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Polymarket bettors send death threats to reporter over missile report tied to $14 million prediction market pool

The threats appear tied to a market contract with more than $14 million wagered on whether Iran carried out a strike on ...
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Hong Kong's RedotPay eyes $150 million raise ahead of US IPO: Bloomberg

Hong Kong-based stablecoin payments firm RedotPay is in discussions to raise as much as $150 million in fresh funding, as it pushes ahead with plans for a U.S. initial public offering that could value ...
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Ledger appoints former Circle exec as CFO, opens New York office as firm explores potential US IPO

Ledger has appointed John Andrews as chief financial officer and opened a new office in New York City, marking a significant expansion into its largest global market. Andrews joins Ledger from Circle, ...
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'Stretch the orange dots': Michael Saylor's Strategy buys another 22,337 bitcoin for $1.6 billion as STRC boosts acquisitions

Bitcoin treasury company Strategy (MSTR) acquired an additional 22,337 BTC for approximately $1.57 billion at an average price of $70,194 per bitcoin between March 9 and March 15, according to an 8-K ...
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Coinbase to offer tokenized stocks and prediction markets to U.S. users in 'everything exchange': CNBC

Coinbase plans to expand its offerings to U.S. users in the coming months to include tokenized stocks, prediction markets, and early-stage token sales, according to a CNBC report. Coinbase will join ...
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Jack Dorsey’s Block sees nearly $2 billion in bitcoin revenue in Q3, nearly 1/3 of its total revenues

Block, Inc. (ticker XYZ), Jack Dorsey’s fintech and digital-payments giant with a significant Bitcoin footprint, reported third-quarter earnings of $461.5 million on revenue of $6.11 billion in the ...
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Bitnomial lists first US futures for Tezos, the blockchain project proposed in 2014 that raised $232 million in ICO

Derivatives exchange Bitnomial is launching the first regulated futures product for Tezos, the blockchain project first proposed in 2014 that raised a $232 million ICO in 2017. Chicago-based Bitnomial ...
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Google Finance to roll out Polymarket and Kalshi prediction markets data in search results

Google Finance will integrate predictions market data from leading platforms Polymarket and Kalshi directly into its search results. Polymarket’s monthly volume, active traders, and new markets hit ...
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Zcash’s shielded supply holds firm at 23% as privacy adoption proves sticky

Zcash's shielded supply market share has held steady around 23% after a notable climb from approximately 8% at the start of 2025. While hype around Zcash's native ZEC token has normalized, privacy ...
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‘The MASK token is coming’: Consensys CEO says MetaMask’s native cryptocurrency is on its way

Ethereum co-founder and Consensys CEO Joseph Lubin said that MetaMask will be launching its much-anticipated native token in the near future. "The MASK token is coming — It may come sooner than you ...
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Digital asset treasuries eclipse venture funding as companies raise $15 billion in 2025

Traditional crypto startup VC rounds total just 856 deals in 2025, compared to 1,933 in the same period last year. The following is excerpted from The Block’s Data and Insights newsletter. Digital ...
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What is Solana and how does it work? A beginner's guide to SOL

Solana is an open-source blockchain platform created in 2017 by former Qualcomm executive Anatoly Yakovenko. The primary objective of Solana is to significantly enhance the scalability of blockchain ...