading than hedging.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in London

Finance

FundBank becomes IRACE Digital in bid to bridge traditional finance and crypto

The institutional banking provider is expanding into digital asset custody, liquidity and execution services as former Zodia Custody Ireland CEO John Cronin takes the helm.

John Cronin and the IRACE Digital Bank team

Markets

Wall Street and crypto are crashing into each other as tokenized treasury markets hit $14.6 billion

Not all crypto exchange executives agree, but the data does not lie: centralized exchange trading volumes dropped more than 11% to $4.61 trillion, their lowest since late 2024.

Wall Street. (Daniel Lloyd/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto should adopt the best of centralization, says LMAX CEO

As digital assets mature the industry should borrow more from traditional market infrastructure, especially credit, clearing and collateral systems, David Mercer argues.

An exchange trading floor (Getty Images/modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

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)

Finance

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)

Finance

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)

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)

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)

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