Why Did Solana Reduce Its Slot Time? Solana has reduced its target slot time from 400 milliseconds to 350ms, beginning a staged mainnet upgrade intended to eventually bring the network to 200ms slots without doubling the amount of computation validators must process each second. The change became effective with epoch 1020 on August 21 and
What Is The CFTC Preparing If Congress Does Not Act? The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is preparing an alternative regulatory framework for crypto markets if Congress fails to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, potentially allowing the derivatives regulator to move ahead using its existing authority. CFTC Chairman Mike Selig said Thursday that he
What Is The CFTC Planning For Hyperliquid? President Donald Trump said the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is working on a path that could bring Hyperliquid into the U.S. under federal regulation, sending fresh attention toward one of the largest onchain perpetual futures platforms. Speaking Wednesday at a White House gathering of technology, crypto and financial
Why Is Mashinsky Challenging His Conviction? Federal prosecutors are opposing an attempt by former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky to overturn his fraud conviction and 12-year prison sentence, arguing that his claims lack merit and do not justify a new hearing. In a Friday filing, prosecutors in the Southern District of New York urged the court
How Does Kraken’s New Deposit Option Work? Kraken has integrated with crypto payments network Mesh to let users transfer digital assets directly from another exchange account without manually copying a wallet address, targeting one of the most common operational risks in crypto transfers. The new option appears inside Kraken’s existing deposit process. After selecting an
How Much Did UBS Increase Its IBIT Exposure? UBS sharply increased its exposure to call options tied to BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust during the second quarter, while also raising its direct IBIT holdings and reducing put exposure. The Swiss banking group reported call options covering 1.95 million underlying IBIT shares as of June 30, according
What Is Cboe Asking The SEC To Approve? Cboe BZX Exchange has filed a proposed rule change seeking U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approval to list a group of 3x leveraged commodity exchange-traded funds, including products tied to Bitcoin and Ether. The proposed lineup includes 3x Gold, Silver, Bitcoin, Ether, Crude Oil and Natural Gas
Why Could Strategy And Metaplanet Leave MSCI Indexes? Strategy and Metaplanet could be removed from MSCI’s Global Investable Market Indexes under a proposed methodology designed to identify companies whose balance sheets are dominated by non-operating assets rather than traditional business operations. MSCI has opened a consultation on the new eligibility framework, expanding its review beyond
What Did KPMG Audit At Tether? Tether has completed its first full independent financial statement audit, with KPMG U.S. issuing an unqualified opinion on the 2025 financial statements of Tether International, the entity that issues the USDT stablecoin. An unqualified opinion, commonly called a clean audit opinion, means the auditor issued its conclusion without reservations,
Why Are Binance and RedotPay Disputing the Singapore Case? Binance and stablecoin payments company RedotPay are giving conflicting accounts of whether related legal proceedings in Singapore are nearing an end, adding uncertainty to a wider dispute in Hong Kong involving nearly $473 million in claimed damages. RedotPay said it expects the Singapore proceedings to be