CME's upcoming futures product will track whether the market thinks the price of Bitcoin is about to swing wildly or stay steady.

CHICAGO, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced plans to expand its digital asset suite with the launch of Bitcoin Volatility futures on June 1, pending regulatory review. These first-of-their-kind regulated futures contracts will allow investors to more precisely manage their market and portfolio positions by isolating their volatility risks from price direction.

"Crypto market participants are seeking regulated products that provide opportunities to gain digital assets exposure when markets move," said Giovanni Vicioso, Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products at CME Group. "With our new Bitcoin volatility futures, traders will be able to invest or hedge against the future volatility of bitcoin, allowing them to access a critical new layer of risk management."

A case making its way through a U.S. federal court could decide whether funds recovered after a hack can be diverted away from users.

Aave is asking a federal court in New York to unblock about $71 million in crypto frozen on the Arbitrum network, arguing the money belongs to its users, not to a hacker that plaintiffs claim is tied to North Korea, setting up a clash between DeFi recovery efforts and creditors seeking to enforce long-standing judgments against the country.

DeFi platform Yearn Finance’s yETH product was hit by an unlimited minting of tokens on Monday, draining the entire yETH pool in a single transaction.

Balancer DeFi protocol attack tops the list of major exploits in November, marking one of 2025’s largest DeFi security breaches. The platform lost over $116 million in a sophisticated cross-chain exploit that affected multiple blockchains.
About $135 million was lost in DeFi incidents, followed by $29.8 million drained in exchange hacks, CertiK data noted.

South Korea’s largest crypto exchange Upbit has revealed a hack worth about 54b won, or roughly $36m, on the Solana network and pledged to fully reimburse customers after tokens were siphoned to an unknown wallet early on Thursday.

South Korea’s largest crypto exchange Upbit has revealed a hack worth about 54b won, or roughly $36m, on the Solana network and pledged to fully reimburse customers after tokens were siphoned to an unknown wallet early on Thursday.

Oh Kyung-seok, CEO of Dunamu, which operates Upbit, said the platform moved quickly to halt activity once it detected abnormal withdrawals.

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