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ECB Says Digital Euro Pilot Will Convey 36 Fee Suppliers Into 2027 Testing
TL;DR: In a November 5 speech, the European Central Bank said 36 payment service providers have been selected for a planned digital euro pilot in the second half of 2027. The pilot is intended to last 12 months, while legislation and any eventual decision to issue a digital euro remain separate steps. Europe’s digital euro…
CFTC Says US-Regulated Exchanges Can Start Buying and selling Particular person-Inventory Perpetual Futures
TL;DR: CFTC chairman Michael Selig said on November 3 that individual-equity perpetual futures can begin trading on appropriately registered US exchanges. The contracts fall within a joint CFTC-SEC regulatory framework, highlighting the effort to bring perpetual-style trading into supervised domestic markets. Perpetual futures have long been central to crypto derivatives trading, particularly on venues outside…
SEC Publishes New Kalshi Safety-Futures Submitting as Perpetual Contracts Advance
TL;DR: The SEC published a November 6 notice on a KalshiEX rule change concerning listing standards for perpetual security-futures products. The filing takes effect under the exchange’s applicable self-regulatory process, with public comments invited; it should not be confused with approval of every future contract that a venue might want to list. Kalshi’s expansion into…
Crypto Information Right now: Saylor Hints at Bitcoin Purchase as Buterin Questions Ethereum Burn...
Michael Saylor has revived expectations of another Bitcoin acquisition by Strategy after sharing its long-term accumulation chart. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, meanwhile, has challenged the investment argument built around ETH’s fee-burning mechanism. At Ripple, former chief technology officer David Schwartz has responded to criticism over XRP’s declining price, describing his personal influence as very limited.…
Bitget Launches Open Custody Community to Separate Institutional Buying and selling From Asset Storage
TL;DR: Bitget announced an Open Custody Network on November 5 intended to connect external banks and institutional custodians with its trading infrastructure. The arrangement aims to reduce the need to keep trading assets directly at an exchange, though the security benefits depend on the exact custody and settlement design. The largest crypto exchanges have historically…