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CFTC data cited by CryptoSlate showed leveraged funds rebuilding 1,669 BTC in Bitcoin futures shorts before the Fed, taking their net short near 39,877 BTC, while rising longs complicated the bearish signal.
The SEC has proposed overhauling transfer-agent rules, a move that could eliminate duplicate shareholder records for tokenized securities, reduce reconciliation costs and lessen legal uncertainty around blockchain-based ownership records.
CryptoSlate reports that Bitwise’s 10.8 million-XRP custody position is 97.5% offset by futures, with a 14% yield gap. CFTC categories complicate efforts to determine which market participants capture the resulting returns.
A BIS-related analysis reported by CryptoSlate says one XRP Ledger transaction can authenticate thousands of datasets, allowing institutional-style usage to grow while keeping fee burns—and any resulting supply squeeze—small.
Grayscale, a16z and the CCI are asking the SEC to preserve existing classification rules for novel ETFs and avoid treating all new exchange-traded products as one category, while suggesting routes to faster, clearer reviews.
Bitcoin has delivered one of its best monthly performances in years, but Decrypt says historical chart patterns create a potential obstacle. The rally has challenged the crypto winter trend while leaving the outlook technically complex.
Judge Rita Lin vacated the Trump administration’s supply chain designation against Anthropic and issued a permanent injunction, rejecting the government’s request for even a seven-day stay in the AI dispute.
