Russia Opens Bitcoin, Ether and USDT to Retail Investors From 17 November
The Bank of Russia has approved Bitcoin, Ether and USDT for purchase by non-qualified investors, with the ordinance taking effect on 17 November 2026.
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Hyperliquid Strategies Seeks US Futures License After $620.6M Profit Quarter
Hyperliquid Strategies filed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to become a registered futures broker on 5 November 2026.
Wall Street Gets Crypto's Perpetual Futures as CFTC Opens US Stock Trading
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has cleared perpetual futures tied to individual US stocks for the first time.
Polymarket Launches Gold and Silver Markets With Chainlink Oracle
Polymarket has named Chainlink its official oracle for high-speed up/down markets and launched 15-minute gold and silver trading.
NYSE Owner ICE Moves to Bring Hyperliquid Perps Onshore
Intercontinental Exchange, owner of the New York Stock Exchange, and trade.xyz agreed on 29 October 2026 to bring Hyperliquid-based perpetual futures to the United States.
Kraken Parent Payward Bids for First Regulated Hyperliquid Market
Hyperliquid said Payward, the parent of exchange Kraken, plans to become the first regulated deployer on its HIP-3 perpetual futures markets.
Dune Pipes Onchain Trade Data to Wall Street as Tokenized Stocks Arrive
Dune launched real-time market data feeds on 22 October 2026, covering trades from more than 200 onchain venues across 12 networks.
Aptos Turns Its Validators Into a Shield Against MEV Bots
Aptos has activated Encrypted Mempool on its mainnet, an opt-in feature that keeps pending transaction details hidden until validators finalize block ordering.
Robinhood Covers the Fees, Yet Chain Transactions Fall 42% Since Mid-September
Robinhood Chain processed 6.2 million daily transactions between 2 and 8 October, down 42% from 10.8 million in mid-September.
Coinbase Pro Returns as Deribit Links US and Global Derivatives
Coinbase has completed its integration of Deribit, creating Coinbase Global Exchange, and plans to relaunch Coinbase Pro by the end of 2026.
BaFin Rejects Bitcoin.de Operator's MiCA Licence, Trading Halted
Germany's financial regulator BaFin refused a Markets in Crypto-Assets licence to futurum bank AG, the Bitcoin Group SE subsidiary that operates Bitcoin.de. The platform, which serves more than 1.1 million users, has had trading suspended since June 12, 2026.
Crypto.com Spinoff OG.com Joins Race for Never-Expiring US Stock Futures
OG.com, the derivatives platform recently spun out of Crypto.com, has asked the CFTC for approval to list perpetual futures tied to individual US stocks.
Perpetual Swap Pioneer BitMEX Closes for Good After 11 Years
BitMEX halted all trading, deposits, and new positions at 04:00 UTC on 23 September 2026, ending the exchange's 11-year run.
Binance Chases the $9.6 Trillion FX Market With 24/7 Perpetuals
Binance will launch its first foreign exchange perpetual futures contract on 21 September 2026, starting with a US dollar-Brazilian real pair.
Apple and Tesla Perps Could Reach US Traders Under Coinbase Plan
Coinbase filed with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on 18 September 2026 to list single-stock perpetual futures for American traders.
Kraken Parent Payward Aims to Bring Hyperliquid Perps to US Traders
Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, plans to offer U.S. clients onchain perpetual futures traded on the Hyperliquid blockchain.
Robinhood Backs Crypto.com's Prediction Engine Before NFL Season
Robinhood signed a multi-year deal with Crypto.com and its OG.com spin-off to route event contracts through OG.com's regulated exchange.
Polymarket Expands Beyond Prediction Markets With 20x Leverage Perps
Polymarket launched Perps, a perpetual futures product, on 3 September 2026, offering up to 20x leverage with no contract expiration.
Binance Adds Options on 1,000 US Stocks as TradFi Volume Tops $433 Billion
Binance added physically settled options on more than 1,000 US stocks and exchange-traded funds for eligible users outside the United States.
Thailand SEC Proposes Retail Access to Overseas Crypto Derivatives
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rules on August 31, 2026, that would let licensed intermediaries offer retail investors access to qualifying crypto derivatives on overseas exchanges.
Robinhood Built a Chain for Stocks. Memecoins Now Outearn Ethereum on It
Apps on Robinhood Chain earned about $2.66 million over 24 hours, second only to Solana and ahead of Ethereum, according to DefiLlama.
Options That Never Close: Bybit Launches 24/7 SpaceX and Nvidia Contracts
Bybit will launch options on SpaceX and Nvidia stock perpetuals on 17 September 2026, starting at 8 p.m. UTC.
BitGo Buys NYDIG's Trading Business as NYDIG Turns to Power and Mining
BitGo has completed its acquisition of NYDIG's institutional trading business, adding about 30 employees and derivatives, financing, and capital markets services.
Charles Schwab to Add Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to Crypto Platform
Charles Schwab plans to add Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to its Schwab Crypto platform in the coming months.
