Coinbase gets CFTC approval for US derivatives clearinghouse
Coinbase joins Kraken in bringing US derivatives infrastructure in-house, after Kraken’s parent acquired Bitnomial and its CFTC-regulated exchange, clearinghouse and brokerage in May.
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Goldman Sachs Explains Why Not to Buy the 5%+ Bonds and Rather Stick to AI
Goldman Sachs' Anshul Sehgal explains why he prefers AI compute to 5% bonds as the Fed signals another rate hike.
BTSE Bhutan Receives Financial Services License for Digital Asset Trading Services in Gelephu Mindfulness City
BTSE Exchange Pte Ltd (“BTSE Bhutan”) today announced that it has been granted a Financial Services License (FSL) by the Gelephu Financial Services Office (GFSO), the financial regulator of the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) Special Administrative Region. The license follows…
Chainlink connects banks to Swift blockchain ledger
Chainlink is connecting banks to Swift’s blockchain ledger through CRE, supporting tokenized deposits and 24/7 cross-border payment workflows.
Midterm Year Q4 Averages 5.5% Gains: Stovall Explains Where the Gains Usually Come From
CFRA's Sam Stovall says midterm year Q4 gains average 5.5% and explains why Q3's low-debt leaders may keep driving them.
Janus Henderson Macro Head Says Market Is Near Its Top but Cannot Say When
Janus Henderson's Michael Contopoulos says the market is nearing its top as Fed hikes push US yields to multi-year highs.
Nvidia unveils AI safety platform to rein in ‘rogue’ AI agents
The launch comes after several AI agents breached their testing environments this year, adding to calls for companies to slow the development of autonomous AI systems.
Compound DAO used protocol reserves to buy $52 million worth of COMP, and delegates call it a mandate breach
Bitquery says 344,780 COMP pushed supporters above half of delegated voting power; the Foundation says the move fit its DAO mandate.
Steve Weiss Explains What Rising Rates and $105 Oil Mean for Stocks
Rising rates and oil prices are pressuring stocks. See how Steve Weiss and Jim Lebenthal are positioning their portfolios.
Coinbase receives DCO approval from CFTC, completing full derivatives stack
This completes Coinbase's derivatives infrastructure, allowing it to list, broker, and clear fully collateralized products in-house.
NEAR Intents says it blocked $50M tied to Bitget hackers
The cross-chain protocol said it actively prevents stolen funds from being laundered, drawing a contrast with THORChain’s position that it does not selectively censor transactions.
Robinhood Chain’s $1.5 billion boom is attracting memecoin rug factories
A second suspected memecoin rug factory has surfaced on Robinhood Chain as the fast-growing network attracts increasingly coordinated scam activity. On Sept. 28, blockchain security firm GoPlus said it identified a high-risk operation behind hundreds of memecoins that routed more…