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TL;DR Meta is reportedly building a standalone prediction market app internally called Arena. The product is expected to start with points rather than real-money wagering. The move pushes the prediction-market model further into mainstream tech, even as regulators keep watching the sector. Meta Moves Toward Event Trading Meta is reportedly working on a standalone predict

TL;DR BlackRock says a 1% to 2% Bitcoin allocation can be reasonable in a multi-asset portfolio. The guidance frames Bitcoin as a high-volatility diversifier rather than a core portfolio anchor. The note shows how spot Bitcoin products are being translated into traditional wealth-management language. Bitcoin Gets Portfolio Math Treatment BlackRock has put a clear number

Key Takeaways Bitcoin broke below $61,000, dragging total crypto market cap to $2.08 trillion. Weekly losses outpace 24-hour moves, marking a multi-day selloff, not a one-day shock. XRP and HYPE led the declines, down over 10% and 15% on the week. Crypto is falling even as oil drops on easing US-Iran tension, an unusual divergence. The move was alongside the whole market down wi

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act included a provision that the US Federal Reserve was barred from issuing or creating a CBDC until 2030, but exempted certain stablecoins.

Crypto research firm 10x Research says bitcoin could fall to the mid-$50,000s before this cycle’s bottom forms, with founder Markus Thielen identifying late August through October 2026 as the most likely window for a durable low. Where Bitcoin Stands Now Bitcoin traded below $61,000 on June 24, roughly 51% below its October 2025 all-time high […]

Bitcoin-linked preferred stocks STRC and SATA have entered the spotlight after Strive CEO Matt Cole projected a $3 trillion digital credit market tied to Bitcoin income products. Speaking during an interview, Cole argued that digital credit products such as Strive’s…

Key Takeaways: CFTC Chairman Michael Selig stated that crypto perps are appropriate for digital assets, but not agricultural products. The agency will encourage innovation in crypto, while maintaining the traditional market structures in commodities. Selig also backed prediction markets and indicated his willingness to keep supporting secure crypto derivatives. User Score8.7

Why perfect fairness cannot hold in asynchronous networks, and how different blockchains adopt different relaxations to fairness.

BTC price dips 2.3% to $61,053 as macro risks and institutional activity shape market sentiment. (Read More)

Key Takeaways: Cody Carbone, CEO of Digital Chamber, told the United States Senate that digital assets can help reduce payments, remittance and asset ownership costs. Stablecoins and payment rails built on blockchain could cut costs of cross-border payments and merchant transactions. Tokenization can enhance the transfer of ownership, real estate transactions, and investment marke

Key Takeaways 21Shares holds a $100K year-end base case for Bitcoin in its mid-year report. Bitcoin has not traded below its $54,000 aggregate cost basis this cycle. 21Shares reads the drawdown as a mature, less panicked correction. 10x Research’s Markus Thielen sees more downside, toward $55,000 first. A cluster of macro events in autumn is the pressure point both watch. 21Shar

A 50% drop from recent highs has pushed the asset into a zone historically labeled as a dead end, sparking a debate among crypto analysts.

Congress should not kneecap one of the clearest advances in payment infrastructure to protect community banks from a threat that has not been proven, argues Eco CEO Ryne Saxe.

Key Takeaways: Certain Cardano wallets have been compromised in a wallet-level incident, said SecondFi. The staff of the team advised users to not enter recovery phrases into other Cardano wallets as there is still a risk at the address level. Security researchers believe the losses could reach over $20 million, making it one of the biggest wallet-related incidents on Cardano in h