13 hours ago

Kraken Acquires U.S.-Licensed Derivatives Platform From IG for $100M

Kraken bought Small Exchange for $32.5 million in cash and $67.5 million in stock, IG announced on Thursday

14 hours ago

Kraken Buys CFTC-Regulated Small Exchange for $100M to Launch US Derivatives Pla...

Kraken has acquired Small Exchange, a CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Market, from IG Group for $100 million.The post Kraken B...

3 days ago

Synthetix Soars 120% as Derivatives Hype Reignites DeFi’s 'Dino Coin'

The DeFi veteran’s 120% surge comes ahead of a new perpetuals DEX launch and a high-profile trading competition that could reignit...

Sep 24, 2025

US CFTC Launches Stablecoin Collateral Plan in Derivatives Markets

CFTC acting chair Caroline Pham announced letting stablecoins serve as tokenised collateral in derivatives markets.The post US CF...

Sep 24, 2025

US CFTC Launches Stablecoin Collateral Plan For Derivatives Markets

CFTC acting chair Caroline Pham announced letting stablecoins serve as tokenised collateral in derivatives markets.The post US CF...

Sep 12, 2025

Traders Load Up on Nine-Figure Bullish Bitcoin Bets, Raising Liquidation Risks

Heavy leverage in bitcoin derivatives has set up the market for potential downside cascades, with pockets of vulnerability looming...

Sep 08, 2025

Backpack Opens Regulated Perpetuals Exchange in Europe After FTX EU Acquisition

Operating out of Cyprus and licensed under the European Union’s MiFID II framework, the exchange is positioning itself as one of t...

Sep 05, 2025

Crypto Exchange Gemini Expands EU Offering With Staking, Perpetuals

The new staking service allows users to earn rewards on ether and solana with no minimum amount required.

Sep 02, 2025

Coinbase Equity Futures to Blend Mag 7 Tech Stocks With Crypto ETFs

Mag7 + Crypto Equity Index Futures are coming to the crypto exchange on September 22.

Aug 26, 2025

WLFI Futures Tumble 44% on Debut as Traders Short the Trump-Linked Token

Traders piled into short positions against WLFI as the Trump-linked DeFi token debuted on Hyperliquid, sending its price tumbling...