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Solana co-founder is building a DEX for perpetual futures
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko is working on a new decentralized perpetual futures exchange called Percolator. According to GitHub, the protocol is already "implementation-ready" and could become a serious competitor to existing derivatives DEXs. Japan's FSA reviews rules to let banks hold Bitcoin
Japan's Financial Services Agency (FCA) is reviewing rules that would allow banks to buy and hold Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on their balance sheets. The regulator is also looking at whether banking groups could register as licensed crypto exchange operators to offer trading and custody services. -oLJr5Aox.png "Ondo challenges Nasdaq tokenization plan, cites settlement risk")
Luxembourg sovereign fund allocates 1% to Bitcoin ETFs
Luxembourg's Intergenerational Sovereign Wealth Fund (FSIL) has allocated 1% of its $850 million holdings to bitcoin exchange-traded funds. Finance Minister Gilles Roth disclosed the allocation while presenting the 2026 budget to the Chambre des Députés. Wall Street tests SEC with bids for 3x Tesla and Bitcoin ETFs
A trio of issuers – Defiance ETFs, Themes and Direxion – have lodged filings for exchange‑traded funds (ETFs) designed to deliver three times the daily return of popular trades, including single stocks such as Tesla and crypto exposures like Bitcoin. If approved, they would mark a rare step‑up in risk for U.S. ETFs and another test of regulators’ tolerance for complex products. -a8cbDqln.png "Grayscale debuts first U.S. spot crypto ETPs with staking")
Bankman-Fried claims 2022 arrest was political retaliation
Sam Bankman-Fried, the jailed founder of the collapsed FTX exchange, posted on GETTR through an intermediary that his December 2022 arrest in the Bahamas was political retaliation by the Biden administration after he allegedly shifted large donations to Republicans. Kazakhstan Blockchain Chief slams Binance.com after 130 closures
Following the news that 130 illegal crypto platforms were shut down in Kazakhstan, Dauren Karashev, head of the National Blockchain Association, pointed out a paradox in an exclusive comment to GNcrypto: the largest exchange, Binance.com, is unlicensed and operates in Kazakhstan through its licensed affiliate. However, clients interact directly with the global platform. Polymarket valuation surges to $9B after ICE investment
Polymarket announced in a post on X that Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) will make a $2 billion strategic investment at a $9 billion post‑money valuation, confirming earlier reports. The tie‑up comes weeks after U.S. derivatives regulators signaled limited comfort with certain event‑contract models via a CFTC staff no‑action letter, clearing a path for Polymarket to operate in the United States. 
