Gold, silver and oil drive 65,000% jump in commodity perpetuals
BitMEX said commodity perpetual swaps volume jumped from $38.1 million to $25 billion in Q1 as traders flocked to 24/7 gold, silver and oil exposure.
BitMEX said commodity perpetual swaps volume jumped from $38.1 million to $25 billion in Q1 as traders flocked to 24/7 gold, silver and oil exposure.
Crypto exchanges are seeking market share of TradFi trading venues, but tokenized commodities adoption is limited by pricing and liquidity concerns.
Bitcoin Depot said a hacker stole 50.9 BTC, worth about $3.7 million, after gaining access to internal systems linked to corporate wallets.
North Korea’s crypto playbook now spans fake developers, conference contacts and major DeFi exploits reaching deep across the industry.
Hyperliquid data showed a 145 million Fartcoin position unwound across wallets, with the platform redistributing about $849,000 in gains to opposing traders.
The US Justice Department and commodities regulator asked a federal court to block Arizona’s action against Kalshi, arguing federally regulated event contracts fall under CFTC jurisdiction.
Bitcoin avoids major volatility after the first of the week’s two key US inflation reports, while a trader sees a “new upwards leg” coming for BTC price action.
Operation Atlantic, a joint US, UK and Canadian operation, froze more than $12 million tied to crypto approval phishing and identified over 20,000 victims.
White House economists say banning stablecoin yield would add little to bank lending while imposing significant costs on users.
The Financial Services Commission said inconsistent exemption rules created loopholes that allowed funds to move quickly with minimal account history.