Romania blacklists Polymarket for illegal crypto betting amid $600M election wagers
Polymarket’s ban in Romania follows similar crackdowns in the US, France, Belgium, Poland, Singapore and Thailand, where regulators cited unlicensed…
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Columbia Business professor casts doubt on tokenized bank deposits
Tokenized bank deposits lack the flexibility and technical features of stablecoins, making them an inferior product, according to Omid Malekan.
Ethereum’s Fusaka fork primed for mainnet after final testnet debut
Ethereum’s Fusaka update has debuted on Hoodi, its final testnet, and is slated to bring several security and scalability improvements…
Saylor’s Strategy tipped for S&P 500 inclusion after Q3 earnings: 10X Research
Strategy may join the S&P 500 by year-end, even as Bitcoin buys slow and investor sentiment fades, 10x Research said.
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest adds $12M in Bullish shares as options trading surges
Bullish’s new crypto options platform attracted $82 million in trading volume in five days, with participation from institutional traders.
South Korea’s bank-first stablecoin approach lacks logic, says Kaia chair
The Bank of Korea should make clear rules for stablecoin issuers, allowing banks and non-banks to issue the tokens, says…
Crypto sentiment nosedives to ‘extreme fear’ as Bitcoin drops under $106K
Bitcoin’s fall below $106,000 sent crypto sentiment into “Extreme Fear,” with the Fear & Greed Index plunging to its lowest…
Crypto sleeps while AI builds the richest data set monopolies
Crypto debates DeFi forks while AI companies lock trillions of tokens into proprietary training runs, building permanent data set monopolies.…
Saylor says Strategy unlikely to buy up rivals, as there’s too much uncertainty
Strategy is unlikely to make deals to acquire its Bitcoin-buying rivals, with founder Michael Saylor saying it’s too risky.
Balancer hit by suspected $70M exploit as staked Ether tokens sent to new wallet
Balancer may have suffered a $70 million DeFi exploit, as millions in staked Ether were transferred to a new wallet,…