CME Group now offers nonstop trading for cryptocurrency futures and options, expanding regulated access for bitcoin and other digital asset derivatives. The change gives traders a way to respond to weekend, overnight, and holiday market moves through CME Globex. CME Group Expands Crypto Access
Bitcoin slid to multi-week lows this week, dragged lower by record exchange-traded fund (ETF) redemptions and a broad pullback from risk assets. The price settled near $73,500 on Friday, down roughly 4% from where it opened the week above $77,000. To get a sense of where BTC might finish the year, Bitcoin News queried several […]
According to Normative Instruction No. 739, issued on Friday, VASPs will now need to undergo an audit by an approved third-party entity to obtain authorization to operate in Brazil. The requirement adds to an already stringent regulation, making the process of obtaining a license in Brazil more difficult. Central Bank Of Brazil Moves to Add […]
The Bitcoin network received a fresh difficulty bump this week at block height 951552, with the protocol dialing things up by 1.72%. Meanwhile, the network’s hashrate kept flexing its muscles, climbing past the 1,000 exahash per second (EH/s), or 1 zettahash per second (ZH/s) threshold. Bitcoin Difficulty Nears 139 Trillion and Sees Industry Transformation Bitcoin’s […]
Prediction market platform Kalshi has filed a federal lawsuit to block a first-in-the-nation Minnesota law that would make operating or advertising prediction markets a felony, escalating a nationwide fight over who regulates the fast-growing sector. Minnesota’s First-in-Nation Felony Ban Kalshi, a federally regulated prediction market where users trade contracts on the
An early Ethereum investor has sold roughly $136 million worth of ether and staked-ether tokens over the past week, adding to the selling pressure already weighing on ETH near the $2,000 mark. A Week of Steady Selling The wallet, an early participant holding coins since the network’s first years, sold 55,000 ETH worth about $112.25 […]
Three investigations. Four suspects. Zero proof. Between October 2024 and April 2026, an HBO documentary, a New York Times investigation, and a feature-length film each named a different person as Satoshi Nakamoto and all three came up short. The Hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto Heats up Again as 3 New Investigations Name Suspects Over the years, […]
A wallet reportedly tied to venture giant Andreessen Horowitz (A16z) has accumulated 3.9 million HYPE worth about $192.6 million, even as one of Hyperliquid’s earliest backers sold a 1.5 million-token stake to lock in a roughly $95 million profit. Smart Money on Both Sides A wallet that onchain analysts have linked to venture capital firm […]
Crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows remained under pressure on Friday, May 29, as bitcoin funds posted a tenth straight day of outflows and ether funds extended their outflow streak to 14 sessions. Still, the tone was less one-sided than earlier in the week, with XRP, HYPE, and Solana ETFs all attracting fresh capital. Bitcoin and […]
Circle blacklisted a publicly labeled Ethereum smart contract tied to Zama’s privacy protocol on Saturday, freezing approximately $12.6 million in USDC following a U.S. federal court order connected to a civil lawsuit against Overnight Finance founder Maxim Ermilov. Circle’s Zama Blacklist Freezes $12.6M, Raising Questions About USDC Use in DeFi Contracts The frozen










