Polymarket Taps Chainalysis to Police Insider Trading
Polymarket partnered with blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis to build a custom detection model for identifying insider trading on its platform. The…
Polymarket Hit $25.7B in March Volume as Retail Traders Bet on Sports, Politics and Crypto
Polymarket processed $25.7 billion in volume during March, driven by 1.29 million active wallets trading across sports, politics, and crypto predictio…
CFTC Sues Wisconsin in Response to State's Lawsuits Against Prediction Markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed suit against Wisconsin to block state-level regulation of prediction markets. The lawsuit responds to W…
Bitcoin Stalls Below $80K as Geopolitical Risk Returns Ahead of Fed
Bitcoin dropped below $77,000 after crude oil spiked on Trump's decision to halt Iran peace talks. The geopolitical escalation triggered $288 million …
Strike CEO Jack Mallers Announces Lending Proof-of-Reserves, Volatility-Proof Loans, and Backs Tethe
Strike CEO Jack Mallers unveiled three initiatives at Bitcoin 2026 Conference that target institutional lending and stablecoin infrastructure. The pl…
Steak ‘n Shake Says Bitcoin Payments Cut Processing Costs by 50%, Save $6 Million Annually
Steak 'n Shake reduced payment processing costs by 50% after adopting Bitcoin, saving the restaurant chain $6 million annually. Michael Boes, an execu…
Brazil bars crypto settlement in regulated cross-border payment rails
Brazil's central bank excluded virtual assets from settlement on its regulated eFX payment rails, blocking crypto transactions from the country's offi…
Standard Chartered Calls Kelp Aftermath DeFi's 'Antifragile Moment'
Standard Chartered's digital assets team assessed the fallout from Kelp Finance's collapse and determined DeFi emerged stronger. The bank identified t…
Bitcoin’s surge to $77K pressures shorts, but absent spot and long leverage caps rallies
Bitcoin reached $77,000 but faced rejection from profit-taking traders unwilling to add margin or spot long positions. The resistance level constrains…
Bitcoin Holds $76K Ahead of Powell's Final Fed Meeting
Bitcoin trades at $76,000 as markets await Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's final policy meeting before his term ends. The Fed is expected to hol…
Bitcoin eyes $75K after 'most hawkish' FOMC as oil hits highest since 2022
Bitcoin faces headwinds as the Federal Reserve delivered its most hawkish FOMC statement in years, while geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran…
Meta rolls out stablecoin payouts for creators in Philippines, Colombia
Meta launched stablecoin payouts for creators in the Philippines and Colombia, marking the company's return to digital currency after abandoning Libra…
US Senator Tillis to push Senate Banking vote on stalled crypto bill
Republican Senator Thom Tillis pushed for an immediate Senate Banking Committee vote on the stalled CLARITY Act, stating the bill's Senate version has…
WLFI drops 14% as controversial token unlock goes to vote
WLFI token dropped 14% after governance voted to unlock 62 billion additional tokens over a four to five year period. The proposal secured 99.95% appr…
Twenty One Capital rises on proposed merger with Strike and Elektron
Tether initiated a proposed three-way merger combining Twenty One Capital, Strike, and Elektron into a single entity. The deal positions Elektron foun…
XO Market bets on user-generated prediction markets to rival Polymarket and Kalshi
XO Market launches a user-generated prediction market platform to compete directly with Polymarket and Kalshi. The startup raised funding from 20VC, P…
Dogecoin zooms 10%, breaking away from bitcoin as open interest hits a yearly peak
Dogecoin rallied 10% and decoupled from Bitcoin's price action as traders piled into leveraged positions. Open interest in DOGE futures reached 15.36 …
Trump-backed World Liberty Financial races toward 62 billion token unlock with near-unanimous vote
World Liberty Financial, the Trump-backed protocol, passed a governance vote approving a 62 billion token unlock. The proposal introduces a two-year v…
Ouch. The U.S. 30-year Treasury yield just hit 5% and bitcoin may pay the price
The U.S. 30-year Treasury yield breached 5% this week, marking a significant headwind for bitcoin and risk assets broadly. The move stems from three p…
Bitcoin slides toward $75,000, ETH, SOL, XRP drop as oil hits four-year high
Bitcoin fell 2.1% as geopolitical tensions spiked oil prices to four-year highs. Ether dropped 3.4% and Solana, XRP also declined in the broader sello…
Labor Department Launches AI Apprenticeship Portal as Trump Admin Continues AI Policy Push
The U.S. Labor Department launched an AI apprenticeship portal designed to bridge workforce gaps as artificial intelligence reshapes employment across…