Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
Longtime cryptocurrency derivatives platform BitMEX announced plans to cease operations on September 23 while confronting a proposed class-action suit alleging unfair treatment of customers through forced liquidations totaling hundreds of bitcoin
Hyperliquid's native token HYPE declined as major crypto funds including Multicoin Capital queued large unstaking requests, raising short-term supply concerns despite ongoing ecosystem expansion
Coinbase has introduced features allowing businesses to accept USDC payments from autonomous AI agents, alongside new trading capabilities and developer tools to support the emerging agentic economy
BitMEX, the pioneering crypto derivatives exchange that introduced perpetual swaps, will cease trading on September 23, 2026, following a strategic review by its parent company
Bitget has posted nearly $70 billion in traditional finance perpetual trading volume for the second quarter of 2026 while launching the first USDT-settled quanto perpetual product for non-USD stocks, advancing its push to unify crypto and traditional markets
Russia's parliament has passed landmark legislation establishing rules for crypto trading, investment, and cross-border use, effective from September 2026, while maintaining a strict ban on domestic payments
The LSE plans a separate night trading platform called LSE 24 to offer extended access to exchange-traded products, responding to retail demand and competition from continuous crypto markets
Vietnam has enacted new penalties for trading digital assets on unlicensed platforms, with fines reaching up to $1,900 for individuals as the country prepares to roll out a pilot regulated crypto market starting in September
Bernstein has lifted its price target for Robinhood Markets to $160 from $130, citing strong potential in prediction markets and tokenized assets as the brokerage diversifies beyond traditional crypto trading
Hyperliquid is expanding its HIP-4 outcome markets to allow any developer to create prediction markets by staking 500,000 HYPE tokens, aiming to capture a broader range of real-world events while maintaining quality controls
