World Cup bets smash records as prediction markets hit $20 billion in volume
Markets ranged from the simple question of who would win the tournament to whether Cristiano Ronaldo would cry when Portugal were eliminated (he did).…
Bitcoin, ether fall, equities rally with broader crypto market on track for best month in a year
BTC fell as July drew to a close, even as stocks gained in Asia and U.S. index futures advanced. The CoinDesk 20 index is set to post its biggest gain since…
新火集团付鹏:在当前流动性收紧的环境下 比特币已成为反映市场流动性的先行指标
新火集团首席经济学家付鹏在集团月度客户私享会上,就 AI 产业周期与数字资产走势分享最新判断。 付鹏指出,当前 AI 产业正处于中游基建向中下游应用过渡的阶段:以英伟达为代表的 AI 基建层已进入成熟期,但下游应用层尚未出现里程碑式的产品突破。今年二季度已出现关键信号 ——…
New York sues Kalshi over alleged illegal gambling operation
The lawsuit adds to a growing clash between New York and the CFTC over whether federally regulated prediction markets are subject to state gambling laws.…
Aave weighs closing 6 V3 blockchain markets, offboarding 50 low-use reserves
DeFi risk management service LlamaRisk recommended that Aave wind down every reserve on Sonic, Scroll, zkSync, Metis, Soneium and Aptos, but action against…
Quantum Solutions, Hyperscale Data tap crypto treasuries to fund AI data centers
The firm’s board raised the sale cap to 4,375 ETH through Oct. 30, nearly 66% of June holdings, although 3,050 of its remaining ETH is pledged. Source:CoinDesk
Major bitcoin wallet flaw drains 594 BTC in 25-minute sweep
A hardware wallet randomness bug turned “impossible to guess” seeds into guessable ones, and $38 million is already gone. Source:CoinDesk
Coldcard issues Mk3 warning as experts examine $38M Bitcoin wallet drain
Coinkite urged Coldcard Mk3 users to migrate funds after identifying a potential seedgeneration risk, as Bitcoin security experts separately examine an…
US Senators sent revised ethics rules to White House for CLARITY Act: Report
The window to pass a comprehensive crypto market structure bill before the Senate breaks for a monthlong recess is closing, with ethics a dividing issue for…
Strategy posts $8.2B Q2 loss as Bitcoin slump drives unrealized losses
The Bitcoin treasury company said it has built a $3.75 billion cash reserve to support preferred stock payouts following the launch of its BTC monetization…
The cyclospora outbreak is the biggest ever. Why this ‘unusual’ outbreak is so hard to manage.
The complexity of the cyclospora outbreak raises questions about whether it could last longer than previous outbreaks, which usually end in August.…
Hyperscale Data sells 100 BTC to fund Michigan AI data center
The Bitcoin miner is using part of its treasury and a BTCbacked credit facility to fund an AI campus tied to a potential multibilliondollar infrastructure…