Ultra‑short crypto bets on Polymarket and Kalshi now drive most crypto volume, blurring hedging and gambling as AI bots, HFT firms and retail chase five‑minute wins. Summary Polymarket and Kalshi list five‑ to 15‑minute “up‑down” contracts on BTC, ETH and other coins that already account for more than half of their crypto trading. Retail users
After many months of silence, we’re proud to announce the v1.9.0 release of Go Ethereum! Although this release has been in the making for a lot longer than we anticipated, we’re confident there will be some juicy feature for everyone to enjoy! Warning: We’ve tried our best to squash all the bugs, but as with
The XRP Ledger has never been busier, but traders are yet to catch up. Daily successful payments on XRPL recently hit a 12 month high of over 2.7 million, up from roughly 1 million in late 2025, according to XRPSCAN data. The network is processing between 2 and 2.8 million transactions per day at 20
Summary Token2049 Dubai has been postponed to April 21–22, 2027 due to regional tensions impacting safety, travel, and logistics. The move follows the cancellation of the TON Gateway in Dubai by The Open Network. Ticket holders can transfer passes to the Singapore event or use them in 2027, while refund eligibility has not yet been
By now, we hope you’ve heard the news: In just two days, on July 17, 2019, the first wave of general Devcon tickets will go online at 6:00am PT / 9:00am ET / 3:00pm CEST / 10:00pm JST. Today, we wanted to bring everyone a few details on the ticketing process in advance of Wednesday’s
Summary French Hill said the CLARITY Act could resolve issues left open by the GENIUS Act. Hill noted the House passed the CLARITY Act with bipartisan backing, including 78 Democratic votes. Lawmakers aim to ensure equal rules for bank and nonbank stablecoin issuers, Hill said. French Hill, chair of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee,
各位, With well under three months to go until Devcon, we are moving at full speed toward Osaka! You’ll hear about first programming details and more in the coming days, and with ticket sales now underway, we thought it time for a more formal update! First, Wave 2 of ticket sales are tentatively scheduled to
Bitcoin miners are caught in the tightest squeeze of the network’s history, and a new Wintermute report argues that simply waiting for the next bull run is no longer a strategy. Instead, the firm says miners will have to reinvent themselves as infrastructure and treasury managers if they want to make it to the next
Michael Saylor has responded sharply after former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson criticized Bitcoin (BTC) and suggested that it resembles a Ponzi scheme. Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson criticizes Bitcoin Johnson described a conversation with a church acquaintance who lost money after being lured into a supposed crypto investment opportunity. According to Johnson, the
各位, We are now fewer than 60 days away from Devcon, and we wanted to provide important updates and further details about how to obtain remaining Devcon tickets for everyone looking to join us in Osaka. First, save the date: Wave 3 of Devcon ticket sales will take place on Thursday, the 15th of August
