If one trader can force the outcome of a prediction market, it shouldn’t be tradable
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As platforms such as Polymarket gain mainstream visibility during U.S. election cycles and major geopolitical events, their prices are increasingly cited as real-time signals of truth. The pitch is seductive: let people put money behind beliefs, and the market will converge on reality faster than polls or pundits. But that promise collapses when a contract […]

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Ripple linked token falls 3% as bitcoin weakness caps recovery
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XRP slipped lower after another failed recovery attempt, with high-volume selling pushing the token back toward key support near $1.40. News Background XRP remains stuck in a broader corrective phase that has persisted since its mid-2025 peak, with rallies consistently failing to build follow-through. The latest pullback comes after a brief mid-March rebound stalled below […]

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Bitcoin options signal extreme fear as downside protection premium hits new all-time high, says VanEck
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Bitcoin traders are paying record prices for downside protection, according to VanEck’s mid-March 2026 Bitcoin ChainCheck, a sign that investors remain defensive even as spot prices begin to stabilize. In the report, senior VanEck analysts said bitcoin’s 30-day average price fell 19% from the prior period, while realized volatility dropped from about 80 to just […]

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SBF angles for presidential pardon with tweets praising Donald Trump
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Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who is currently serving a 25-year sentence for fraud, has renewed public praise of U.S. President Donald Trump, adding to speculation that he hopes to secure a pardon. In a recent post on X, written through a proxy using prison-approved communications, Bankman-Fried backed Trump’s decision to launch strikes against Iran. […]

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Sam Bankman Fried’s past political cash gives AI PAC fuel for going after NY state lawmaker Bores
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A political action committee with ties to major tech and crypto donors is raising the specter of disgraced ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to target New York congressional candidate Alex Bores as the state legislator faces a crowded Democratic field. A sharply worded mailer distributed by Think Big PAC told voters that the Democratic primary candidate […]

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Bitcoin (BTC) price holds steady, with one analyst seeing the upside emerging: Crypto Daybook Americas
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By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin BTC$70,633.76 has stabilized above $70,000. Its relative strength is noteworthy given the selloff over the week, which saw it drop from over $75,000. Most assets saw sharp downturns over the period as the conflict in Iran escalated, damaging vital energy infrastructure. A hotter-than-expected February U.S. […]

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Crypto Clarity Act inches toward Senate hearing as lawmakers weigh legislative trades
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The negotiation to get a crypto market structure bill through its next stages in the Senate have hovered over an almost-there status for weeks, and Republican lawmakers met on Thursday to figure out how to bridge the final gaps. The White House was expected to get some updated legislative language on Thursday, reflecting the ongoing […]

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Bitcoin layer-1 smart-contract platform OpNet debuts with native DeFi stack
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Bitcoin’s BTC$69,925.80 biggest limitation just got shattered. A new protocol went live Thursday, making it simple to put the largest cryptocurrency directly to work in powerful, yield-generating strategies within the booming world of decentralized finance (DeFi). OpNet, a new smart-contract protocol, was activated on the Bitcoin blockchain, marking the arrival of DeFi-powering smart contracts that […]

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SEC approves Nasdaq’s move to allow tokenized securities trading
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved on Wednesday Nasdaq’s proposal to allow certain securities to trade in tokenized form, a significant milestone to integrate blockchain tech into U.S. equity markets. Nasdaq’s tokenization plan ties into a pilot run by the Depository Trust Company (DTC), which will handle clearing and settlement of tokenized trades. […]

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UK lawmakers urge ‘immediate moratorium’ on crypto political donations
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A U.K. parliamentary committee urged the government to impose “an immediate moratorium on crypto donations” until Parliament approves Electoral Commission statutory guidance. In a report, the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy said crypto poses an avoidable risk to political finance and public trust. The committee said rules should be ready before the next […]

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Senate is making progress on market structure bill, Banking panel head says
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate’s stalled crypto market structure bill is making progress behind-the-scenes, the chairman of the body’s Banking Committee said Tuesday. Senator Tim Scott, who heads the banking panel overseeing the market structure bill, said at the Digital Chamber’s DC Blockchain Summit that lawmakers may see a new draft of at least stablecoin […]

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BTC price hits a wall at $75,000 while onchain energy markets run hot: Crypto Daybook Americas
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By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) While bitcoin’s BTC$74,158.35 price rise since the Iran conflict began more than two weeks ago is impressive, the performance of Hyperliquid is even more notable. Users of the decentralized perpetuals exchange have traded millions in commodity futures, particularly those tied to oil, highlighting the utility of […]

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