Investor confidence in stablecoins is tied to the issuer’s ability to redeem them for fiat currency at any time. To ensure that, stablecoin companies keep backup funds to secure their value. They hold actual U.S. dollars at a 1:1 ratio, alongside safe investments like U.S.… Read More
The activity had already drawn attention from Beni, a co-founder of research firm Stealth Neolab, who said Kalshi’s ether perpetual recorded about $539 million in 24-hour volume against just $3.1 million in open interest. He later found that trades of exactly $5,500 made up 48%… Read More
Although the symposium is not secret, it has received little media attention. Its public footprint consists largely of occasional posts from attendees rather than prominent FBI announcements or the publicity campaigns typical of commercial crypto conferences. A LinkedIn post published by Token Recovery executive Roman… Read More
Bitcoin is consolidating on Wednesday after an explosive breakout on Monday, trading at $86,379 in the European morning, up 0.24% since midnight UTC and 1.3% over 24 hours as daily trading volume dips by 36% to $38 billion. Beneath the surface the rally has narrowed… Read More
Popular betting on what an individual might say or do, known as “mention markets,” pose some special dangers in the eyes of the U.S. regulator overseeing prediction market firms such as Kalshi and Polymarket. An advisory issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on… Read More
Meanwhile, GENIUS However, last year’s crypto legislative success in converting the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act into law is still an ongoing focus of the Treasury and banking regulators assigned to implement it. Pettit, who had a hand in creating… Read More
