Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the owner of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is working with crypto exchange OKX to launch trading of oil-linked perpetual futures. OKX said Friday it plans to introduce perpetual futures based on ICE’s Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude benchmarks, two of the world’s most widely used oil price …
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Key Takeaways Probing suspicious Polymarket bets, James Comer’s investigation forces platforms to show their safeguards against insider trading. Sparked by proven insider trading moves, the probe exposes market risks and will likely drive new rules. After Gannon Ken Van Dyke made $400K, Congress will next use this probe to draft prediction market laws. Rep. James …
Key Takeaways Hackers drained $700K in POL from Polymarket after compromising a 6-year-old internal private key. ZachXBT alerted users, but Polymarket confirmed all user funds remain fully safe. To prevent further incidents, Polymarket will next move all private keys to KMS. Polymarket Faces Security Event: No User Funds Affected Polymarket, one of the largest prediction …
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Key Takeaways NEAR token jumped 30% to hit an intraday high of $2.25 following a public services partnership with Bermuda. The Bitwise NEAR Staking ETP recently saw a $3 million inflow, pushing total assets under management to $36 million. Near Protocol plans to deploy a dynamic resharding upgrade in June to scale infrastructure for AI …
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Three members of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) economic bloc disposed of billions of dollars in US treasuries in one month, the most recent report from the U.S. Treasury Department shows. According to data from the Treasury International Capital (TIC) System, Brazil, China and India together dumped $51.2 billion worth of …
A billion-dollar US bank is preparing to shell out $1 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over certain fees charged to customers. Equity Bank has agreed to settle the lawsuit that alleges the financial institution improperly charged certain overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees to account holders between January 1st, 2017, and November 21st, 2025. The …
XRP Ledger has seen a spike in new addresses over the last 24 hours, but overhead resistance at $1.40 kept the XRP (XRP) price in check. Key takeaways: XRP Ledger added 4,300 new wallets in 24 hours, marking the fourth-largest growth spike on the network in 2026. XRP price recovery may face resistance at $1.40, …
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Polymarket, a global prediction market platform, is reportedly seeking entry into Japan amid growing regulatory scrutiny of the sector worldwide. The company has appointed Mike Eidlin, head of Japan at crypto firm Jupiter, to lead its local efforts and is preparing to lobby for authorization of prediction markets in the country, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing …
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Polymarket confirmed a security exploit affected part of its infrastructure, pointing to a possible private key compromise involving a wallet used for top-up operations, while saying user funds and market resolution were safe. In a Friday X post, Polymarket developers said contracts and core infrastructure were unaffected. Polymarket product lead Akanshu Jain and multiple other …
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The attacker behind the Verus bridge exploit has returned 4,052 Ether, worth about $8.5 million, to the project’s team wallet after Verus offered a 1,350 ETH bounty for the recovery of most of the stolen funds. The return represents about 75% of the stolen funds, with the exploiter retaining 1,350 Ether (ETH), worth about $2.8 …
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Quick Summary Zero Network shutting down operations; users have until July 31, 2026, to withdraw assets. Gasless Ethereum Layer 2 platform ceasing operations after approximately 18 months. Zerion directing users to immediately bridge ETH, tokens, and NFTs off the network. Gasless rollup experiment concludes as company refocuses on wallet development. Closure reflects strategic pivot toward …
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Key Takeaways Laszlo Hanyecz made the first commercial Bitcoin transaction on May 22, 2010, buying 2 pizzas for 10,000 BTC. Valued at $41 then, those 10,000 BTC are now worth over $770 million, proving massive Bitcoin market growth. Having spent over 100,000 BTC, Hanyecz has no regrets; his 2010 trade will next inspire future BTC …
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Key Takeaways Loracle sold 616,675 HYPE worth $36.76M on May 22 to defend a $103.7M short on Hyperliquid from liquidation. Bitwise’s HYPE ETF drew $58.73M since its May 12 launch, fueling sustained buying pressure on the token. Loracle’s $103M short faces forced liquidation at $69.90, roughly $12 above current HYPE levels. Loracle Offloads HYPE to …
This initiative by the platform is a clear indication of the industry’s increasing focus on transparency, speeding up withdrawal times, and improving data security, all of which are crucial for player retention in a highly competitive digital environment. Security as a Principal Part of Online Casino Real Money Platforms Nowadays, players who visit an online …
Key Takeaways A Trump Media-linked wallet sent 2,650 BTC worth $204.93M to Crypto.com on May 22. Trump Media posted a $405.9M Q1 loss on crypto markdowns and still holds 6,889 BTC worth ~$532M. No official statement has been issued, leaving the transfer’s purpose, i.e., sale or custody, unconfirmed. Trump’s Treasury Strategy Draws Scrutiny Onchain data …
