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Top Crypto Stories This Week: From European Elections to Ethereum Extinction
France goes right, UK goes left, but what does it all mean for crypto? Spoiler alert: no one really knows
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The House Always Wins: Who's Really Profiting From Prediction Markets
The SEC this week delayed the launch of more than two dozen prediction market ETFs, citing concerns about product mechanics and disclosures. A Bloomberg analysis published last week suggests the retail-friendly pitch underpinning these products doesn't quite hold up to scrutiny.
What Next for Bitcoin After Reclaiming Bull Market Support Band
Bitcoin clears $80K on easing oil fears and fresh institutional inflows, but holding the level – not breaking it – will decide whether this rally has legs.
Accepting the Quote: Aave, FTX, Celsius & Being Real
Web3 keeps promising guardrails it can’t enforce, leaving users overconfident, underprepared, and ultimately more exposed when things go wrong.
Powell's Hawkish Last Dance As Fed Boss Hits Crypto
Jerome Powell’s final, hawkish-leaning Fed presser—delivered against a backdrop of war-driven energy shocks and rare internal dissent—knocked Bitcoin off balance, extending its slide as rate-cut hopes fade and downside risks build.
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The House Always Wins: Who's Really Profiting From Prediction Markets
The SEC this week delayed the launch of more than two dozen prediction market ETFs, citing concerns about product mechanics and disclosures. A Bloomberg analysis published last week suggests the retail-friendly pitch underpinning these products doesn't quite hold up to scrutiny.
SEC Pumps the Brakes on Prediction Market ETFs Set to Debut This Week
A wave of exchange-traded funds designed to give investors exposure to prediction market outcomes was expected to begin trading as early as Thursday — until U.S. regulators intervened.
SC Ventures Takes Strategic Stake in GSR, Becoming Crypto Firm's First External Shareholder
Standard Chartered's venture arm has taken a stake in the crypto market maker — the first outside investor in GSR's 12-year history — as the two firms look to build out institutional tokenization and liquidity infrastructure together.
DTCC Sets July Pilot, October Launch for Tokenized Securities Platform
Wall Street's central clearing infrastructure provider has put a firm timeline on one of the most significant shifts in traditional finance: bringing real securities onto blockchain rails.