US Lawmakers Propose Facial Age Verification Across Online Betting Markets
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers wants online sportsbooks and prediction markets to scan users’…
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France’s World Cup Exit Erases Sportsbook Liability as Prediction Volume Surges
France’s 2-0 semifinal defeat to Spain eliminated one of the most heavily backed teams on…
Blackrock Ignites Crypto ETF Comeback as Bitcoin, Ether Flows Turn Green
Crypto ETF flows stayed constructive on Wednesday, July 15, as bitcoin ETFs added $107.80 million…
US Senate Unanimously Opposes Any Pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried After FTX Fraud
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved S.Res. 772, a bipartisan resolution opposing any presidential pardon or…
Ripple’s Schwartz Says SEC Treated XRP Like a Security Despite Calling the Crypto ‘Just Code’
Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz says the SEC effectively treated XRP as a security despite…
Bitcoin Clings Between $63.8K to $64K as Charts Flash High-Stakes Bull-Bear Showdown
Bitcoin traded between $63,800 to $64,094 on July 16, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. EDT, holding…
Stanford Study: Polymarket’s Bitcoin Bets Were Rigged in the Final 10 Seconds
A small group of traders extracted $8.2 million from Polymarket’s five-minute bitcoin contracts by pushing…
Coinbase Policy Chief Calls CLARITY Act a ‘Dramatic Advance’: Here’s What Comes Next in the Senate
Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad said the Clarity Act delivers “a dramatic advance in…
Is Bitcoin Really Headed to $38,000? NYDIG’s October Scenario, Explained
Bitcoin could sink to a cycle low of $38,000 to $39,000 by October if the…
Solana Hits 300,000 RWA Holders as Ethereum’s $16.3 Billion Value Lead Starts to Slip
Solana’s real-world asset holder base has climbed to an all-time high above 300,000 wallets, ranking…
Saylor Hoards $3 Billion in Cash as Strategy’s $55 Billion Bitcoin Bet Sinks $9.9 Billion Underwater
Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) now pairs a $3 billion U.S. dollar reserve with 843,775 BTC…
CFTC Blocks Kalshi From Cancelling Michigan Sports Trades Ordered Voided
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has stopped Kalshi from liquidating sports event contracts that a…
Cleanspark Lands $6.6B AI Lease as 20-Year Deal Reshapes Bitcoin Mining Strategy
Cleanspark has signed a 20-year triple-net lease at its Sandersville, Georgia, campus, expected to generate…
Bank of Tanzania Targets Crypto as Governor Warns of Terror Finance Risks
The Bank of Tanzania is reportedly finalizing a new regulatory framework to oversee cryptocurrencies and…
Bitcoin Whales Are Not Selling Over Quantum Fears, Analyst Says
Bitcoin whales have not identified quantum computing risks as a reason for selling, according to…