Payward, Kraken’s parent, provides a good example of what’s driving some of those deals. The company agreed to buy payments company Reap for $600 million and derivatives platform Bitnomial for up to $550 million, while Nasdaq agreed to invest $100 million in Payward alongside an… Read More
The CryptoJobsList data for 2025 also shows no comparable August-September surge as would be expected if the end of summer was such a prominent factor. That said, 2025 was a subdued year for crypto hirings from start to finish. The most active month was October,… Read More
In a statement shared after this article’s publication, Paige Pidano Paridon, the executive vice president and co-head of regulatory affairs at the Bank Policy Institute said, “BPI supports efforts to bring innovative new products and services into the regulated banking ecosystem, provided that the entities… Read More
In contrast, perpetual swaps never expire. Instead, they use a funding rate mechanism to anchor the contract price to the spot index, theoretically offering investors the closest possible proxy to trading the actual VIX spot price. “Traders don’t have to worry about expiries and decay… Read More
South Korean crypto exchanges saw operating profits fall 78% in the first half of 2026 as trading activity, market valuations and customer deposits declined, according to new government data. On Thursday, the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) said average daily trading volume at domestic virtual… Read More
According to the 760-page proposal, the SEC will allow for self-custody by advisers seeking to hold their clients’ funds. The agency is using the term “self-custody” as an asset management firm practice, not how crypto companies typically use the term. It would first require that… Read More
