# ftx (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ftx. Page: Feed: --- ## [CME’s Duffy Clashes With Kalshi and the CFTC Chair Over Prediction Market Manipulation](https://unchainedcrypto.com/cmes-duffy-clashes-with-kalshi-and-the-cftc-chair-over-prediction-market-manipulation/) _2026-08-21 · Unchained · Unchained_ A CFTC advisory meeting broke into open insults as CME's Terrence Duffy accused prediction markets of manipulation risk and Kalshi's Luana Lopes Lara turned the question back on him. The post CME’s Duffy Clashes With Kalshi and the CFTC Chair Over Prediction Market Manipulation appeared first on Unchained . ## [Bitcoin Tops $75,000 for First Time in Three Months as Treasury Buyback Plan Fuels Short Squeeze](https://unchainedcrypto.com/bitcoin-tops-75000-for-first-time-in-three-months-as-treasury-buyback-plan-fuels-short-squeeze/) _2026-08-21 · Unchained · Unchained_ Bitcoin is on pace for its best week since March 2024 amid Treasury buyback catalyst. The post Bitcoin Tops $75,000 for First Time in Three Months as Treasury Buyback Plan Fuels Short Squeeze appeared first on Unchained . ## [Two Binance Employees Detained in the UAE Amid Police Inquiries Into Possible Financial Crimes](https://unchainedcrypto.com/two-binance-employees-detained-in-the-uae-amid-police-inquiries-into-possible-financial-crimes/) _2026-08-21 · Unchained · Unchained_ The New York Times reported that two Binance staffers were stopped at Emirati airports, in the country the exchange has spent years turning into its regulatory home. The post Two Binance Employees Detained in the UAE Amid Police Inquiries Into Possible Financial Crimes appeared first on Unchained . ## [CFTC Chair Selig Directs Staff to Draft Crypto Market Structure Rules if the Clarity Act Fails](https://unchainedcrypto.com/cftc-chair-selig-directs-staff-to-draft-crypto-market-structure-rules-if-the-clarity-act-fails/) _2026-08-21 · Unchained · Unchained_ Michael Selig told the CFTC's new innovation committee that the agency will write its own crypto market rules if the Senate cannot move the Clarity Act. The post CFTC Chair Selig Directs Staff to Draft Crypto Market Structure Rules if the Clarity Act Fails appeared first on Unchained . ## [Musk’s X Explores Paying Creators in Stablecoins as It Overhauls Its Rewards Program](https://unchainedcrypto.com/musks-x-explores-paying-creators-in-stablecoins-as-it-overhauls-its-rewards-program/) _2026-08-20 · Unchained · Unchained_ The talks are early and unconfirmed, but they surface in the same month X rebuilt its creator payouts around impressions, biweekly transfers and a $30 minimum. The post Musk’s X Explores Paying Creators in Stablecoins as It Overhauls Its Rewards Program appeared first on Unchained . ## [CFTC Closes FTX Cases With Trading Bans for Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang and No Financial Penalties](https://unchainedcrypto.com/cftc-closes-ftx-cases-with-trading-bans-for-caroline-ellison-and-gary-wang-and-no-financial-penalties/) _2026-08-20 · Unchained · Unchained_ The agency declined to seek restitution, disgorgement or civil penalties from the two cooperating FTX executives, pointing to their assistance and the $11.020 billion criminal forfeiture order. The post CFTC Closes FTX Cases With Trading Bans for Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang and No Financial Penalties appeared first on Unchained . ## [HYPE Surges After Trump Says the CFTC Is Working to Bring Hyperliquid Onshore](https://unchainedcrypto.com/hype-surges-after-trump-says-the-cftc-is-working-to-bring-hyperliquid-onshore/) _2026-08-20 · Unchained · Unchained_ A single line from Trump about bringing the offshore perpetuals venue into U.S. regulation sent HYPE up 17% and lifted every Hyperliquid-linked product on the market. The post HYPE Surges After Trump Says the CFTC Is Working to Bring Hyperliquid Onshore appeared first on Unchained . ## [Trump Presses Congress to Pass a ‘Fair Version’ of the Clarity Act at White House Crypto Meeting](https://unchainedcrypto.com/trump-presses-congress-to-pass-a-fair-version-of-the-clarity-act-at-white-house-crypto-meeting/) _2026-08-20 · Unchained · Unchained_ Flanked by the CEOs of Coinbase, Ripple, Robinhood and Nasdaq, Trump urged Congress to finish market structure legislation that still lacks the Democratic votes to pass. The post Trump Presses Congress to Pass a ‘Fair Version’ of the Clarity Act at White House Crypto Meeting appeared first on Unchained . ## [Bitcoin Blows Past $70,000 as Nearly $3 Billion in Shorts Are Liquidated](https://unchainedcrypto.com/bitcoin-blows-past-70000-as-nearly-3-billion-in-shorts-are-liquidated/) _2026-08-20 · Unchained · Unchained_ Bitcoin's first push above $70,000 in two months has erased nearly $3 billion in short positions, powered by a Treasury buyback expansion. The post Bitcoin Blows Past $70,000 as Nearly $3 Billion in Shorts Are Liquidated appeared first on Unchained . ## [Trump’s Hack-Back Memo Isn’t a License for Cyber Vigilantes, Crypto Lawyers Say](https://unchainedcrypto.com/trumps-hack-back-memo-isnt-a-license-for-cyber-vigilantes-crypto-lawyers-say/) _2026-08-19 · Unchained · Unchained_ On DEX in the City, a former government lawyer and a crypto podcaster argued a barely-noticed White House memo deputizing private firms to fight foreign hackers is tightly supervised, and may be exactly what crypto needs. The post Trump’s Hack-Back Memo Isn’t a License for Cyber Vigilantes, Crypto Lawyers Say appeared first on Unchained . ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mXcupggh3az6) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [Cantor Fitzgerald Opens Institutional Block Trading in Kalshi Event Contracts](https://unchainedcrypto.com/cantor-fitzgerald-opens-institutional-block-trading-in-kalshi-event-contracts/) _2026-08-19 · Unchained · Unchained_ The investment bank will act as an introducing broker for privately negotiated prediction-market trades, with Susquehanna Predictions supplying the pricing and liquidity. The post Cantor Fitzgerald Opens Institutional Block Trading in Kalshi Event Contracts appeared first on Unchained . ## [TikTok Explores Peer-to-Peer Payments in Direct Messages, Pushing Deeper Into Fintech](https://unchainedcrypto.com/tiktok-explores-peer-to-peer-payments-in-direct-messages-pushing-deeper-into-fintech/) _2026-08-19 · Unchained · Unchained_ Code in the current US iPhone app points to transfers routed through TikTok Pay, though a spokesperson reportedly said the feature is not in testing anywhere. The post TikTok Explores Peer-to-Peer Payments in Direct Messages, Pushing Deeper Into Fintech appeared first on Unchained . ## [Kalshi Files for Perpetual Futures on US Stocks and Copper, Its First on Equities](https://unchainedcrypto.com/kalshi-files-for-perpetual-futures-on-us-stocks-and-copper-its-first-on-equities/) _2026-08-19 · Unchained · Unchained_ The exchange asked the CFTC to approve contracts tracking a 500-stock US index and spot copper, three months after regulators cleared the country's first bitcoin perpetual futures. The post Kalshi Files for Perpetual Futures on US Stocks and Copper, Its First on Equities appeared first on Unchained . ## [How Render Network Has Evolved and What AI Advancements Could Mean for Its Next Phase](https://unchainedcrypto.com/how-render-network-has-evolved-and-what-ai-advancements-could-mean-for-its-next-phase/) _2026-08-19 · Unchained · Unchained_ Render Network at its core pays anyone with an idle GPU to help render anything from Hollywood films to NASA visuals. Trevor Harries-Jones, a director on the Render Network Foundation board, joined Laura to walk through how the GPU marketplace has evolved, how AI may inadvertently lead to its growth ... The post How Render Network Has Evolved and What AI Advancements Could Mean for Its Next Phase… ## [On learning to surf](https://rsarai.xyz/on-learning-surf/) _2026-02-14 · Rebeca Sarai · Rebeca Sarai_ What it's like to pick up surfing when you're older. Body awareness, fear, frustration, injuries.