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View More NewsThe crypto exchange’s move could signal a challenge to platforms like Kalshi through the integration of prediction markets, expected to be a $1 trillion market by 2030.Crypto.com has signed a definitive agreement with online casino company High Roller Technologies as part of the cryptocurrency exchange’s move into prediction markets in a challenge to companies like Kalshi and Polymarket.In a Tuesday notice, High Roller said the deal with Crypto.com would allow the crypto exchange to launch “an event-based prediction markets offering” to US-based users. The notice emphasized that the event contracts would be offered via CDNA, a Commodity Futures Trading Commission…
US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) clocked a day of outflows on Monday despite BTC surging above $74,000.Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded $291 million outflows on Monday, the largest daily outflow since March 27, according to SoSoValue data.The selling largely came from the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC), which led the outflows at $229 million, according to Farside data.As Bitcoin rose by about 5% on Monday to reach four-week highs near $75,000, the outflows interrupted what had otherwise been a firmer stretch for US Bitcoin ETFs, though the weakness was concentrated in a handful of funds rather than spread…
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This week’s Economist defined the current two-week ceasefire in the American/Israeli–Iranian war that began on 28 February as a “whimper”—and if the hostilities have indeed permanently ended in a compromise that leaves Tehran’s Islamist regime in power, the Iranian nuclear program alive, and the Strait of Hormuz under the ayatollahs’ control then that is an apt description.On 1 April, Donald Trump threatened to create a cataclysmic “bang,” “blasting Iran into oblivion and back to the Stone Ages!!!” and on the morning of 7 April, he fulminated on Truth Social that “a whole civilization will die tonight.” Then, just before midnight…
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UK Liberal Democrats have urged the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to investigate Nigel Farage’s ties to Bitcoin treasury company Stack BTC after it disclosed…
In brief The Department of Justice has announced a compensation process for victims of the OneCoin fraud. More than $40 million in forfeited assets…
RaveDAO’s RAVE token, a little-known project until last week, has burst onto the scene in dramatic fashion.It is now the third-largest cryptocurrency behind bitcoin…
The American Bankers Association (ABA) has criticized a White House report that claimed banning stablecoin yields would only have a negligible impact on banks,…
Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the $72,000 level as bulls attempt to push the price closer to its multi-month range highs. While lower levels are attracting…
In brief Justin Sun publicly clashed with the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial, accusing the company of misconduct. The dispute follows World Liberty freezing…
Congressmen Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) and Max Miller (R-Ohio) re-introduced their Digital Asset Protection, Accountability, Regulation, Innovation, Taxation and Yields (PARITY) Act late last month,…
Crypto mining pool operator Foundry Digital has launched a pool for the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash, which the company says has secured nearly 30% of…
In brief Meta is building a photorealistic AI clone of Zuckerberg, according to the FT. The goal is scalable, always-available “leadership” for employees. The…
A major XRP transfer to Coinbase occurred today, potentially signaling that an investor is preparing to sell.The movement involved roughly 89,828,700 XRP, valued at…
Ether’s (ETH) rebound to $2,300 over the weekend put large investors back into profit but is this a sign that ETH may rally to…
In brief The SEC issued a new policy letting certain DeFi interfaces avoid broker-dealer registration. The move was praised by industry leaders as a…