Regulation
Coinbase targets stock futures but CFTC standstill blocks launch
The cash-settled contracts would offer price exposure without ownership or delivery of the underlying shares.
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Market
Massive ETF capital exits threaten Bitcoin’s fragile $86,000 price surge
Spot taker flow and realized-cap growth improved while futures exposure and profit-taking climbed with the rebound.
Digital Asset Treasuries
GameStop may have surrendered $31 million of Bitcoin upside with one options trade
BTC is trading more than $15,000 above the company’s disclosed $70,000 call strike, potentially capping gains on 2,000 coins.
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.
Legislation
CLARITY Act needs 11 more Senate votes, but 4 of the 49 it already has want the bill changed
Cornyn, Curtis, Hyde-Smith and Murkowski backed the failed procedural vote while also supporting tougher restrictions on stablecoin yield.
Market
Bitcoin’s $87,000 breakout puts $90,000 in sight, but history comes with a catch
The 50-week moving average reclaim has preceded durable recoveries in most past cycles, though today’s leverage-heavy rally still needs real buying to take over
Politics
Stand With Crypto’s 4 million registered advocates couldn’t get the CLARITY Act through the Senate
The 49-50 Senate defeat showed why reach alone cannot deliver a bipartisan coalition.
ETF
L2 growth and $120 billion in staking hide Ethereum’s supply reality
Large network balances sit alongside uneven ETF flows, while the benefit to Ethereum holders depends on purchases and fees.
CBDCs
ECB launches ‘digital euro for banks’ and prepares to buy tokenized bonds
Pontes gives Deutsche Bank, Santander and other institutions a live route to settle tokenized assets in central-bank money.
AI
One wallet links $1.55 million FetchAI theft to massive 408.5 million NTX mint
On-chain evidence suggests compromised bridge and token-minting credentials were used in the same coordinated operation.
Technology
Will proposed faster block times really fix Ethereum’s biggest market losses?
Ethereum Quick Slots could reduce transaction-inclusion waits while keeping throughput broadly steady, but validator timing remains the key test.
