Analysis
Prediction markets have a major problem as most Americans reject betting on elections
Prediction markets have found an audience for their numbers without securing universal approval for their bets.
Sentiment: Neutral
Latest stories
Regulation
The crypto privacy rule Trump’s Treasury proposed, and Trump’s Treasury buried
Trump's first Treasury wanted names and home addresses behind crypto wallet transfers. His second buried the plan, with the president's family now billions richer from crypto.
Technology
Ethereum sets October 26 for Hoodi’s 200 million gas test
Hoodi’s Glamsterdam test schedules a 200 million gas target, while the mainnet activation date remains undecided.
Stablecoins
Stablecoin cards are booming, but who makes money when you swipe?
Every stablecoin card purchase sends money through a chain of businesses most customers never see.
Lightning
Eclair patches a browser attack that could send commands to your Lightning node
The Oct. 15 release blocks a cached-authentication route to Eclair's API and requires direct browser interfaces to add a backend.
Digital Asset Treasuries
The hidden trade behind Strive’s 16.7% Bitcoin income offer
Investors are paying $90 for Strive's $100 preferred-stock claim, but the difference isn't free money.
Stablecoins
Cardano shifts $26M to USDCx as bridge controls freeze payouts
Cardano’s $4.8 million in stablecoin development budgets shifts focus to payment schedules, contract controls, and dollar access through 2027.
Stablecoins
Visa and Mastercard adopt USDC payouts across 200 countries
Business payouts gain USDC funding through Visa's Inyo integration and Mastercard's BVNK platform, with access and rollout limits.
Stablecoins
USDC processed $36 trillion in H1 transactions, but Circle kept just 7 cents of every revenue dollar
Circle's latest disclosure reveals the enormous cost of distributing and operating its stablecoin as competitors promise partners a bigger share of earnings.
AI
OpenAI’s rogue crypto agent spent funds without permission, exposing risks to autonomous wallets
The model accessed a funded Ethereum testnet wallet and justified spending its assets, raising questions about financial safeguards as AI agents gain control of money.
DEX
Only 18% of Uniswap v3 positions under $1,000 beat holding after gas, study finds
Bitquery tracked closed regular positions in eight Ethereum v3 pools. For positions below $1,000, the share beating holding fell from 51% before gas to 18% afterward.
Digital Asset Treasuries
MSCI’s new rules could squeeze Strategy’s Bitcoin buying machine
The final affected companies will be named on Nov. 11. A smaller MSTR premium could make common-stock funding for Bitcoin purchases less attractive.
