MrBeast editor nabbed by prediction market firm Kalshi for alleged insider trading

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Kalshi, one of the leading prediction market firms, said it caught and penalized two users for insider-trading activity on its platform, including an editor for the popular social-media star MrBeast. The company said it has more than a dozen active insider-trading cases among 200 it’s investigated. On Wednesday, Kalshi disclosed the details of two that […]

Leading stablecoin Tether shrinks again as market cap looks set for second straight monthly drop

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Tether USDT$1.0002, the world’s largest stablecoin by market value, continues to shrink and looks set for a second straight monthly contraction, signaling challenging conditions for a sustainable broader market recovery. Tether’s market capitalization has dropped by 0.8% to $183.61 billion this month, extending January’s 1% slide from a record $186.84 billion, according to data source […]

Ledn raises $188m with first BTC backed bond sale in asset backed market

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Ledn, a crypto lending company, has completed the first asset-backed securities (ABS) deal backed by bitcoin collateral, raising $188 million for crypto credit markets. Asset-backed securities are bonds backed by pools of underlying loans, with investors receiving payments from the cash flows generated by those loans. Bloomberg reported that the bonds are secured by a […]

Senate Agriculture’s crypto market structure draft peppered with Democrat pitches

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Some of the U.S. Senate Democrats in the negotiation over the crypto market structure bill filed requested amendments on Friday, seeking a number of their top policy requests in the draft legislation pushed by Republicans in the Senate Agriculture Committee. The draft they’re trying to change was unveiled as a partisan effort without Democratic sign-off […]

Market Slips Into ‘Extreme Fear’ After BTC Fails to Hold $100,000

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Crypto market sentiment has deteriorated sharply, with the Fear & Greed Index dropping to 10, a level indicating “extreme fear,” marking a near nine-month low as it’s the lowest reading since late February. The plunge in sentiment follows a week of losses across major cryptocurrencies, led by bitcoin’s decline to just under $96,000 in a […]

Korean Investors Ditch Bitcoin for AI Chips as Stock Market Soars

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For years, South Korea was the global heartbeat of crypto speculation. It became the place where digital coins traded at a premium, and where retail investors moved markets overnight. The “Kimchi Premium” became shorthand for a national obsession: Rampant and frenetic trading activity unrivaled by any region across the globe. But by late 2025, the […]

Bounces 4% as FOMC Volatility Drives Crypto Market

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Chainlink’s native token LINK LINK$18.43 recovered to $18.40 during the Wednesday session, reversing losses from a sharp intraday selloff that saw the price fall below the key $18 support level. A sudden volume spike of 4.59 million tokens — 178% above the 24-hour average — confirmed the breakdown as sellers overpowered short-term support levels. The […]

Stellar’s XLM Slips 4% as Institutional Selling Weighs on Market

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Stellar’s XLM token faced pronounced bearish pressure over a 23-hour span between September 29 at 15:00 and September 30 at 14:00, falling 4% from $0.38 to $0.36. The decline came within a narrow $0.01 range, underscoring the token’s struggle to sustain momentum. Early resistance at $0.38, coupled with heavy trading volume of 38.6 million, signaled […]

Avalanche (AVAX) Extends Weekly Losses to 18% as Institutional Backing Fails to Lift Market

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Avalanche’s native token AVAX fell 8% over the past 24 hours to $27.72, extending a weeklong slide that erased nearly 18% of its value. The drop occurred alongside a broad plunge in crypto markets that’s seen ETH, SOL, DOGE also post double-digit percentage declines over the past week and BTC fall 6%. AVAX has struggled […]

Kalshi Outpaces Polymarket in Prediction Market Volume Amid Surge in U.S. Trading

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Kalshi is pulling ahead in the prediction market race, capturing a dominant share of trading volume even as competitors like Polymarket push into regulated U.S. territory. From Sept. 11 to 17, Kalshi accounted for 62% of total volume in the on-chain prediction market sector, according to data from Dune Analytics, while Polymarket’s stood at 37%. […]

Massachusetts Attorney General Alleges Prediction Market Kalshi Violating Gambling Laws

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Prediction market Kalshi is violating Massachusetts’ state gambling laws, its attorney general alleged in a lawsuit Friday. Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell alleged in a filing that sports event contracts, which Kalshi introduced in January 2025, violate the state’s sports wagering laws, which require operators to be licensed. Campbell is asking for a court to […]

Crypto Bull Market Still Has Legs

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Coinbase analysts remain optimistic for the fourth quarter, arguing that a mix of resilient liquidity, a favorable macro backdrop and supportive regulatory signals could keep the crypto market rally alive. Bitcoin BTC$115,502.36, they argue, continues to benefit from macro tailwinds and could outperform market expectations, analysts David Duong and Colin Basco said in a Wednesday […]