U.S. Oil Drops Below $87 as Trump Eyes Iran Decision.
U.S. crude oil prices slipped below $87 per barrel for the first time since April, with the move tied directly to…
U.S. Oil Drops Below $87 as Trump Eyes Iran Decision.
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Government
Executive and legislative crypto policy — central bank stances, country-level rules, and CBDC rollouts.
CoinTelegraph
Dimon blasts Armstrong, vows banks will fight Clarity Act
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Dimon blasts Armstrong, vows banks will fight Clarity Act
The headline is the personal jab, but JPMorgan's coordinated opposition to stablecoin-yield provisions is what matters: a Wall Street heavyweight is signalling the bill's bank-friendly coalition is…
TheBlock
Strategy Bitcoin Sell Odds Surge as UK Sanctions Hit Crypto
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Strategy Bitcoin Sell Odds Surge as UK Sanctions Hit Crypto
A WuBlockchain weekly round-up spans five high-stakes crypto developments — from a Strategy sell-pressure spike and UK CEX fallout to a stark DeFi security warning and CME's 24/7 BTC futures launch.
WuBlockchain
CFTC Greenlights 24/7 Crypto Perps, Warns TradFi
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CFTC Greenlights 24/7 Crypto Perps, Warns TradFi
The same advisory that blessed round-the-clock perpetual futures for native crypto firms told traditional derivatives venues the off-hours model carries thinner liquidity and a wider manipulation…
CoinDesk
CFTC approves first U.S.-regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures contract
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CFTC approves first U.S.-regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures contract
The Kalshi listing pulls BTC perps onto a CFTC-registered venue for the first time — and the Coinbase-Deribit margin no-action clears the runway for institutional perp flow onshore.
Musk Denies Reports of Lowered SpaceX IPO Valuation Target
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Musk Denies Reports of Lowered SpaceX IPO Valuation Target
Elon Musk has pushed back on circulating reports that SpaceX reduced its IPO valuation target, calling the claims…
WatcherGuru
Trump: Strait of Hormuz Naval Blockade Is Lifted!
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Trump: Strait of Hormuz Naval Blockade Is Lifted!
President Donald Trump announced that the naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz has been lifted, a development with…
Canada officially enters a technical recession!
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Canada officially enters a technical recession!
Canada has officially entered a technical recession, marking a significant deterioration in one of North America's…
CFTC Lacks Resources to Oversee Crypto Under Clarity Act: Expert
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CFTC Lacks Resources to Oversee Crypto Under Clarity Act: Expert
Aaron Klein's central concern isn't the bill's market-structure calls — it's that the CFTC is being handed a dramatically larger mandate without the staff, funding, or independence to actually police…
Texas Bitcoin Reserve Committee Adds CleanSpark, Cormint Execs
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Texas Bitcoin Reserve Committee Adds CleanSpark, Cormint Execs
Five-member committee picks signal Texas is moving from SB 21 paperwork to the operational choices on custody, valuation and risk that the rest of the state-reserve cohort will pattern-match against.
Coinbase becomes first CFTC-regulated venue for crypto…
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Coinbase becomes first CFTC-regulated venue for crypto…
Coinbase has become the first CFTC-regulated platform to offer U.S. institutions direct access to global crypto…
CFTC greenlights first US-regulated BTC perpetual futures contract
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CFTC greenlights first US-regulated BTC perpetual futures contract
Chairman Selig framed the move as onshoring a market that already traded offshore — the structural shift is that US venues can now compete for the world's most liquid crypto derivatives book on equal…
CLARITY Act Trails 7 Senate Votes as July 4 Crypto Deadline Looms
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CLARITY Act Trails 7 Senate Votes as July 4 Crypto Deadline Looms
Senate Banking cleared the bill 15-9 on May 14, but Republicans hold 53 seats and cloture needs 60, leaving the bill needing five more Democratic or independent votes before the June floor window…
CryptoSlate
Paxos Wins SEC Approval to Settle U.S. Equities On-Chain
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Paxos Wins SEC Approval to Settle U.S. Equities On-Chain
PSSC becomes the first blockchain-native central securities depository authorized alongside DTCC, collapsing a T+1 settlement window to near-instant and unlocking locked institutional collateral.
ICE CEO Says Hyperliquid "Bigger Than Nasdaq" in Perps Volume
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ICE CEO Says Hyperliquid "Bigger Than Nasdaq" in Perps Volume
Sprecher's framing lands less as a market-cap claim and more as a regulatory challenge: 70% of decentralized perps flow, weekend oil trading ICE can't touch, and a clear ask for Dodd-Frank to either…
ICE CEO: Hyperliquid "Bigger Than Nasdaq" With Only 11 Employees
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ICE CEO: Hyperliquid "Bigger Than Nasdaq" With Only 11 Employees
Sprecher also flagged Hyperliquid's SpaceX perps as a market that could outsize the June 11 IPO itself, and asked why regulators tolerate a DeFi venue that traditional exchanges cannot match.
Japan Burns $73B Defending the Yen — and It's Already…
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Japan Burns $73B Defending the Yen — and It's Already…
Japan's Ministry of Finance has confirmed it spent a record $73 billion in foreign-exchange intervention to defend the…
Aave Labs wins dual UK licenses for regulated crypto…
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Aave Labs wins dual UK licenses for regulated crypto…
Aave Labs has secured two regulatory licenses in the United Kingdom through a local subsidiary, clearing a significant…
Ethereum Foundation leadership exodus sparks governance crisis
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Ethereum Foundation leadership exodus sparks governance crisis
Eight high-profile departures since January, a contested mandate, and an open challenge to the foundation's public-goods model — the internal fracture now threatens institutional confidence in ETH…
Crypto News
Paxos becomes first SEC-registered crypto clearing and…
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Paxos becomes first SEC-registered crypto clearing and…
Paxos has secured registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a clearing and settlement agency —…