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Exchange launches, listings, and operational shifts.
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Intercontinental Exchange joins OKX to launch always-open Brent and WTI perpetual futures for crypto users
Intercontinental Exchange and crypto exchange OKX will list perpetual oil futures tied to ICE Brent and WTI, bringing 24/7 crude exposure to OKX users.
Kraken's Dubai arm cleared by VARA to offer spot, margin, OTC, staking, Prime and AED banking
Kraken’s parent Payward FZCO received preliminary approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority to offer a full suite of services to UAE clients, including local dir…
Payward gains VARA nod in Dubai, sets stage for Kraken UAE expansion with AED funding amid IPO consideration
Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has received authorization from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA), a regulatory step enabling the exchange to expand its p…
XRP exchange flows rotate as whale activity drops 50% while options stay bullish amid softer adoption
On‑chain data shows a rotation in XRP exchange flows while whale activity cools and some adoption signals weaken.
Payward trims roughly 150 roles as it restructures and pursues $20B IPO and acquisitions
Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has cut about 150 jobs as it streamlines operations ahead of a planned IPO [3].
Kraken moves wrapped-asset cross-chain services to Chainlink CCIP amid LayerZero scrutiny after $292M exploit
Kraken will migrate its wrapped-asset cross-chain infrastructure to Chainlink CCIP and deprecate its current provider, saying Chainlink meets its security and risk-management re…
Interactive Brokers centralizes prediction markets, routing Kalshi, CME and ForecastEx via one trading portal
Interactive Brokers has launched a unified prediction‑market portal aggregating markets from Kalshi, CME Group and ForecastEx into a single trading interface.
Coinbase to manage USDC liquidity on Hyperliquid as platform retires USDH, users offered fee-free redemptions
Coinbase will become the official USDC treasury deployer on Hyperliquid as the platform phases out its native USDH stablecoin.
TRUMP token team shifts roughly 4.9M tokens to institutional custody amid $12–17M valuation discrepancy, stoking selloff fears
On May 11, on‑chain data showed the Official TRUMP meme team’s allocation wallet moved 4.915 million TRUMP tokens from an 80% supply‑lock wallet to custody addresses; reporting …
XRP exodus to wallets and surging ETF holdings squeeze exchange liquidity, fueling debate over demand drivers
Large XRP withdrawals from exchanges and rising ETF holdings have drawn fresh market attention to liquidity and demand dynamics [1][2].
Payward moves to add OCC-regulated national trust to bolster Kraken's federally supervised crypto custody
Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, has filed to form an OCC-regulated national trust company as part of its push into federally regulated crypto banking [4][3].
Coinbase logs $394M Q1 deficit as trading falls; pivots to on-chain finance amid six-hour outage
Coinbase reported a sizable first-quarter loss as trading volumes fell and the firm shifts focus toward onchain finance while managing an operational outage.
Major AWS disruption interrupts Coinbase trading for hours; exchange investigates but users' funds intact
Coinbase’s exchange was knocked offline for more than two hours on May 8, 2026 after an Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure disruption; users reported trading functionality…
U.S. Treasury Demands Binance Comply With Court Monitorship Amid Probe of $1B Iran-Linked Crypto Flows
The U.S. Department of the Treasury sent a formal letter to Binance demanding compliance with a court‑imposed monitoring agreement, a development reported by The Information and…
Payward invests $600M to buy Reap and fortify Kraken's stablecoin payments infrastructure across Asia
Payward, the parent of crypto exchange Kraken, has agreed to acquire Hong Kong‑based Reap Technologies for $600 million as it expands stablecoin and payments infrastructure in A…
Ripple addresses security concerns as large XRP transfers and UBS ETF buying help spark $1B market-cap surge
Ripple addressed sector security concerns while RLUSD gained exchange support; large on‑chain XRP transfers and ETF/institutional flows coincided with a swift $1 billion market‑…
Coinbase sheds about 14% of workforce as Armstrong reorganizes into AI-native pods with leaner management
Coinbase will cut about 14% of its workforce as CEO Brian Armstrong restructures the exchange around AI-native teams and a flatter management model [1][3].
MOEX rolls out institutional-grade SOL, XRP, TRX and BNB indexes to expand BTC/ETH benchmark suite from May 13
Moscow Exchange will begin publishing four new crypto indexes tracking SOL, XRP, TRX and BNB starting May 13, 2026 [1][4].
World Liberty Financial sues Justin Sun, alleging false token-freeze claims and paid smear to crash its token
World Liberty Financial has filed a defamation suit accusing Justin Sun of making false public claims about token freezes and market manipulation [1].
Ripple widens RLUSD reach: OKX listing with 280 pairs and Bullish options support for institutional collateral
Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin has been listed on OKX with support for more than 280 spot trading pairs, and users can deposit and withdraw RLUSD via the XRP Ledger. OKX also allows …
OKX integrates Ripple's RLUSD across 280+ pairs, adds minting/redemption and margin collateral for 120M users
OKX has integrated Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin across its platform, expanding trading pairs and enabling the token’s use as margin collateral.
Wisconsin DOJ sues five trading platforms, alleging event contracts operate as illegal sports wagers
Wisconsin's Department of Justice filed three complaints in Dane County on April 24, 2026, accusing five trading and cryptocurrency platforms of offering "event contracts" that …
BlockDAG highlighted among top cryptos for its DAG scalability as exchanges confirm May 7 casino launch
Multiple crypto outlets on April 23, 2026 highlighted BlockDAG as a project to watch, listing it alongside established and emerging tokens such as Chainlink, Monero, Litecoin, A…
Blockchain Capital pursues $700M for early-stage and growth/token funds amid crypto VC rebound
Blockchain Capital is seeking roughly $700 million across two new crypto funds as venture investing in the sector shows renewed momentum [3][2].