Crypto OTC liquidity network Paradigm on Monday announced a block trading facility for linear options tied to MATIC, SOL and XRP. Trades facilitated by Paradigm will be submitted to Deribit for execution and clearing.Source
The crypto exchange’s website is currently unavailable and responds with a 503 error.Source
Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX has expanded what started as the Okto wallet into an Okto ecosystem, which will include launching a blockchain and a token soon, and a points program starting Tuesday, to give global users a single-click mobile experience while traversing the Web3 space, its co-founders Neeraj Khandelwal and Sumit Gupta told CoinDesk in an interview.Source
President Joe Biden ordered a cryptocurrency mining facility near Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming to halt operations on Monday, calling it a threat to national security.Source
It’d be foolish for people to vote against their own interests.Source
FalconX will pay $1.8 million to settle newly-announced charges from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that the crypto trading firm violated commodities laws by failing to register as a futures commission merchant (FCM), according to a Monday announcement from the regulator.Source
Previous outflows hovered around the $6 million mark, signaling a significant uptick in negative flows on Monday.Source
The downtrend in inflation has stalled so far this year, putting in doubt the odds for any Fed rate cuts in 2024.Source
A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators is questioning Attorney General Merrick Garland about the “unprecedented interpretation” of law the Department of Justice (DOJ) is using to pursue cryptocurrency software services as unlicensed money-transmitting businesses.Source
The Chief Content Officer, who is speaking at Consensus this month, says 280,000 Sandbox users are now generating creating games and experiences on the platform.Source