CME Group has suspended trading of several asset classes due to a major outage. Summary CME Group halted trading due to a cooling issue at one of its data centers. The outage has impacted major market indices and key currency pairs on EBS. The CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, has halted trading activity…
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Arthur Hayes predicts equity price discovery will migrate to 24/7 crypto perpetuals, pressuring traditional exchanges as regulation turns more crypto-friendly. Summary Hayes argues BitMEX-style perpetual swaps concentrate liquidity, offer high leverage and limited legal recourse, making them superior to dated futures. He cites Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 and a Nasdaq 100 perpetual as early proof that equity…
Analysts highlight xrp, Chainlink and Cardano as potential winners if the Fed ends quantitative tightening and manufacturing PMI moves above 50, echoing 2019 patterns. Summary Dan Gambardello links altcoin bull phases to the end of quantitative tightening and manufacturing pmi rising above 50, with the current qt cycle ending in days. Chainlink and Cardano trade…
Nasdaq’s ISE asks the SEC to lift iShares Bitcoin Trust options limits to one million contracts, enabling larger institutional hedging but potentially more volatility. Summary The proposal would move iShares Bitcoin Trust into a top derivatives tier alongside Apple , Nvidia , the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 , citing its market cap and volume. A one-million-contract position would equal…
Chrome Solana extension ‘Crypto Copilot’ covertly diverts user funds in swaps, highlighting browser crypto security risks. Summary Crypto Copilot Chrome extension embeds hidden transfer instructions in Solana swap transactions. Cybersecurity firm Socket uncovered secret fund diversions to attacker’s wallet via concealed commands. Incident highlights browser-based crypto tool vulnerabilities and need for user transaction verification. A…
Cardano’s path to recovery depends on breaking 0.53 resistance amid weak money flows, Midnight launch hopes, and split sentiment on its long-term viability. Summary Cardano shows RSI bullish divergence but remains stuck below key 0.53 dollar resistance, limiting confirmation of any recovery trend. Chaikin money flow stays negative, signaling absent institutional demand and fragile sustainability…
AI trading bots enable 24/7, emotion-free forex strategies but show unstable performance in volatility, requiring strict testing, VPS infrastructure and risk limits. Summary AI bots scan price action and sentiment, automating 24/7 forex strategies but often fail to adapt during sharp volatility, causing unexpected drawdowns. Experts stress backtesting, stop-losses, small position sizing near 2% capital…
Zcash price appears to be weakening despite the recent Grayscale ZEC ETF filing and rising corporate treasury interest on the privacy coin. Summary Zcash had dropped to $470 despite a new spot ETF filing and corporate interest. Technical charts show a double top and weakening momentum. Trading volume and futures activity continue to fall after…
South Africa does not have a “strong immediate need” for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the time being, according to the country’s central bank. Summary South Africa’s central bank has concluded there is no strong immediate need for a retail CBDC. The central bank remains open to exploring retail CBDC use cases in…
