A federal judge in Arizona has temporarily barred state officials from enforcing gambling laws against Kalshi, siding with the CFTC. A federal judge in Arizona has temporarily barred state officials from enforcing gambling laws …
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CFTC Launches Prediction Market Rulemaking, Issues Guidance Sports Contracts
by adminby adminThe CFTC opened a 45-day comment period on prediction market regulation and reinforced exchanges’ role in policing event contracts The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Thursday took its most significant step yet toward …
- DeFi Market
Bitcoin, ether volatility trading gets easier with Polymarket’s new Volmex contracts
by adminby adminDecentralized betting platform Polymarket has listed contracts tied to Volmex’s bitcoin BTC$88,345.89 and ether ETH$2,937.18 volatility indices, opening the door for anyone to wager on market swings this year. The two contracts, “What will …
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Smart Legal Contracts and Computable Law: The Rise of Lex Cryptographia
by adminby adminThe digital transformation of the traditional legal systems is accelerating. Well, it is driven by the introduction of blockchain or Web3, the same technology that has revolutionized some major industries like finance and healthcare. …
- Bitcoin & Ethereum
North Korea Hackers Embed Sophisticated Code Exploit in Smart Contracts
by adminby adminNorth Korean hackers have adopted a method of deploying malware designed to steal crypto and sensitive information by embedding malicious code into smart contracts on public blockchain networks, according to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group. …
A recently-discovered ransomware dubbed “DeadLock” is stealthily exploiting Polygon smart contracts to rotate and distribute proxy addresses, say researchers at cybersecurity firm Group-IB. The company reported on Thursday that the DeadLock ransomware, first discovered …