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Four Moves in Six Weeks: How Payward Is Remaking Kraken as a Regulated Infrastructure Platform
In just six weeks, Kraken’s parent company Payward added the core pieces of a regulated infrastructure platform around the exchange: a TradFi anchor, a US derivatives stack, payments rails, and a Dubai licensing pathway.
Those pieces came through Deutsche Börse’s $200 million stake purchase, the Bitnomial acquisition and US margin launch, the Reap agreement, and preliminary
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Schwab Aims Crypto Custody at Its $5 Trillion Advisor Channel by 2027
Charles Schwab has switched on the first round-the-clock product in its history, letting clients trade select cryptocurrency futures nearly 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on its thinkorswim platforms.
The futures cover bitcoin, ether, solana and ripple contracts, and they give clients price exposure without holding the underlying tokens.
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Retail Traders Get Tokenized US IPO Allocations at Offer Price as Payward Expands xStocks
Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, plans to allow retail investors to participate in U.S.-listed initial public offerings at the IPO price through its tokenized equities infrastructure, xStocks.
The move builds on Kraken’s expansion into tokenized equities. In February this year, the company said its
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SEC Draft Plan Would Curb Enforcement Reach and Cement Atkins's Crypto Turn
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has put its turn under Chairman Paul Atkins into writing, publishing a draft strategic plan that would narrow the agency's enforcement reach, build rules for crypto, and widen access to private markets.
The regulator released the document this week and set a July 2 deadline for public comment, according
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Virtu Financial Ireland Gets MiCA Approval and CASP License for EU Crypto Services
Virtu Financial Inc said its Irish subsidiary has received regulatory approval under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, allowing it to operate crypto-asset services across all 27 EU member states.
The authorization was granted to Virtu Financial Ireland Limited. It enables the firm to provide regulated digital asset services,
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Binance Adds 7,000 U.S. Stocks as Crypto Exchanges Race to Become Multi-Asset Brokers
Binance has launched trading in more than 7,000 U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds, becoming the latest crypto exchange to expand beyond digital assets and compete more directly with traditional brokerage platforms.
The move comes as major crypto firms increasingly position themselves as multi-asset trading venues. Coinbase is building what it describes as an "Everything
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Crypto Perps in the US Will Fill the “Offshore” Workaround. Does That Make Europe Over-Cautious?
Three platforms — Coinbase, Kraken and Kalshi — have claimed to be the first in the US to launch crypto perpetual futures, widely known as “perps”, after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a policy statement late on Friday allowing these instruments. Interestingly, the US allowed these instruments while the pan-European regulator is considering
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MEXC Launches Real US Stock Trading, Moving Beyond Tokenized Equities
Crypto exchange MEXC has started letting users buy real shares in US-listed companies and collect any dividends on them, settling the trades in the stablecoin USDT. The exchange said the new service, called RealStocks, pushes it past the tokenized stock products that swept the industry last year.
MEXC said late Sunday that eligible users can purchase
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Kraken Enters Funded Trading With New Prop Program After Breakout Acquisition
Kraken has launched a proprietary trading program that allows crypto traders to access firm capital after completing an evaluation. It marks the exchange’s entry into the growing funded trading segment.
The new service, dubbed Kraken Prop, enables traders to operate with up to $200,000 in company-backed funds while keeping up to 90% of generated
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Hyperliquid Launches Prediction Markets With Validator-Based Settlement
Hyperliquid has launched what it calls "canonical" outcome markets for off-chain events, with settlement handled by the exchange's own validator network instead of an external oracle or a centralised board.
The approach is a direct departure from how Kalshi and Polymarket handle event resolution, and the differences are structural enough to matter for anyone building on or integrating
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Binance Embeds Event Trading into Its Wallet as Prediction Markets Grow into Core Infrastructure
Binance has added "Event Rush" to its official wallet, becoming the latest major player to treat prediction markets as a native trading feature rather than a standalone product.
The move fits a broader pattern: wagering on real-world outcomes has shifted from a niche category to a standard component of digital finance infrastructure.
The feature runs on the 42.space protocol on
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Are Crypto Investors More Vulnerable to Scams? ASIC's Warning Indicates So
The Australian financial market watchdog has warned against growing fraud involving fake crypto trading platforms, which scammers are promoting in messaging app groups and forums.
Targeting Young Investors
Targeting crypto investors also appears to be highly statistical: MoneySmart
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Moomoo Expands Texas Crypto Offering With Wallet Deposit and Withdrawal for Retail Investors
Moomoo, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based online brokerage Futu, has expanded its cryptocurrency trading services to investors in Texas and introduced a new direct crypto deposit and withdrawal feature for U.S. users, according to a company statement.
A relevant comparison can be drawn with IG Group
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EU to Review MiCA, as 80% of Crypto Firms Vanish in Compliance Cull
The European Commission has a long-standing habit of checking its own homework and MiCA is next up on the docket. On Tuesday, Brussels launched a formal consultation to gather feedback on the functioning of the Regulation.
For the stakeholders involved, the exchanges, the issuers, and the industry associations, this is an invitation to revisit the battlefield.
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IG Europe Moves to Expand EU Crypto Offering with MiCA Licensed Bitpanda
IG Group is preparing to expand its cryptocurrency offering across Europe through a partnership with Bitpanda. The expansion follows IG’s launch of spot crypto trading in the United Kingdom earlier this year through a partnership with Uphold.
Last year,