Several national gaming and tribal organizations and labor groups have reportedly called on the US Senate to add language “that explicitly prohibits event contracts tied to sports and casino-style gaming” in the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act. According to a Wednesday Semafor report, groups tied to sports betting, including the Indian Gaming Association and … Read more
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
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
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, 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
Get ready, movie lovers! Dune: Part Two is the talk of the town, and for good reason. This epic science fiction film has officially crossed a huge milestone, raking in over a billion dollars globally. It’s a massive achievement for a movie that’s both visually stunning and packed with a gripping story. Directed by Denis … Read more
Hey movie fans! Let’s talk about the movie everyone’s buzzing about: Deadpool & Wolverine. It’s already making huge waves at the box office, and people are really excited to see these two characters together on the big screen. This movie brings together two of Marvel’s most popular, and let’s be honest, wildest characters. Ryan Reynolds … Read more
The US House and Senate have reached a deal to move forward with a housing bill that includes a ban on the Federal Reserve creating a central bank digital currency (CBDC) until 2030. A bipartisan group of House and Senate leaders released an updated version of the 21st Century Road to Housing Act on Tuesday, … Read more
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
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