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FalconX is an institutional crypto prime brokerage that provides comprehensive solutions for trading, custody, and financing.
FalconX will acquire blockchain infrastructure company bloXroute
Digital asset prime broker FalconX will acquire blockchain infrastructure company bloXroute. By combining bloXroute's network technology with FalconX's institutional trading platform, FalconX will accelerate the development of new trading, financing, and prime brokerage capabilities.
FalconX Has Secretly Filed IPO Application Documents with the U.S. SEC
According to CoinDesk, cryptocurrency trading firm FalconX has confidentially filed a draft S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and engaged investment banks including Cantor to prepare for its initial public offering (IPO). Sources familiar with the matter said that, due to market conditions, FalconX’s listing is not expected before later this year. Founded in 2018, FalconX primarily provides institutional clients—including hedge funds, asset management firms, and market makers—with digital asset prime brokerage, trade execution, liquidity access, credit, and clearing services. The company raised $150 million in its Series D funding round in 2022, achieving an $8 billion valuation.
Hut 8 Enters $200 Million Bitcoin-Backed Credit Agreement, Replaces Previous Coinbase Credit Facility
Hut 8 announced its subsidiary has entered into a $200 million, 364-day bitcoin-backed credit agreement with FalconX to replace the previous financing arrangement from Coinbase Credit. The new financing carries an annualized fixed interest rate of 7.0%, a reduction of 200 basis points from the previous 9.0% rate on the Coinbase facility. During the period from December 2023 to March 2025, this financing cost had reached as high as 10.5%–11.5%, meaning cumulative reductions of up to 450 basis points, demonstrating continued progress in optimizing debt costs.Following this refinancing, approximately 3,300 BTC held by Hut 8 have been converted to an unencumbered state, valued at approximately $260 million based on market capitalization as of May 1, 2026. This significantly enhances the flexibility and liquidity capacity of its balance sheet. Additionally, the credit structure maintains key risk control provisions, including a limited recourse structure, a no-rehypothecation clause, and a fixed LTV threshold design to avoid triggering additional margin calls in the event of a decline in bitcoin prices.Hut 8 management stated that this financing not only reduces capital costs but also releases more unencumbered bitcoin assets, helping to enhance capital allocation flexibility across different market cycles. FalconX emphasized that this transaction reflects its growing capability in providing institutional-grade bitcoin credit solutions. (PRNewswire)
Grayscale: Hyperliquid Could Evolve into an On-Chain Financial Infrastructure Giant, Challenging the Traditional Derivatives Market
digital asset management firm Grayscale stated in its latest report that the decentralized trading platform Hyperliquid is rapidly evolving from a crypto perpetual contract exchange into a blockchain-based financial infrastructure platform. In the future, it may even challenge the traditional derivatives trading and exchange systems, growing into a "financial services giant."The report shows that Hyperliquid generated approximately $800 million in revenue in 2025, with a full-year perpetual contract trading volume of about $2.9 trillion and open interest of roughly $7 billion, capturing a significant share of the crypto derivatives market. Grayscale believes the platform is no longer limited to crypto trading. Through the HIP-3 and HIP-4 systems, it is expanding into tokenized stocks, commodities, and prediction markets, gradually building a 24/7 on-chain trading infrastructure.In another report, FalconX also pointed out that Hyperliquid is competing with traditional derivatives exchanges like the CME Group, as well as prediction market platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket, and is making progress in new markets like Pre-IPO.The report also emphasized that regulation remains a key variable. Although Hyperliquid currently restricts access for US users, as the regulatory framework gradually clarifies and institutions like Coinbase, Robinhood, and Kraken explore perpetual contract products, this sector may see broader growth potential in the future. (CoinDesk)
FalconX: Hyperliquid is Challenging Traditional Exchanges and Prediction Markets
a report released by FalconX shows that the crypto derivatives platform Hyperliquid is expanding from perpetual contracts to pre-IPO trading, prediction contracts, and tokenized real-world assets, beginning to compete with traditional exchanges and prediction market operators. The report indicates that Hyperliquid's HIP-3 market allows users to trade stocks, commodities, forex, and pre-IPO contracts 24/7, with traders already using it for pre-IPO speculation on companies such as Cerebras, Anthropic, and SpaceX. The HIP-4 outcome market allows traders to place binary bets on political, economic, and crypto events.In terms of capital inflows, the HYPE spot ETFs launched by 21Shares and Bitwise have attracted a combined $53 million in inflows within just a few trading days. Hyperliquid's USDC partnership with Coinbase and Circle is expected to generate up to $160 million in annual protocol revenue. FalconX warns that CME and ICE have expressed concerns to regulators about potential market manipulation risks on the Hyperliquid market. Nevertheless, Hyperliquid continues to lead the decentralized perpetual contract market in terms of trading volume, revenue, and total value locked. (CoinDesk)
A whale made a profit of $37.45 million, transferring 1.032 million HYPE held for a year and a half to Coinbase Prime and FalconX
according to on-chain analyst EmberCN's monitoring, an hour ago, a whale transferred 1.032 million HYPE tokens, which they had held for a year and a half, to Coinbase Prime and FalconX, worth $57.6 million. The whale made a profit of $37.45 million on HYPE, a return rate of 186%. The whale initially withdrew 1.018 million HYPE from Gate in early 2025 at an average price of approximately $19.79, worth $20.15 million at the time, and subsequently staked these HYPE tokens. Early this morning, all related HYPE was unstaked and transferred to Coinbase Prime and FalconX when the price was $55.8.
A whale holding BTC for over a year and losing over $20 million deposits 625 BTC into FalconX
Odaily reports, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale deposited 625 BTC (worth $39.96 million) into FalconX after being dormant for over a year, potentially preparing to sell. The whale held BTC for over a year and has incurred losses exceeding $20 million.
90,000 HYPE transferred from FalconX to Coinbase, valued at $4.85 million
Odaily reports: According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, an institution transferred 90,000 HYPE from FalconX to Coinbase, valued at $4.85 million.
Arthur Hayes spent 13.82 million USDC to purchase 7,212.6 ETH
Odaily reports, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, Arthur Hayes spent 6.32 million USDC through FalconX and Galaxy Digital to purchase 3,298 ETH via OTC 2 hours ago. Since July 15, Arthur Hayes (0x6cd...7e21) has cumulatively spent 13.82 million USDC to buy 7,212.6 ETH at an average price of $1,916.
Arthur Hayes purchases 644.723 ETH again, cumulatively increased holdings by 3914.84 recently.
According to monitoring by on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes received 644.723 ETH from FalconX 8 hours ago, valued at approximately $1.2 million. The amount is consistent with the USDC transferred 3 days ago, highly likely to be a buy operation. Since July 15, Arthur Hayes has cumulatively purchased 3914.84 ETH through multiple market makers and trading platforms, with an average buy price of $1908.86, currently facing an unrealized loss of approximately $113,000.
After 11 months of dormancy, a whale transferred 9,000 ETH to Cumberland
according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale transferred 9,000 ETH, worth approximately $17.19 million, to Cumberland after 11 months of inactivity, presumably for an OTC sale. Previously, this wallet had deposited approximately 50,000 ETH, worth about $2.057 billion, to FalconX through 13 transactions.
1.4 Trillion Dollar Bitcoin Market Mortgage Protocol Hashi Testnet Goes Live, Over 25 Institutions Participate in Testing
Sui Foundation and Mysten Labs launched the Bitcoin mortgage protocol Hashi testnet on July 22, allowing BTC to provide collateral support for on-chain lending and credit markets without being wrapped into synthetic tokens or bridged across chains. Hashi keeps Bitcoin on the Bitcoin network, with deposits secured by a 2-of-2 multi-signature mechanism that requires simultaneous signatures from Hashi's multi-party computation validators and an independent Guardian Layer. Loan terms and collateral positions are recorded on-chain, allowing lenders to view the collateral backing. Over 25 institutional partners are testing Hashi's lending and credit applications, including Bitgo, Cumberland, FalconX, Ledger, Blockdaemon, Bullish, as well as Sui ecosystem lending platforms Navi and Scallop. Wave Digital Assets has committed to advancing a three-year Bitcoin yield bond tokenization plan on Sui after the Hashi mainnet launch. Hashi has not yet announced a mainnet launch date. Sui previously unveiled the Hashi development network phase in March, positioning the protocol as a solution to improve capital efficiency for the approximately 1.4 trillion dollar Bitcoin market.
Polymarket completes first "six-figure" institutional on-chain block trade, targeting NVIDIA H100 GPU computing power price
prediction market platform Polymarket has disclosed the completion of its first institutional on-chain block trade. The six-figure USD transaction was executed on the Polygon blockchain by digital asset broker FalconX and AI risk settlement infrastructure startup Anera Labs, targeting contracts related to the Ornn Compute Price Index, which tracks the rental price of NVIDIA H100 GPU chips. Polymarket stated that this is the first institutional on-chain block trade in the prediction market field. Going forward, FalconX will also serve as the exclusive market maker for block trades on the Polymarket platform to support institutional clients' liquidity needs and price discovery. (CNBC)
FalconX: Hyperliquid is Challenging Traditional Exchanges and Prediction Markets
a report released by FalconX shows that the crypto derivatives platform Hyperliquid is expanding from perpetual contracts to pre-IPO trading, prediction contracts, and tokenized real-world assets, beginning to compete with traditional exchanges and prediction market operators. The report indicates that Hyperliquid's HIP-3 market allows users to trade stocks, commodities, forex, and pre-IPO contracts 24/7, with traders already using it for pre-IPO speculation on companies such as Cerebras, Anthropic, and SpaceX. The HIP-4 outcome market allows traders to place binary bets on political, economic, and crypto events.In terms of capital inflows, the HYPE spot ETFs launched by 21Shares and Bitwise have attracted a combined $53 million in inflows within just a few trading days. Hyperliquid's USDC partnership with Coinbase and Circle is expected to generate up to $160 million in annual protocol revenue. FalconX warns that CME and ICE have expressed concerns to regulators about potential market manipulation risks on the Hyperliquid market. Nevertheless, Hyperliquid continues to lead the decentralized perpetual contract market in terms of trading volume, revenue, and total value locked. (CoinDesk)
Intchains Group Discloses That It Has Pledged a Cumulative Total of 8,040 ETH and Plans to Accelerate the AI-Powered Operational Model Transformation
According to GlobeNewswire, Intchains Group, an Ethereum treasury company listed on Nasdaq, has announced the latest progress on its Ethereum staking initiatives and strategic transformation. As of April 16, 2026, the company has staked a cumulative total of 8,040 ETH—1,000 ETH deployed on the FalconX platform and 7,040 ETH deployed on its proprietary Goldshell Stake platform. Its current multi-platform staking strategy helps enhance returns and diversify risk. The company also announced an accelerated transition toward an AI-powered operational model, focusing on introducing automation and intelligent tools across chip and product development, marketing and sales, and overall operations to improve efficiency and decision-making capabilities.
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BitMine Suspected of Purchasing Over 10,000 ETH Again, Valued at Approximately $19.48 Million
On-chain monitoring shows that a wallet suspected to belong to BitMine purchased 10,464 ETH via FalconX early this morning, valued at approximately $19.48 million.
A whale made a profit of $37.45 million, transferring 1.032 million HYPE held for a year and a half to Coinbase Prime and FalconX
according to on-chain analyst EmberCN's monitoring, an hour ago, a whale transferred 1.032 million HYPE tokens, which they had held for a year and a half, to Coinbase Prime and FalconX, worth $57.6 million. The whale made a profit of $37.45 million on HYPE, a return rate of 186%. The whale initially withdrew 1.018 million HYPE from Gate in early 2025 at an average price of approximately $19.79, worth $20.15 million at the time, and subsequently staked these HYPE tokens. Early this morning, all related HYPE was unstaked and transferred to Coinbase Prime and FalconX when the price was $55.8.
A whale holding BTC for over a year and losing over $20 million deposits 625 BTC into FalconX
Odaily reports, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale deposited 625 BTC (worth $39.96 million) into FalconX after being dormant for over a year, potentially preparing to sell. The whale held BTC for over a year and has incurred losses exceeding $20 million.
90,000 HYPE transferred from FalconX to Coinbase, valued at $4.85 million
Odaily reports: According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, an institution transferred 90,000 HYPE from FalconX to Coinbase, valued at $4.85 million.
Arthur Hayes spent 13.82 million USDC to purchase 7,212.6 ETH
Odaily reports, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, Arthur Hayes spent 6.32 million USDC through FalconX and Galaxy Digital to purchase 3,298 ETH via OTC 2 hours ago. Since July 15, Arthur Hayes (0x6cd...7e21) has cumulatively spent 13.82 million USDC to buy 7,212.6 ETH at an average price of $1,916.
Arthur Hayes purchases 644.723 ETH again, cumulatively increased holdings by 3914.84 recently.
According to monitoring by on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes received 644.723 ETH from FalconX 8 hours ago, valued at approximately $1.2 million. The amount is consistent with the USDC transferred 3 days ago, highly likely to be a buy operation. Since July 15, Arthur Hayes has cumulatively purchased 3914.84 ETH through multiple market makers and trading platforms, with an average buy price of $1908.86, currently facing an unrealized loss of approximately $113,000.