How S&P 500 options action may help explain the rising volatility in memory stocks
Bullish derivative bets mesh with the buy-the-dip mentality, says IBKR’s Sosnick.
Bullish derivative bets mesh with the buy-the-dip mentality, says IBKR’s Sosnick.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/magazineback-to-ethereum.jpg" alt="Fierce backlash to Ethereum’s EIP-8363 staking proposal" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Ethereum’s proposed EIP-8363 staking overhaul aims to reduce issuance, but critics say it could hurt DeFi, decentralization and institutional adoption.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-true-or-false-about-bitcoin-and-crypto-are-totally-wrong.png" alt="Bitcoiners turn to dice throws as self-custody setups are re-evaluated" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Dice entropy may become the new gold standard after the Coldcard hack</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-russias-law-on-crypto-whats-the-latest.jpg" alt="Russia cracks down on 9 crypto exchanges in Moscow City" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Russia has shut down nine unregistered crypto exchanges in Moscow, with the FSB alleging they helped move scam proceeds abroad through Ukrainian call centers.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-crypto-market-trading-trader-breaking-news.jpg" alt="CEX perpetual futures volume falls to $4T, lowest since late 2023" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Perpetual futures trading volume on crypto exchanges fell to its lowest level in 31 months, while perpetual trading on decentralized platforms neared a one-year low.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/lost-bitcoins-etf-hack-hacking-falling-jeans.jpg" alt="Binance Bitcoin volume ratio hits record as futures outweigh spot eight times over" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Binance saw a record divergence between daily spot and futures trading volumes, with the latter reaching nearly $58 billion.</p>
Beijing controls a chokepoint that Washington’s own crackdown can’t address.
What Kevin O’Leary learned from Steve Jobs: You only need to get three things done every day. Just three.
Investors are demanding higher rates when they buy long-duration bonds because there is less demand, higher supply and a hot mess of policy uncertainty, strategist explains
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-ai-is-now-paying-bitcoin-miners-more-than-mining-cleanspark-1.jpg" alt="CleanSpark misses Wall Street revenue estimates as shares sink" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>CleanSpark’s shares fell 5.5% on Thursday after the Bitcoin miner reported $138 million in quarterly revenue, narrowly missing Wall Street’s consensus estimate.</p>
“I imagine scenarios like this happen more often than people realize.”
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-how-to-read-a-stablecoin-attestation-report-eu-mica.jpg" alt="Stripe-owned Bridge joins EU MiCA register after Luxembourg approval" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Stripe-owned Bridge has entered the EU MiCA register following Luxembourg approval, joining regulated providers under the bloc’s crypto framework.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-what-is-a-clarity-act-coinbase.png" alt="CLARITY Act delay gives Asian financial hubs an opening: First Digital CEO" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Industry figures warned that continued legislative limbo could slow institutional adoption, revive regulation by enforcement and push innovation offshore.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-8-most-common-cyberattacks-and-how-to-prevent-them.jpg" alt="Coldcard exploit pushes July losses to $247M as second-worst month of 2026" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The Coldcard exploit, which caused more than $100 million in losses, helped push July crypto thefts to $247 million, making it the second-worst month of 2026.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/skjapan-1.jpg" alt="Japan FSA asks crypto exchanges to impose withdrawal delays to fight scams" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Japanese authorities called for address registration, customer-specific limits and stronger authentication as part of a broader push to curb misuse of exchange accounts.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-fungible-tokens-turn-monopoly-money-into-cryptocurrency-trump.jpg" alt="Proposed CLARITY ethics deal could save Trump millions in taxes: Bloomberg" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The latest bipartisan ethics proposal would reportedly require Trump to divest crypto businesses while allowing him to defer capital gains taxes on those sales. </p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/building-bitcoin-investment-bhutan.jpg" alt="Bitget explores licensed crypto presence in Bhutan" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Crypto exchange Bitget has signed an agreement with Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority to pursue a regulated local presence.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-crypto-industry-civil-war.jpg" alt="US Senate pushes CLARITY Act vote to September" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Senate Majority Leader John Thune confirmed that the chamber was “punting” the vote until September.</p>
Shares of Sandisk and Western Digital fell hard after investors were left unimpressed by those companies’ earnings reports.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/miner.jpg" alt="MARA swings to Q2 loss as Bitcoin’s slump masks higher output " class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Bitcoin miner MARA posted its highest quarterly Bitcoin production in over a year, but was overshadowed by a 28% decline in the average price of Bitcoin.</p>