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Kalshi is partnering with brokerage infrastructure provider Alpaca to expand access to its event contracts outside the US. The deal comes as financial infrastructure firms increasingly add Kalshi’s contracts to their platforms. Finance Magnates reported that Alpaca recently registered as an FCM with the CFTC, while Apex launched an API allowing brokers and fintech firms to offer Kalshi contracts without building their own FCM infrastructure or direct exchange connectivity. Tony Lee, Alpaca’s chief brokerage officer, Source: LinkedIn Under the new agreement, financial institutions using Alpaca’s technology will be able to offer Kalshi contracts through their existing brokerage infrastructure. Availability will…
The move came after a hard drop on July 17, when $BTC fell to $63,706 as U.S. stocks sold off and oil prices jumped on renewed Middle East fighting. By July 20, the price had recovered more than 3% from that low, and bitcoin’s market cap sat near $1.313 trillion. The bounce did not happen in a straight line. Traders spent July 18 and 19 grinding through consolidation, with futures data showing closes between $64,120 and $64,270. Sentiment stayed mixed as war headlines rolled in, but the price action itself told a calmer story. Chart patterns began forming higher lows…
Joseph Lubin, Chairman & CEO of MetaMask and Founder of Consensys, is set to join Lido’s Poolside community call on September 14th, 2026, a conversation squarely focused on institutional Ethereum staking. The session, flagged through a Lido announcement on X, signals that staking providers and blockchain founders are paying closer attention to how large financial players want to interact with Ethereum going forward. Key takeaways Joseph Lubin, Chairman & CEO of MetaMask and Founder of Consensys, will join Lido’s Poolside community call on September 14th, 2026. The discussion centers on institutional Ethereum staking and the growing participation of large investors…
The US Treasury expects to borrow $739 billion from July through September while paying investors to hand back some of its older bonds. The pairing looks self-defeating because both transactions involve the same issuer. However, they are on separate ledgers and solve separate problems: auctions finance the government and create liquid benchmarks, while buybacks retire selected old issues or help Treasury manage its cash balance. Treasury’s Aug. 3 borrowing estimate assumes a $950 billion cash balance at the end of September, then projects another $628 billion of borrowing from October through December. Its August refunding statement authorized as much as…
As the crypto market continues to show mixed price actions, Hyperliquid’s development team, Hyperlabs, stirred reactions across the crypto market following a recent unlocking of $HYPE tokens. According to recent data shared by crypto analytics platform Lookonchain, Hyperlabs has unlocked a total of 433,025 $HYPE tokens and has been dumping them on major crypto exchanges. Is Hyperlabs selling? Following $HYPE’s current trading price, the total amount of tokens unlocked by the team is worth over $23 million, drawing attention from market watchers. Although the massive unlocking of the tokens does not reflect a bearish signal, the move became concerning after…
The crypto industry is launching a seven-figure national advertising campaign to rescue the CLARITY Act ahead of a crucial Senate vote next week. The Senate is scheduled to vote Sept. 15 on whether to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, a procedural hurdle requiring 60 votes. The measure would establish federal rules for digital-asset markets and divide oversight between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The vote would only open debate, leaving lawmakers to clear additional procedural steps before final passage. Yet with a week…
JupiterExchange’s revenue surged to $822K yesterday, marking its highest level in nearly seven months. This impressive figure, primarily driven by its aggregator business, signals growing interest in the platform. The tweet from commentator @SolanaFloor highlighted this achievement, which could attract further market engagement. What Happened The broader cryptocurrency market is currently displaying mixed signals, but JupiterExchange’s recent revenue performance stands out markedly. This spike to $822K not only indicates a strong operational capacity but also reflects increased participation in its aggregator services. As traders observe these developments, it may foster greater confidence in JupiterExchange’s offerings and overall market positioning. Key…
Bitcoin’s August price recovery coincided with a sharp improvement in mining revenue, but the network is preparing to reclaim part of that gain. A mempool.space difficulty reading preserved at 20:24:22 UTC on Sept. 14 projected a 4.6976% increase at the next adjustment, with 661 blocks remaining and the retarget expected around 05:42 UTC on Sept. 19. Against the current difficulty of 127.4508 trillion, that would imply a new level near 133.44 trillion if the estimate holds. The immediate hurdle is simple. With Bitcoin at $79,158 in the same mempool.space reading, fees and other inputs held flat, $BTC would need to…
Deribit’s July 31 options board shows more than 20,000 Bitcoin call contracts open at both the $70,000 and $72,000 strikes. The two strikes represent the largest call concentrations for that expiry, with roughly 27,000 contracts at $70,000 and 21,000 at $72,000, according to the exchange’s data as of press time. Bitcoin sits near $64,289, placing the lower strike about 8.9% above spot. Deribit Chief Commercial Officer Jean-David Péquignot told CoinDesk that one large block involved buying 20,000 July 31 calls at $70,000 and selling the same number at $72,000. The exchange data concentration independently confirms substantial positioning at the strikes…
Ethereum ($ETH) began the week near important technical levels after falling approximately 1.5% during the previous week. Bitcoin is consolidating above its major daily moving averages, while Ethereum is approaching resistance at $2,550. Technical indicators suggest that the bulls are still in control, with rising futures volume also painting a bullish picture. Ethereum futures volume reaches $36.45 billion Ethereum climbed above $2,500 on Monday as derivatives traders increased their activity, with futures turnover substantially outpacing spot-market volume. Data obtained from CoinGlass shows that Ethereum futures generated $36.45 billion in trading volume during the 24 hours, representing a 74% increase. It…