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According to The Block, Kraken's parent company Payward has announced the completion of its acquisition of Bitnomial, marking its official compliance qualifications to provide cryptocurrency derivatives services in the United States.After the transaction is completed, Payward will hold a complete licensing system issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), including futures commission merchant (FCM), designated contract market (DCM), and derivatives clearing organization (DCO), allowing it to offer spot margin, perpetual contracts, and options trading services to eligible U.S. customers. Payward and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi stated that the company will prioritize launching spot margin products on the Kraken platform, followed by a gradual rollout of perpetual contracts and options products.Bitnomial, headquartered in Chicago, is one of the few platforms in the U.S. with a complete cryptocurrency derivatives licensing system. After the acquisition, it will retain its original licenses and business structure and serve as the core vehicle for Payward's U.S. derivatives strategy.Additionally, Payward stated that this transaction will provide new access channels to the U.S. cryptocurrency derivatives market for partners such as banks, brokerages, and payment institutions. Previously, the company also received a $200 million investment from Deutsche Börse Group and has submitted a confidential listing application to the SEC.

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken's parent company Payward announced that it will acquire 100% of the digital asset derivatives platform Bitnomial for up to $550 million (cash + stock). The transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2026, pending regulatory approval.Bitnomial is the first crypto-native platform to obtain all three U.S. derivatives licenses (designated contract market, derivatives clearing organization, and futures commission merchant). This acquisition will help Payward quickly gain a complete compliant derivatives infrastructure, significantly accelerating its expansion in the U.S. market. After the transaction is completed, Bitnomial's clearing and trading capabilities will be integrated with platforms such as Kraken and NinjaTrader, offering products like spot margin, perpetual contracts, and options to U.S. customers, and will be regulated by the CFTC.This acquisition will also expand Payward Services, allowing banks, fintech companies, and brokerages to access the U.S. compliant derivatives market through a single API. Industry insiders believe that with the market warming up and valuations recovering, merger and acquisition activities in the crypto industry are on the rise, as leading institutions are accelerating their transformation into comprehensive trading platforms for institutional clients by acquiring key capabilities such as compliance, custody, and derivatives.

According to Cointelegraph, Chicago-based cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bitnomial has launched Injective monthly futures contracts, marking the first entry of the Injective token into the regulated derivatives market in the United States. The contract is settled in INJ, expires monthly, and allows traders to gain price exposure without holding the underlying asset, with all cryptocurrencies or USD available as collateral through Bitnomial.Institutional clients can trade the futures immediately, while retail trading is expected to open in the coming weeks through Bitnomial's Botanical platform. Bitnomial also plans to introduce INJ perpetual futures and options.Analysts state that the launch of the Injective futures contracts will begin a six-month trading record, which is expected to support the application for a spot ETF. Previously, Canary Capital submitted a staking-based INJ ETF application to the SEC.

According to The Block, Chicago-based derivatives exchange Bitnomial has announced the launch of the first regulated APT futures product in the United States.The product will initially be available to institutional traders and will be opened to retail investors through the Botanical trading platform in the coming weeks.

According to Cryptobriefing, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cryptocurrency working group will visit Miami on January 27 to engage directly with early crypto project builders.The working group is touring multiple cities to gather feedback from project teams on policy reforms, aiming to establish a clearer regulatory framework for digital assets. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce stated that the working group will actively interact with the crypto industry to develop a clear regulatory framework for digital assets.

According to Binance spot market data, the market has experienced significant fluctuations. LUMIA has dropped by 15.39% in the last 24 hours, while KGST has risen by 10% and reached a new high for today.In addition, EPIC has also shown a "high pullback" state, with a 24-hour decline of 10.56%. AVNT and ZBT have similarly experienced a "high pullback" state, with declines of 7.06% and 9.3%, respectively. The remaining tokens LS and TNSR have reached new lows for today, with declines of 5.4% and 5.24%, while the S token has hit a new low for the week, with a decline of 14.29%.

According to Binance spot data, the market has experienced significant fluctuations. CVC has dropped by 16.43% in 24 hours, and LUMIA has decreased by 20.29%, showing a "high and then low" state.In addition, LRC, LSK, TLM, FIDA, RAD, ALPINE, and POLYX have also shown a "high and then low" state, with declines of 6%, 6.56%, 7.92%, 8.17%, 6.65%, 8.78%, and 15.28%, respectively.

According to Binance spot data, the market has experienced significant fluctuations. LUMIA has increased by 5.26% in the last 24 hours, reaching a new high for today, while ORCA has slightly risen by 10.67% within 2 hours.At the same time, MLN, ONT, ILV, PORTAL, PARTI, KMNO, and MIRA have all shown a "high and then low" state, with declines of 5.2%, 6.05%, 5.8%, 5.2%, 6.5%, 7.67%, and 6.2%, respectively.

The cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bitnomial has officially announced that it has received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to clear fully collateralized swap contracts, enabling it to offer prediction market services, which will currently focus on two main areas: cryptocurrencies and economic events.In addition, the exchange's clearing function, Bitnomial Clearinghouse, can also provide a wider range of clearing services to partners' prediction markets, thereby gaining collateral liquidity between USD and cryptocurrencies.

OKX showcased its new product CeDeFi at the Miami Web3 event in collaboration with Pudgy Penguins. The event demonstrated the practical applications of CeDeFi, showing users how to directly connect to tokens on Solana, Base, and X Layer within the OKX app.By seamlessly accessing the DEX market using existing OKX balances, the product provides on-chain participants with a simplified and unified trading experience.

According to Crypto In America, Bitnomial will launch the first cryptocurrency spot trading platform regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).The Chicago-based company submitted a self-certification document last month under CFTC Rule 40.6(a), which officially took effect on Friday, meaning spot trading could start in the coming days.

The stock and cryptocurrency trading platform Robinhood is launching a futures and derivatives exchange and clearinghouse, deepening its investment in the prediction market.Through a partnership with Susquehanna, a new, independently operated joint venture will be established, with Robinhood Markets, Inc. acting as the holding partner and providing retail demand and distribution channels. Market maker Susquehanna International Group will serve as a key partner and initial liquidity provider, with plans to introduce additional liquidity providers in the future. The joint venture will accelerate its service delivery by acquiring MIAXdx. MIAXdx is a designated contract market (DCM), derivatives clearing organization (DCO), and swap execution facility (SEF) licensed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIAX). MIAX will continue to hold a 10% strategic equity stake in the exchange. This independent joint venture will provide futures and derivatives for futures commission merchant (FCM) platforms, including prediction markets, and is expected to begin operations in 2026.

According to official news, the stablecoin protocol USD.AI, which provides credit for AI, announced that Coinbase Ventures has invested in Permian Labs.Permian Labs develops and maintains the USD.AI protocol, aimed at facilitating secure on-chain lending operations backed by verifiable productive assets. USD.AI also issues the stablecoin USDai and the yield-bearing sUSDai, which support the protocol.Permian Labs is headquartered in New York and is dedicated to financing on-chain credit protocols for productive computing assets. The team builds a legal, technical, and risk foundation to support the collateralization, initiation, and servicing of GPU-backed credit positions through verifiable on-chain mechanisms.

According to Cointelegraph, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has been receiving his salary in Bitcoin since the end of 2021. He stated that he is not worried about the recent volatility in the cryptocurrency market, as his Bitcoin salary has increased by about 300%.In an interview with Fox Business on Wednesday, when asked if he was concerned about Bitcoin's price dropping below $100,000 and the significant decline in most of the cryptocurrency market, he responded, "When I received my first Bitcoin salary, the price was $30,000, and now it has increased by 300%, peaking at $120,000, which is a 400% increase. So, I am not worried about daily fluctuations. What I am more concerned about is the macro impact that a trusted store of value can bring, as its monetary creation system is realized through code. Rather than tracking prices daily, I am more focused on the development of decentralized finance, cryptocurrencies, and artificial intelligence."

According to Jin Ten, Federal Reserve Governor Mester stated that the Federal Reserve's policy remains too restrictive, and there are certain risks associated with the current policy.

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