Tag: Crypto

Sandboxes Are a Way Out of the Regulatory Sandstorm

Regulation by enforcement is beginning to crumble, with a court recently ruling that the SEC’s refusal to issue a crypto rule was unlawful. A new crypto-friendly administration stands ready to create crypto clarity through new appointments at the SEC and the CFTC. New acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham has...
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CME Group Expands Crypto Offerings With Options On Bitcoin Friday Futures

Global derivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) on Wednesday announced the upcoming launch of options on its Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) Friday futures contracts, pending regulatory approval. These new contracts are set to be the first financially-settled cryptocurrency options offered by CME Group with daily expiries available Monday through Friday,...
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Hong Kong Authorities Issue Two New Crypto Licenses, Bringing Total To Nine

On 27 January 2025, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) granted operational licenses to two Hong Kong-based crypto exchanges, PantherTrade and YAX.  This brings the total number of licensed platforms to nine since the SFC’s licensing regime was launched in mid-2024. Commenting on the development, Kelvin Liu Kai,...
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Chainlink’s Data Streams go live on Scroll mainnet

Chainlink’s standard for verifiable data has officially launched on Scroll, a zero-knowledge-proof-powered scaling solution on Ethereum. The decentralized oracle platform announced the integratio on Jan. 29, noting Data Streams were now live on Scroll (SCR) mainnet. Chainlink (LINK) now provides…...
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