Derivatives
NFTs
The NFT party is over and everybody now owes storage rent
The NFT boom made digital ownership sound like a problem we'd solved for good, but keeping the art alive means paying bills and doing the maintenance nobody wanted to hear about at the launch party.
Stablecoins
Washington has $114 billion reasons to want Tether around
Tether turned demand for digital dollars into demand for US debt and Washington has plenty of reasons to want more of both.
Analysis
Why cash hoarding in the UK proves the world still craves permissionless money
Cash is disappearing from everyday payments but becoming more useful as insurance against the systems replacing it.
Crime
Bitcoin posts on X can pay even when Bitcoin doesn’t
Bitcoin influencers don't need you to buy Bitcoin to make money because sometimes they just need you to keep looking
Derivatives
Moscow Exchange launches 5 crypto perpetual futures as demand tops 600 billion rubles
Qualified investors in Russia can now gain continuous exposure to five major cryptocurrencies through Moscow Exchange without buying or holding the underlying assets.
Exchanges
Coinbase pushes beyond crypto with retail access to $2.2 billion Oura IPO
Coinbase has begun offering eligible US customers access to IPO allocations through its brokerage arm, starting with smart-ring maker Oura's planned public offering.
Insurance
Why keeping your private keys safe won’t always stop crypto theft
Saying a crypto company has insurance tells you almost nothing about what happens when your coins disappear.
Regulation
EU staking review threatens crypto yields and network security could pay the price
Europe is asking whether staking has become too big to remain just another feature of crypto regulation.
Stablecoins
Stablecoin salaries can leave workers paying to access their wages
Stablecoin payroll can move wages across borders in seconds, but getting those wages into a form employees can actually spend may take longer and cost more.
Analysis
Why real-time election odds are misleading prediction market crypto traders
Election bettors are competing over who will win, while professional traders are fighting over who sees the market move first.
Exchanges
X brings crypto trading closer to your social feed
Kraken is turning X Cashtags into a shorter route from crypto conversation to crypto trade.
Investments
Gen Z are investing like Boomers – with some surprising portfolio decisions
Crypto may have introduced Gen Z to investing, but new Binance data suggests young investors are increasingly using the exchange to buy and hold conventional assets rather than chase maximum risk.
