Michael Selig said blockchain-powered prediction markets could improve price discovery and public information, even as several US states challenge the platforms in court. US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig has voiced support for prediction markets paired with blockchain technology, claiming they could become powerful tools for discovering truth. Speaking at the FIA...Continue Reading

Bitcoin price taps $71,000, with liquidity thin above the spot price and heavy clusters below, setting up a potential sweep of the highs before another dip. Bitcoin (BTC) price action liquidated shorts on Tuesday as market participants reacted to US President Donald Trump’s comments on the Iran war. Key takeaways: Bitcoin order book liquidity is...Continue Reading

DeFi lacks its final primitive. Insurance turns hidden risks into priced, programmable coverage. Programmable insurance with uncorrelated capital creates TVC safety nets. Opinion by: Jesus Rodriguez, co-founder of Sentora If you look at decentralized finance (DeFi) as a stack of computational primitives, it’s remarkably complete — yet fundamentally broken. We have automated market makers for...Continue Reading

Authorities sold the recovered Bitcoin in small batches over 11 days to avoid disrupting the market, according to local media reports. South Korean prosecutors have sold 320.8 Bitcoin recovered after a phishing incident temporarily removed the crypto from government custody. The Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office said it sold 320.8 Bitcoin (BTC) at market prices and...Continue Reading

The integration allows Ledger devices to sign BTCVault transactions as Babylon develops infrastructure to use Bitcoin as collateral. Bitcoin staking infrastructure developer Babylon Labs has integrated with Ledger, a cryptocurrency hardware wallet maker, in a move that could make it easier for holders to put their Bitcoin (BTC) to work in financial applications without giving...Continue Reading

How BIP-360 reshapes Bitcoin’s quantum defense strategy, what it improves and why it stops short of full post-quantum security. BIP-360 formally puts quantum resistance on Bitcoin’s road map for the first time. It represents a measured, incremental step rather than a dramatic cryptographic overhaul. Quantum risk primarily targets exposed public keys, not Bitcoin’s SHA-256 hashing,...Continue Reading

A French couple was forced to transfer about $1 million in Bitcoin during a fake police home invasion as wrench attacks keep rising, local media reported. A French couple in their late 50s was forced to hand over about 900,000 euros ($1 million) in Bitcoin during a fake police raid at their home west of...Continue Reading

Dominari Securities, tied to Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., is among the brokerages named in the congressional probe. US lawmakers have launched an investigation into several Wall Street underwriters, including Dominari Securities, whose parent company is linked to the Trump family, over their role in bringing Chinese companies to US stock markets that were...Continue Reading

Ethereum has failed to remain deflationary since the switch to Proof-of-Stake, as ETH’s price has disappointed Ether investors, particularly against Bitcoin. Ether (ETH) has dropped roughly 65% against Bitcoin (BTC) since Ethereum’s 2022 shift to Proof-of-Stake (PoS), casting doubt on the network’s “ultrasound money” thesis. Key takeaways: Lower fees and L2 growth have weakened Ethereum’s...Continue Reading

Thai crypto operators reportedly froze 10,000 suspected “mule accounts” as new AML checks and transfer delays took effect in a wider anti-fraud push. Thai cryptocurrency platform operators have reportedly frozen more than 10,000 accounts suspected of being used to launder illicit funds, as the country steps up efforts to crack down on so-called mule accounts....Continue Reading