Senate Democrats Demand Public Hearing On Prediction Markets
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All 11 Democrats on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee have called for a public hearing on prediction markets.
The request followed a private meeting...
Latin America Emerges as Global Stablecoin Hub in New Report – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysLATAM became a global stablecoin hub, with growth driven by Mexico and Venezuela offsetting Brazil’s decline.LATAM users are shifting to centralized platforms...
Robot Surgeons in 3 Years, No More Retirement Savings, and Immortality
Key TakeawaysMusk said Jan. 6 that Tesla Optimus could surpass human surgeons within 3 years.Musk predicted great Optimus robot surgeons could outnumber human...
Shielded Bitcoin Proposal Aims to Bring Privacy to Bitcoin L1
Key TakeawaysThe cryptography lab init] unveiled Shielded Bitcoin on Sept. 24, bringing the idea of private transfers to Bitcoin without a soft...
Chainalysis Says Crypto Activity Barely Fell Despite $2.1T Market Rout
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Chainalysis says measured global crypto economic activity declined just 1.6% during the 12 months ended June 30, 2026.
That happened while the wider crypto...
Institutions See Bitcoin Like Gold but Invest in It Like Tech: Bitwise
Key TakeawaysBitwise found that institutions view bitcoin as both digital gold and a technology investment.Most surveyed institutions that own crypto also hold bitcoin...
XRP Average Long-Term Trader Still Down 11.75% After Rebound
Key TakeawaysXRP’s average unrealized return for coins active in the past year stood at minus 11.75%.Dogecoin showed a deeper loss of 19.26% on...
100 Coinbase Users Trusted Fake Support and Lost Nearly $16M
Key TakeawaysRonald Spektor pleaded guilty to all 31 counts in his indictment.Victims transferred crypto to wallets they believed they controlled.Spektor must forfeit property...
XRP Became Programmable, Then Gained Vaults and Wider DeFi Access
Key TakeawaysFXRP launched on Flare as a programmable representation of XRP.Flare reports about 145.2 million FXRP minted, with 130 million in DeFi.Wallet integrations...
Blockchain.com And NYSE Plan 24/7 Tokenized Stock Access
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Blockchain.com and NYSE Group have signed an agreement to explore access to tokenized U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs.
The proposed service would use NYSE’s planned...
