Former U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Gary Gensler has joined a growing list of groups challenging sports prediction markets, arguing in a new court filing that Congress never intended federal derivatives laws to cover sports betting contracts. Summary Former CFTC Chair Gary Gensler told a federal appeals court that sports prediction contracts do not
PORT VILA, Vanuatu, June 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Vantage, a global multi-asset broker for CFD trading, announced its inclusion on the Fortune Crypto Innovators list. Selected independently by Fortune’s editorial department based on its editorial criteria, the list serves as a recognised industry reference point, highlighting companies operating within the digital asset and broader financial ecosystems.
Binance Wallet’s SpaceX IPO campaign attracted about $557 million in subscription funds, showing strong onchain demand for tokenized exposure to the planned listing. Summary Binance Wallet’s SpaceX IPO campaign drew about $557 million from 27,689 onchain addresses, Dune data showed. Smaller subscriptions dominated address count, but larger wallets provided most funds committed to the campaign.
Zodia Custody receives Luxembourg approval to expand regulated stablecoin custody and strengthen institutional crypto services across Europe. Zodia Custody Europe has secured a Payment Institution Licence from Luxembourg’s CSSF. This approval will enable the firm to grow its regulated activities. It now also covers custody and transfer of Electronic Money Tokens (also called “stablecoins”). As
US lawmakers have introduced legislation to create a federal task force focused on cryptocurrency theft, fraud, and hacking investigations. Summary Bipartisan lawmakers introduced a bill creating a federal crypto crime task force. The proposed unit would include the DOJ, FBI, DHS, and Treasury Department. The legislation aims to improve investigations, victim reporting, and law enforcement
Bitcoin’s options market has grown too large to ignore. What that signals about who is now participating in crypto, and why, matters more than the numbers alone. Crypto markets are no stranger to sharp drawdowns. As Bitcoin fell roughly 50% from its October 2025 peak to a low of around $60,000 in February, however, one
The US government has transferred nearly $984,000 in cryptocurrency linked to Alameda Research and FTX. The US transferred nearly $984K in seized FTX and Alameda-linked crypto. About $768K of the funds moved to Coinbase Prime, according to Arkham data. Arkham data shows US government crypto holdings total about $20.93B. Blockchain data shows that most of
Tether announced on June 10, 2026, that it is leading a Series C funding round of up to $1.4Bn in NEURA Robotics, a German cognitive humanoid robotics company, in what Handelsblatt is calling the largest startup financing round in German history. What separates this from a standard robotics funding round is the technology being embedded
Backpack Securities and Sunrise have introduced SPCX, a token tied to underlying SpaceX shares and issued on Solana. Summary SPCX gives eligible users blockchain-based exposure to underlying SpaceX shares. Investors can convert SPCX tokens into actual shares through regulated brokers. Solana enables 24/7 trading, transfers, and self-custody of SPCX tokens. The launch creates a blockchain-based
SpaceX has priced its shares at $135, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, setting the stage for one of the most closely watched public market debuts in recent years. The company sold 555.6 million shares at that price, raising $75 billion, making it the largest IPO ever, easily
