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US Lawmaker Pushes Ban on Candidates Betting on Their Own Elections
U.S. Rep. Don Davis has introduced the No Betting on Your Own Race Act, which would prohibit federal candidates from trading prediction market contracts tied to their own elections. Davis Seeks Ban on Candidates Betting on Their Own…
Solana x402 Lets AI Agents Batch USDC Payments, Slashing Fees
Solana has rolled out batch payments for the x402 standard with PayAI Network and BlockRunAI, allowing AI agents to make many USDC payments before settling them in a single onchain transaction. BlockrunAI Saves $20K a Month Using Solana…
Bitcoin Price Slides to $83K as Short-Term Bears Take Control
Bitcoin’s price range is trading near the floor of its 24-hour range after an overnight selloff dragged the BTC/USD pair to $83,404. The 1-hour picture is firmly bearish, with price below every listed moving average and the relative…
Fortitude Bets Up to $100 Million on Bitmain Zcash Mining Hardware
Fortitude Mining has signed a non-binding agreement for up to $100 million of Bitmain’s next-generation zcash mining hardware, securing priority access ahead of an expected 2027 rollout. Fortitude Secures Priority Access to Bitmain’s 2027…
Excluding Bitcoin’s 15 Best Days Turns 225% 3-Year Gain Into Loss: Grayscale
Bitcoin’s three-year return turns negative when its 15 strongest trading days are excluded, according to Grayscale. The analysis highlights how brief rallies can dominate long-term results, exposing the potential cost of waiting…
$35B Brevan Howard Taps Ripple Prime for Multi-Asset Brokerage
Brevan Howard, a global alternative investment manager overseeing about $35 billion worth of assets, is expanding its relationship with Ripple as traditional and digital markets become more interconnected. The arrangement reflects its push…
Bitcoin Price Holds October Gains After Two Surges Above $86K
Bitcoin twice rose above $86,000 on Tuesday, supported by momentum from the CFTC’s proposed cryptocurrency regulations and a recent SEC proposal on crypto custody. After an earlier sell-off, bitcoin rallied to a high near $86,450 before…
Elon Musk Adds $65 Billion in a Day to Reclaim Trillionaire Status
Elon Musk has regained trillionaire status following a summer reversal that erased hundreds of billions from his estimated fortune. The recovery followed gains in SpaceX and Tesla shares, which account for most of his estimated wealth. Two…
Polymarket Is Rebuilding the Engine Under Every Bet Before November 2
Polymarket has started live-testing Protocol V2, a ground-up rewrite of the smart contracts behind its prediction markets, with new markets set to switch over on Nov. 2. What Has Been Running Under the Hood Since 2019 Polymarket’s…
JPMorgan Lends Its Expertise to Solana’s Atomic Settlement Program
On Tuesday, the Solana Foundation revealed an open-source escrow program called Solana DvP, calling it an “atomic settlement program built for financial institutions.” The foundation explained that the largest bank in the United States,…