Variational has raised $50 million in a Series A led by Dragonfly, with backing from Bain Capital Crypto and Coinbase Ventures, to push a simple but potent idea: crypto trading needs better execution, not more circus acts. $50 million Series A led by Dragonfly Bain Capital Crypto and Coinbase Ventures joined the round Omni uses […]
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Hyperliquid is under fresh scrutiny from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority just as major financial firms begin studying decentralized perpetual futures as a business model worth copying. FCA warning: Hyperliquid and Hyper Foundation may be offering services in the UK without authorization. Wall Street is watching: ICE says it is studying Hyperliquid’s model. Perps are […]
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Hyperliquid, one of crypto’s most active decentralized perpetual futures venues, is now running into the part of the job nobody wants: regulators taking a very close look at how the whole thing is built. Five possible paths could shape Hyperliquid’s future US and UK regulators are tightening scrutiny on crypto perps Product, token, and collateral […]
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Coinbase just got cleared for perpetual futures has been cleared to offer U.S. customers access to crypto perpetual futures, a major shift that brings one of the most dominant and dangerous trading products in crypto closer to home. CFTC clears Coinbase for crypto perpetual futures First U.S. exchange to get access to perps Kalshi also […]
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Solana is under pressure on price, but the network’s activity is telling a very different story. While SOL retested the $75 support level, perpetual futures and stablecoin volume surged to fresh records, showing that traders and users are still piling in even when the chart looks ugly. $76.7 billion in monthly perps volume for May […]
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Coinbase just opened a regulated lane into one of crypto’s most important markets: perpetual futures and options. For U.S. institutions, that’s a serious upgrade. For everyone else, it’s a sign that the U.S. may finally be moving from hand-wringing to something closer to reality. Coinbase Financial Markets is now the first U.S.-regulated FCM connected to […]
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The CFTC is putting a hard stop on the idea that every derivatives market should be dragged into 24/7 trading, while still opening the door wider for regulated crypto products like perpetual futures and global options. 24/7 trading: fits crypto better than some traditional markets Liquidity risk: thinner books can mean wider spreads and more […]
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Hyperliquid’s latest surge wasn’t just ETF sugar rush. The HYPE token has started to look like something rarer in crypto: a protocol that captures real economics instead of just spawning another chart for traders to worship. HYPE jumped from about $40 to $62.24 in May 2026, roughly 55% in three weeks. The bigger catalyst may […]
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Hyperliquid’s HYPE token is still on a tear after breaking into crypto’s top 10 by market cap, but the rally is pausing as traders take profits and the market checks whether the move has real staying power. HYPE entered crypto’s top 10 by market cap Nearly 42% rally from a local low before consolidation 97% […]
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Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to make crypto derivatives licensing less of a bureaucratic maze, and that could open the door wider for regulated futures trading in the country. Thailand SEC proposes direct derivatives licensing for crypto firms Separate legal entity requirement could be removed Public comment runs until May 20 Goal: wider […]
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