RegulationExchanges2 SourcesPolymarket Strengthens Surveillance Before Midterm Elections Amid Insider Trading ScrutinyPolymarket announced upgraded trade surveillance and investigation systems ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, followin...Sep 3, 2026, 08:07 AMPolymarketCLARITY Act
RegulationExchanges2 SourcesKalshi Seeks CFTC Approval for WTI Perpetual Futures ContractKalshi has filed for CFTC approval of a perpetual futures contract linked to West Texas Intermediate crude oil, enabling...Sep 3, 2026, 05:04 AMKalshiCFTC
Exchanges2 SourcesKraken Parent Payward Delays IPO to Q2 2027 at EarliestKraken parent company Payward, which confidentially filed for a U.S. listing last November, has postponed its initial pu...Sep 3, 2026, 02:02 AMKrakenPayward
RegulationExchanges2 SourcesCrypto Firms Urge SEC to Tailor Review Process for Novel ETFsGrayscale, a16z, and the Crypto Council for Innovation submitted comments to the SEC requesting individualized assessmen...Sep 2, 2026, 06:16 PMGrayscaleAndreessen Horowitz
ExchangesMarkets2 SourcesCoinbase Launches 10x Leveraged Crypto Futures in CanadaCoinbase rolled out 23 perpetual and dated crypto futures contracts for Canadian investors through Coinbase Financial Ma...Sep 2, 2026, 06:01 PMCoinbaseCoinbase Financial Markets
ExchangesAdoption2 SourcesBackpack Adds Stock Shares as Margin Collateral for Crypto TradingBackpack exchange now accepts Micron and SanDisk shares as collateral for margin trading, alongside launching 24/7 perpe...Sep 2, 2026, 04:06 PMBackpackMicron
ExchangesAdoption2 SourcesBinance Launches Physically Settled Options on 1,000+ U.S. Stocks and ETFsBinance rolled out long-only options contracts on U.S. stocks and ETFs with physical settlement, using Alpaca for custod...Sep 2, 2026, 02:02 PMBinanceAlpaca
RegulationExchanges2 SourcesCFTC Overrides Michigan Court Order, Directs Kalshi to Honor TradesThe CFTC instructed prediction market platform Kalshi to honor trades placed by Michigan residents, contradicting a stat...Sep 2, 2026, 10:03 AMCFTCKalshi
MarketsExchanges4 SourcesBitcoin and Ether ETFs Resume Inflows, Breaking Eight-Week Redemption StreakU.S. spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs recorded combined net inflows of $282 million, breaking an eight-week redemption streak...Sep 1, 2026, 11:04 PMBitcoinEthereum
