For most of their existence, prediction markets sat squarely outside mainstream finance: an interesting technological and cultural phenomenon, but too small, too thinly traded and too often associated with online gambling to attract meaningful institutional interest.  That began to change in 2025, as trading volumes rose sharply, media attention intensified and regulatory clarity improved, making

Earlier this month, as it became clear that the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act would not receive a vote prior to the Senate’s August recess, industry participants suggested that if Congress didn’t act, regulators could. It wouldn’t be exactly the same; regulators’ actions could be challenged in court and will be easier to undo by

In July 2025, House Republicans staged a coordinated three-bill blitz they called ‘Crypto Week;, advancing the GENIUS, CLARITY, and the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act in the same five day stretch. The GENIUS Act was signed into law within 24 hours, creating a regulatory framework for dollar-backed stablecoins. However, the other two bills weren’t so lucky.

TLDR; Quantum computers could theoretically break Bitcoin’s cryptography using Shor’s algorithm — but machines capable of doing so are likely decades away. The real exposure is narrower than headlines suggest. Bitcoin developers are already working on solutions like BIP 360. Preparation is underway. No need to panic. Quantum computing has recently become one of the

The breach has impacted 39,798 customers who placed orders between March 2, 2025 and April 11, 2026. SafePal stressed that the core security of its wallets remains intact, adding that users’ seed phrases, private keys, bank passwords, bank account information, payment card numbers, and government-issued IDs were not affected. However, SafePal said users who have

Israel’s biggest bank, Bank Leumi, will become the first lender in the country to offer customers Bitcoin trading, according to a Friday announcement.  The lender will work with Galaxy Digital to provide the service, which will become available to customers early next year, the announcement said.   Bank Leumi first announced plans to debut crypto trading

President Donald Trump is expected to meet senior crypto executives at the White House on August 19, according to people briefed on the plans. The gathering comes as regulators prepare a separate public policy meeting and the Senate waits to take its next procedural step on the CLARITY Act. CoinDesk reported that Coinbase CEO Brian

Welcome back to the Chart Decoder Series, your guide to mastering the charts and your trading universe. You’ve probably seen it happen. Markets rally sharply, only to reverse days later.  These moves are often driven by what larger traders are doing behind the scenes. As buying picks up, some players start selling into that strength.

Banking giant UBS, with over $7 trillion in assets under management, has reported a more than 24-fold quarterly increase in call option exposure tied to BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in the second quarter. That increase, which gives it the right to acquire IBIT shares at a later date at a set price, came as

Bitcoin treasury Strategy has said it “doesn’t need” Morgan Stanley Capital International after the index provider said it could remove the Bitcoin company from its Global Investable Market Indexes. MSCI said in a consultation that it was consulting on a plan to define “Non-Operating Companies” and make them ineligible for its Global Investable Market Indexes