Polymarket Hits $478M Record as U.S.-Israel Iran Strikes Fuel Massive Geopolitical Betting Surge
TLDR: Polymarket recorded $478M in notional daily trading volume on the day of the U.S.-Israel…
Year: 2026
South Korea orders cross-agency probe after repeated crypto custody failures
Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol ordered an inter-agency review of seized crypto wallets after the…
Bitcoin to see tailwinds if AI prompts ‘easier monetary policy’: NYDIG
NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro says AI could be a “general-purpose technology,” and its effects on the…
Fed could print money to support US conflict with Iran, says Hayes
Arthur Hayes says the longer Donald Trump engages in expensive “Iranian nation-building,” the more likely…
February crypto losses hit lowest level since March 2025: PeckShield
PeckShield says the lack of large hacks, heightened market volatility, and tighter risk controls could…
Magic Eden winds down EVM, Bitcoin NFT markets to focus on gambling
Magic Edin is shifting resources from NFTs to its casino platform Dicey, after a closed…
AI ‘vibe coding’ could put Ethereum roadmap ahead of schedule: Vitalik
Vitalik Buterin says AI coding still has “massive caveats,” but people should expect Ethereum’s roadmap…
Bitcoin price drops to $63K as US, Israel launch airstrikes on Iran
Bitcoin faced geopolitical instability alone as a weekend move on Iran saw traditional markets closed,…
Report: Barclays Joins Global Banks Building Blockchain Payment Systems
Barclays is reportedly exploring a blockchain-based platform for payments and deposits as financial banking giants…
Strategist Sees Reversion Risk in Gold and Oil After Iran Strikes
U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran could spark reversals in gold and crude oil as war premium…
US Senator Torches Bankman-Fried as Clarity Act Support Backfires
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis forcefully rejected Sam Bankman-Fried’s praise of the Clarity Act, warning the…
Ripple Rolls out Institutional XRPL Strategy to Power Tokenization and Regulated Finance
Ripple is reshaping XRP Ledger funding to accelerate regulated finance expansion, rolling out a FinTech…
Trump Media could spin out Truth Social amid crypto push
Trump Media expanded into crypto in 2025 with its fintech brand Truth.Fi, creating a Bitcoin…
X to label paid promotions but prohibits crypto promos in EU, UK
X head of product, Nikita Bier, says the paid promotions tag aims to encourage people…
Kalshi founder provides update on Iran’s Khamenei market carveout
The prediction platform said it would reimburse users and resolve markets to the last-traded price…