Part 1 Advanced The Market Maker’s Exchange Checklist (Liquidity, Latency, and Risk Controls) Market makers and HFT desks: evaluate exchanges on execution quality, liquidity, latency, fees, margin, and security — with a WhiteBIT walkthrough. Open guide US News
SEC and CFTC actions, state policy, ETFs, startups, and nationwide crypto market trends.
Stories 5,898
Coverage footprint 23.8%
Macro
White House admits Iran war burned equivalent of half the US Bitcoin reserve in 6 Days
Estimating the $13B in the US's Iran war spending in Bitcoin highlights BTC's potential as a hedge against military-driven inflation and fiscal strain.

Derivatives
The CFTC just authorized Bitcoin, ETH, USDC only for US leverage, leaving XRP, SOL stranded in risky limbo
The CFTC's selective asset inclusion in its digital assets pilot reflects a cautious pathway toward integrating cryptocurrencies into US markets.

Digital Asset Treasuries
The “infinite money glitch” fueling Strategy and BitMine has evaporated, forcing a desperate pivot to survive
The arbitrage trade allowing firms to print equity for crypto is dead, leaving their $60 billion hoard structurally exposed.



















