Crypto's Mainstream Leap: Institutional Moves and Regulatory Challenges Ahead
Institutional crypto took another step into the mainstream today, even as regulators, courts, and skeptics tried to slow the party down.
Ripple quietly made one of its most significant institutional moves yet. Through Ripple Prime, the company plugged into Coinbase Derivatives via Nodal Clear, giving big-money clients access to regulated futures on Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and of course XRP (XRP). For institutions that want CFTC-supervised exposure wrapped in a familiar brokerage experience, this is exactly the kind of bridge they’ve been waiting for. It also doubles as a signal: derivatives in the U.S. are increasingly where the “serious” crypto money wants to live.
If crypto is getting more Wall Street on one side, it’s getting more social on the other. Exchange giant OKX, now sporting a fresh $25 billion valuation after a strategic investment from ICE, rolled out Orbit, an in-app social trading network. Posts tie directly to real trading data, so you ...