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Sberbank Forecasts $46 Billion in First-Year Russian Crypto Trading as Hyperliquid Pursues US Perpetuals Deal With Kraken Parent

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Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, projects regulated crypto exchanges could handle more than Russia’s largest bank forecasts $46 billion in first-year crypto exchange trading under new rules: report.The Block · · read it at the source in trading volume during the first year after the country’s new crypto rules take effect, according to The Block and Cointelegraph. The rules are set to take effect on Sept. 1, 2026, per The Block. CoinDesk’s Crypto Week Ahead column also flagged Russia’s digital ruble rollout as a development to watch.

In the US, Hyperliquid is in talks with Kraken parent Payward to bring its perpetual futures trading onshore, according to Decrypt, The Block, and The Defiant, all citing Bloomberg. The proposed structure would route Hyperliquid’s perpetuals through Payward’s CFTC-regulated subsidiary Bitnomial, per Decrypt and The Defiant. The Block reports Payward has presented the CFTC with an outline of the plan, though approval remains pending, and neither company has confirmed a deal, per The Defiant. The talks follow President Trump’s statement that his administration was working to bring perpetuals trading onshore, according to Decrypt.

Separately, former SEC and CFTC officials are urging a lighter-touch approach to crypto derivatives and custody rules, warning that burdensome requirements could keep a With the Clarity Act stuck in recess limbo, the agencies are pressing ahead on crypto derivatives and custody, as former officials warn that overly burdensome rules will keep a $90 trillion perps market offshore.Decrypt · · read it at the source perpetuals market offshore, Decrypt reports. The push comes as the Clarity Act remains stalled amid congressional recess, per Decrypt.

Sources: The Block, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, Decrypt, The Defiant

This article is for information only and is not financial advice.

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Story so far 5 updates

  1. storySberbank Forecasts $46 Billion in First-Year Crypto Exchange Trading Under Russia's New Rulesfirst reported · 3 sourcestheblock.co · coindesk.com · cointelegraph.com
  2. storyRussia's Sberbank Forecasts $46B Crypto Trading Volume as Hyperliquid Pushes for US Perpetuals Accessupdate · 5 sourcestheblock.co · coindesk.com · cointelegraph.com · decrypt.co · thedefiant.io
  3. storyHyperliquid in Talks With Kraken Parent Payward to Bring Perpetual Futures Trading to US Tradersupdate · 5 sourcestheblock.co · coindesk.com · cointelegraph.com · decrypt.co · thedefiant.io
  4. storySberbank Forecasts $46 Billion in Russian Crypto Trading as Hyperliquid Seeks US Perps Access via Kraken Parentupdate · 5 sourcestheblock.co · coindesk.com · cointelegraph.com · decrypt.co · thedefiant.io
  5. storySberbank Forecasts $46 Billion in First-Year Russian Crypto Trading as Hyperliquid Pursues US Perpetuals Deal With Kraken Parentupdate · 5 sourcestheblock.co · coindesk.com · cointelegraph.com · decrypt.co · thedefiant.io
Tags: Hyperliquid, Kraken, Russia, CFTC, Sberbank

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