The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) asked a federal court on Sept. 2 to dismiss CME’s challenge to Kalshi’s Bitcoin perpetual contract. The lawsuit turns on whether a contract without a fixed expiration belongs in the US futures regime. Before the court reaches that question, the regulator says CME must first show an injury the…
ZEC briefly traded above $1,020 as a sharp rally forced traders betting against the token out of leveraged positions.
The hardware wallet manufacturer revealed in a new update from September 4 that another 67,000 customers in the United States had their personal information exposed in the breach at its shipping provider, ShipMonk. These clients placed orders between November 2019 and August 2021, meaning some of the compromised records were almost seven years old. CryptoPotato…
Bitcoin now buys 18 ounces of gold, the highest reading on that ratio since January, and it’s climbing while both assets rally together after the Fed’s job data news. The number forces a specific question onto the table: is Bitcoin capturing a durable share of the safe-haven trade from gold, or is it simply moving…
House Republicans have erased most of the remaining pre-election runway for the CLARITY Act despite mounting pressure to pass it. House Republican leaders canceled votes for the weeks of Sept. 21 and Sept. 28, moving the chamber’s departure to Sept. 17 from Oct. 1. The House is scheduled to return Sept. 14 for four voting…
The largest altcoin is on the move again alongside the rest of the market, surging by over 4% daily to $2,150 as of press time. It even tapped $2,530 earlier today before it was stopped. Its market cap has risen to well over $300 billion, but this has provided some market participants with a proper…
Every fund in the complex rose almost 6% on Thursday and net assets crossed $103 billion for the first time. BlackRock’s IBIT accounted for well over half the money.
House Republican leaders have removed the weeks of Sept. 21 and Sept. 28 from the voting calendar, cutting eight previously scheduled legislative days and leaving representatives with just four voting days before they leave Washington on Sept. 17. The shortened calendar sharply reduces the odds of finishing the CLARITY Act before the Nov. 3 midterm…
XRP is back at $1.45, having a violent 6% rally on the Fed news, so is the whole crypto market. The run is strengthening the bigger story: a macro-driven relief rally that has traders whispering about $10 again, a target that felt like fantasy just weeks ago. What’s actually fueling this move, and how far…
Bitcoin, once again, climbed above $80,000 after surging by 4.3% on Friday. The recent strength comes as a welcome change, as the crypto market spent much of the third quarter under pressure before a sharp rally in late August changed the tone. BTC, for one, recorded its strongest monthly gain since November 2024, which led…