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CFTC Chairman Michael Selig says financial markets must prepare for mass tokenization, onchain finance and 24/7 trading as blockchain technology transforms settlement and collateral infrastructure.
Elon Musk added $165 billion to his fortune in one day — more than Bill Gates’ entire estimated net worth.
Hyperliquid is benefiting from growing demand for perpetual futures tied to assets beyond crypto, as traders increasingly seek 24/7 access to markets ranging from oil to pre-IPO companies.
Interactive Brokers launched a prediction markets platform with Kalshi, CME Group, and ForecastEx for event-based trading.
Kalshi has raised more than $1 billion in a new funding round, valuing the prediction market platform at $22 billion. The deal highlights growing investor interest in event-driven trading markets.
S&P Dow Jones Indices has licensed the S&P 500 for use in perpetual futures contracts on Hyperliquid. The move brings a major equity benchmark into the crypto derivatives market.
Robert Kiyosaki warns that a historic economic crash could emerge in 2026 and urges investment in gold, silver, and crypto.
BlackRock capped investor withdrawals from its $26 billion HPS Corporate Lending Fund after redemption requests surged to about $1.2 billion. The move highlights growing stress in the rapidly expanding private credit market.
U.S. prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over disclosures tied to a headquarters renovation, escalating political pressure on the central bank amid rate policy tensions.
Nasdaq and CME Group have unveiled a joint crypto index aimed at bringing greater transparency and institutional-grade benchmarks to digital asset markets.
FTSE Russell partners with Chainlink to deliver trusted global index data on-chain, connecting traditional markets with DeFi.
The EU moves to centralize oversight of stock and crypto exchanges under ESMA to strengthen market efficiency and investor protection.