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Dow Jones Brings Polymarket Prediction Markets to Newsroom, Turning Headlines Into Probabilities
Dow Jones has signed an exclusive agreement to use real-time prediction market data from Polymarket across The Wall Street Journal and its other consumer platforms, bringing market-implied probabilities into the daily news experience for millions of readers.
Dow Jones and Polymarket entered an
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Lloyds Runs First UK Tokenised Deposit Deal on Public Blockchain Network
Lloyds has completed its first digital assets transaction using Tokenised Deposits. The bank said this was the first time in the UK that tokenised deposits had been issued on a public blockchain. It also said this was the first global use of sterling deposits in this format.
The transaction was carried out on the Canton Network. This is a public blockchain designed for regulated
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Cambodia Arrests Tycoon Tied to DOJ’s Record $15B Bitcoin Seizure, Extradites Him to China
Police reportedly detained Chen Zhi, the founder and chairman of Prince Group, before deporting him to China for investigation by Chinese authorities. According to Bloomberg, Zhi left Cambodia under escort to face questioning over alleged financial crimes and scam operations.
Sanctions, Bitcoin Seizure and Fraud Allegations
In October,
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Polymarket Introduces Dynamic Fees to Curb Latency Arbitrage in Short-Term Crypto Markets
Prediction market platform Polymarket has introduced a dynamic taker-fee model for its 15-minute crypto markets. This change aims to neutralise latency-based arbitrage strategies that had emerged under the platform’s previous zero-fee structure.
The update applies only to takers executing against existing liquidity on these short-term markets. Most other Polymarket markets remain
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Forex.com Owner StoneX Adds Crypto Offering Under MiCA Licence
StoneX Digital has received a Crypto-Asset Service Provider licence under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation. It was granted by the Central Bank of Ireland.
StoneX Group also operates the retail trading brand Forex.com, which became part of the group after StoneX acquired GAIN Capital in 2020. Forex.com provides foreign
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U.S. Home Prices Become Tradeable Events as Polymarket Taps Parcl Data
Polymarket and Parcl are moving real estate into onchain prediction markets, creating a new venue where traders can speculate on the direction of housing prices without touching physical property or long-term mortgages.
The integration links Polymarket’s event-based markets with Parcl’s
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How Venezuela’s Long Reliance on Crypto Turned a Geopolitical Shock into a 24/7 Headache for Brokers
The crypto market staged a surprise rally of more than $100 billion following the U.S. military operation in Venezuela. With traditional financial markets closed at the time, digital assets became the primary venue where global risk was repriced in real time.
The episode provided a rare, real-world stress test for the crypto market and delivered a clear signal to traditional
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“Thanks to Trump’s Law”: $4B Bitcoin Hacker Credits Regulations for Early Prison Release
Ilya Lichtenstein, who hacked crypto exchange Bitfinex and stole nearly 120,000 Bitcoin, said he has been freed from prison early. His wife, Heather Morgan, who also pleaded guilty as part of the Bitcoin laundering scheme, celebrated her husband’s apparent release.
...Thanks to President Trump's First Step Act, I have been released from
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Liquidity, Clearer Regulations and More: Crypto Executives Are Bullish for Bitcoin in 2026
Bitcoin ended 2025 with a negative return. However, industry insiders are now bullish on the cryptocurrency’s performance in 2026. Bill Barhydt, CEO of crypto exchange and wallet company Abra, believes that easing monetary policy would inject “massive” liquidity into markets, pushing Bitcoin prices higher.
Coinbase’s head
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Unregistered Crypto Mining in Russia May Soon Come With Up to 2 Years of Forced Labor
Russia’s crypto mining industry has grown into a major consumer of cheap domestic energy, but the state now wants far tighter control over who mines, where, and on what terms.
After legalizing mining in late 2024, the government has quickly moved to criminal penalties because most miners still avoid registration and formal taxation.
The Ministry of Justice published draft
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Binance Users in Ukraine Pushed to Swift and P2P as Bifinity Halts Fiat Services
Ukrainian crypto users who relied on Binance to move funds straight from exchange to bank cards now face a sudden gap in their withdrawal toolkit.
The platform has reportedly paused direct fiat payouts to Visa and Mastercard for affected customers, turning a technical change in payment partners into a new test of how resilient crypto off‑ramps really are under tightening
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How a Single Threat Actor Stole $2M in a Coinbase Support Impersonation Scheme
An on-chain investigation has detailed how a single threat actor allegedly stole more than $2 million from Coinbase users over the past year by impersonating customer support and manipulating victims into granting access to their accounts.
The case, published by an independent researcher, highlights a broader security challenge facing brokers, exchanges, and fintech platforms: while
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Tokenized Stocks Reach All-Time High $1.2 B While ESMA Flags “Risk of Misunderstanding”
Demand for tokenized equities has accelerated since their mainstream debut earlier this year. The trend points to a new asset class gaining traction beyond Bitcoin and stablecoins. Data from Token Terminal shows the combined market capitalization of tokenized stocks has reached a record $1.2 billion, with growth strongest in September and December.
Amid this growth, regulators have
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Perpetual Futures Move $1.2 Trillion a Month as Crypto Spot Markets Lag
In 2025, perpetual futures shifted from a specialist tool for aggressive traders into a central mechanism for how risk, leverage, and even traditional assets move across decentralized finance.
According to Coinbase, the lines between traditional markets and decentralized finance are blurring fast. As crypto derivatives mature, perpetual futures – once the playground of speculative
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Russia’s First Crypto-Backed Loan Brings Bitcoin Into Formal Banking
Sberbank has extended Russia’s first crypto-backed loan to Intelion Data, one of the country’s largest Bitcoin miners. The pilot deal uses Bitcoin mined by Intelion as collateral, positioning digital assets as working capital rather than passive holdings on a balance sheet.
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