Bitcoin and Ethereum rose this week. But privacy coins got a bigger boost. Leading privacy coins surge when crypto bigwigs talk about them. Bitcoin and Ethereum made gains this week following US President Donald …
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California Governor Race Tops $15M in Trading, Hinges on Who Survives June Primary
by adminby adminKey Takeaways ▸ California’s nonpartisan top-two primary system is forcing traders to price who advances, not just who wins, creating more complex and active markets. ▸ Polymarket has drawn over $9.1M and Kalshi over …
Polymarket has acquired Brahma to enhance its DeFi infrastructure and trading performance capabilities. Polymarket has acquired Brahma, a DeFi infrastructure provider, to strengthen its platform’s trading performance and underlying infrastructure. The acquisition was announced …
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As Wall Street moves on-chain, DeFi faces a $330 billion trust test it can’t dodge
by adminby adminMake CryptoSlate preferred on Wall Street spent the first quarter of 2026 systematically narrowing DeFi’s claim to the future of finance. In January, ICE announced NYSE was building a tokenized securities platform with 24/7 …
Bitcoin’s prolonged consolidation below $70,000 may be paving the way for a more significant rally, according to a crypto analyst. “The longer it lasts, the heavier the breakout will be,” MN Trading Capital founder …
Coinbase’s Layer 2 shifts focus to tokenizing every major asset class and scaling stablecoin payments. Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain Base published its 2026 mission, vision, and strategy on Tuesday, narrowing its focus to …
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Stablecoin payments go ‘invisible’ in Southeast Asia as crypto card business surges
by adminby adminWhen a tourist from Bangkok taps to pay in Singapore using their Thai e-wallet, few stop to consider what powers that transaction. But for Singapore-based StraitsX, the company behind the stablecoin infrastructure running in …
Here is what Solana Foundation’s cryptic ‘Don’t waste time with crypto’ ad really means
The Solana Foundation is taking a deliberately contrarian approach to crypto marketing in San Francisco, rolling out a billboard campaign that reads: “Don’t waste time with crypto.” At first glance, the message may seem …
Paradigm Builds Trading Terminal as Prediction Markets Go Institutional
A new Paradigm trading terminal, JPMorgan’s public interest, and a string of institutional moves signal that prediction markets are maturing fast, and the competitive landscape is reshaping around them. Paradigm, one of the largest …
Wall Street spent years talking about tokenization, but never seemed to move beyond vague plans and pilot projects. This week, however, we’ve seen a culmination of various efforts and incentives that showed it’s finally …