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Banking

Fed opens a narrow payments door to stablecoin issuers, Arthur Hayes warns of bank fallout

Waller's "skinny" master account proposal could let compliant crypto firms access Fed rails directly, eliminating bank-partner friction while raising concerns about commercial-bank disintermediation.

2 months ago

A glowing cosmic playground with cryptocurrency-themed swings and slides under a crescent moonlit sky.

Slate Sunday

‘I was always a rebel’: BitMEX CEO Stephan Lutz on leading crypto’s perpetual playground

Stephan Lutz, CEO of BitMEX, leads the industry’s oldest crypto derivatives exchange through innovation, growth, and evolving risk management.

4 months ago

Stablecoins

Bitfinex-backed Plasma secures EtherFi partnership with $500 million ETH vault integration

The collaboration integrates EtherFi across Plasma's DeFi ecosystem, providing users with additional collateral options for lending and borrowing.

4 months ago

ETF

CME XRP futures debut hits $15M in daily volume, fueling hope for ETF approval

Nate Geraci said "spot XRP ETFs are only a matter of time," based on the history of regulated futures market boosting odds of approval.

7 months ago

Analysis

Arthur Hayes predicts Treasury buybacks will drive Bitcoin beyond $110k, potentially reaching $200k

Hayes sees a structural setup similar to the third quarter of 2022, when Bitcoin rose nearly sixfold during the subsequent liquidity surge.

8 months ago

Crypto

Trump exonerates BitMEX co-founder in landmark anti-money laundering case

Trump administration wipes slate clean for BitMEX executives following substantial fines and penalties.

9 months ago

Analysis

Hayes flips bullish on Bitcoin, predicts $110,000 rally amid Fed’s policy shift

Hayes clarified that he views Bitcoin as more likely to rally to $110,000 than to decline to $76,500 in the short term.

9 months ago

Analysis

Arthur Hayes predicts Bitcoin dip to $70K before soaring to $250K in 2025

The former BitMEX CEO mentions macro signals as indicators of an imminent correction, before the market resumes an upward movement.

11 months ago

Legal

BitMEX slapped with $100M penalty for US Bank Secrecy Act violations

BitMEX and its parent holding company HDR Global Trading have been fined $100 million for violating the US Bank Secrecy Act.

11 months ago

Legal

BitMEX pleads guilty to AML compliance failures under Bank Secrecy Act

Authorities described the company's policies as "toothless or easily overridden."

1 year ago

Crypto

Arthur Hayes sees new arbitrage opportunities in SEC’s crypto ETF concerns

The BitMEX co-founder noted that the SEC's ETF cash creation model would mean new opportunities for traders.

2 years ago

Crypto

Meager Bitcoin recovery above $40k backfires for futures traders causing further $185M in liquidations

Notably, long traders on the crypto market lost nearly $150 million during the past day.

2 years ago

Something broke for crypto in October, data shows how the market changed

Ethereum is vanishing from exchanges, and the massive wallets absorbing it prove you aren’t the target audience anymore

XRP ETFs are booming, but a quiet $15 billion payment layer matters more than the price

Bitcoin’s market “plumbing” is now owned by these major banks that are controlling the price action

These two financial giants just set Ethereum’s on-chain schedule, but Wall Street relies on a controversial “undo” button

Charles Hoskinson argues the TRUMP token cost crypto a 70-vote Senate win and sparked the Bitcoin-only crisis

Aave insiders warn a “hostile” holiday vote could destroy the protocol’s dominance as prices crash

Solana ends Saga phone support, exposing owners to a critical wallet risk you can’t ignore

Google is secretly bankrolling a $5 billion Bitcoin pivot using a shadow credit mechanism

BitMEX News

Fed opens a narrow payments door to stablecoin issuers, Arthur Hayes warns of bank fallout

‘I was always a rebel’: BitMEX CEO Stephan Lutz on leading crypto’s perpetual playground

Bitfinex-backed Plasma secures EtherFi partnership with $500 million ETH vault integration

CME XRP futures debut hits $15M in daily volume, fueling hope for ETF approval

Arthur Hayes predicts Treasury buybacks will drive Bitcoin beyond $110k, potentially reaching $200k

Trump exonerates BitMEX co-founder in landmark anti-money laundering case

Hayes flips bullish on Bitcoin, predicts $110,000 rally amid Fed’s policy shift

Arthur Hayes predicts Bitcoin dip to $70K before soaring to $250K in 2025

BitMEX slapped with $100M penalty for US Bank Secrecy Act violations

BitMEX pleads guilty to AML compliance failures under Bank Secrecy Act

Arthur Hayes sees new arbitrage opportunities in SEC’s crypto ETF concerns

Meager Bitcoin recovery above $40k backfires for futures traders causing further $185M in liquidations

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BitMEX News

Fed opens a narrow payments door to stablecoin issuers, Arthur Hayes warns of bank fallout

‘I was always a rebel’: BitMEX CEO Stephan Lutz on leading crypto’s perpetual playground

Bitfinex-backed Plasma secures EtherFi partnership with $500 million ETH vault integration

CME XRP futures debut hits $15M in daily volume, fueling hope for ETF approval