CFTC Chair Michael Selig defended the agency's approval of perpetual futures, citing the need for robust regulation of internationally developed products. He dismissed concerns about leverage and complexity, emphasizing proper disclosure and broker suitability assessments. Selig also denied political pressure influenced the decision, despite Donald Trump Jr.'s advisory role at Kalshi.
Australia's property lobby is defending investor tax breaks that critics say are fueling a housing crisis, leading to skyrocketing rents. Despite claims that winding back these breaks will harm renters, the article argues the current system already causes significant suffering for tenants, with rents increasing dramatically over the past decade.
A petition opposing South Korea's 22% tax on crypto gains, set for January 2027, has surpassed 50,000 signatures, triggering a review by the Finance and Economic Planning Committee. Critics argue the tax burdens investors, limits opportunities for younger generations, and could harm the country's crypto market.
Family offices are increasing their allocation to public stocks, which now represent 34% of their portfolios, while real estate holdings have decreased to 7.5%, according to the new CNBC Family Office Portfolio Tracker. The tracker, based on Addepar's data of $1.4 trillion in assets, reveals shifting investment trends among ultra-wealthy families.
Asia-Pacific’s commercial property investments surged in the first quarter, according to data tracked by analysts, as early signs of recovery in office and retail segments across Hong Kong and mainland China boosted deal volumes. Total investment in offices, retail spaces, industrial units, data centres, hotels, apartments, senior housing and other asset classes climbed 22 per cent to US$51.1 billion from the same period in 2025, data from MSCI showed. Hong Kong contributed US$1.8 billion, a 367...
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Blockworks, a crypto data startup, closed a Series A extension round co-led by ParaFi Capital and Reciprocal Ventures with Coinbase Ventures, valuing the company at $192 million. The firm plans to use proceeds to acquire competitors and build a comprehensive crypto data platform akin to Morningstar for digital assets. Blockworks' annual recurring revenue grew over 500% last year, driven by its data platform and popular Digital Assets Summit conference.
When Customs launched the CAPE refund portal, it put administrative certainty behind an asset class that Wall Street had already begun pricing. As of Apr. 9, 56,497 importers had registered for electronic refunds totaling $127 billion, out of roughly $166 billion the government expects to be returned after the Supreme Court ruled in February that […] The post Were tariff refunds bought for 20 cents on the dollar by stablecoin-backed Treasurys custodian Cantor Fitzgerald? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
