Kraken now offers CFTC-regulated perpetual futures contracts to eligible US clients through its Kraken Pro platform, covering BTC, ETH, SOL, and other digital assets.

Binance faces losing access to the European Union market as Greece's regulator is expected to reject its MiCA license application before the end-of-June deadline.

Coinbase announced plans to offer tokenized U.S. equities backed one-for-one by underlying shares, with direct ownership and automatic dividend payments for users outside the U.S.

CME Group CEO Terrence Duffy announced the exchange operator will file a lawsuit against the CFTC, arguing that perpetual futures are legally swaps under the Dodd-Frank Act.

SBI Holdings is acquiring crypto exchange Bitbank in a ¥46.7 billion ($289 million) deal that would form Japan's largest crypto trading group by assets under management.

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority will require crypto firms to hold capital against risky assets and conduct annual stress tests starting October 2027.

More than 100 financial firms including Visa, BNY Mellon, Stripe, BlackRock, and Coinbase are partnering to launch a US dollar-backed stablecoin called Open USD.

Billionaire investor Tim Draper says he hasn't touched his Bitcoin after analysts linked him to a 1,000 BTC transfer to Coinbase Prime, while reiterating his $250,000 price target.

Polymarket has enabled instant bitcoin deposits over the Lightning Network using the Spark protocol, crediting funds in under a second versus the previous 10-to-60-minute wait.

Strike has launched a new Bitcoin-backed loan product that removes margin calls and price liquidations, but charges interest rates as high as 14.2%.

US government-linked wallets transferred over $288 million in seized bitcoin and ether to Coinbase Prime on Monday, according to Arkham Intelligence data.

Japan's parliament has amended its laws to designate cryptocurrency as financial assets, subjecting the sector to stricter regulations expected within a year.