CME Group to Launch Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Futures on October 19

Elon Musk's X widened its U.S. Cashtag system on Sept. 22, connecting stock, ETF and cryptocurrency pages to five outside trading platforms through a new U.S. Cashtag Partner Program with Coinbase, Gemini, Kraken, Interactive Brokers and Moomoo. Users can now tap "Trade" after opening a supported ticker such as $BTC or $TSLA, with X displaying a live price chart and related posts before showing available trading partners. The actual transaction takes place on the chosen partner's app or website, not on X itself, and execution, eligibility and account terms all sit with the partner exchange or brokerage. Kraken said its Cashtag integration covers nearly 2,500 assets across its centralized and decentralized offerings, while Interactive Brokers said new eligible U.S. clients can get a $100 promotional credit by opening and funding an account through the Cashtag flow. The rollout builds on an earlier X feature called Smart Cashtags and stays separate from X Money, the platform's payments product, which currently offers no direct link for funding trades.

Coinbase is giving U.S. retail investors access to initial public offerings through its platform, the crypto exchange said Monday. Eligible customers can now request IPO allocations directly through the Coinbase app, starting with smart ring maker Oura's IPO this week, and will be able to request shares at the offering price before the stock begins trading publicly. The feature is offered through Coinbase Capital Markets, the company's FINRA-registered broker-dealer, which participates in IPOs as a best-efforts selling-group member, collecting customer orders and sending them through clearing partner Apex Clearing Corporation. Coinbase cautioned that allocations are not guaranteed because final allocations depend on underwriter supply and total customer demand, so requests may be filled in full, in part, or not at all. The exchange also said its allocation system will favor investors who hold their IPO shares longer, with customers who sell within 30 days potentially barred from IPOs for the next 60 days and facing smaller future allocations for repeated quick selling. The move comes as Coinbase builds what it calls an Everything Exchange, and earlier this month it partnered with payments infrastructure provider Moov to bring stablecoin payment, settlement and funding services to more than 1,000 U.S. community banks and credit unions.