🏴 Papertrade's Launch Weekend
Hyperliquid's 1000x perps experiment opens tomorrow. Here's how it works, who's lining up, and what could go wrong.
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What to Know About Papertrade's Launch
Hyperliquid's 1000x perps experiment opens Saturday. Here's how it works, who's lining up, and what could go wrong.
🏴 The NFL Audibles on Prediction Markets
The NFL just filed a Supreme Court brief siding with New Jersey against Kalshi. Here’s how the league got here.
Derive V3 Goes Live, Moving Onchain Options Custody to Ethereum
Derive completes its V3 migration, moving onchain options custody to Ethereum and adding ETH, WBTC, and HYPE borrowing.
Starknet Weighs Becoming an L1 to Chase Quantum Resistance
StarkWare’s Eli Ben-Sasson floats making Starknet an L1 for “post-quantum agility,” citing AI and quantum threats.
Vitalik Flags AI Risk to Crypto, Warns Against Rushed Wallet Moves
Vitalik Buterin has chimed in on Ethereum’s “bunker mode” debate, sharing practical tips for addresses and multisigs.
NFL Joins States in Fight Against Prediction Markets
After months of failed partnership talks, the NFL is backing states against Kalshi in a Supreme Court fight, as the NBA weighs its own next move.
Bigger Blocks Are Coming to Ethereum
Sepolia's gas limit hit Glamsterdam's 200M target just 11 hours after the fork. Here's how Ethereum's next upgrade makes room for much bigger blocks.
Quantus Takes Aim at Bitcoin’s Quantum Problem
QTC is now tradable through NEAR Intents, giving the quantum-resistant L1 its first real liquidity test against Bitcoin and Zcash.
Bitwise Is Pitching NEAR to Wall Street as an AI Bet
Bitwise's NRR, the first U.S. spot NEAR ETF, drew $35.5M on day one. Hunter Horsley and Sal Ternullo explain the demand and NEAR's AI-first pitch.
🏴 CryptoPunks Rally Again
CryptoPunks sales are surging while the collection's grails are moving for millions again.
CryptoPunks Are Heating Back Up
CryptoPunks sales are surging, and the collection's grails are selling for millions again. Here's everything you need to know.
SEC Proposes New Crypto Custody Framework for Advisers and Funds
The SEC's new proposal would let advisers and funds use state trust companies, and in limited cases self-custody, to hold crypto.
Blast L2 Winds Down, Sets Oct. 26th Withdrawal Deadline
Blast is sunsetting its Ethereum L2 after costs outran revenue.
Ethereum Foundation Launches zkAPI for Private AI Payments
The EF and Open Anonymity's new zkAPI lets you prepay for AI and other APIs on Ethereum, then spend with ZK proofs so usage isn't tied back to you.
Derive V3 Wants to Be the Engine of Onchain Options
Can Derive V3, an Ethereum-native rebuild, help the protocol take on Deribit?
🏴 Robinhood Wants Everything
Here's everything the HOOD Summit revealed, from 10x perps to Robinhood's answer to Fomo.
Stripe's Bridge Launches OUSD, the Stablecoin That Pays Its Distributors
OUSD, a new Stripe-issued stablecoin, is live across four chains.
What Was Revealed at Robinhood's HOOD Summit
Robinhood launched greater abilities for agents, the rollout of perpetuals in the U.S., and the debut of their social feed, all while dealing a...
NEAR Stopped Bitget's Hackers Without Breaking Privacy
Bitget's hackers tried to push $50M+ through NEAR Intents and got turned away.
House Expands Probe Into Prediction-Market Insider Trading
House Oversight expanded its prediction-market insider trading probe to Hyperliquid, Crypto.com, and PredictIt.
Bitwise Teases NEAR ETF Launch for Today
Bitwise looks set to launch its NEAR ETF, offering direct NEAR exposure alongside staking rewards through NYSE Arca.
Coinbase Completes U.S. Derivatives Stack With CFTC Approval
CFTC approval gives Coinbase its own clearinghouse, bringing more of its regulated U.S. derivatives business in-house.
🏴 Shifting Sands for Kalshi
Federal courts are increasingly backing state gaming laws over prediction markets as the fight heads toward the Supreme Court.