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The crypto market has posted sharp gains across Bitcoin and several major altcoins, but Cryptex Finance data covering 36 assets and roughly 92% of the digital asset market shows that capital remains heavily concentrated in Bitcoin and Ethereum despite prices…
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The CFTC has ordered Kalshi to continue operating under federal rules as a Washington judge restricted seven contract categories and set two geofencing deadlines for the prediction market. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Aug. 11 that it had…
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The CFTC has scheduled a three-hour meeting for Aug. 20 to examine crypto assets, artificial intelligence, prediction markets, and its recent work across the three sectors. CFTC meeting will put crypto and AI policy on the agenda The Commodity Futures…
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A new U.S. survey has found that 79% of prediction-market users lost money during the past year, while 51% used borrowed funds to place bets. Prediction market losses rise among borrowers BadCredit.org surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults and found that 15%…
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Kalshi has opened its live order book to DoubleZero Edge subscribers, providing Level 1 and Level 2 data for sports contracts and crypto perpetual futures through a dedicated fiber network. Kalshi feed provides full order book depth DoubleZero Foundation and…
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The CFTC has warned regulated prediction markets against displaying American-style gambling odds as state authorities intensify efforts to classify sports event contracts as unlicensed betting. CFTC warns prediction markets over odds displays The Commodity Futures Trading Commission instructed regulated prediction…
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CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said regulators must give financial innovation room to lead as the global derivatives market enters a new phase of development. Selig rejects restrictive derivatives rules Writing in The Economist, Selig argued that regulators should avoid importing…
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Prediction markets are shifting expectations for the CLARITY Act into 2027 after Senate leaders declined to start the procedural process needed for a vote before the August recess. CLARITY Act odds shift toward 2027 Kalshi traders have become more doubtful…
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Kalshi has partnered with compliance technology provider Comply to help financial firms monitor employee activity on prediction markets as the platform expands its institutional business while fighting a multibillion-dollar lawsuit in New York. Kalshi adds employee trade surveillance The partnership…
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HYPE fell below $55 after Hyperliquid activated permissionless HIP-4 deployments on testnet, with whale transfers and broader crypto market weakness weighing on the token. Hyperliquid opens HIP-4 deployments on testnet Hyperliquid has released the first implementation of permissionless deployments for…
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Prediction market guides explain how contracts resolve and pay. Almost none explain what happens when a market never gets that far, because it was voided, suspended by a court, renamed mid-life, or pulled by the exchange. The answers live in…
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A federal judge has rejected the CFTC’s request to stop Wisconsin from enforcing state gambling laws against federally regulated prediction market platforms. Wisconsin court rejects CFTC injunction Judge William Griesbach of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…
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More than $500 billion has been wiped from U.S. stock markets after President Donald Trump declared the U.S.-Iran ceasefire effectively over and warned that Washington could launch fresh military action against Iran. According to remarks Trump made to reporters, he…
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OKX has launched the beta version of an AI marketplace that allows autonomous agents to find work, complete tasks, receive onchain payments, and build portable reputations across transactions. According to an announcement from OKX, the new platform, called OKX AI,…
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Bitcoin stalled near $79K as traders weighed the FOMC decision, Iran tension and XRP’s range, while Algorand led altcoin gains.
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A standardized circuit breaker framework will have positive implications, reducing the frequency of market crashes.