CME Group is launching Nasdaq CME crypto index futures covering Bitcoin, Ether and Solana, bundling three assets into one regulated contract during extreme fear.

DefiLlama added pre-IPO perpetual futures for Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX, and Quantinuum on Aster and Lighter, putting synthetic exposure to private firms onchain.

Gate says more than $60M has been committed to SpaceX through its IPO Access product, as OKX pushes the same pre-IPO pitch and exchanges chase private-equity demand.

A US judge has approved a $38 billion settlement over Visa and Mastercard swipe fees. Here is what the interchange deal means for crypto cards and cashback.

Onchain crypto card payment volume reached a record $833 million in May 2026, up 180% year over year, pushing cumulative spend past $9 billion as prices fell.

Wirex says it has joined Visa's Agentic Ready programme to test agent-initiated payments with consent controls. No fee or product change yet for cardholders.

The FCA has proposed letting UCITS and NURS retail funds hold up to 10% of assets in crypto ETNs, the next step after lifting its retail ban in October 2025.

Lending protocol Morpho raised $175M led by Paradigm, a16z crypto, and Ribbit Capital. It already holds ~$11B in deposits and powers Coinbase and Kraken loans.

Ethena has partnered with $480B asset manager Janus Henderson to allocate and distribute tokenized CLO funds, pushing structured credit onchain.

MUFG, SMBC, and Mizuho are targeting a joint stablecoin launch in FY2026, Nikkei reports, with a yen token first and a dollar version due late 2026.