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themerkle.com CFTC Approves Kalshi’s Bitcoin Perpetual Futures In Historic Regulatory First

In a monumental move for the cryptocurrency derivatives landscape in the United States, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has granted its approval to Kalshi to offer Bitcoin-related contracts through regulated platforms. BTCPERP, the product that was approved by regulators, is tied to Bitcoin’s spot price and it is outlined as the first-ever perpetual futures contract in history to receive clear federal approval, under section 5c(c)(4) of the Commodity Exchange Act using a designated contract market framework. The ruling represents an important change for the crypto trading infrastructure, as perpetual futures have been solely found on offshore exchanges that The post CFTC Approves Kalshi’s Bitcoin Perpetual Futures In Historic Regulatory First appeared first on The Merkle News.

themerkle.com Hyperliquid Rallies As ICE CEO Hints Wall Street Approval, Treasury Data Reveals Widespread Losses

A major endorsement from a traditional finance titan is rapidly placing Hyperliquid among the top DEXs. The statement from Jeff Sprecher, founder of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and owner of the New York Stock Exchange, sent the token 10% higher today. This rally comes at a critical moment, with Hyperliquid’s native token sitting right around all time highs. Market participants do not just react to price moves, they respond to the credibility of the endorsement itself. This validation is more legitimate than those presented by some in the typical crypto social media hype. It comes from a central part of global The post Hyperliquid Rallies As ICE CEO Hints Wall Street Approval, Treasury Data Reveals Widespread Losses appeared first on The Merkle News.

blockonomi.com Central Bank Gold Reserves Hit Multi-Decade High Amid Dollar Decline

TLDR: Central bank gold reserves reach 26.6%, the highest since 1993, signaling a major reserve shift. Central bank gold reserves growth driven by inflation shocks, sanctions risks, and debt concerns. Dollar share drops to 56.3% while gold gains traction as a neutral reserve asset. Private investors have doubled gold exposure and accumulation trends in global [...] The post Central Bank Gold Reserves Hit Multi-Decade High Amid Dollar Decline appeared first on Blockonomi.

bitcoinmagazine.com CFTC Cracks Open U.S. Market for Bitcoin and Crypto Perpetual Futures

Bitcoin Magazine CFTC Cracks Open U.S. Market for Bitcoin and Crypto Perpetual Futures The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has greenlit the first U.S.-listed bitcoin perpetual futures and opened the door for Coinbase to route American traders into global crypto derivatives markets. This post CFTC Cracks Open U.S. Market for Bitcoin and Crypto Perpetual Futures first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

blockonomi.com Indian Stock Market Crash Erases ₹5.77T After MSCI-Led Selloff

TLDR: MSCI index rebalancing triggered massive passive fund outflows during Friday’s closing session. The Indian stock market crash erased ₹5.77 trillion in investor wealth within a single trading day. Monsoon concerns and geopolitical uncertainty added pressure across banking, energy, and auto stocks. Sensex plunged 1,092 points while Nifty 50 recorded a sharp 359-point weekly decline. [...] The post Indian Stock Market Crash Erases ₹5.77T After MSCI-Led Selloff appeared first on Blockonomi.

news.bitcoin.com CFTC Takes Historic Step to Approve First True US Bitcoin Perpetual

The CFTC opened a historic path for bitcoin perpetuals to trade on U.S.-registered venues, bringing a major crypto derivatives structure under federal oversight. The move creates the first regulated pathway for spot BTC-linked perpetual contracts in the United States. CFTC Opens Historic Path for Bitcoin Perpetuals The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on May […]

bitcoinist.com Volatile XRP Trading Patterns Continue To Dominate Binance As Price Action Wanes

Bearish pressure does not seem to be fading soon, and XRP has been on a downward trend over the past weeks, breaching the $1.30 support level on Thursday. As a result, heightened volatility has taken over the trading activity on cryptocurrency exchanges, especially on the Binance platform. XRP Volatility On Binance Keeps Traders On Edge […]

blockonomi.com Midnight Network Launches Programmable Disclosure Framework for Blockchain Privacy

TLDR: Midnight Network went live on March 30, 2026, with nine institutional-grade nodes producing blocks in a federated phase. Six dApp proposals merged between May 8–19, spanning DeFi, medical consent, and supply-chain traceability use cases. Compact DSL compiles TypeScript-like contract code directly into ZK circuits, enabling three programmable disclosure modes per dApp. Two stablecoin proposals [...] The post Midnight Network Launches Programmable Disclosure Framework for Blockchain Privacy appeared first on Blockonomi.

cryptobriefing.com French foreign minister summons Russian ambassador over drone incident in Romania, raising crypto market risk flags

Geopolitical tensions heighten regulatory scrutiny on crypto markets, impacting liquidity and compliance, with potential volatility spikes. The post French foreign minister summons Russian ambassador over drone incident in Romania, raising crypto market risk flags appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

blockonomi.com DxSale Legacy Locker Exploit Drains $7.3M From BNB Chain Pools

TLDR DxSale’s legacy liquidity locker on BNB Chain suffered a $7.3 million exploit. Attackers reportedly targeted more than 1,400 old liquidity pools linked to DxSale contracts. Investigators traced 2,958 BNB from the attacker address to two main wallets. Tahax reported that DxSale locker ownership moved through around 89 wallets before the attack. Eyeonchain reported older [...] The post DxSale Legacy Locker Exploit Drains $7.3M From BNB Chain Pools appeared first on Blockonomi.

forklog.media Aave Proposes Unified Technical Standard for Asset Listings

Aave Labs has published an ARFC proposing a new standardized Technical Asset Listing Framework (TALF) for Aave V3, V4 and Aave Horizon. Aave Labs has published an ARFC proposing a new standardized Technical Asset Listing Framework for Aave V3, V4, and Aave Horizon.The framework establishes consistent technical requirements for asset listings, parameter expansions, and ongoing monitoring. pic.twitter.com/OO9hwJK80T— Aave (@aave) May 28, 2026 It sets unified technical requirements for asset listings, parameter expansions and ongoing monitoring. The team proposes a minimum admission threshold. The goal is to remove ambiguities in assessments, make criteria transparent and institute continuous monitoring of already listed tokens. The document does not supplant market-risk and liquidity analysis, legal review or DAO decisions. It is a baseline technical filter to be applied alongside the conclusions of risk providers and other ecosystem participants. The framework covers three scenarios: new listings; assets with material parameter changes; periodic and ad hoc technical reassessments. If a token exists across multiple networks, it must meet the requirements separately in each one—accounting for contract implementations, bridges, oracles, access rights and dependencies. At the preliminary stage, an asset must be deployed and verified on the target network, classified under the Aave Asset Classification Framework, and not fall under prohibited or sanctioned categories. If a comparable instrument already exists in the protocol, it should serve as a reference when configuring oracles, loan-to-value (LTV) ratios, liquidation thresholds and limits. Strict requirements for ERC-20 One of the central sections addresses token compatibility with the ERC-20 standard. Aave Labs proposes to codify the following requirements: predictable behavior of transfer() and transferFrom(); no fee-on-transfer mechanics; prohibition of rebasing without a separate wrapper; disallow ERC777 hooks and ERC1363 callbacks; proper decimal support. The ability to mint additionally via flash mint is not banned, but it must be disclosed and shown not to break internal accounting. The contract must also not enforce allowlists for holding or transfers. Chainlink as the primary price source The proposal designates Chainlink as the primary price source on the target network. Any alternative scheme must be separately justified. For yield-bearing assets, the use of CAPO is allowed, which constrains assumptions about growth in exchange rate or value. The absence of a reliable pricing mechanism, stale data or high oracle infrastructure risk should directly inform listing recommendations, risk parameters and monitoring. Issuance controls and privileged roles A separate section covers access rights and token issuance. Aave Labs proposes disclosing all privileged roles in the ERC-20 contract and in external modules that can affect supply, balances, transferability or redemption. The list includes: owner; admin; minter; burner; pauser; blacklister; roles related to bridges and adapters. These roles are assessed on a security scale from Level 0 to Level 5. The least robust are Level 0–1—single-key without execution delay or a multisig without an honest majority. In the issuance and burning section, teams must document mint functions, the list of authorized addresses, limits and time constraints. A separate assessment of worst-case mint exposure in dollars—relative to Aave’s potential collateral exposure—is required. Undesirable scenarios include: unbounded minting; the ability to increase the mint limit and consume it with a single address simultaneously; arbitrary burning of tokens from user wallets. Pause, blacklist and upgradable-contract risks Pause and blacklist functions are highlighted as a separate risk area. They can directly affect liquidations and withdrawals. Governance should understand who controls these powers and whether the address-blocking mechanism can disrupt liquidations in the protocol. For upgradable contracts, teams must disclose the proxy type, upgrade admin, the presence of a timelock and the upgrade history. A weak upgrade mechanism is explicitly deemed noncompliant with the listing standard. Additional requirements for LSTs and LRTs Additional requirements for exchange-rate mechanics apply to LST, LRT, wrappers and vault tokens. Checks should cover: the potential to manipulate the rate via donations, flash loans or accounting quirks; the presence of a clear redemption mechanism; the sufficiency of secondary liquidity for liquidations. An asset without a transparent redemption mechanism and adequate liquidity may face significant listing and risk-parameter constraints or be sent back for revision. The initiative extends the course set after the KelpDAO incident. In early May, the protocol said it would revisit collateral and listing standards, broadening the focus from volatility and liquidity to cybersecurity, compatibility and technical architecture. The ARFC does not introduce an automatic scoring system or a universal list of stop-factors. Technical reports may include qualitative assessments and risk labels, but hard thresholds for automatic rejections are not provided. In May, the Aave lending protocol restored collateral parameters for wETH across six networks.

bitcoinist.com Ripple Makes New Demands From SEC, What Are They Asking For?

Crypto firm Ripple has sent a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) demanding clarity on the treatment of payment stablecoins and tokenized securities. This follows a meeting that the firm held with the Commission’s Crypto Task Force a couple of months ago.  Ripple Requests SEC To Provide Clarity On Stablecoins and Tokenized […]

news.bitcoin.com Dormant Holders Unleash $7.6B in Bitcoin Aged 5 to 15 Years Across 2026

While bitcoin sellers drove the price below $74,000 on Thursday, a fresh wave of sleeping coins sprang to life, transferring 665 BTC that had remained untouched for more than a decade. In total, 665 BTC worth just over $48 million, moved during the past day, all originating from wallets created in 2014 and 2015. Long-Idle […]

cryptobriefing.com Scott Bessent warns of US manufacturing vulnerabilities at Reagan Forum, ties economic resilience to digital asset strategy

Bessent's strategy could reshape US economic sovereignty, impacting global trade dynamics and potentially increasing inflationary pressures. The post Scott Bessent warns of US manufacturing vulnerabilities at Reagan Forum, ties economic resilience to digital asset strategy appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

blockonomi.com CFTC Clears First U.S. Route for Bitcoin Perpetual Futures

TLDR The CFTC approved one registered exchange to list and trade bitcoin perpetual futures. The agency did not name the exchange cleared to offer the first regulated bitcoin perp. Bitcoin perpetual futures allow traders to speculate on price moves without contract expiry dates. CFTC Chairman Mike Selig said the agency wants limits on leverage, volatility, [...] The post CFTC Clears First U.S. Route for Bitcoin Perpetual Futures appeared first on Blockonomi.

cryptobriefing.com Wintermute becomes liquidity provider for prediction markets, signaling sector’s institutional turn

Wintermute's entry into prediction markets enhances liquidity and efficiency, potentially attracting regulatory scrutiny due to rapid growth. The post Wintermute becomes liquidity provider for prediction markets, signaling sector’s institutional turn appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

forklog.media Glassnode: Bitcoin Options Expiry Removes Price Barriers

The leading cryptocurrency tested the $75,000 level ahead of a major options expiry. This high gamma zone held the price and contributed to a pullback to $72,500, Glassnode noted. Bitcoin retested the 75K strike, a high gamma zone that helped pull price down to 72.5K ahead of this morning’s major options expiry.Here’s what Bitcoin options data reveals about positioning, volatility expectations, and market sentiment beneath the surface. pic.twitter.com/14dzI2gSXb— glassnode (@glassnode) May 29, 2026 Analysts recorded a brief spike in implied volatility (IV) to 35% during the sell-off. However, the figure quickly returned to 32%. Market participants viewed the price drop as a local correction. Source: Glassnode. Demand for risk hedging decreased. The 25-delta skew remains positive at around 14%. This means that protection against a decline (put options) is still more expensive than call options, but the pressure from insurance buyers has weakened. Source: Glassnode. The premium for price fluctuation risk persists. Realized volatility increased from 24.5% to 28%, while expected volatility remains at 35%. The options market still anticipates sharper movements than Bitcoin shows on the chart. Source: Glassnode. Order flows reached equilibrium. Purchases and sales of puts and calls were evenly distributed at 25% each. This indicates a lack of consensus on the future price direction. Source: Glassnode. After closing positions worth $8 billion at the $75,000 zone, the market cleared dominant levels. Gamma distribution began anew across a wide range of prices. Experts also noted profit-taking on insurance contracts at the $70,000 level, indicating reduced concerns about a deep decline. Source: Glassnode. On May 28, CryptoQuant specialists reported that Bitcoin supply among long-term holders reached a historic high of 15.8 million BTC.

bitcoinmagazine.com Someone Just Inscribed the U.S. Constitution onto the Bitcoin Blockchain

Bitcoin Magazine Someone Just Inscribed the U.S. Constitution onto the Bitcoin Blockchain An unknown actor etched the full text of the U.S. Constitution onto the Bitcoin blockchain in a $83 transaction, permanently embedding it within the network. This post Someone Just Inscribed the U.S. Constitution onto the Bitcoin Blockchain first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

blockonomi.com EU Seeks U.S. Talks Over AI Safety as Anthropic Plans Mythos Rollout

TLDR The EU wants deeper talks with U.S. officials on advanced AI models with cyber capabilities. Anthropic has not granted the EU AI office preview access to its Mythos model. U.S. officials are weighing model access, innovation, cyber safety, and competition with China. Anthropic says Mythos-class models need strong cyber safeguards before wider release. Anthropic [...] The post EU Seeks U.S. Talks Over AI Safety as Anthropic Plans Mythos Rollout appeared first on Blockonomi.

cryptobriefing.com Scott Bessent warns of US manufacturing vulnerabilities at Reagan Forum, ties strategy to Bitcoin reserve

Bessent's strategy could reshape US economic sovereignty, impacting global trade dynamics and potentially increasing inflationary pressures. The post Scott Bessent warns of US manufacturing vulnerabilities at Reagan Forum, ties strategy to Bitcoin reserve appeared first on Crypto Briefing.