Futures and options are both derivatives, but they operate under very different obligations and risk profiles. This article breaks down settlement, offsetting, rollover, perpetual futures, and basic call and put mechanics.

Hamster Kombat’s January 31, 2026 Daily Cipher gives players a 24-hour Morse code challenge on Telegram, with rewards tied to the $HMSTR ecosystem. Here’s a concise breakdown of the puzzle, the entry steps, and the earning methods mentioned in the source.

Work Dogs is pushing wallet upgrades and NFT marketplace activity ahead of its WD token generation event, which the source says is expected around March 30, 2026. The token listing is widely anticipated in April 2026.

Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio says gold outperformed Bitcoin 80% to -25% since his last interview, cites privacy, quantum threat, and lack of central bank backing as key concerns, recommends 10-15% gold allocation.

Deepcoin said it has rolled out Event Contracts in partnership with Polymarket, allowing users to access popular prediction market contracts directly from their CEX accounts with synced pricing and liquidity.

Babylon Foundation postpones token unlocks for team, early investors, and advisors to May 10, 2026, with a 36-month linear vesting schedule of 1/36 per month to reduce market supply pressure.

The US Treasury said its latest debt buyback operation capped at $15 billion drew $40.033 billion in offers, with demand reaching about 2.6 times the size offered.

Coinbase submitted a formal letter to the CFTC arguing that prediction markets fall under current derivatives regulations and do not require additional legislation. Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad compared event contracts to traditional futures and urged a principles-based approach.