Key Takeaways

• FedEx Freight launches as an independent company on June 1 trading under ticker FDXF
• Shareholders of FedEx receive one FDXF share for every two FDX shares owned; parent company maintains approximately 20% ownership
• When-issued trading shows FDXF around $185 per share, though analysts believe fair value could reach $275 based on Old Dominion comparables
• Management projects medium-term revenue growth of 4%–6% with operating profit expansion of 10%–12%
• Parent company FDX carries a consensus Strong Buy rating from 21 Wall Street analysts with a $423.15 average target price

The separation of FedEx Freight from its parent company is finally arriving. The less-than-truckload (LTL) division launches independent trading on Monday, June 1, debuting on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker FDXF.

As the LTL division of FedEx, this business caters to industrial clients requiring freight transportation over shorter routes without needing full truckload capacity. The company competes directly with established players like Old Dominion Freight Line and XPO.

This spinoff represents the culmination of a strategic shift. FedEx has been streamlining operations to concentrate on its primary express shipping and logistics segments. Though consistently profitable, the Freight division represented a relatively modest component of the overall enterprise.

For fiscal 2026, FedEx Freight projects revenue of $8.7 billion alongside operating income of $1.1 billion. To put this in perspective, the remaining FedEx operations are forecast to generate nearly $94 billion in revenue during the same period.

In when-issued trading ahead of the official launch, FDXF shares have been exchanging hands near $185. This represents the market’s preliminary assessment before the stock formally begins regular trading.

The Valuation Opportunity

This is where the situation becomes compelling. Old Dominion, widely regarded as the premier LTL operator, commands a forward earnings multiple approaching 40x. Meanwhile, FedEx as a consolidated entity trades at approximately 18x forward earnings. This substantial valuation disparity provides the fundamental rationale for executing this separation.

Should FDXF achieve valuation parity with Old Dominion’s trading multiple, Wall Street analysts project a fair value near $275 per share — representing nearly 50% appreciation from current when-issued levels.

However, Old Dominion maintains superior profitability metrics. The company is projected to generate approximately $1.5 billion in operating profit from $5.7 billion in revenue during 2026, reflecting materially higher margins than FDXF currently achieves.

Narrowing this margin differential will be critical for FDXF to justify a comparable valuation multiple. Management has established targets for 10%–12% annual operating profit growth over the medium term, which should support margin improvement.

For reference, Old Dominion has delivered roughly 8% average annual operating profit growth over the trailing five-year period. Analysts project this growth rate will accelerate to approximately 11% moving forward — essentially matching FDXF’s stated objectives.

Distribution Details for Existing Shareholders

Current FedEx shareholders will receive one FDXF share for every two shares of FDX held as of the established record date. The parent company will retain approximately 20% ownership in the freight operation following completion of the spinoff.

FDX stock has demonstrated robust momentum leading into this separation event — gaining more than 40% year-to-date and climbing over 80% during the trailing twelve-month period through Friday’s close.

From an analyst perspective, FDX maintains a consensus Strong Buy rating based on recommendations from 21 Wall Street analysts, comprising 17 Buy ratings, 3 Hold ratings, and 1 Sell rating. The consensus price target stands at $423.15, suggesting approximately 3% upside from prevailing price levels.

FDXF commences regular-way trading on Monday, June 1.

Payouts.com co-founders say the future of agent payments combines stablecoin rails with programmable control layers built for enterprise trust.

Payouts.com co-founders Leor Ceder and Barak Hirchson say the next wave of AI agent commerce runs on stablecoin rails, and on the programmable control layer built on top of them. In their view, wallets are a necessary foundation, but the durable enterprise value sits in what governs them.

The position adds a critical dimension to the wallet-led narrative dominating agent payments today. Juniper Research forecasts cross-border B2B stablecoin payments will hit $5 trillion by 2035, up from $13.4 billion in 2026, with B2B taking 85% of total stablecoin transaction value.

Where stablecoins win and where smart rail selection matters

Hirchson, Payouts.com’s chief solutions officer, said rail selection is decided by the recipient: country, payment method, urgency, amount, and cost all factor in. Stablecoins win cleanly in two scenarios.

The first is cross-border versus SWIFT, where wire fees and FX spreads can eat 4 to 5% of a transaction. The second is machine-to-API micropayments, where the x402 standard already routes pay-per-call API invoices in stablecoin. Crypto.news reported that AI agents have settled $73 million across 176 million transactions on crypto rails, with USDC handling 98.6%.

“PIX clears in under ten seconds in Brazil for free, UPI handles hundreds of millions of transactions a day in India at near-zero cost,” Hirchson said. “The agents that scale are the ones that can pick the right rail per transaction, not the ones locked into a single rail based on what their limited wallet supports.”

The five non-negotiable agent controls

Hirchson laid out five controls he said are non-negotiable before companies let agents transact autonomously: scoped credentials, hard spend caps enforced at the protocol level, cryptographically signed mandates, idempotency at the payment layer, and a fail-closed posture.

“This is what programmable spending actually means. You define the envelope once, the infrastructure enforces it forever, and the agent operates freely inside it,” he said. “Is the industry building these fast enough? Not uniformly.”

Some wallets shipped recently include hard caps and signed mandates, he said. Others ship with an API key and a balance, which he called the worst-case configuration for a compromised key.

What the agent payment stack looks like by 2027

Ceder said the interesting question by May 2027 will not be which stablecoin wins. It will be programmability: how granularly enterprises can define what an agent is allowed to do, how reliably that policy is enforced, and how cleanly compliance can be proven after the fact.

“The wallet wars happening right now will look the way the browser wars look in retrospect: necessary, formative, and not where the durable value got captured,” Ceder said. The compliance layer must be built into the infrastructure rather than the agent, with every payment passing a cascade of principal, account and jurisdiction checks before any money moves.

Coinbase and Cloudflare have built the x402 protocol into a fast-growing settlement rail for agents, with the standard recently joining the Linux Foundation. AWS embedded x402 into Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Payments earlier this month, while Solana and Google launched Pay.sh as a parallel route.

For Payouts.com, the bet is that the control layer above those rails is where enterprise spend will land. The agent stays autonomous. The envelope around it does not move.

The CFTC has warned regulated derivatives platforms that round-the-clock trading may suit crypto-native markets but may not work safely across every traditional asset class.

The CFTC said in a Friday advisory that exchanges and clearinghouses should carefully assess products before extending trading and clearing to a 24/7 model. The agency said some markets can support constant access because newer trading systems use blockchain networks, decentralized infrastructure, crypto collateral, stablecoins, and mobile platforms.

The warning came as the agency also allowed CFTC-regulated crypto platforms to offer perpetual futures and global options.Coinbase said in a Friday blog post that the approval lets one of its regulated affiliates add the largest and most liquid category of global crypto trading to its existing 24-hour platform.

CFTC draws line between crypto and traditional markets

According to the advisory, the agency does not view all markets the same way regarding permanent trading hours. The CFTC said agricultural derivatives may face different limits because of their customer base, regional structure, and specialized hedging practices.

The agency said some products could face thinner liquidity during off-peak hours. Under those conditions, the CFTC said markets may experience greater price swings, wider bid-ask spreads, and greater exposure to manipulation.

Under CFTC rules, trading platforms remain the first line of defense against market abuse. The agency said firms that expand trading hours should add compliance controls tailored to the risks posed by constant access.

Agency Asks Firms to Discuss 24/7 Plans

In its letter, the CFTC urged regulated exchanges and clearing organizations to speak with the agency before making major changes to trading schedules. The advisory framed those discussions as part of the agency’s oversight role, especially as market structures around crypto products change.

CFTC Chairman Mike Selig has made crypto, prediction markets, and new trading technology central issues at the agency. Under his leadership, the regulator has made several crypto policy decisions as the Trump administration pushes federal agencies to provide the digital asset industry with a clearer path.

Coinbase said its platform already supports 24/7 trading across equities, futures and prediction markets. The company said the new approval adds crypto perpetuals and global options to that lineup through a CFTC-regulated affiliate.

Gemini settlement reversal adds to policy reset

The same policy environment has also affected older enforcement cases. As previously covered by crypto.news, the CFTC moved to scrap its $5 million settlement with Gemini after deciding the case should not have been brought under the agency’s current standards.

According to a joint motion filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court, the CFTC and Gemini asked a judge to vacate the January 2025 consent order. The order had resolved allegations linked to Gemini’s proposed Bitcoin futures contract.

The request shows how the agency’s current leadership is reviewing past crypto actions while opening more room for regulated digital asset products. The CFTC is prepared to allow 24-hour crypto markets, but it wants traditional derivatives platforms to prove that constant trading will not weaken market oversight.

Coinbase has opened a regulated route for U.S. institutions to trade global crypto derivatives through its futures commission merchant.

Coinbase said on May 29 that Coinbase Financial Markets now gives eligible U.S. clients access to crypto derivatives markets, starting with Deribit options. The company described the unit as the first U.S.-regulated futures commission merchant to offer access to global crypto derivatives, including perpetual futures and options.

The launch follows action from Commodity Futures Trading Commission staff involving products listed on Deribit FZE, Coinbase’s affiliated foreign board of trade. Coinbase said institutional clients can begin onboarding immediately through Coinbase Financial Markets, while retail access is planned for a later stage.

Institutions get regulated access to Deribit options

Coinbase said the first phase will focus on Deribit options, with crypto perpetual futures, more collateral options, and other derivatives products expected later. The company framed the rollout as a way for U.S. institutions to reach markets that have long been active offshore.

According to Coinbase, crypto derivatives account for about 80% of global crypto trading volume. The company also cited Deribit data showing more than $31 billion in bitcoin options open interest as of May 28.

For trading firms, Coinbase said the access could support hedging, volatility trading, and BTC-linked basis strategies. The company added that U.S. clients previously lacked a regulated route into a market it described as having an annual trading volume of multi-trillions of dollars.

CFTC staff action supports the structure

The regulatory path rests on CFTC staff positions tied to foreign futures and margin arrangements. In its letter, CFTC staff said certain crypto asset perpetual contracts described in the request may qualify as foreign futures under Commission Regulation 30.1.

Staff also issued a no-action position covering certain transfers of customer-owned digital commodities and payment stablecoins to a foreign broker-affiliate for margin purposes. The letter said the position remains subject to the listed conditions.

Coinbase closed its $2.9 billion acquisition of Deribit in August 2025, following its announcement earlier that year. The exchange said Deribit handled more than $185 billion in trading volume in July 2025 and held about $60 billion in open interest on its platform at the time.

Crypto-market reports have also linked Deribit to major Bitcoin options expiries, in which large positions can shape short-term trading around strike prices and expiry dates.

Coinbase builds institutional rails beyond derivatives

The derivatives rollout also aligns with Coinbase’s recent institutional push into fiat funding. As previously covered by crypto.news, Coinbase expanded its partnership with Standard Chartered to give institutional clients greater currency access across global markets.

The integration added funding rails for AUD, SGD, CAD, and CHF. It also added GSIB-backed settlement for EUR and GBP.

Coinbase said the service is available through Coinbase Prime and Coinbase Exchange. The company said the arrangement helps institutions manage capital across spot, derivatives, and financing strategies without forcing every position to be denominated in a single base currency.

The crypto markets are finally heating up again, and large institutional investors are lying low and waiting for their next big move, as Bitcoin has broken above $80,000 per coin following its intraday peak of $81,660. Other alternative currencies are seeing significant institutional activity, despite the market’s overall cautious attitude. There are currently four leading crypto assets that are worth watching. Some have been around for a while and have institutional backing, while others have recently emerged into play due to their upside potential.

Little Pepe is easily the smallest-risk, highest-reward pick on this list, but it’s also the one attracting speculative whale attention right now.

Priced at just $0.0022 during presale stage 13, the project has already raised more than $28.1 million, with the current round reportedly 98.44% filled at the time of writing. That kind of momentum is hard to ignore in the meme coin sector.

Unlike many meme projects, Little Pepe is pushing a bigger narrative. According to the team, they are developing a Layer-2 blockchain for meme coins, which will be fast, cost-efficient, and anti-sniper bot. The platform will also introduce a dedicated launchpad for memes on its blockchain.

It will be very beneficial for wealthy investors because the platform has already undergone the CertiK audit, been listed on CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko, and has plans to list on centralized exchanges. Rumors have started emerging about getting listed on one of the most famous cryptocurrency exchange platforms after the listing.

Another factor creating buzz is the involvement of anonymous crypto experts reportedly connected to some of the market’s top-performing meme projects.

Bitcoin (BTC)

The Bitcoin currency continues to hold the pole position, as even though there has been consolidation, the rich continue buying heavily into BTC. Bitcoin’s price is $81,700, with the total market value above $1.6 trillion. The exchange reserves are expected to be at multi-year lows, while ETF flows remain strong. However, Bitcoin is also likely to rally, despite its technical chart looking similar to what happened during past rallies. Nonetheless, BTC won’t surge 50 times as before.

Ethereum (ETH)

ETH is currently trading around $2,330, signaling a bullish move to break above $3,000 soon.

ETH current performance | Source: CoinMarketCap

Some experts predict that Ethereum may outpace Bitcoin this year if ETF flows remain positive. Network improvements, along with increased tokenized asset trading, are fueling bullish sentiment. The reason Ethereum is attractive to high-net-worth individuals at present lies in its combination of stability and growth potential. It continues to lead the way in smart contract applications, and for most funds, the current level is an accumulation area.

Solana (SOL)

SOL recently traded near $97, with trading volume and network activity picking up again.

Many investors still remember Solana’s explosive rallies from previous cycles, and some traders believe another strong run could happen if overall market sentiment improves. Compared to Ethereum, it still looks relatively undervalued to some institutional buyers.

Conclusion

For traders hunting asymmetric upside ahead of the next meme coin wave, LILPEPE is becoming one of the most talked-about presales right now.

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Texas has moved closer to holding Bitcoin directly after naming a new advisory committee to guide the state’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

The Texas Comptroller’s office said Thursday that Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock will serve on the five-member Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Advisory Committee, which will advise the state on custody, valuation, and management of Bitcoin holdings.

The committee was created under Senate Bill 21, which the 89th Texas Legislature passed and signed into law on June 22, 2025. The law gave the Comptroller’s office authority to administer the reserve and set up a framework for state-level Bitcoin exposure.

Hancock said in a statement that lawmakers gave his office a clear duty to manage the reserve with transparency, security, and strong financial controls. He added that the committee brings the expertise needed to carry out that work carefully and in the interest of Texas taxpayers.

Texas names Bitcoin reserve advisers

Alongside Hancock, the panel includes Laurie Dotter, chair of the Investment Advisory Board for the Employees’ Retirement System of Texas. According to the Comptroller’s office, Dotter brings more than 35 years of experience in investment oversight and governance.

Jamie McAvity, founder and CEO of Cormint Data Systems, also joined the committee. Cormint operates a 130-megawatt Bitcoin mining facility in Fort Stockton, which the company has described as one of the most efficient mining sites in the country.

The committee also includes Carla Reyes, a Southern Methodist University law professor who serves on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Innovation Advisory Committee. Reyes has also testified before Congress on blockchain policy.

Gary A. Vecchiarelli, CPA, president and CFO of CleanSpark, completes the panel. The Comptroller’s office cited his work building CleanSpark’s Bitcoin trading desk, yield strategies, and digital asset governance systems.

State seeks Crypto Custodian

At the same time, the Comptroller’s office issued a request for proposals for a qualified crypto custodian to support the reserve. The RFP covers secure custody, liquidity services, and asset management.

According to the office, the reserve currently has about $10 million of exposure through BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust. The RFP outlines a plan to transition from ETF-based exposure to direct Bitcoin holdings within 60 days of contract signing.

The custodian search places Texas among the most active U.S. states pursuing a formal Bitcoin reserve structure. The state’s approach centers on direct custody, financial controls, and support for additional digital assets over time, according to the RFP.

Federal Reserve plan is still developing

Meanwhile, the federal government has continued work on its own Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 6, 2025, directing the Treasury Department to create a reserve using Bitcoin already held through criminal and civil forfeitures.

The order barred the Treasury from selling those holdings. The U.S. government’s forfeiture-linked holdings were estimated at 328,372 BTC, making it the largest known state holder of Bitcoin.

In January 2026, Patrick Witt, executive director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, said legal issues still needed to be resolved before the Federal Reserve could be completed. By May 2026, Witt said a major legal breakthrough had been reached and that an announcement was close.

On Capitol Hill, Senator Cynthia Lummis and Representative Nick Begich have backed the American Reserves Modernization Act. The bill would allow the Treasury to buy up to 200,000 BTC each year for five years.

Under the proposal, the Treasury would hold the Bitcoin for at least 20 years. If Congress passes the bill, the first open-market Treasury Bitcoin purchase is projected for the fourth quarter of 2026.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) took positions on cryptocurrency perpetual futures contracts and how the industry may be more suited for “24/7 trading, clearing, and settlement.”

In a Friday notice, the CFTC said it had approved perpetual futures contracts tied to the spot price of Bitcoin for prediction markets platform Kalshi. The company announced at about the same time that it would launch the perpetual futures contracts on its platform in a move closer to a derivatives exchange.

“​​The Order was based on representations and submissions made by Kalshi in support of its request for Commission approval, including its explanation and analysis of the BTCPERP Contract’s terms and conditions, the nature of the underlying commodity market, and the BTCPERP Contract’s compliance with applicable provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Commission’s regulations thereunder, including the Core Principles applicable to [Designated Contract Markets],” said the CFTC.

Source: CFTC

The perpetual futures contracts, or “perp” products, would allow Coinbase and Kalshi users to speculate on crypto prices without owning the underlying assets. The CFTC no-action position for Coinbase and approval for Kalshi represented the US agency being more open to crypto derivatives.

Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal called the CFTC decision a “massive first for the industry” in a Friday X post. The exchange launched stock perpetual futures for non-US traders in March.

Related: CFTC seeks to reverse settlement deal with Gemini

In a separate notice, the CFTC distinguished between the suitability of traditional markets and crypto markets for 24/7 trading. According to the agency, “derivatives referencing crypto assets may be well-suited for 24/7 trading due to their digital infrastructure and global reach” while others, like agricultural markets, may not be based on their “unique customer bases, regional nature” and other factors.

CME Group also announces 24/7 crypto futures trading, pending regulatory review. Source: CME Group

Trump touts CFTC’s authority, with no additional commissioner nominations

On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump posted to social media, in a statement supporting Michael Selig and the CFTC in their fight for jurisdiction over prediction markets. The post came amid several state-level lawsuits attempting to restrict or ban the platforms, while Selig claims the agency has “exclusive jurisdiction” under the Commodity Exchange Act.

Selig remains the chair and sole commissioner at the federal commodities regulator in a panel intended to consist of a bipartisan group of five people. As of Friday, Trump had not announced any nominations to fill the seats.

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