Prediction markets are Robinhood’s fastest-growing money maker
Since Robinhood launched its prediction markets in March, nine billion contracts have been traded by more than one million users,...
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Strike CEO debanked by JPMorgan, Lummis sounds ‘Chokepoint 2.0’ alarm
Strike CEO Jack Mallers said JPMorgan closed his accounts without explanation, reigniting fears of Operation Chokepoint 2.0 and renewed pressure...
Blockchain is struggling to hold on to its original purpose: Aztec co-founder
Blockchain can still serve its purpose while catering to institutional finance needs through privacy technology, says Aztec Labs’ Zac Williamson.
Crypto VC activity hits $4.6B in Q3, second-best quarter since FTX collapse
Half of the capital raised in the third quarter was from seven venture deals, with Revolut leading the way with...
Buterin says X’s new location feature ‘risky’ as crypto users flag privacy concerns
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams said X's new feature showing the country that an account is based in was “mandatory doxing.”
Plume CEO tips RWA to grow 3-5x in 2026 as it grows past crypto natives
Plume announced on Wednesday that Securitize, a tokenization platform backed by BlackRock and Morgan Stanley, had inked a deal to...
Coinbase working on prediction markets website, tech researcher says
Tech researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who has discovered unreleased features on Facebook and X, has found that Coinbase is working...
Retail vs. whales: Who actually drives the Santa rally?
Is the Santa Rally driven by retail FOMO or whale-sized capital flows? Here’s what actually fuels December’s market surge in...
Grab deepens stablecoin push with StraitsX Web3 wallet and settlements
Southeast Asian super app Grab’s MOU with StraitsX shifts its Web3 efforts from pilots to infrastructure, exploring a unified stablecoin...
Mt. Gox moves $953M Bitcoin after 8 months, sparking market worries
Mt. Gox just moved 10,608 BTC worth $953 million, its first big transfer in months, as $4 billion in creditor...
Efforts underway to digitize trade in Africa with blockchain, stablecoins
Chido Munyati, head of Africa at the World Economic Forum, said in a statement that outdated payments and documents are...
Why Brazil is using Bitcoin as a treasury asset and what other nations can learn
Brazil isn’t buying Bitcoin for sovereign reserves. Instead, cities, corporates and B3 products are creating a regulated path to treasury...
95% of Bitcoin has now been mined: Here’s why it’s important
With just under 2 million Bitcoin that will ever be mined from here on out, Bitcoin’s “real story” is about...
Institutions don’t care about Bitcoin Core vs Knots clash: Galaxy exec
Galaxy’s head of research, Alex Thorn, said a recent poll with 25 institutional Bitcoin investors aligns with what he has...
US regulator mulls guidance for tokenized deposit insurance, stablecoins
Acting FDIC Chair Travis Hill said the agency is also working on a regime for stablecoin issuance and expects to...
