The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) will file a lawsuit against the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). CME head Terrence Duffy said this in a comment to CNBC. The reason was the agency's authorization for the Kalshi platform to launch perpetual futures. Duffy stated that such instruments are
Senators Ruben Gallego and Cynthia Lummis came out with a resolution banning a pardon, amnesty, or any other reduction of the sentence of former FTX exchange CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. They stated that he did not deserve release and pointed to the absence of signs of remorse. Recall that Bankman-Fried filed an official
The well-known Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd criticized initiatives to ban social networks for teenagers. According to him, it was at a young age, through social media, that he communicated with the pioneers of cryptography and worked on the ideas that became the foundation of bitcoin (BTC). He noted: the United
On June 17 Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman filed lawsuits against Kalshi and Polymarket. State authorities believe that under the guise of prediction markets the platforms offer residents unlicensed sports betting, CoinTelegraph reports. The lawsuits were filed with the Franklin County court. In the
The International Federation of Football (FIFA) has implemented an Avalanche-based blockchain infrastructure for the new ticket distribution system for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. CoinDesk explained how this mechanism works and how many tickets have already been sold under the new model. The solution works through the
Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran. The agreement became a major geopolitical event. Despite this, Bitcoin still failed to recover after the Federal Reserve’s hawkish statements. As of the time of writing, the leading cryptocurrency is trading near $63,800, down
The well-known trader Garret Jin, who trades on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, fully sold 184,102 HYPE worth $13.54 million, locking in a profit of $2.83 million. This was reported by analysts at Onchain Lens. Garret Jin has started buying $HYPE again. So far, he has bought 71,092 $HYPE worth $5.06M and still
On June 17 Tether announced the phased closure of Alloy by Tether and aUSDT — a dollar asset over-collateralized with the Tether Gold (XAUt) token. The first phase has already started: immediately after the interface update, users will no longer be able to open new positions and mint new aUSDT. Existing clients were
The price of the first cryptocurrency dropped below $64,000. The digital asset market reacted with a decline to the results of the first Fed meeting under the leadership of Kevin Warsh. The hourly BTC/USDT chart of the Binance exchange.