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Coinbase said it now offers regulated access to global crypto derivatives markets, including perpetual futures and options. The move expands U.S. access to products that account for a significant share of crypto trading activity. Key Takeaways: Coinbase became the first U.S.-regulated FCM offering global crypto derivatives access. CFTC staff action supports Coinbase’s regulated route to global crypto options and perpetual futures liquidity. Deribit’s more than $31 billion in bitcoin options open interest highlights the scale of the market Coinbase is targeting. Coinbase Opens Regulated Access to Global Crypto Derivatives Crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) announced on May 29, 2026, that…

Ethereum price started a fresh decline and traded below $1,980. $ETH is now consolidating below $2,000 and might continue to move down. Ethereum remained in a bearish zone after a fresh decline below $2,000. The price is trading below $2,000 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $2,010 on the hourly chart of $ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move down if it stays below the $2,020 zone. Ethereum Price Extends Decline Ethereum price failed to remain stable above $2,020 and started a fresh decline, like Bitcoin.…

Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock, STRC, the company’s primary vehicle for funding its Bitcoin purchases in 2026, hit a new daily trading volume record of $1.5 billion on Thursday. “All-time high volume. $1.53B of liquidity,” Saylor said, referring to Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock. Stretch offers investors an 11.5% dividend without requiring the company to dilute common shares. Source: Michael Saylor According to the STRC.live tracker, the company could, in theory, raise an estimated $735.4 million from Thursday’s performance to purchase 9,066 Bitcoin (BTC). However, there’s no guarantee that Strategy will make a Bitcoin purchase based on…

Large corporations looking to modernize payments and AI agents making autonomous transactions are emerging as the two biggest growth drivers for stablecoins, executives of Bridge and Deus X Capital said Thursday at Consensus 2026 in Miami. Lindsey Einhaus — who leads strategy and operations at stablecoin infrastructure firm Bridge, which was acquired by Stripe for $1.1 billion — said the next two years will likely bring a wave of institutional stablecoin adoption, especially for cross-border payments and internal treasury operations. “Large institutions are looking to utilize stablecoins to manage cross-border flows and really collapse a lot of their account management…

Pi Network is expanding its gaming ecosystem as CiDi Games launches a new Developer Center to attract more game creators to the platform. CiDi Games, a Pi Network Ventures portfolio company, is also broadening its focus. Instead of operating only as a gaming platform, it now aims to build the infrastructure that can support games and developers across the Pi ecosystem. CiDi Targets More Game Developers In a recent update, CiDi Games unveiled its Developer Center, a hub designed to help developers bring games to Pi more quickly. Introducing the CiDi Developer Center.For game developers building for Pi:🎮 Plug into…

Bitcoin was slightly higher on Monday as a sharp decline in oil prices helped lift Asian stock markets. At 6:35 UTC, the leading cryptocurrency by market value traded near $77,200, up 0.4% from midnight UTC, according to CoinDesk data. At that level, bitcoin was trading just above its widely tracked 50-day simple moving average of around $76,940. Traders and chart analysts monitor this key level closely, with sustained breakouts above it typically viewed as bullish.Other major cryptocurrencies were also modestly higher. XRP and Solana (SOL) rose 0.6% or more, while Ether (ETH) gained 0.4%. However, all three continued to trade…

Bankless co-founder David Hoffman sold his Ethereum ($ETH) holdings. He argues the “$ETH is money” thesis has fully played out. On-chain data and the daily chart suggest the market is already pricing in his call. Ether trades around $1,975, down 2.4% on the day and roughly 14% over the past month. Active addresses are falling, and exchange balances are rising again. Both echo the fade Hoffman described in his exit note. Why David Hoffman Sold His $ETH Hoffman called the “$ETH is money” thesis a long shot. He argued it required every Ethereum layer to outperform rivals. According to him,…

On-chain credit protocol Apyx has acquired an additional one million shares of MicroStrategy’s perpetual preferred stock, STRC, according to an announcement made via the project’s official X account. The purchase brings Apyx’s total holdings of the stock to approximately $280 million, signaling a significant institutional-level conviction in the software and bitcoin treasury company. Strategic Accumulation of MicroStrategy Preferred Shares MicroStrategy’s perpetual preferred stock, ticker STRC, is a unique financial instrument that combines elements of equity and fixed-income securities. Unlike common shares, preferred stock typically offers a fixed dividend and has priority over common stock in the event of liquidation. Apyx’s…

Crypto traders are keeping their fingers crossed for another global pandemic amid predictions that an outbreak of hantavirus from a cruise ship could spur on a so-called “memecoin supercycle.” X user “@jeetassassin,” who features a badge of the Solana-based crypto exchange Moonshot on their account, claimed that the hantavirus “will spark another memecoin supercycle.” Hours later, Moonshot claimed that it had “verified” Pump Fun-created token hantavirus (HANTA), which features an AI-generated image of a virus and a rat, on its site. Someone made a website where you can track hantavirus outbreaks I am positioned https://t.co/FXrUrChW5L — edward (@jeetassassin) May 7,…

Chicago-based derivatives behemoth CME Group has introduced round-the-clock trading for a plethora of its cryptocurrency futures and options contracts, including the ones that track the value of the Ripple-linked $XRP cryptocurrency and Cardano ($ADA). The rollout addresses a persistent mismatch between traditional hours and blockchain networks that are operational 24/7. Starting from this Friday, institutional traders can now trade cryptocurrency derivatives around the clock. There will be only a brief weekend maintenance pause of at least two hours. This, of course, gives altcoins a major boost. Alongside $XRP and $ADA, the list of other altcoins that will benefit from this…