Financial Markets

500 Million USDT Transferred From Binance Wallet to Tether Treasury on June 2

Public blockchain records show a 500 million USDT transfer from a Binance-labeled wallet to Tether Treasury on June 2, part of a recurring pattern.

#crypto, #tether, #binance, #stablecoin, #ethereum

1.35 Million SOL (~$84M) Transferred to Address Labeled 'Coinbase Institutional'

On June 6, Whale Alert recorded 1,349,999 SOL (about $84M) moved to an address it labels 'Coinbase Institutional', a transaction traders watch.

#crypto, #solana, #coinbase, #whalealert

Pension funds retreat from bonds, BIS paper finds

A BIS study finds pensions globally have reduced bond holdings and increased mutual funds and alternatives, a shift linked to falling local bond yields.

#pensions, #bonds, #mutualfunds, #financialstability

Citron Founder Andrew Left Convicted on Criminal Securities-Fraud Charges in Los Angeles

Andrew Left, founder of Citron Research, was convicted by a federal jury in Los Angeles of securities-fraud charges for trading ahead of market-moving posts.

$NVDA, #citron, #andrewleft, #securitiesfraud, #shortselling, #nvda

FedEx Completes Spin-Off of Freight Unit; FedEx Freight Begins Trading as FDXF

FedEx completed the spin-off of its less-than-truckload freight unit, distributing shares to investors and launching FedEx Freight Holding Co. (FDXF) on the NYSE.

$FDXF, $FDX, #fedex, #spinoff, #freight, #stocks

Pseudonymous Wallet Deposits $128.8 Million USDC Into Aave V3 on May 31

On May 31 a pseudonymous Ethereum address supplied about $128.8M in USDC to Aave V3, following a similar $128.6M transfer four days earlier.

#aave, #defi, #usdc, #ethereum

CFTC Approves First Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Contract for U.S. Exchange; KalshiEX to List BTCPERP

The CFTC approved KalshiEX's cash-settled bitcoin perpetual futures contract, the first formal approval for a perp on a CFTC-regulated U.S. exchange.

#crypto, #bitcoin, #cftc, #derivatives, #kalshiex

SEC proposes to rescind 2024 climate-disclosure rule

The SEC proposed formally rescinding its 2024 climate-disclosure rule, opening a 60-day comment period and seeking to erase the standardized climate-reporting framework.

#sec, #climate, #disclosure, #regulation

CFTC Staff Says Some Deribit Perpetuals Can Be Treated as Foreign Futures; Coinbase Subsidiary Gets Conditional No-Action Relief

CFTC staff says Deribit perpetuals may qualify as foreign futures and grants Coinbase Financial Markets conditional relief to post customer crypto as margin.

$COIN, #cftc, #coinbase, #crypto, #deribit

Costco Reports Strong Q3 Results, Sales Up 11.6% as Digital Growth Surges

Costco posted fiscal Q3 net sales of $69.154B and net income of $2.192B; digitally enabled sales jumped 21.5% and membership fees reached $1.373B.

$COST, #costco, #earnings, #retail, #stocks

4,180 BTC ($304.7M) Transferred From Addresses Labeled 'Coinbase Institutional' to New Wallet

Blockchain tracker Whale Alert flagged a May 28 transfer of 4,180 BTC (about $304.7M) from addresses labeled 'Coinbase Institutional' to a new unknown wallet.

$COIN, #bitcoin, #coinbase, #cryptocurrency, #whalealert

About $1.3 Billion Dark-Pool Block of BlackRock’s IBIT Traded as Bitcoin Fell

A roughly $1.3bn dark-pool block of BlackRock’s IBIT changed hands May 26 as Bitcoin dipped and U.S. spot ETFs saw net outflows.

$IBIT, $BLK, #bitcoin, #etf, #blackrock, #darkpool

SpaceX Files for IPO, Revealing Starlink Profits, xAI Losses and a Super‑Voting Plan to Keep Musk in Control

SpaceX filed for an IPO, disclosing $18.7B revenue for 2025, profitable Starlink, heavy xAI losses and a super‑voting share plan to keep Musk in control.

#spacex, #ipo, #starlink, #xai, #elonmusk

SEC Proposes Major Rewrite of Registered Offerings and Public-Company Reporting

SEC proposes broad overhaul of registered offerings and filer categories to ease capital raising and expand scaled reporting relief for smaller issuers.

#sec, #securities, #regulation, #ipos

SEC Rescinds Decades-Old 'No-Deny' Settlement Policy and Will Not Enforce Past Provisions

The SEC removed Rule 202.5(e), ending decades of 'no-deny' settlement provisions and saying it will not enforce existing no‑deny clauses.

#sec, #securities, #regulation, #enforcement