Securitize posts record revenue in the first quarter as it gears up for public listing

Securitize reported record quarterly revenue as the tokenization platform continues to move toward an eventual public listing through its proposed SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners II (CEPT), underscoring growing institutional demand for tokenized real-world assets despite continued profitability pressures. The Miami-based company reported Wednesday that first-quarter revenue rose 39% year-over-year to $19.5 million, the…

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The $6 billion expiration countdown: Traders pile into $82,000 bitcoin (BTC) calls ahead of May 29 expiry

Bitcoin Bitcoin$77,172.49 Deribit has about $6.25 billion worth of options expiring on May 29, and position data shows $75,000 and $80,000 as key levels to watch. The $75,000 puts have the highest concentration, with a notional value of $394 million, while the $80,000 calls are dominated by $532 million. The maximum pain price (i.e. the…

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX holds 18,712 bitcoin at fair value of $1.29 billion, IPO filing shows

SpaceX formally confirmed plans to go public on Wednesday, setting the stage for what could be the largest initial public offering in history and one that could propel CEO Elon Musk into becoming the world’s first trillionaire. The rocket and satellite internet company filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,…

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A crypto whale has made a $224,000 bet that XRP’s price stays perfectly flat through June

While macro headwinds and regulatory developments point to a spike in volatility, massive investment in XRP derivatives is betting that its price will not see any change until the end of June. The move was recorded as a single-block transaction on cryptocurrency exchange Deribit, meaning it was a large transaction executed off-exchange in a privately…

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Bitcoin miners rise as Nvidia posts big earnings beat and strong outlook

Nvidia (NVDA) reported another blockbuster quarter on Wednesday, as demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure pushed revenue, profits and cash flow to record levels. FactSet data showed that the chipmaker’s first-quarter revenue was US$81.62 billion, an increase of 85% from US$44.06 billion in the same period last year and higher than Wall Street’s expectations of US$78.9…

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TradFi giant IG set to expand crypto trading across Europe

Trading giant IG (IGG), which started offering cryptocurrency trading in the UK a year ago, said it plans to expand the service across Europe, without giving a specific time frame. The European arm of the London-listed investment platform will use cryptocurrency exchange Bitpanda’s infrastructure, including liquidity, trading connections and market data, to provide European investors…

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Polymarket moves to list parlays while SEC seeks public input on prediction market ETFs

Prediction markets provider Polymarket on Wednesday applied to list cash with interest in U.S. sports contracts, according to a self-certification filing with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Polymarket filed on Wednesday to list “combination outcome contracts,” describing these event contracts (the official term for prediction markets) as combining two or more underlying contracts. Additionally, all…

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