Wartime Snapshot: How Prediction Markets Are Pricing the Iran Conflict
Prediction markets tracking the escalating Middle East conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran…
Bitcoin
$100 Oil Incoming? Energy Traders Brace for Crude Rallies as Middle East Tensions Escalate
Oil traders are suddenly pricing in a risk many desks had pushed to the background:…
Bitcoin Derivatives Heat Up: $43.75 Billion in Open Interest and Call Volume Dominates
Bitcoin’s derivatives complex is stacked high and twitchy as traders parse positioning with the leading…
Bitcoin Shrugs off Iran Shock as Crude Oil Hits One-Year High
Crypto markets remain range-bound with U.S. strikes on Iran triggering about $300 million in liquidations….
Cake Wallet Integrates Non-Custodial Lightning Payments
Cake Wallet has launched a self-custodial Lightning Network integration using the Breez SDK and Spark…
Proposal to Regulate Prediction Markets Gains Steam After Insider Trading Allegations Involving Iran War
Senator Chris Murphy has proposed regulating prediction markets after allegations of insider trading by people…
Citrea Foundation Forms to Advance Bitcoin Programmable Infrastructure and Decentralization
The newly established Citrea Foundation will oversee the growth and decentralized governance of Bitcoin’s application…
Iran’s Conflict and Internet Disruptions Hit Local Crypto Industry
On March 1, Chainalysis observed that Iran’s largest crypto exchanges were offline, a report consistent…
Anchorage Digital and Tether Release First USAT Stablecoin Reserve Report
Anchorage Digital Bank and Tether’s U.S.-focused stablecoin venture released their first reserve report this week,…
Nasdaq Seeks SEC Approval to Launch Prediction-Style Index Options
Nasdaq is seeking SEC approval to list fixed-payout Outcome-Related Options tied to the Nasdaq-100 indexes,…
UBS Forecasts Broad Commodities Rally as Investors Hedge Iran-Linked Uncertainty
Escalating U.S.-Iran tensions rattle oil, gold, and equities as UBS projects limited energy disruption and…
Steak ‘n Shake Launches 21-Cent-Per-Hour Bitcoin Bonus for Employees
Steak ‘n Shake is embedding bitcoin into employee pay, granting hourly workers a crypto bonus…
Sacks, Garlinghouse Push for Progress in Stablecoin Compromise Under CLARITY Act
U.S. crypto regulation is under active legislative debate as lawmakers push the Clarity Act, with…
‘Good, Sensible Outcome’ — Judge Dismisses Class Action Against Uniswap Labs in New York
A federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed with prejudice all remaining claims against Uniswap Labs…
3 Green Days Power Strong Crypto ETF Week as Bitcoin ETFs Add $787 Million
Crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) closed the week of Feb. 23–27 with strong net inflows, led…