Prediction Markets Hit Record $10.8 Billion Week as SpaceX IPO, World Cup Drive Surge
Prediction markets set a weekly trading record as volume reached $10.8 billion, according to A16z crypto. The surge coincided with...
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‘Stop Lawmakers From Predicting’: GOP Bill Targets Congress Betting on Kalshi and Polymarket
Republican Rep. Bryan Steil has introduced the Stop Lawmakers from Predicting Act, a bill that would bar House members, their...
Saylor’s STRC Faulters, Uniswap Gets a Boost, And More – Week In Review
This week’s crypto stories cut across market structure, adoption, sentiment, and policy. STRC’s sharp drop stress-tested Saylor’s bitcoin credit machine,...
Cryptoquant: BTC-to-Altcoin Rotation Has Collapsed and the Alt-Season Era May Be Over
Cryptoquant CEO Ki Young Ju says the bitcoin-to- altcoin rotation that once powered every alt season has “basically disappeared,” with...
Iran Moves to Close the Strait of Hormuz as Tensions Erupt Over Broken Ceasefire Deal
The measure, announced by the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, was taken in response to violations by the U.S. government of...
200 BTC Moves From Named Wallet as Two Lawyers Clash Over $293B ‘Noah Doe’ Bitcoin Case
A New York Supreme Court dispute involving 39,069 bitcoin wallet addresses took another turn this week after attorney Ian R....
Report: Charles Schwab Targets Kalshi and Polymarket Territory With New Cboe Deal
Charles Schwab is moving into prediction markets, but only on its own terms. The brokerage Charles Schwab has reportedly partnered...
JPMorgan Says 20% of Miners Operating at a Loss as Bitcoin Trades Below Production Cost
JPMorgan analysts say bitcoin has traded below its estimated production cost for five straight months, pushing about 20% of miners...
Cuba Passes 176 Historic Reforms to Open Its Economy to Private Banks and Real Estate
The Cuban National Assembly passed a set of reforms that would open the Cuban system to private investment and private...
Armed Crypto Kidnappers Face up to 20 Years After Forcing $8M Digital Asset Transfer
A family was held at gunpoint for more than eight hours and forced to transfer more than $8 million in...
Coinbase’s Everything Exchange Expands With Pre-IPO Perps, Stock Options, Tokenized Stocks
Coinbase is moving closer to its vision of an “everything exchange,” adding pre-IPO perpetual futures, stock options, and soon tokenized...
Ireland Targets Crypto Assets in New Strategy to Disrupt Illicit Cash Flows
Ireland has launched a National Risk Assessment and a 30-point action plan to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and sophisticated...
President Milei Exempts Registered Crypto Exchanges From Argentina’s ‘Cheque Tax’
The administration of Javier Milei has issued an executive order establishing exemptions to the 1.2% tax affecting money flows involving...
FBI Director Kash Patel Vows to Bring ‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Criminals to Justice
Patel stressed that the bureau would find those involved in these crypto crimes to “bring them to justice.” The FBI...
Congress to Probe Whether Crypto Can Challenge China and Russia’s Grip on Financial Freedom
House lawmakers will review how digital assets could support people living under repressive governments or failing financial systems, tying cryptocurrency...
