
Binance launches 24/7 FX perps with weekend pricing system
Binance is joining a growing number of crypto exchanges offering around-the-clock exposure to foreign exchange markets through perpetual futures.

Binance is joining a growing number of crypto exchanges offering around-the-clock exposure to foreign exchange markets through perpetual futures.

Coinbase, Strategy and other crypto-linked stocks rallied Friday as the CFTC and SEC moved ahead with crypto-related actions under existing authority.

The US commodities regulator submitted a new crypto market regulatory action for White House review days after the Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act.

Bitcoin price action made swift gains at the start of Friday’s Wall Street trading session as US 30-year bond yields began rising again.

The regulator is moving ahead with crypto market rules as the SEC also opens a new path for tokenized stock trading.

Some smaller hedge funds with weaker security controls may have lost funds in the targeted attack, sources said.

Banks now represent nearly one in four providers on ESMA’s MiCA register after roughly doubling their presence since late June.

Targeting Americans based on what their spending habits can tell us about their politics is an abuse of our financial system, writes Coin Center’s Laz Pieper.

Although the ECB holds no formal licensing authority under MiCA, high-level intervention led Greece to stall an application that regulators had previously deemed complete, the Journal said.

NU7 would reduce block times to 25 seconds while setting aside at least 60% of transaction fees to supplement mining rewards beginning in 2031.

The non-profit signaled support for reducing Ethereum block times, citing increasing institutional activity moving onto the smart-contract network.

HYPE hit a record $90.92 after Hyperliquid opened manual borrowing, letting users borrow stablecoins against HYPE and Bitcoin collateral.

Industry watchers are debating the fate of the Zcash development fund after the ZEC token’s rally pushed its value above $95 million.

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The Fisher Transform indicator produced a rare crossover for only the fourth time in Bitcoin’s history.

Starknet and arbitrum gained more than 17% while the 10-year Treasury yield slipped back below 5%, with 98 of CoinDesk 100 constituents advancing.

Bitcoin is down just 1.5% in its historically weakest month and remains on track for its first quarterly gain in a year, despite rising rates, surging oil and a stronger dollar.
Another central bank hiked rates overnight, this time the Bank of Japan. The move failed to halt the slide in the yen.

Dtcpay plans to expand its merchant network and payment products after completing a $25 million Series A backed by Japan’s SBI Group.

Binance declined to address reports of ECB intervention in its Greek MiCA bid, saying it remains committed to securing authorization in Europe.

Onchain analyst James Check says Bitcoin may have bottomed near $58,000 after two capitulations and warns against anchoring to an October low.
The yen weakened past 157 against the dollar, the yield on the 10-year Japanese Government Bond slipped, while the Nikkei 225 gained 1.5%.

Stablecoin payments company dtcpay completed a $25 million Series A funding round with a strategic investment from Japan’s SBI Group.