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CME Group to launch 24/7 trading for crypto futures and options on May 29

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CME Group, the world’s largest derivatives exchange, will begin offering round-the-clock trading for its crypto futures and options contracts starting May 29. The expanded schedule will allow market participants to buy and sell Bitcoin, Ether, and other digital asset derivatives at any hour on the CME Globex platform, with only a brief maintenance window each weekend. The shift requires regulatory sign-off before taking effect. “Providing always-on access to our regulated, transparent Cryptocurrency products ensures clients can manage their exposure and trade with confidence at any time,” said Tim McCourt, a…

MYX completes funding round led by Consensys ahead of V2 launch

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MYX, an onchain derivatives protocol, completed a strategic funding round led by Consensys, with participation from Mesh, Systemic Ventures, and Ethereal Ventures, according to a Wednesday announcement. We are thrilled to announce that Consensys has led our latest strategic funding round, with participation from Mesh, Systemic Ventures and Ethereal Ventures. With this investment, Consensys has officially become the largest investor of MYX Finance. This strategic alignment marks… pic.twitter.com/laSwCRacTv — MYX.Finance (@MYX_Finance) February 18, 2026 The investment makes Consensys the largest backer of the derivatives protocol. The capital supports the deployment…

ECB To Launch Payment Provider Selection For Digital Euro

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The European Central Bank (ECB) is moving closer to a pilot for a digital euro, with Executive Board Member Piero Cipollone outlining plans to begin selecting payment service providers (PSPs) in early 2026, ahead of a 12-month test scheduled for the second half of 2027. Cipollone on Wednesday held an executive committee meeting of the Italian Banking Association. He said the pilot would involve a limited number of payment service providers, merchants and Eurosystem staff. Selection of participating providers is expected to start in the first quarter of 2026. Cipollone…

Major Russian broker Finam plans to launch crypto mining fund as soon as this week

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Finam, one of the largest brokers in Russia, has registered a new crypto mining fund with the central bank and aims to start share trading on the Moscow Exchange as soon as this week, Finam President Vladislav Kochetkov announced recently on RBC Radio. The fund’s computing infrastructure is situated in Mordovia, featuring modern miners and gas-powered energy solutions. The fund seeks to generate Bitcoin for clients through its mining operations while leveraging tools like DeFi. This year, Finam will focus on building the fund platform, with projected returns of 40%…

Aptos-Based Decibel to Launch USDCBL Stablecoin via Stripe-owned Bridge

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The Decibel Foundation said it will introduce a protocol-native stablecoin, USDCBL, issued by Bridge, ahead of the February mainnet launch of its Aptos-based decentralized derivatives exchange. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on Thursday, the US dollar-denominated token will serve as collateral for onchain perpetual futures trading, allowing the platform to internalize reserve-related economics rather than rely on third-party stablecoin issuers. Decibel, incubated by Aptos Labs, plans to launch in this month with a fully onchain perpetual futures venue using a single cross-margin account. The exchange said its December…

Trump-backed World Liberty plans to launch World Swap forex platform

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World Liberty Financial is targeting a share of the trillion-dollar global foreign exchange market, the world’s largest and most liquid financial sector. The crypto venture associated with the Trump family plans to roll out World Swap, a forex platform built around its USD1 stablecoin ecosystem, co-founder Zak Folkman revealed at Consensus Hong Kong this week. That comes almost a month after World Liberty launched its lending and borrowing platform, offering users onchain yield and liquidity, something leadership hopes will boost adoption of USD1. The stablecoin has since gained roughly $1.8…

Aster to launch layer 1 mainnet in March with privacy-first features

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Aster, a decentralized perpetual exchange endorsed by Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, plans to launch Aster Chain’s mainnet in March, the team announced on X on Wednesday. Aster Chain mainnet in March. Privacy is good. Aster is good. 🥷 — Aster (@Aster_DEX) February 12, 2026 The rollout, part of the company’s 2026 roadmap, is designed to boost Aster’s infrastructure with a dedicated network for its on-chain products as well as tools for builders and integrated fiat on/offramps. The layer 1 testnet went live in early February 2026 after initial whitelisted testing…

Elon Musk Announces X Money Limited Beta Launch Within Months

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X Money, an upcoming payments system that forms part of Elon Musk’s “everything app” plans, is scheduled to come out as a “limited beta” in the next two months before launching to X users worldwide.  Musk gave the new timeline at his AI company’s “All Hands” presentation on Wednesday, during which he said that X Money was already live “in closed beta within the company.”  “This is intended to be the place where all money is. The central source of all monetary transactions,” he said, calling it a “game changer.”…

Elon Musk says X Money will launch external beta in 1–2 months

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X Money, the payments system built into Elon Musk’s social media platform X, is preparing for an external beta rollout soon after completing an internal closed beta, Elon Musk announced today. “For X Money, we’ve actually had X Money live in closed beta within the company,” Musk said. “We expect in the next month or two to go to a limited external beta, and then to go worldwide to all X users.” The X chief executive said the service is designed to function as a unified hub for financial transactions…

Deel Partners with MoonPay to Launch Stablecoin Payroll in UK and EU

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Global payroll platform Deel will begin offering stablecoin salary payouts through a partnership with MoonPay, starting with workers in the UK and EU next month. The integration allows employees to receive wages directly in stablecoins to non-custodial crypto wallets, with a US rollout planned in a later phase. Deel processes $22 billion in payroll annually worldwide, to more than 150 million workers, the company said in October. It will use MoonPay to handle stablecoin conversion and onchain wallet delivery, effectively adding crypto settlement rails to its existing payroll infrastructure, according…