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Prediction Markets Price Uncertainty as Venezuela Eyes New Leadership

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Since the U.S. removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, prediction markets tied to the Latin American nation have attracted large flows of capital. Two specific contracts focused on who will govern the country by the end of 2026 have already recorded close to $2 million in trading volume.

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ETF Weekly Recap: Bitcoin and Ether Rebound to Start 2026 Strong

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The final week of 2025 and the first trading days of 2026 delivered a clear shift in exchange-traded fund (ETF) positioning, led by a strong bitcoin rebound. Ether posted decent inflows, while XRP and Solana continued to quietly sustain momentum. Bitcoin Leads ETF Reset as XRP, Solana Stay Resilient The turn of the calendar brought […]

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Venezuela Crisis Watch: Bitcoin Exchange Netflows Signal Caution, Not Crypto Fear

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Venezuela’s return to the geopolitical spotlight is rattling crypto traders, but on-chain data shows limited stress, muted bitcoin selling, and a market increasingly resilient to headline-driven shocks rather than systemic financial threats. Traders Fear Venezuela Spillover — On-Chain Data Tells Its Own Story Market nerves often surface when geopolitical flashpoints erupt,

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Saylor Strengthens BTC and Cash Stashes as Strategy Adds 1,287 Bitcoin

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On Monday, Strategy founder Michael Saylor revealed his firm had snapped up more bitcoin for the vault. The latest haul totaled 1,287 BTC, lifting the company’s stockpile to a tidy 673,783 BTC. After teasing X followers on Sunday with a chart and the question “Orange or Green?”, Saylor confirmed the bitcoin purchase on Monday. Notably, […]

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Bitcoin Taps $93K as Bulls Knock on the Door of a Major Breakout

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On Jan. 5, 2025, bitcoin is trading at $93,055 per unit, commanding a market cap of $1.85 trillion, with 24-hour trading volume totaling $38.07 billion and an intraday price band stretching from $90,925 to $93,169. In short, bitcoin is not whispering right now — it is clearing its throat loudly and making sure the market […]

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US Representative Ritchie Torres to Introduce Act Targeting Government Insider Trading in Prediction Markets

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The new bill would bar federal officials from trading prediction‑market contracts based on insider information, such as knowledge about military attacks on foreign powers. Representative Ritchie Torres (D‑NY) will support the introduction of the Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026, which would prohibit elected officials, political appointees and

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Block Scholes Report Highlights Growth of Tokenized Stocks, Citing Bitget as a Key Market Driver

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This content is provided by a sponsor. Victoria, Seychelles, January 5th, 2025—Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has been featured in a newly released report by Block Scholes, a leading digital asset analytics and research firm, examining the rapid growth of tokenized stocks and the evolving role of exchanges in bridging traditional and on-chain […]

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Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum’s New Architecture Solves Scalability Trilemma

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Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin says the latest upgrades give the blockchain high‑bandwidth, consensus‑driven performance. Vitalik Buterin announced that zero‑knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machines have reached production‑quality performance and that PeerDAS data‑availability sampling is live on mainnet, combining to give Ethereum decentralized consensus and high

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PWC Leans Into Cryptocurrency After Trump‑era Policy Shift

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PWC’s U.S. leader says the firm is now actively expanding crypto services following recent pro‑digital‑asset regulations. Paul Griggs, U.S. senior partner of Pricewaterhousecoopers (PWC), told the Financial Times that the firm is “leaning in” to cryptocurrency work after years of caution, citing the Trump administration’s embrace of digital assets and new legislation such

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Stablecoin Market Takes a Breather After December’s $310B Peak

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Metrics show the stablecoin economy trimmed $773 million this past week, and since Dec. 13, the fiat-pegged token sector has logged a $2.5 billion pullback. Stablecoins Cool off in Early 2026 While crypto markets bounced back over the last seven days and muscled their way back above the $3 trillion line, the stablecoin sector slipped […]