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Kentucky sues Kalshi and Polymarket over unlicensed sports betting, deepening US prediction market war
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman sued Kalshi, Polymarket, and VGW on June 17, accusing the companies of running illegal gambling platforms without a Kentucky licence. The lawsuits, filed in Franklin Circuit Court, add to a growing fight over whether online prediction markets should be regulated as federally supervised derivatives markets or as gambling products subject...
Thu, Jun 18
CZ urges governments to put stocks and stablecoins on the blockchain
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) is calling on governments worldwide to migrate stock markets to blockchain networks and issue their own national stablecoins. He says traditional finance is entering a new on-chain era. His comments follow meetings with government officials and financial regulators in Asia to discuss the future of blockchain technology and digital assets. ...
Thu, Jun 18
MSTR slides 4% as Strategy faces fresh Bitcoin sell-off speculation
Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), formerly known as MicroStrategy, fell nearly 4% as investors responded to growing speculation that the company could sell more of its Bitcoin holdings in the coming months. The stock closed at around $117.94, down 3.97%, underscoring worries about the company’s short-term outlook. The latest discussion follows the suggestions that Strategy may need...
Thu, Jun 18
Aster to re-route 99% of daily platform fees into automatic buybacks
ASTER token rose over 15% to $0.77 on June 17th following an announcement that it will re-route 99% of daily platform fees into automatic buybacks.
Wed, Jun 17
ECB's Lagarde reportedly pressured Greece to reject Binance's MiCA license
Binance’s crypto licensing application in Greece has stalled after what rumors claim is because the regulators received direct orders from the European Central Bank (ECB) President, Christine Lagarde. Binance’s application, which was made under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, had cleared most of Greece’s regulatory requirements and was on track for approval prior to...
Wed, Jun 17
Grayscale pegs AAVE fair value at up to $175, calls token undervalued at $75
A recent valuation report released yesterday by Grayscale Research suggests that the Aave token is currently undervalued. The firm projects that if the regulatory environment becomes more favorable for the tokenization of real-world assets, the token’s price could reach approximately $175 within the next year. The report, called “A Guide to Buying the Dip: Valuing...
Wed, Jun 17
Syscoin recovers 5 billion SYS tokens after bridge exploit, burns them permanently
Syscoin’s team has recovered and destroyed 5 billion SYS tokens that an attacker minted through a flaw in the project’s cross-chain bridge. Syscoin had to burn the minted tokens to restore its supply to its pre-exploit levels; however, its bridge remains offline. How did the exploit happen? The Syscoin team stated that they detected the...
Wed, Jun 17
2026 FIFA World Cup could add $5–$10 billion in prediction market trading
Prediction markets are expected to be greatly impacted by the 2026 FIFA World Cup. According to a June 2026 Bernstein analysis, trade on both regulated and decentralized exchanges might increase by $5 billion to $10 billion. Since online betting sites now compete with established sportsbooks for clients during one of the largest sporting events in...
Wed, Jun 17
Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged in Kevin Warsh’s first meeting
The Fed held rates at 3.5% to 3.75% in a unanimous 12-0 vote. Nine policymakers now expect rate hikes this year, while eight support no change and one favors a cut. Officials said inflation remains too high, with the Middle East conflict and rising energy costs adding pressure. Kevin Warsh’s influence is already visible in...
Wed, Jun 17
Frontier acquires $900 million from big tech to further carbon removal goals
The Big Tech-backed carbon removal coalition Frontier announced fresh funding of around $915 million on Wednesday, bringing its total financial commitments to $1.8 billion with the addition of top AI company Anthropic to its roster of financiers. Other financial contributors to the new round include Stripe, Google, Shopify, Salesforce, and the H&M Group. Frontier’s objectives...
Wed, Jun 17
Kalshi partners with StarCompliance to let employers monitor prediction market trades
Kalshi, the CFTC-regulated prediction market operator, has partnered with the compliance vendor StarCompliance to give financial firms a way to track employee trading on the platform in real time. Prediction markets are facing mounting scrutiny from federal regulators and Congress over insider trading risks, but now compliance teams can flag suspicious trades as they happen,...
Wed, Jun 17
Bitcoin Rodney pleads guilty to conspiracy charge in $1.8 billion HyperFund fraud
Rodney Burton, popularly known as “Bitcoin Rodney,” pleaded guilty for his role in the $1.8 billion HyperFund cryptocurrency fraud in a federal court yesterday, June 16. U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes announced the guilty plea alongside Kareem Carter, the IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge, and Pete Gizas, the HSI New York Special Agent...
Wed, Jun 17
Trace Finance raises $32 million series A fund to expand stablecoin infrastructure
Cross-border payments solutions company, Trace Finance, has raised $32 million in a Series A round led by CoinFund to expand its stablecoin settlement infrastructure beyond Brazil into wider Latin American and Asia-Pacific markets. The round involved big players like Coinbase Ventures, Paxos, and Chainlink Labs, and intends to use this investment to better its stablecoin...
Wed, Jun 17
Private-market documents get on-chain verification as Inveniam and Docugami target AI’s data trust gap
Inveniam, the data infrastructure company that anchors more than $200 billion in private-market assets on-chain, has moved to close an industry gap with its latest partnership with Docugami. Both parties have come together to bring verifiable, element-level document data to real-world assets. Like most sectors, artificial intelligence has found its way into private markets; however,...
Wed, Jun 17
PBOC official calls for closer stablecoin monitoring as China launches digital yuan cross-border platform
Wang Xin, the director-general of the PBOC's Research Bureau, stated that regulators need to track the effect of stablecoins on international payments.
Wed, Jun 17
US government invests 500M in SandboxAQ for AI driven chip materials
The Trump administration will become a shareholder in SandboxAQ and award it $500 million to develop chemicals and materials for American chip plants, according to the Commerce Department’s announcement on Wednesday. The work includes substitutes for PFAS compounds and rare earth inputs bought overseas, while the package comes from President Donald Trump’s use of research...
Wed, Jun 17
Australia's High Court unanimously rules Block Earner's crypto yield product required a financial license
Australia’s corporate regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), tasted victory in its legal challenge of a now-discontinued Block Earner fixed-yield crypto product when the High Court submitted a 7-0 ruling in its favor today, June 17. The court’s unanimous decision means that Block Earner is now being considered for running a financial product...
Wed, Jun 17
US Congress strikes deal on housing bill that would ban a digital dollar through 2030
Leaders of the Senate Banking and House Financial Services committees have announced a bicameral agreement on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act that includes a provision prohibiting the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) until at least 2030. The restriction widens the policy gap between Washington and the European Central...
Wed, Jun 17
Bitcoin's 'digital gold' narrative lags as central banks swap dollar for gold in 2026
A record 45% of the 76 central banks surveyed by the World Gold Council say they'll add to their own gold reserves over the next 12 months, more than double the 20% share recorded back in 2020.
Wed, Jun 17
Binance turns pre-IPO SpaceX demand into post-IPO dominance as retail investors seek IPO exposure
Binance says it now accounts for more than 60% of trading activity in SpaceX perpetual futures, providing a globally accessible venue to meet the demand among retail investors for exposure to high-profile companies that have traditionally been difficult to access before and immediately after listing. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume stated on...
Wed, Jun 17
