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The US derivatives regulator is exploring a market for futures tied to AI computing power just as Bitcoin miners pour hundreds of millions of dollars into data centers, but the contracts may leave their biggest risks untouched.On Aug. 19, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) opened a consultation on compute derivatives, seeking feedback on the size and liquidity of underlying markets, manipulation risks, customer protections and perpetual futures tied to computing capacity.CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said a robust derivatives market for compute would be important to US competitiveness in artificial intelligence, describing the consultation as an initial step toward establishing…
Flowra launches an open auction for Solana blockspace and MEV. Early tests showed a 20.6% increase in compute units per block. Programmable policies give Solana validators more control over blocks. Flowra has launched an Open Orderflow Auction (OOA), a new block-building framework for Solana designed to introduce greater competition into the network’s maximal extractable value (MEV) market and potentially increase validator revenue. The Seoul-based blockchain infrastructure company said the system allows registered searchers to compete for transaction inclusion through a transparent auction instead of relying on closed orderflow channels. Flowra said the approach could improve price discovery while allowing validators…
Bitcoin surged toward $80,000 on Friday, extending a three-day rally that has liquidated more than $4 billion in bearish bets and pushed the cryptocurrency to a three-month high.Data from CryptoSlate shows Bitcoin climbed as high as $78,449, gaining more than 10% over the past 24 hours before easing to $77,873 as of press time.The rally began Wednesday after the US Treasury said it would at least double liquidity-support buybacks for 10- to 30-year government debt, sending long-term yields lower and improving risk appetite.Momentum accelerated as President Donald Trump hosted crypto executives at the White House and urged Congress to advance…
Justin Sun said on Aug. 20 that a California federal judge rejected World Liberty Financial’s attempt to force all of his claims into private arbitration, keeping his individual allegations in open court.The public docket confirms World Liberty filed a motion to compel arbitration and a separate motion to seal case materials.That news arrives six days after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted preliminary conditional approval for World Liberty Trust Company. The national trust bank is meant to take over issuance of USD1 and its reserve assets.The approval remains preliminary and conditional, so World Liberty Trust cannot commence…
President Donald Trump said Aug. 19 that CFTC Chair Michael Selig is working to bring Hyperliquid to the US in a fully compliant, legal way.Hyperliquid’s official interface currently keeps US persons off the platform, part of the regulatory geography that let crypto’s largest perpetual futures venue grow up outside American oversight.Hyperliquid processed over $114 billion of perpetual futures trading volume in August and carries open interest above $10 billion. It has crossed $5 trillion in cumulative perpetual volume and generates close to $50 million in protocol fees every month.Hyperliquid’s perpetual volume fell sharply in August while open interest climbed toward…
Key takeaways Pepe has gained 25% this week, including a combined 22% advance over the previous two days. Seven whale transactions worth more than $1 million each occurred Thursday, the highest number since March 16. Exchange supply fell by 1.45 trillion PEPE, while top non-exchange wallets added 3.54 trillion tokens since August 12. Pepe maintained its bullish momentum Friday after gaining a combined 22% over the previous two trading days. The frog-themed meme coin is up approximately 25% this week as whale accumulation, declining exchange supply, and rising speculative activity strengthen its near-term outlook. PEPE has also reclaimed several important…
Duffy raised concerns that some prediction-market contracts could be manipulated and questioned why Kalshi could offer products that CME could not yet list. Lopes Lara challenged CME over its own history with market manipulation, leading to a pointed exchange over regulatory resources, efficiency and market credibility. The confrontation occurred amid a broader federal-state dispute over prediction-market jurisdiction and planned CFTC changes concerning event contracts and consumer protection. CME Group Chairman Terry Duffy and Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara clashed over prediction-market regulation during a Commodity Futures Trading Commission meeting on Thursday, highlighting a growing divide between traditional exchanges and newer…
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan doesn’t think Washington’s crypto-friendly turn is the moment that completely unlocks Wall Street.In an interview with CryptoSlate, he described the real barrier as something far less dramatic than a single landmark bill. The “brutal real answer” is that it comes down to a million small steps, and some of them are deeply unsexy.The SEC unveiled its Regulation Crypto Assets proposal on Aug. 18, describing a fit-for-purpose framework for certain crypto investment contracts with exemptions reaching up to $75 million over 12 months.A day later, President Donald Trump used a White House crypto event to push the…
Key takeaways Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP have gained nearly 20%, over 25%, and almost 30%, respectively, this week. Expanded U.S. Treasury debt buybacks have improved liquidity expectations and boosted demand for risk assets. Bitcoin trades around $76,800 after breaking above its 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day exponential moving averages. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP extended their rallies Friday as improving liquidity expectations continued to lift the broader cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin has gained nearly 20% this week, while Ethereum has risen more than 25% and XRP has advanced almost 30%. The rally gained momentum after the U.S. Treasury announced plans to double the…
AI agents and robots may increasingly drive blockchain activity as autonomous systems need transaction infrastructure, says Chainlink’s McCormick Advances in AI could cheapen blockchain development, producing many interconnected chains where cross-chain interoperability becomes essential. Humanoid robots may eventually use stablecoins and blockchains to communicate and transact within physical work environments. AI agents and robots could drive a growing share of blockchain activity as autonomous systems increasingly require infrastructure for communication and transactions, Chainlink Labs executive Andrew McCormick said. McCormick, the company’s head of institutional strategy, believes the expansion of agentic AI could create new applications for crypto infrastructure, including autonomous…