Key Highlights Crypto liquidations surged to roughly $215 million to $225 million in a single hour, depending on the tracking platform. Long positions accounted for most of the liquidations, intensifying downward pressure as leveraged trades were automatically closed. Gate.io, Binance, and Bybit were among the exchanges involved, while broader 24-hour liquidation totals also reached the ...
Key Highlights The proposed regulatory plan introduces two primary components: Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions (CTX) and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets (CAM), targeting retail leveraged and financed trading. Unlike sweeping legislative efforts, ordinary spot trading remains under state-level oversight, while platforms opting into the federal regime gain a standardized CFTC pathway for margin trading. The Commodity ...
Key Highlights The CFTC has submitted a proposed regulatory framework for crypto asset transactions and markets to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review. The move comes after the CLARITY Act stalled in the Senate, prompting the agency to act under its existing authorities. The proposal could establish a new “crypto asset ...
Cryptocurrency markets saw a sharp increase in volatility over the past hour, with more than $105 million in leveraged futures positions liquidated across major exchanges….