Kalshi’s crypto perpetuals ignite debate on futures versus swaps

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has taken New Mexico to federal court over efforts to regulate prediction markets. The lawsuit targets state officials after New Mexico moved against Kalshi over alleged unlicensed sports betting activity. The dispute adds another chapter…

Coinbase Derivatives is moving its CFTC-registered gold and silver futures to around-the-clock trading effective Friday evening, the first time these US-regulated contracts will not close for weekends, with oil futures to follow.

In crypto news today (June 12), Bitcoin is consolidating between $62,200 and $63,200, up just +0.5% overnight. This move in BTC has traders hoping that a strong support level is forming at $62,000 and could help Bitcoin hold above $60,000. Liquidations have slowed considerably, with just $270M over the past day, down from over $450M.. The post Crypto News Today (June 12): BTC Ranging Between $62K-63K, SpaceX Futures Surge Ahead of IPO and Japan Crypto Reform Bill Edges Closer appeared first on 99Bitcoins.

The CFTC has proposed its first written framework for sports event contracts, formally defining sports markets as “gaming” – then writing definitions under which virtually everything currently traded on Kalshi and its rivals stays legal. Five banned categories, one legalized industry The Commodity Futures Trading Commission released the proposed rulemaking on Wednesday, June 10, opening […]

Hyperliquid has overtaken XRP in futures open interest after Kalshi launched CFTC-regulated HYPE perpetuals, pushing HYPE OI to $2.48 billion and lifting the token more than 10%. According to Kalshi, Hyperliquid perpetual futures are now available for U.S. traders through…

Kalshi's move into regulated DeFi-native perps could shift institutional interest towards compliant crypto derivatives, impacting market dynamics. The post Kalshi launches $HYPE perpetuals, becoming first regulated platform to list Hyperliquid-native perp appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Kalshi's regulatory challenges highlight the tension between innovation and compliance, potentially reshaping the future of prediction markets. The post Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour navigates Washington as prediction markets face regulatory reckoning appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The tech stock sell-off highlights growing investor caution in AI sectors, prompting a shift towards more nuanced investment strategies. The post Kalshi reports $10B record tech stock sell-off last week appeared first on Crypto Briefing.