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Kraken Crypto Exchange Launches Elite Service Program for Wealthy Digital Asset Investors
Kraken introduces invitation-only VIP platform targeting ultra high net worth individuals with comprehensive premium crypto services. Kraken announced the public launch of its VIP program on December 4, 2025, designed for sophisticated traders and strategic capital allocators. The invitation-only service requires members to have either a $10 million average platform balance or $80 million in […] Source
Bitget Hints at ‘Wall Street’ Expansion, Moving Beyond Cryptocurrency Roots
Bitget, a Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that it will expand its operations to include tokenized shares and commodities, such as gold. Bitget’s CMO, Ignacio Aguirre Franco, stated that the goal of this move was to attract customers who want to trade these assets without the constraints of traditional markets. Bitget to Debut Tokenized Stock […] Source
First-Ever Spot Crypto Trading Goes Live on a CFTC-Registered Exchange
Bitnomial has become the first U.S. exchange cleared to offer regulator-approved spot cryptocurrency products, marking a pivotal regulatory shift and a political tone change under President Trump’s crypto-friendly administration. CFTC Hails ‘Golden Age’ as Bitnomial Lists First Regulated Spot Crypto Products Bitnomial has officially entered the history books as the first U.S. exchange to list […] Source
CFTC Greenlights Spot Crypto Trading on US Exchanges
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has given approval for spot cryptocurrency products to trade on federally regulated futures exchanges. In a Thursday notice, Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham said the move was in response to policy directives from US President Donald Trump. She added that the approval followed recommendations by the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets, engagement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and consultations from the CFTC’s “Crypto Sprint” initiative. “[F]or the first time ever, spot crypto can trade on CFTC-registered exchanges that have been…
FX Veteran Ilies Larbi Launches Ouinex, a Crypto Exchange with a TradFi Engine
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SEC Punches Brakes on 3-5x Leveraged Exchange-Traded Funds
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent warning letters to several exchange-traded fund (ETF) providers, halting applications for leveraged ETFs that offer more than 200% exposure to the underlying asset. ETF issuers Direxion, ProShares, and Tidal received letters from the SEC citing legal provisions under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The law caps exposure of investment funds at 200% of their value-at-risk, defined by a “reference portfolio” of unleveraged, underlying assets or benchmark indexes. The SEC said: “The fund’s designated reference portfolio provides the unleveraged baseline against which…
BOB Skyrockets Over 120% After South Korea’s Bithumb Exchange Listing
Hybrid layer-2 blockchain Build on Bitcoin (BOB) experiences dramatic price surge following major korean cryptocurrency exchange debut. Hybrid Layer Two (L2) blockchain Build on Bitcoin (BOB) was listed on South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb on December 3, 2025, with its token price rising dramatically by over 120% immediately following the listing. The exchange will support […] Source
Banking-Focused Altcoin Receives Major Boost From Crypto Exchange Coinbase, Triggering Volatile Price Reaction
A new crypto token focused on banking just received a boost from Coinbase, the top US-based crypto exchange by trading volume. Coinbase first revealed it had added Rayls (RLS) to the platform’s “listing roadmap” after Thanksgiving. Coinbase established the listing roadmap in 2022 to increase transparency, and reduce the risks of front-running and insider trading. Today, Coinbase announced that RLS had officially gone live. “Rayls (RLS) is now live on coinbase.com and in the Coinbase app. Coinbase customers can log in to buy, sell, convert, send, receive or store these…
24 Exchange Brings In Market Data Heavyweight to Power Its OTC Strategy
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