CFTC clears first equity perps for US trading
Binance says a fake job interview led to its $6.3B hack.
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Crypto's guardrails are being rewritten in real time.
Regulators are pulling offshore products onshore while exchanges patch holes they didn't see coming.
Meanwhile, the biggest stablecoin issuer on Earth is quietly stockpiling Bitcoin.
Markets are digesting all of it against a backdrop of geopolitical tension and a historic losing streak.
Perps go trad: CFTC just opened the door to stock-tied perpetual futures
US traders can now access perpetual futures tied to individual stocks on regulated exchanges.
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig announced the move Tuesday, clearing these contracts for designated markets.
The goal is to pull volume away from unregulated offshore platforms where most perps trading happens today.
If it works, the line between crypto-native derivatives and traditional finance gets a lot thinner.
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Bitcoin eyes a fifth straight weekly loss as elections take center stage
Bitcoin is on track for its fifth consecutive weekly decline, tied for the third-longest streak on record.
GSN CEO Ryan Kirkley cautioned that elections get too much credit for moving Bitcoin.
Global liquidity and financial conditions remain the real drivers, he argued.
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Geopolitical flare-ups added noise, with crude oil jumping 2% on reports of US strikes near Iran.
BTC held near $77K, ETH climbed past $2,200, SOL sat around $93, and XRP edged toward $1.27.
Tether holds 150,000 Bitcoin and plans to expand its mining operations
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino revealed the company holds roughly 150,000 BTC.
He outlined plans to grow Tether's mining footprint and build decentralized tech infrastructure.
The world's largest stablecoin issuer is betting big on the very asset its token is supposed to stabilize against.
Binance traces $6B hack to a fake job interview and compromised AI tool
Attackers used a fraudulent job interview to plant malicious software inside Binance's systems.
A compromised internal AI tool then gave them access to wallet infrastructure, per Tuesday's investigation report.
The attack started in September and culminated in a $6B breach on October 29.
Exchanges everywhere now have a new threat model to worry about: social engineering through AI tooling.
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