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Coinbase’s agreement to buy Deribit highlights the increasing importance of financial derivatives for cryptocurrency exchanges, according to industry executives. On May 8, Coinbase, the US’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, agreed to acquire crypto derivatives platform Deribit for $2.9 billion in the crypto industry’s largest corporate acquisition to date. The deal
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Shares of Coinbase (COIN) fell nearly 3% in post-market trading after it reported a significant drop in revenue in the first quarter of the year, missing analyst estimates, as markets cooled amid economic uncertainty in the U.S.The crypto exchange said it recorded $2 billion in revenue, down from $2.27 billion
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Michelle Bond, the wife of former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame, who faces federal campaign finance charges, is pushing for dismissal on the grounds that US prosecutors deceived her husband in a plea deal.In a May 7 filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New
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Coinbase's (COIN) $2.9 billion acquisition of Deribit will be a tipping point for the company, pushing the U.S.-based exchange into direct competition with global heavyweights like Binance, Wall Street analysts wrote on Thursday.The massive deal is more than just a platform expansion; it's a paradigm shift for the exchange and
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The US federal court for the Southern District of New York has sentenced former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky to 12 years in prison for fraud. Mashinsky’s legal team sought a light sentence. They highlighted his spotless record before the Celsius incident, along with his military service and willingness to plead
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official Hester Peirce proposed a regulatory exemption framework for crypto-related securities trading during her May 8, 2025 keynote in Washington D.C., balancing investor protection with technological innovation. SEC Mulls Regulatory Sandbox to Test Tokenized Securities Amid Industry Push Commissioner Hester Peirce emphasized the need
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The U.S. legislation that would establish stablecoin regulation failed to take a huge step closer to reality on Thursday as a rush of Democratic resistance kept the bill from moving into a debate phase, which would have been the path toward an eventual vote on passage.The crypto industry has been
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The last time the cryptocurrency topped six figures was in February shortly after reaching its all-time high of $109,114.88 in late January. BTC Breaks $100K Barrier as Institutions Dive In Bitcoin ( BTC) broke through the $100K barrier on Thursday morning, as net cumulative inflows for spot BTC exchange-traded funds
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering rule changes to let companies more freely issue tokenized securities, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said in a speech published on May 8.The regulator is “considering a potential exemptive order” for firms using blockchain technology to “issue, trade, and settle securities” that
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Bitcoin has reclaimed the $100,000 price level for the first time since January, reflecting renewed bullish sentiment among investors.Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the $100,000 mark on May 8 at 11:22 UTC, surging 4.2% from the intraday low of $95,967, according to data from CoinGecko.It marked the third time that BTC has
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