CBOE debuts prediction market with S&P 500 contracts
Cboe launched its first prediction market product tied to the S&P 500 index, citing a growing investor demand for binary options contracts.
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DOJ Seizes Huione Infrastructure Linked to Billions in Crypto Laundering
The seizure hits a cloud account that powered Huione Guarantee, a Telegram marketplace tied to billions in Southeast Asian scam proceeds.
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CryptoQuant warns on Strategy’s dividend coverage as cash reserve falls 38%
As Strategy’s cash reserves are now enough to only pay 14 months of dividends from the previous seven-year level, CryptoQuant said that the company should pause Bitcoin purchases and rebuild the reserves.
Aave positioned to capture tokenized asset growth in DeFi: Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered said tokenized assets moving into DeFi could drive deposits into Aave and help the protocol rebuild its position as a dominant onchain lending platform.
Bitcoin clings to $62,500 as bears tighten grip on crypto market
Bitcoin held above $62,500 and ether near $1,665, but sluggish price action and widening put skews signal bears remain firmly in control.
YZi Labs ends proxy war with BNB treasury company CEA Industries
Partner Alex Odagiu will serve as an interim president, pending a search for a new chief executive, while head of YZi Labs Ella Zhang and Matthew Roszak also appointed directors of CEA.
Cboe revives S&P 500 binary options, chasing a market popularized by Polymarket, Kalshi
One of the largest U.S. derivatives exchanges is bringing back yes/no bets on the S&P 500 after pulling them a decade ago, moving onto turf that Polymarket and Kalshi turned into one of the internet’s fastest-growing corners.
Strategy’s MSTR may plunge 80% if it repeats this dot-com-era fractal
Strategy’s cash reserve is down 38% as dividend obligations near $1.2 billion, raising dilution risk for MSTR shareholders.
Farage Says He Can Spend Tether Billionaire’s $6.7M Gift ‘On Ferraris’ if He Wants
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage called the gift from Christopher Harborne a “private matter” amid a standards investigation.
The Runes revival: Bitcoin traffic hits a two-year high as transactions blast past 820,000
A surge in Rune protocol activity is pushing Bitcoin transaction counts and fee generation to multi year highs.
BTC price four-year trend calls for $76K as analysis says Bitcoin ‘not broken’
Bitcoin research said that BTC price action remained in tune with previous cycles as the bear market produces a 20% discount to its four-year “adoption structure” trend line.
South Korea adds token securities to capital market overhaul
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission has placed token securities infrastructure within a wider capital-market modernization plan covering faster settlement, longer trading hours and digital transformation.
CryptoQuant says Michael Saylor’s Strategy should halt its bitcoin buying
CryptoQuant says the cash cushion behind Strategy’s STRC has thinned from seven years of coverage to 14 months, and buying BTC at cycle tops has left the company with a $10.6 billion paper loss.
Trump lands in Senate’s crosshairs over $500 million UAE investment in his crypto venture
Senate Democrats call for hearings into whether a $500 million investment by UAE officials in World Liberty Financial influenced Trump’s policy decisions.
OpenPayd secures MiCA license as stablecoin adoption grows in Europe
OpenPayd, which provides infrastructure to companies including Kraken crypto exchange, can now offer regulated crypto services across Europe under MiCA.
Bitcoin’s ‘OG’ investors have slowed selling in a bullish sign for the market
Bitcoin “OGs” have slashed their selling activity to the lowest levels in nearly two years.
US nears ban on CBDCs until 2030 as housing bill goes to Trump
The House passed a housing bill with a central bank digital currency ban until 2030, meaning it now just needs US President Donald Trump’s sign-off.
Catholic leaders, US authorities challenge CLARITY Act over illicit activity
“Regulatory certainty should not come at the expense of accountability, transparency, victim protection, or public safety,” the law enforcement associations said.
Live markets: Bitcoin could drop to $59,000 in the short-term as liquidity dries up
Trading firm Wintermute’s options desk puts bitcoin in a $61,242 to $63,563 range for Tuesday, with correlation rising across tokens and no fresh ETF bid in sight.
Bitcoin drops toward $62,000 as the chip selloff deepens for a second day
A renewed rout in semiconductor stocks pulled risk assets lower again, and crypto kept sliding. Bitcoin is down 5% on the week, with ether and the memecoins falling harder.
Senate Dems urge probe into $500M crypto deal between Trumps, UAE
Democrats want the Senate to hold hearings on the dealings between the Trump administration, World Liberty Financial and Abu Dhabi royalty.
StarkWare introduces ‘Private KYC’ to address personal data breaches
“Identity checks today ask for your whole document when they only need one fact,” Starknet said.
Crypto PAC’s $5.5 million Congress pick gets Maryland win, more crypto allies advance
The Fairshake super PAC supported Adrian Boafo in Maryland, plus other candidates in Maryland, New York and Utah as each ran its primary elections.
CFTC sues Kentucky after state’s prediction market lawsuits
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued Kentucky, now the ninth state the regulator is battling in its fight over prediction markets.
Ethereum’s much-hated staking ‘tax’ may already be obsolete
Ethereum’s latest “funding crisis” has triggered a fierce debate: a contentious plan to tax staking rewards versus a new wave of labs and large ETH holders funding development offchain.
AI chipmaker Cerebras down 11% after first public earnings report
While revenue was up 92% from year-ago levels, the company forecasted a lower core gross margin next quarter.
$170M Ether longs liquidated as crypto market tumbles: Is ETH doomed?
ETH price hangs in the balance as a fresh wave of liquidations pressure the altcoin and spillover from Bitcoin’s struggles to hold $62,000 impact investor sentiment.
Meet Qwable: The Free Local Model That Thinks Like Claude Fable
Someone fine-tuned Fable 5’s reasoning style into a local Qwen model. Then someone else removed its conscience.
Starmer steps down: What Andy Burnham means for crypto in the UK
Burnham brings a dose of optimism to the UK crypto industry, having previously supported the blockchain industry as mayor of Manchester.