Solayer has launched Margin Trade on mainnet, a perpetuals trading platform built natively on Solana that allows users to trade crypto assets, commodities, and equities from a single unified margin account. The platform leverages the SVM-compatible Solayer chain, aiming to bring traditional financial instruments and digital assets together in a
Bitcoin is trading at one of its deepest discounts relative to its long-term power law trend, a mathematical model that maps BTC price growth against time on a logarithmic scale. According to the model, the current deviation places Bitcoin at a level comparable to the March 2020 COVID crash and
Grayscale has entered the U.S. Hyperliquid ETF market with a competitive edge, listing a Nasdaq-traded fund carrying a 0.29% sponsor fee — the lowest among current domestic offerings. The move directly challenges existing Hyperliquid ETF products from 21Shares and Bitwise, which carry higher fee structures. The launch signals growing
US regulators are investigating former congressman George Santos after prediction market platform Kalshi reportedly flagged suspicious trades in which Santos allegedly wagered against his own attendance at the State of the Union address. The Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are both involved in the probe, suggesting
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is targeting crypto firms that use Premier League sponsorship deals as a backdoor route to promote financial products without authorisation. The regulator has warned that such high-profile partnerships may constitute breaches of UK financial promotion rules, which require firms to either be FCA-registered
Security vulnerabilities remain the primary barrier preventing major financial institutions from adopting decentralized finance, according to banking executives. While large lenders see genuine potential in blockchain technology — particularly for back-office functions such as settlement, clearing, and record-keeping — repeated high-profile exploits and protocol breaches are eroding institutional confidence. Executives note that
Bitcoin briefly fell below $66,000 as a combination of ETF outflows and rising geopolitical uncertainty pressured crypto markets. Analysts noted that investors are reassessing risk exposure in light of ongoing global tensions, while Strategy's recent bitcoin sale added further downward pressure on sentiment. ETF outflows signal short-term