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CoinGecko’s 2026 Crypto Perpetuals Report shows Binance and OKX still dominating perpetual futures, even as decentralized perp exchanges rapidly gain ground in open interest. CoinGecko’s new 2026 Crypto Perpetuals Report finds that in the first four months of 2026, Binance accounted for 33% of the global perpetual futures market, with OKX holding 15%, underscoring how centralized giants still anchor derivatives liquidity. Over the same period, BingX’s market share in perps grew by more than 66%, rising from 3% to 5% and pushing the exchange to seventh place worldwide by market share. 2/ Top 11 Perp CEX monthly average trading volume…

Boerse Stuttgart Group’s tokenized securities settlement platform Seturion has partnered with Societe Generale, its crypto subsidiary SG-Forge, and online broker flatexDEGIRO to build out a blockchain-based securities settlement system across Europe. Under the plan, Societe Generale will issue tokenized structured securities, such as turbo warrants and investment certificates, on Seturion, according to a Thursday announcement. SG-Forge, which holds a Markets in Crypto-Assets authorization from French regulators, will settle transactions using its CoinVertible euro and dollar stablecoins, EURCV and USDCV. FlatexDEGIRO, who say they serve 3.5 million customers across 16 countries, will also connect its retail investor flow to the platform.…

The Bitcoin blockchain recently experienced a “rare-ish” two-block reorganization (reorg). The term “reorganization” can sometimes sound alarming to casual observers, but the event was not an attack or a glitch. Bitcoin’s decentralized consensus mechanism is functioning exactly as designed. We just had a rare-ish two block fork/reorg between Foundry and AntPool+ViaBTC. Foundry mined six blocks in a row.https://t.co/qpj7eLlh0U pic.twitter.com/Jd5m1LX036 — b10c (@0xB10C) March 23, 2026 According to data shared by Bitcoin researcher b10c and visualized on-chain, the mining pool Foundry USA won an epic multi-block race against competitors AntPool and ViaBTC. The race at height 941880 In order to validate…

As part of efforts to provide crypto investors with advanced options of accessing innovative decentralized lending and borrowing opportunities, Glider, a cryptocurrency trading platform that simplifies crypto portfolio management, today announced a strategic partnership with the Solana blockchain. This collaboration enabled Glider to launch its digital asset trading platform on Solana’s wing for credit-based DeFi. Glider is a decentralized, non-custodial crypto trading platform that focuses on enabling investors and traders to streamline their digital asset portfolio management. Its AI-powered, automated technology helps users to simplify their movement in the sophisticated DeFi space by efficiently connecting with chains, rebalancing portfolios, and…

Rising oil prices since the US-Israeli war have been a consistent weight on the price of Ether for the last three months, according to Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee. “If one is wondering why Ethereum has been under selling pressure … to me, rising oil prices is the biggest headwind,” Lee said on X on Monday. Lee said the inverse correlation between Ether prices and oil is at a record high. Crude oil prices have surged 66% from $65 to more than $100 per barrel since the US-Israeli war began on Feb. 28. They spiked again on Monday, with WTI hitting…

Crypto exchange Kraken says it filed 56 million crypto-transaction forms with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for the 2025 tax year. Roughly 18.5 million of them covered transactions worth less than $1, and over half were for $10 or less. Only 8.5% of the newly introduced Form 1099-DAs cleared $600, the threshold that triggers reporting for non-employee compensation, and 74% were for less than $50, the company said in a Wednesday blog post. Each form is also sent to the customer and creates a reconciliation task for the taxpayer who receives it. On top of that, standard tax software…

21Shares is set to launch its Hyperliquid ($HYPE) exchange-traded fund (ETF) today, May 12, according to a post on X by Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. The fund will trade under the ticker symbol ‘TYPE’ and carries a management fee of 0.30%. What the Hyperliquid ETF Means for Investors The launch of the Hyperliquid ETF marks a significant step in the ongoing integration of cryptocurrency assets into traditional financial markets. Hyperliquid ($HYPE) is a layer-1 blockchain and decentralized exchange (DEX) known for its high-speed trading infrastructure. By packaging this asset into an ETF structure, 21Shares is providing institutional and retail…

The Australian government is reportedly seeking to replace capital gains tax discounts on crypto and other assets with an inflation indexation tax, which could increase the taxes on long-term crypto gains. The Albanese government’s fiscal year 2027 budget, set to be released on Tuesday, would cut the current 50% capital gains tax discount alongside changes to housing investment taxes, the Australian Financial Review reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the budget. Australian investors can currently claim a 50% capital gains tax discount on assets held for more than 12 months. The proposed indexation model would instead tax full real…

Bitget Wallet, an everyday finance app built to make crypto simple, secure, and usable in daily life, has extended QR payments across Latin America, bringing self-custodial crypto spending beyond Brazil to Argentina, Colombia, and Bolivia. The purpose of this extension is to help users in Latin America revolutionize their payment infrastructure. Bitget Wallet is collaborating with national QR systems across the region. This allows users to pay from their crypto wallets while merchants receive settlement via existing local rails. The launch of Bitget Wallet Card in the area provides a unique opportunity for stablecoin payments into the local QR-based retail…

Y Combinator, the influential Silicon Valley startup accelerator, has introduced a new initiative called ‘YC Crypto Deals’ aimed at providing blockchain and crypto infrastructure support to its portfolio companies. The program brings together major industry partners including Coinbase, Stripe, Circle, the Ethereum Foundation, the Solana Foundation, Tempo, and Phantom to offer resources such as ecosystem grants, gas credits, and technical infrastructure. What YC Crypto Deals Offers to Startups The program is designed to lower the barriers for Y Combinator-backed startups that are building on blockchain networks or integrating cryptocurrency payments. Partners will provide direct support in the form of financial…