The SEC and CFTC just rewrote the rulebook on crypto. A joint guidance released on March 17 ends a decade of regulatory ambiguity in one fell swoop. Most cryptocurrencies, including many stablecoins and digital tools, are now classified as commodities or collectibles rather than securities. The era of regulation by enforcement is over. But the…
Over the weekend, Polymarket launched a pop-up bar called The Situation Room in Washington, D.C. Patrons could grab a beer or a cocktail while mainlining the 24/7 news cycle via screens plastered all around the bar. This included live flight trackers, Polymarket odds, Bloomberg terminals, and scrolling X feeds. This was a short, one-time event,…
TL;DR Synthetic Pairs on Kraken Pro allow traders to execute altcoin-to-altcoin or cross-asset trades in a single atomic transaction, eliminating the need for manual two-hop routing through an intermediary asset like USD or USDT. All synthetic trades on Kraken Pro are executed with a single consolidated taker fee, settled atomically inside Kraken’s matching engine, and…
As the world’s leading digital asset experiences another volatile 24 hours, investors are scrambling to understand the “why” behind the latest dip. In the fast-paced world of crypto, price action is rarely dictated by a single event. Today’s downward pressure is a cocktail of geopolitical shocks, shifting institutional sentiment, and technical “coiling” that has the…
A group of U.S. senators has proposed a law to ban federally regulated prediction markets from offering contracts on sports events, raising questions about how these markets will be regulated, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The bill is co-sponsored by Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and John Curtis (R-Utah). It would remove sports-related contracts…
Homepage > News > Business > Gemini loses $589M in 2025, prediction market future not so bright Gemini (NASDAQ: GEMI) is pivoting hard from ‘crypto’ to ‘markets,’ although the legal challenges facing prediction markets could mean Gemini is leaping from the frying pan into the fire. The Gemini digital asset exchange reported its Q4/FY25 financial…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will return approximately $470,735 to two victims of a cryptocurrency investment scam after federal authorities successfully traced and seized stolen digital assets. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine, the victims lost more than $800,000 in 2022 after transferring funds to cryptocurrency wallets controlled by…
Der XRP Kurs zeigt trotz anhaltender Volatilität im Kryptomarkt eine bemerkenswerte Stabilität. Während viele Altcoins Schwierigkeiten haben, wichtige Unterstützungen zu halten, bleibt XRP stabil und signalisiert weiterhin vorhandene Nachfrage. Angesichts der makroökonomischen Unsicherheit stellen sich viele Trader nun die Frage: Bereitet sich XRP auf den nächsten Ausbruch vor? XRP Kurs stabilisiert sich nahe wichtiger Levels…
Federal prosecutors told a judge that a letter purportedly sent by Sam Bankman-Fried from prison was actually shipped via FedEx from somewhere else entirely, suggesting someone outside impersonated him. The filing adds an unusual wrinkle to Bankman-Fried’s post-conviction fight. The FTX founder, sentenced to 25 years for fraud and conspiracy, has been pursuing a new…
A popular analyst has flagged Bitcoin’s rebound last week as a bull trap and warned that a deeper correction could follow amid broader market weakness. Escalating conflict in the Middle East is weighing on global financial markets. Bitcoin is also facing renewed concerns of a potential historic downturn, and market participants appear to be…