Launches

Bitmine Immersion Technologies has launched MAVAN, an institutional-grade Ethereum staking platform that will run validator infrastructure for its own holdings and external clients. Staking involves locking up Ether to help validate transactions on the network in exchange for rewards. The rollout takes advantage of Bitmine’s position as the largest public company holder of Ether (ETH)

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has launched an Innovation Task Force to help develop regulatory frameworks for crypto, AI and prediction markets. Chair Michael Selig said that the task force will work with the regulator’s Innovation Advisory Committee to create a framework focused on crypto, blockchain, AI, and prediction markets. The effort will

The Solana Foundation has revealed it has secured Mastercard, Worldpay, and Western Union as early users of its newly launched developer platform, as part of ongoing efforts to attract enterprises to build on its blockchain.  The Solana Developer Platform (SDP) was announced on Tuesday to enable enterprise developers to build on the blockchain using a

Coinbase has launched stock perpetual futures for eligible non-US traders, expanding its push to offer round-the-clock access to crypto, equities and prediction markets on a single platform. In a Friday blog post, Coinbase said the product was not available to US persons at the current time, but that it was “working to expand this offering