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California bars officials from prediction market insider betting as federal ban takes shape
Prediction market platforms are tightening trading restrictions and surveillance tools as concerns grow over insider participants....

Ripple CEO Garlinghouse touts ‘record’ Q1, cautions against policy weaponization derailing progress
Largely optimistic the CLARITY Act will be passed, Brad Garlinghouse revised his prediction for when the legislation with be finalized....

ECB paper finds DeFi governance concentrated, warns results could affect ‘regulatory anchor points’
ECB research finds large percentages of DeFi governance tokens are tied to exchanges and protocol-linked wallets....

Crypto’s popularity among kids drove X Games-MoonPay deal: ‘New energy and new transformation’
Crypto companies eager to attract new users have been sponsoring sports teams across various leagues for years....

Early bitcoin whale sends another $33 million to Binance, extending long-running exchange deposits
An OG bitcoin whale has sent another $33 million worth of BTC to Binance as a possible selling spree continues amid market pressure....

Umbra opens privacy wallet to the public on Solana, powered by Arcium’s encrypted execution engine
Umbra has opened its private wallet to the public, enabling shielded transfers, encrypted swaps, and compliance tools for Solana users....

Prediction markets top $20 billion in monthly volume as geopolitics now drives majority of activity: TRM Labs
Prediction markets have surged past $20 billion in monthly volume, driven by geopolitics, U.S. politics, and macroeconomic event trading....

NYSE parent ICE invests another $600 million in Polymarket, expanding bet on prediction markets
NYSE parent ICE has invested another $600 million into Polymarket as prediction markets attract growing institutional interest. ...

Bitcoin dips below $67K, ether under $2K as ETF outflows and dollar strength pressure liquidity: analysts
Bitcoin dropped below $67,000 and ether under $2,000 as ETF outflows resumed and the dollar strengthened amid macro and geopolitical tension....

Binance Australia Derivatives fined $6.9 million over compliance and onboarding failures
The Federal Court fined Binance Australia Derivatives $6.9 million for misclassifying 524 retail clients as wholesale investors....