Prediction market activity has climbed sharply as traders flock to contracts tied to the escalating US-Iran conflict, while Washington moves toward clearer …
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Regulation
$700M in Iran war bets and $1.2M in suspicious profits push Washington toward prediction-market crackdown
by shayaanby shayaanPolymarket and Kalshi are trying to raise money at valuations that put them in the top tier of consumer-fintech names, even as …
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Smart Contracts
Dubai’s Token2049, TON Crypto Conferences Canceled as Iran Conflict Rages On
by shayaanby shayaanIn short Token2049 and The Open Network conferences scheduled in Dubai have been canceled or postponed due to the conflict in Iran. …
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Markets
Bitcoin quickly drops 3.5% as fresh Iran escalation short-circuits crypto rally
by shayaanby shayaanSurging to a near one-month high of $74,000, bitcoin reversed back to just above $71,000 as news of U.S. military movements in …
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Markets
Bitcoin rises to one-month high of $73,800, continuing to outperform since start of Iran war
by shayaanby shayaanFalling oil prices are helping, but a bounce seemed in the cards after some of the worst sentiment in bitcoin’s history. www.coindesk.com
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Regulation
Binance sues Wall Street Journal as newspaper says U.S. Dept. of Justice is investigating Iran transactions
by shayaanby shayaanBinance said it filed a defamation lawsuit against Dow Jones, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, on the same day the …
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Regulation
Binance Launches Defamation Lawsuit Against Wall Street Journal Over Iran Sanctions Claims
by shayaanby shayaanThe crypto exchange giant Binance is launching a legal battle against the Wall Street Journal. Binance has filed a defamation complaint in …
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In brief Oil-linked perpetual futures on Hyperliquid recorded roughly $991 million in 24-hour trading volume, far exceeding activity for similar contracts on …
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BTC traded near $69,500 after failing to hold $71,000 as the Iran war kept markets cautious. AI tokens including ICP, FET outperformed …
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US President Donald Trump, in statements regarding the ongoing conflict with Iran, said the war could be short. Trump described the operation …