Roughly $2.6 billion in Bitcoin options are set to expire this Friday. This represents a significant amount of liquidity shifting hands in a single morning but is relatively contained compared to other options expiring events. However, with the weekend comes thinner liquidity. Following Monday’s rally, the market is in a state of suspense. Ethereum remains
Key senators critical to advancing the crypto market structure legislation may soon be willing to move forward on the bill, individuals familiar tell CoinDesk. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions. Crypto negotiators’ hopes are bubbling up over
Mike Selig, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and one of the most consequential figures in American crypto regulation, has been officially confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026 — bringing the voice of Washington’s most Bitcoin-forward regulatory agency to the world’s largest Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas. Confirmed by the U.S. Senate
There is a difference between a launch and an event. A launch is a token appearing on an exchange. An event is an entire market pausing to recalibrate because something just entered the room that was not there before. BlockDAG’s debut on March 5, 2026, was the latter — and every hour that passes since
05 Nov The FCA Should Seize the Opportunity in Tokenisation Posted on 5 November, 2025 in Bitfinex Securities by Maria Lobusova By Jesse Knutson, Head of Operations, Bitfinex Securities This article was originally posted on Money Marketing. To unlock tokenisation’s potential for the sector, the FCA must ensure that its policy framework is not constrained
Bitcoin continues to hold firmly above the $70,000 threshold, extending its recent gains as global risk assets rallied across equities, commodities, and digital currencies. Bitcoin marked a near 10% recovery after a jagged week of geopolitical panic. Stocks followed suit, with S&P 500 futures bouncing back to 6,840. While crypto traders celebrate, the bond market
Cryptocurrency trading giant Coinbase (COIN) said new U.S. tax reporting requirements are overly onerous for many crypto holders and add unnecessary clutter to the country’s taxation system. While the idea is that taxable activity on crypto should be reported in the same way as with equities, for example, the rules require reporting transactions in stablecoins
Strike, a Bitcoin financial services firm founded by Jack Mallers, has received both a BitLicense and a money transmitter license from the New York State Department of Financial Services, allowing the company to operate in one of the most tightly regulated digital asset markets in the United States. The approval allows Strike to offer its
Arthur Hayes warns Bitcoin rally may be temporary as BTC still moves with U.S. tech stocks despite breaking $72,000 resistance level. Bitcoin surged above $72,000 this week after strong buying pressure returned. However, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said to be cautious about the rally. He warned the move could just be temporary. Therefore, traders should
05 Jan Bitfinex Alpha | Glimmers of Positivity in the New Year Posted on 5 January, 2026 in Bitfinex Alpha by Maria Lobusova Subscribeto Bitfinex Alpha! Want to receive Alpha from Bitfinex every week? Subscribe After a weak end to the year with late December trading marked by thin liquidity and compressed volatility, Bitcoin entered
