OKX Shield Offers Up To €500K Account-Takeover Protection In Europe
TL;DR OKX has launched Shield in Europe, a discretionary reimbursement program for qualifying account-takeover losses. Protection limits rise from €100,000 for standard users to €500,000 for VIP 4–6 customers. OKX explicitly says Shield is not insurance, deposit protection or a statutory compensation scheme. OKX is trying a different approach to exchange security in Europe: make…
Binance Brings 24/7 FX Perpetuals To Crypto Traders With USD/BRL
TL;DR Binance Futures has launched a 24/7 perpetual contract tied to the USD/BRL foreign-exchange rate. USD/BRL is the first pair in the new FX-perpetual product line. The product gives synthetic leveraged FX exposure through a crypto derivatives venue; it is not spot foreign-exchange settlement. Binance is moving another traditional market into the always-on crypto trading…
Bybit Adds PATH, CYPH And HUT Equity Perpetuals With Up To 25x Leverage
TL;DR Bybit has added USDT-margined perpetual futures tied to PATH, CYPH and HUT shares. The contracts offer up to 25x leverage through Bybit’s TradFi perpetual desk. These are synthetic derivatives tracking equity prices, not spot shares or direct stock ownership. Bybit is continuing to turn its crypto derivatives platform into a 24/7 market for traditional…
Binance Lets bStocks Tokenized Equities Count As Futures Margin
TL;DR Binance now allows eligible bStocks tokenized-equity holdings to be used as collateral in Multi-Assets Mode. The feature lets users retain exposure to tokenized stocks while using their collateral value for futures positions. Regional restrictions and risk haircuts still apply. Binance is giving its tokenized-stock product a second job. Eligible bStocks holdings can now be…
Bybit Opens Oura Pre-IPO Perpetual Trading With Up To 25x Leverage
TL;DR Bybit has launched OURAUSDT as a pre-IPO TradFi perpetual contract. Trading began September 22 at 13:30 UTC with leverage of up to 25x. The contract tracks implied pre-IPO valuation; traders do not receive Oura shares or IPO allocations. Oura’s move toward the public markets is now being traded before the stock itself is available.…
Chainlink Releases Node v2.65.0 With Confidential Workflow Monitoring Fix
TL;DR Chainlink has published core node software v2.65.0. The release includes a monitoring change that separates user-caused confidential-workflow enclave failures from system-caused failures. It is an infrastructure maintenance release rather than a new Chainlink product launch. Chainlink has pushed out core node software v2.65.0, giving operators another incremental infrastructure update only days after the previous…