CME Plans 24/7 Crypto Futures Trading Starting May 29

CME Group will begin offering 24/7 trading for its regulated cryptocurrency futures and options on May 29, pending regulatory review, expanding access to its digital asset derivatives suite as demand from institutional participants grows.

The world’s largest derivatives marketplace said continuous trading will start Friday, May 29 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time on its CME Globex platform. 

The move is designed to give clients round-the-clock access to hedging and trading tools tied to bitcoin and other digital assets, aligning futures markets more closely with the nonstop nature of spot cryptocurrency trading.

Tim McCourt, CME Group’s global head of equities, foreign…

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Sam Bankman-Fried Alleges Judge Uses ‘Trump Playbook’ On Him To Block Evidence

Sam Bankman-Fried said an appeals court just overturned a conviction because Judge Lewis Kaplan wrongfully blocked evidence—the same judge who sentenced SBF to 25 years and presided over Trump’s E. Jean Carroll case.

The Appeals Court Precedent

The Second Circuit threw out a conviction in a separate case, finding that Judge Kaplan wrongfully excluded evidence of intent. 

The appeals court vacated several counts and remanded for further proceedings—a significant rebuke of Kaplan’s evidentiary decisions.

Bankman-Fried immediately connected the dots. “Kaplan repeatedly cut off my testimony and excluded every kind of evidence the government asked him to,” he posted on X. 

His…

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The UAE Has Built Up A $453 Million Bitcoin Reserve

Arkham Intelligence says bitcoin mining operations linked to the UAE’s Royal Group are sitting on roughly $344 million in unrealized profit, excluding energy costs.

Arkham attributed about 6,782 BTC to wallets connected with UAE royal-linked mining activity, valuing the holdings at approximately $453.6 million at the time of analysis. The firm said the implied profit reflects the difference between current bitcoin prices and estimated production costs, though it noted the figure does not account for electricity and operational expenses.

Arkham’s onchain data also points to a steady pace of mining output.

Over the past seven days, the UAE-linked wallets produced around 4.2…

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XRP Flat At $1.40: Why Is It Not Moving?

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is seeing new institutional partnerships reshape its role within the crypto ecosystem.

Cryptocurrency
Ticker
Price
Market Cap
7-Day Trend

XRP
(CRYPTO: XRP)
$1.40
$85.8 billion
+1.1%

Bitcoin
(CRYPTO: BTC)
$66,558.60
$1.32 trillion
-1.9%

Ethereum
(CRYPTO: ETH)
$1,949.78
$235.3 billion
-1.7%

Trader Notes: Crypto Tony said XRP remains in a clear bearish trend. The outlook calls for further downside, with short-term rallies likely to be viewed as opportunities to short rather than signs of a sustained reversal.

Statistics: Data from Santiment shows overall crypto momentum fading, with social sentiment turning increasingly bearish on Bitcoin and Ethereum…

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Voltage Introduces Credit Line For Bitcoin Settlement

Voltage, a provider of Bitcoin infrastructure, today launched Voltage Credit, a revolving line of credit designed to enable businesses to send payments over Bitcoin rails with instant settlement and settle entirely in U.S. dollars, according to a note shared with Bitcoin Magazine. 

Voltage Credit allows enterprises to draw from a credit line to send payments that clear in seconds, bypassing the delays associated with traditional settlement systems.

Businesses repay the credit line in dollars from a bank account, without the need to pre‑fund accounts or hold cryptocurrency on their balance sheet, the company said.

Voltage positions the product as a solution for enterprises…

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XRP Ledger Sees Société Générale Launch First Euro Stablecoin

Société Générale‘s SG-FORGE has become the first major European bank to deploy a euro stablecoin on XRPL as XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) retests breakout support at $1.41 with a $6 target in play.

The Societe Generale Validation

SG-FORGE deployed EUR CoinVertible on XRPL after previous launches on Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), reinforcing its commitment to offering compliant crypto assets.

The integration leverages XRPL’s scalability, speed, and low cost while using Ripple’s custody solution for security.

The partnership extends beyond deployment. SG-FORGE will explore incorporating EUR CoinVertible into Ripple’s products and leveraging it as trading collateral, opening…

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says Quantum Computing ‘Very Solvable’ Issue, Sees No Risk To Blockchain – Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN)

Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong downplayed concerns on Wednesday that quantum computing could crack the encryption of blockchains in the future.

Coinbase ‘Front-Footed’ On Quantum Risks, Says Armstrong

During an interview with CNBC, Armstrong said that quantum computing is a very “solvable” issue and that Coinbase is already “front-footed” in addressing it.

“We’re in regular contact with the major blockchains about a path to upgrade to a post-quantum cryptography world,” the cryptocurrency mogul said. “So we’re going to stay engaged on that.”

Coinbase announced the formation of an advisory board last month to assess the implications of…

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Bitcoin, Ethereum Keep Bleeding, But This 2025 Winner Has Kept Delivering Returns This Year: Here Is How Much PIPPIN Has Shot Up So Far – Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust (BTC) (ARCA:BTC)

While major cryptocurrencies have eroded investor portfolios in 2026, one under-the-radar token continues its impressive run from last year.

PIPPIN Emerges As An Oasis2025 Surge Extended

However, PIPPIN’s rise hasn’t been sudden. It was the standout performer of 2025, delivering returns of more than 5,000%. Over the last year, the coin added more than $450 million to its market capitalization.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence indicator, which compares two exponential moving averages of an asset’s price,  typically the 12-period and the 26-period, flashed a “Buy” signal for PIPPIN, according to TradingView. 

The Bull Bear Power indicator, which measures the strength of…

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‘Bitcoin Has Failed’—Crypto Influencer Questions Entire BTC Thesis After 12 Years

Crypto influencer Ran Neuner said Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) failed its defining test as a store of value, questioning the entire thesis for the first time in 12 years after capital fled to gold instead of BTC during recent market stress.

The Store Of Value Failure

Neuner argued Bitcoin evolved from “peer-to-peer cash” into “digital gold” as the community fought for ETF approval and institutional access. 

When tariffs, currency tension, and fiscal instability finally hit, this was supposed to be Bitcoin’s moment to prove its store of value thesis.

“Instead, capital ran to gold,” Neuner wrote on X. “Institutions had access. There were no barriers left. That’s the uncomfortable…

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