The $20 Billion World Cup Bet: How Crypto Prediction Markets Came of Age
Chainalysis data shows the 2026 FIFA World Cup drove $20B in on-chain prediction market volume, with 400K+ wallets betting and the US and China leading flows.…
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Chainalysis data shows the 2026 FIFA World Cup drove $20B in on-chain prediction market volume, with 400K+ wallets betting and the US and China leading flows.…
Chinese chipmaker CXMT posted another 8.95% stock gain on its fifth trading day, signaling serious momentum in the global AI semiconductor race.…
Institutions drove 72% of Wintermute's spot OTC flow in H1 2026, signaling that the next altseason will reward fewer tokens as capital concentrates.…
Indian authorities issued a cybercrime notice targeting Bitchat's GitHub code after protesters used the mesh app during internet shutdowns — but the app kept spreading anyway.…
Spain's largest bank disclosed a $4.3M position in BlackRock's IBIT ETF, marking another major European institution entering Bitcoin markets.…
A publicly traded AI company has begun paying employees in Bitcoin via the Lightning Network, calling the setup easier than anticipated.…
Coinkite warns Coldcard Mk3 users to migrate funds over a seed-generation flaw, as security experts probe a separate, unexplained $38M Bitcoin wallet sweep.…
Bitcoin and US equities caught a relief bid after PCE inflation recorded its first monthly decline in six years, while South Korea's semiconductor selloff stabilized.…
The Major Cities Chiefs Association has backed the CLARITY Act, injecting fresh law enforcement credibility into crypto's regulatory push ahead of Congress's August break.…
The Bridgewater founder keeps Bitcoin in his portfolio but caps it at a token 1%, reaffirming his long-standing preference for gold over digital assets.…
Gelephu Mindfulness City has selected Canadian digital asset manager 3iQ to oversee part of its Bitcoin treasury as Bhutan builds toward becoming a digital-asset hub.…
Strategy's $8.2B quarterly loss lays bare the volatility risk embedded in the Bitcoin treasury playbook — but the company isn't changing course.…