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BitMEX is rolling out 24/7 Equity Perps that use crypto as collateral for exposure to major US stocks and indexes, as exchanges from Bitget to Kraken race to bring equities onchain. BitMEX is expanding beyond crypto-native markets with the launch of Equity Perps, a new line of perpetual swap contracts that provide 24/7, crypto‑collateralized exposure to major US stocks and indexes like Apple, Tesla, Nvidia, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph. The product mirrors the role perpetual swaps played in reshaping crypto markets with non-expiring, funding‑rate‑based, highly leveraged exposure — now applied to equities that have traditionally been confined to limited market hours. The move comes as onchain access to equities is showing signs of traction. Bitget recently reported that cumulative spot trading volume for tokenized stocks on its platform had surpassed $1 billion, with roughly 95% of that volume generated in December alone, driven in part by surging demand fo...

The fund, to be run by Arthur Hayes and two associates, reportedly plans to use $40 million to $75 million for each acquisition of up to six crypto companies. Maelstrom, the family office connected to BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, is reportedly looking to raise $250 million for a private equity fund aimed at acquiring crypto companies. According to a Bloomberg report on Friday, the fund plans to use $40 million to $75 million for each acquisition of as many as six crypto companies, with funding expected to be completed by September 2026. Maelstrom will reportedly focus on companies offering trading infrastructure and analytics platforms. Maelstrom co-founder and managing partner Akshat Vaidya reportedly said investors in the fund “want exposure to the high-cash flow, high-growth crypto sector but lack the capabilities in-house to do this themselves.” Vaidya will reportedly run the fund with Hayes and Adam Schlegel, a new partner at Maelstrom. Read more

The analysis by the BitMEX security researchers revealed amateur-level operational security lapses in the Lazarus Group's hacker network. The BitMEX crypto exchange’s security team discovered gaps in the operational security of the Lazarus Group, a North Korean (DPRK) government-sponsored cybercrime network, following a counter-operations probe into the organization, which exposed IP addresses, a database, and tracking algorithms used by the malicious group. Security researchers for the exchange say there is a strong likelihood that at least one hacker accidentally revealed his true IP address, which showed the actual location of the hacker to be in Jiaxing, China. Additionally, the BitMEX researchers say they were also able to gain access to an instance of the Supabase database, a platform for easily deploying databases with simple interfaces for applications, used by the hacking group. Read more

The analysis by the BitMEX security researchers revealed amateur-level operational security lapses in the Lazarus Group’s hacker network. The BitMEX crypto exchange’s security team discovered gaps in the operational security of the Lazarus Group, a North Korean (DPRK) government-sponsored cybercrime network, following a counter-operations probe into the organization, which exposed IP addresses, a database, and tracking algorithms used by the malicious group. Security researchers for the exchange say there is a strong likelihood that at least one hacker accidentally revealed his true IP address, which showed the actual location of the hacker to be in Jiaxing, China. Additionally, the BitMEX researchers say they were also able to gain access to an instance of the Supabase database, a platform for easily deploying databases with simple interfaces for applications, used by the hacking group. Read more