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Polymarket k bet on NASCAR race turns to k dispute following Zelensky controversy

Polymarket $10k bet on NASCAR race turns to $60k dispute following Zelensky controversy

A routine $10,000 prediction market on Polymarket covering Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race erupted into a dispute in UMA’s history after the oracle rejected an early settlement proposal, despite it being accurate.  As reported by the X user known as Domer on July 24, the clash has revived questions about how UMA’s optimistic‑oracle process balances […]

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Venture investor Dragonfly faces potential charges over Tornado Cash involvement

Venture investor Dragonfly faces potential charges over Tornado Cash involvement

Venture capital firm Dragonfly said Friday that the U.S. government is weighing potential charges over its 2020 investment in PepperSec, the developer of Tornado Cash, marking a rare instance where federal prosecutors may target a venture investor for backing a crypto project. In a detailed statement, Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi called the prospect of

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Bitcoin’s evolving market dynamics signal end of four-year cycle predictions

Bitcoin’s evolving market dynamics signal end of four-year cycle predictions

Bitcoin’s long-standing four-year cycle, once a dominant framework for predicting price movements, is beginning to lose its influence, according to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan. In a July 25 post on X, Hougan pointed out that the maturing nature of the crypto market, coupled with rising institutional involvement, is weakening the forces that historically shaped Bitcoin’s

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When will Bitcoin reach ,000,000 per coin and a  trillion market cap?

When will Bitcoin reach $1,000,000 per coin and a $20 trillion market cap?

Bitcoin reaching a $1 million valuation, once a fringe projection, has gained analytical grounding across financial models tied to supply shocks, institutional adoption, and long-term capital migration. While that price remains far from guaranteed, recent analyses have raised the probability of a seven-figure print within the next decade, anchored around the post-2028 halving window and

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Ethereum passes the torch with NFT as it gears up for Fusaka

Ethereum passes the torch with NFT as it gears up for Fusaka

Ethereum is marking its 10th anniversary with a symbolic gesture and a technical leap forward for the blockchain network. Ethereum Toch NFT On July 20, the network revealed that it launched a ceremonial “Torch” NFT to celebrate the people and principles that have shaped its decentralized journey since July 30, 2015. According to Ethereum’s website:

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Coinbase and Ripple execs join California officials to streamline state operations

Coinbase and Ripple execs join California officials to streamline state operations

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the California Breakthrough Project on July 15, enlisting executives from Coinbase, Ripple, MoonPay, and other technology firms to help streamline state operations.  Newsom convened the advisory group at Ripple’s San Francisco headquarters on June 6. Participants include Ripple Executive Chair Chris Larsen and unnamed executives from MoonPay and Coinbase. The cohort will work with agency staff to

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GameStop CEO says firm’s Bitcoin bet is an inflation hedge, not long-term strategy

GameStop CEO says firm’s Bitcoin bet is an inflation hedge, not long-term strategy

GameStop is taking a cautious, independent approach to Bitcoin (BTC) and does not does not intend to emulate the aggressive strategies of other crypto-heavy treasury firms like Strategy, according to CEO Ryan Cohen, who said Tuesday that the company In an appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box on July 15, Cohen explained that GameStop’s $512 million Bitcoin

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Fairshake secures 1M to champion pro-crypto candidates

Fairshake secures $141M to champion pro-crypto candidates

A powerful bipartisan crypto-focused political action committee, Fairshake, has secured $141 million in funding ahead of the 2026 US midterm elections, per a July 15 statement shared with CryptoSlate. According to the statement, the figure reflects significant backing from top digital asset firms and executives, including a fresh $25 million contribution from Coinbase. The PAC

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DOJ and CFTC end probes into Polymarket, clearing path for potential registration

DOJ and CFTC end probes into Polymarket, clearing path for potential registration

US federal investigators closed parallel criminal and civil probes into prediction market Polymarket, issuing letters earlier this month that ended inquiries by both the Justice Department and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as Bloomberg News reported.  The platform enables traders to bet on yes-or-no outcomes using stablecoins on Polygon and has faced scrutiny since a January 2022 CFTC

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Jack Dorsey endorses privacy-focused chat app White Noise amid own app launch plan

Jack Dorsey endorses privacy-focused chat app White Noise amid own app launch plan

Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter and CEO of Block, has thrown his support behind a new messaging application called White Noise. His endorsement follows the recent release of his white paper for Bitchat, a Bluetooth-based messaging platform without internet connectivity. Bitchat aims to be a privacy-first chat app that ditches the internet altogether to

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