Analysis Archive – Page 17
Bitcoin Lightning Network Crosses $1 Billion in Monthly Volume as River Report Reveals a 266 Percent Surge Driven by Exchange Adoption
River's third annual Lightning report shows $1.17B monthly volume and 5.22M transactions, with Coinbase, Cash App, and enterprise flows driving 266% YoY growth.
SEC Chair Atkins and Commissioner Peirce Outline a Tokenized Securities Exemption at ETHDenver That Would Let Whitelisted Investors Trade on AMMs
SEC leaders unveil an innovation exemption framework for tokenized securities at ETHDenver, opening AMM trading to whitelisted participants with compliance baked into smart contracts.
CME Group Will Trade Crypto Futures and Options 24/7 Starting May 29, Ending the Last Structural Gap Between Wall Street and Native Exchanges
CME Group launches 24/7 cryptocurrency futures and options trading on May 29, 2026, after a record $3 trillion in notional volume last year.
SEC Chair Atkins Tells Regulators Not to Panic Over Falling Crypto Prices as Bitcoin Hovers Near $67K
SEC Chair Paul Atkins says regulators should not overreact to falling crypto prices, signaling a measured approach as Bitcoin trades 47% below its all-time high.
DerivaDEX Becomes the First DAO-Governed Derivatives Exchange to Launch Under a Bermuda Regulatory License
DerivaDEX launches perpetual swaps under a Bermuda Monetary Authority T license, combining sub-5ms execution with DAO governance and non-custodial settlement.
The White House Just Scheduled Its Third Stablecoin Yield Meeting in Weeks, and a Small Banking Delegation Says the Endgame Is Near
A third White House stablecoin yield meeting is set for February 19 with a small crypto and banking delegation, signaling that CLARITY Act negotiations are entering final stage.
Altcoin Sell Pressure Hits a Five-Year Extreme at -$209 Billion as 13 Months of Outflows Erase Every Buyer From the Market
CryptoQuant data shows altcoin spot selling pressure has reached -$209B over 13 months, the worst since 2021, while Binance absorbs 65% of stablecoin liquidity.
Fed Minutes Reveal Several Officials Open to Rate Hikes as Bitcoin Slides Below $66,500
January FOMC minutes show a 10-2 vote split and hawkish surprise as several Fed officials float rate increases, sending Bitcoin down 2% and the dollar to a one-week high.
Coinbase Expands Crypto-Backed Loans to XRP, DOGE, ADA, and LTC, Letting Users Borrow Up to $100K in USDC Without Selling
Coinbase adds XRP, Dogecoin, Cardano, and Litecoin as collateral for USDC loans on its Morpho-powered Base lending product. Here is what borrowers need to know.
Ledn Sold $188 Million in Bitcoin-Backed Bonds, and a 27 Percent BTC Crash Is Already Stress-Testing Wall Street's Newest Experiment
Ledn's $188M Bitcoin-collateralized ABS is the first of its kind. Then BTC dropped 27%, forcing liquidations and putting S&P's BBB- rating to the test.
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