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first_img Former SEC and CFTC officials call for regulatory easing to attract the return of crypto perpetual contracts

As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) accelerate their rule-making efforts for the $2.5 trillion industry amid a legislative stalemate on cryptocurrency market structure during the summer recess, both agencies are advancing multiple crypto-related initiatives. These include re-evaluating the definitions of derivatives such as swaps and perpetual contracts, as well as rewriting the SEC's crypto custody rules.A bipartisan group composed of former CFTC Chairman Chris Giancarlo, former CFTC Commissioners Brian Quintenz and Sharon Brown-Hruska, former SEC Commissioner Steven Wallman, and former SEC Chief Economist Chester Spatt stated in a comment letter sponsored by Kalshi that similar risks should receive similar regulatory treatment, and overlapping rules should not impose additional compliance costs. Giancarlo noted that if federal regulation is calibrated based on actual risks rather than maximum burdens, liquidity will flow back to the U.S., and the longer we wait, the harder it will be to attract that liquidity back.Kalshi estimates that offshore perpetual contract trading volume will exceed $90 trillion by 2025, up from about $28 trillion two years ago. Additionally, the SEC last week submitted its plan to rewrite the custody rules for investment advisers and investment companies to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for review, and its "Reg Crypto" proposal has officially entered the Federal Register, with a public comment period ending on October 20.

first_img Telegram has set the Gram wallet as the default cryptocurrency wallet, and Wallet in Telegram has been renamed to Walt

Telegram has set its self-hosted Gram wallet as the default wallet in user settings, while renaming Wallet in Telegram to Walt. Telegram founder Pavel Durov previewed the Gram wallet in July, planning to introduce a native non-custodial wallet for each Telegram app.The Gram wallet will serve as the transaction layer for transfers and payments on Telegram, supporting the purchase of Telegram Collectibles (including gifts, usernames, and phone numbers) as well as services and daily consumption payments. The Gram wallet remains connected to Walt, which allows users to recharge their Gram wallet with multi-chain crypto assets.The renaming of Wallet in Telegram reflects that its services have surpassed the initial positioning primarily for purchasing and holding Gram (formerly Toncoin). Walt supports recharging, holding, and withdrawing over 300 crypto assets across 4 blockchains, as well as trading more than 200 assets, and offers over 100 tokenized stocks, ETFs, and metals. The product also includes crypto yield services and perpetual contracts. The Open Platform (TOP) and Walt founder and CEO Andrew Rogozov stated that they initially started as a simple wallet for purchasing TON, but over the past four years have grown into a full-scale crypto platform within Telegram, launching Earn, real-world assets, and perpetual trading.

first_img BitMine has staked 5.07 million ETH, accounting for 4.9% of the total Ethereum supply

Bitcoin mining company BitMine Immersion Technologies stated in its latest staking disclosure that as of August 30, it has staked 5,067,309 ETH, valued at approximately $12.7 billion based on a price of $2,511. The company's disclosed staking balance remained unchanged from August 9 to 30, while it added 53,501 ETH in the latest week, bringing its total holdings to 5,901,112 ETH.BitMine indicated that its Ethereum vault accounts for about 4.9% of the total Ethereum supply of 120.7 million coins, and the company had previously set a target to acquire 5% of the total Ethereum supply. The company has set the annualized yield for its staking operations over the past seven days at 2.63%, stating that the annualized staking income corresponding to the current holdings is approximately $335 million; if the entire ETH balance is staked through its self-built network and staking partners at the same yield, the annualized staking rewards could reach $390 million.BitMine officially launched its self-built "Made in America Validator Network" (MAVAN) in April this year. In its April disclosure, the company mentioned that some staked ETH had already been deployed on MAVAN, but did not specify the exact amount. BitMine's staking holdings were 4,879,157 ETH at the beginning of July, surpassed 5 million on August 9, and have remained stable in the subsequent four weekly disclosures. The company's chairman, Tom Lee, has stated that BitMine's staked ETH amount exceeds that of any other entity.
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