Finance

Kalshi Partners with StarCompliance on Prediction Market Surveillance

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Prediction market Kalshi has partnered with compliance software provider StarCompliance to launch a monitoring platform designed to help financial companies oversee employee activity on prediction markets, as the sector faces increased scrutiny over insider trading and the use of non-public information. According to Wednesday’s announcement, the system is intended to flag employee activity based on transaction … Read more

Coinfund Leads $32M Round in Stablecoin Infrastructure Firm Trace Finance

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Stablecoin settlement infrastructure company Trace Finance has raised $32 million in a Series A funding round led by CoinFund. Coinbase Ventures, Jump Capital and Paxos were among the investors that participated in the round, the company said Wednesday in a statement shared with Cointelegraph. Trace Finance provides banking, foreign exchange and stablecoin settlement infrastructure for … Read more

Inveniam to Acquire Mantra After Turbulent Year Marked by OM Crash

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Data infrastructure company Inveniam Capital Partners announced plans to acquire layer-1 blockchain Mantra and its affiliated entities, deepening its push into tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). The transaction follows a $20 million strategic investment made by Inveniam in Mantra in August 2025, according to a Tuesday announcement. On May 13, Inveniam launched NVNM Chain, a layer … Read more

BitGo Launches MiCA Crypto Infrastructure In Europe

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BitGo, a crypto custody company, is moving into Europe’s tighter regulatory landscape as exchanges race to maintain access ahead of a key licensing deadline. BitGo Europe launched a crypto-as-a-service platform aimed at meeting the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the company said in a statement shared with Cointelegraph on Wednesday. BitGo CEO Mike … Read more

HYPE Bulls Target $80 As TradFi Piles Into Hyperliquid DEX

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Key takeaways: Hyperliquid defies the crypto bear market with $3 billion HYPE open interest, a 32% growth in a week. Hyperliquid’s TradFi innovation, like SpaceX pre-IPO trading, signals that the path to $80 HYPE price looks well-supported. Hyperliquid’s native token HYPE rallied 44% over five days, hitting a $76.90 all-time high on Tuesday. Despite the … Read more

Bitcoin Rallies To $67K As US-Iran Make Peace: Will Both Hold?

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Key takeaways: Bitcoin derivatives show weak conviction with 2% futures basis and elevated put options premium signaling caution. Institutional buying via $86 million ETF inflows plus Strategy’s (MSTR US) ongoing accumulation counters market fear. Bitcoin (BTC) jumped above $67,000 after US President Donald Trump announced a late Sunday ceasefire deal with Iran. Despite this short-term … Read more