Gemini Prepares to Offer Prediction Market Contracts: Bloomberg

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini (GEMI) is planning a move into the prediction market sector, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss has discussed unveiling products in this area as soon as possible, according to the report, citing people familiar with the matter. Gemini, which became a publicly traded company on the … Read more

Tad Smith On Bitcoin Culture And Robert Alice’s Block 1

This month, a remarkable Bitcoin-focused artwork will grace one of the art world’s most prestigious stages. Block 1 from Robert Alice’s Portraits of a Mind series is set to be auctioned in Sotheby’s Now & Contemporary Evening Sale on November 18, carrying an estimate of $600,000 to $800,000.  Robert Alice, Portraits of a Mind, 2019. … Read more

FUTURE Raises CHF 28 Million To Build Bitcoin Treasury

The international Bitcoin ecosystem just got another major player. FUTURE (Future Holdings AG), a self-described “Bitcoin Treasury Company,” has raised CHF 28 million in a new funding round backed by some of Bitcoin’s best-known institutional investors. CHF 28 million is over $34 million. The Zurich-based firm says it wants to become Europe’s leading Bitcoin treasury … Read more

Are You a Freelancer? North Korean Spies May Be Using You

North Korea’s IT operatives are shifting strategies and recruiting freelancers to provide proxy identities for remote jobs. Operatives are contacting job seekers on Upwork, Freelancer and GitHub before moving conversations to Telegram or Discord, where they coach them through setting up remote access software and passing identity verifications. In earlier cases, North Korean workers scored … Read more

Bitcoin Is Infrastructure, Not Digital Gold

Opinion by: Thomas Chen, CEO of Function Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have solved the access issue but remain passive. What is needed now are credible, auditable, institutional-grade pathways to convert Bitcoin exposure into scalable yield. Bitcoin is evolving from a digital store of value into a form of productive capital. Continuing to treat Bitcoin (BTC) … Read more

Bitcoin, Ether ETF Outflows Deepen as SOL Inflows Surge Amid Macro Jitters

Spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued to bleed capital on Tuesday, with both assets seeing their fifth straight day of outflows. In contrast, Solana funds extended their inflow streak to six days. According to data from Farside Investors, spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs saw $578 million in net outflows on Tuesday, the steepest single-day … Read more

Bitcoin Near Make or Break Level as China Suspends 24% Tariff on U.S. Goods

Bitcoin BTC$102,205.43 is trading near a key level that has served as strong support throughout the nearly three-year-long uptrend, amid signs of de-escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions. That key level is the 50-week simple moving average (SMA), which has acted as a trampoline, fueling bullish momentum, refreshing for a larger upward move at least three … Read more

Crypto Treasury Firms Aiding Market Downturn, Professor Says

Conversations about Bitcoin’s price drop should include the impact of crypto treasury companies, which have contributed to the decline, argues Omid Malekan, a blockchain author and adjunct professor at Columbia Business School. “Any analysis of why crypto prices continue to fall needs to include DATs [digital asset treasuries],” Malekan said in an X post on … Read more

White House Defends Trump’s Pardon of Binance founder CZ

The White House carefully considered Binance founder Changpeng Zhao’s pardon and went through the standard processes before sending it to President Donald Trump for his approval, says White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Trump defended the pardon in an interview with CBS News’ 60 Minutes on Sunday, saying he had “no idea” who Zhao is … Read more