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What is a DCM? The license behind prediction markets

Designated contract markets explained: the CFTC exchange license, 23 core principles, the three-registration stack, and why firms buy them.

BNY unit wins MiCA entry as Europe’s crypto register hits 309

BNY’s Belgian unit joins ESMA’s MiCA register as 15 new CASPs lift the authorised provider count to 309 after July’s

Are crypto tokens overpriced when equity owns the real profits?

Delphi Digital analysts warn token and equity structures can split value, exposing token holders while profits flow to company shareholders.

Do prediction market odds equal probability? Not quite

Prices are well calibrated and predictably wrong in five ways: longshot bias, capital lock-up, thin books, fees, and resolution risk.

Brazil police seize $1B in assets in crypto-linked drug laundering case

Brazil has launched a nationwide operation targeting an alleged transnational drug trafficking and money laundering network that investigators say used

Garden Finance takes app offline after independent solver database compromise

Garden Finance has temporarily taken its application offline after an attacker compromised the off-chain database of an independent solver, leading

Triple A says it can meet all liabilities after treasury wallet exploit

Triple-A has confirmed that unauthorized access to its treasury wallets resulted in the loss of company-owned digital assets while stating

Brian Armstrong says AI agents will out-transact humans using crypto

Brian Armstrong says AI agents may surpass human transactions as Coinbase builds Agentic Finance with x402, Base and USDC payment

WEMIX freezes bridges after owner-key breach mints 5.23M WEMIX$

WEMIX says compromised contract owner privileges enabled 5.23M WEMIX$ minting, while $724,198 in USDC.e moved across chains during the hack.

Storj Labs files Chapter 11 after raising $35 million

Storj Labs files for Chapter 11 after raising about $35 million while keeping cloud services active and proposing tokenholder equity

Cardano founder says quantum threat could dethrone Bitcoin

Hoskinson says Bitcoin could lose its top ranking if governance cannot coordinate a quantum-safe upgrade, while Cardano prepares to respond.

LMAX eyes $5B Nasdaq IPO as sale talks gather pace

LMAX weighs a sale or Nasdaq IPO at up to $5 billion after hiring Morgan Stanley and KBW, as it

Hydropower overtakes gas as Bitcoin mining power use jumps 38%

Cambridge data shows Bitcoin mining power use rose 38% to 190 TWh as hydropower led the mix and low-carbon energy

XRP Ledger adds $2.6B as RWA inflows rank second

XRP Ledger added $2.6 billion over six months, taking total RWA value to $4.38 billion as tokenized energy drove most

Bitcoin policy group joins U.S. State Department freedom tech push

Bitcoin Policy Institute joins a U.S. State Department programme placing private experts on digital freedom and tech projects worldwide now.

Robinhood eyes Crypto.com deal as prediction market race heats up

Robinhood is reportedly in talks to add Crypto.com event contracts as prediction markets grow amid federal-state legal disputes in the

Binance tests staff monthly with fake phishing attacks

Binance tests staff with monthly phishing drills, retrains failures, and may dismiss repeat offenders as social engineering attacks grow.

Wise turns to GENIUS Act after OCC rejects U.S. bank charter

Wise plans a new U.S. national trust bank charter bid under the GENIUS Act after the OCC rejected its first

BitMart shuts down trading as BMX crashes more than 60%

BitMart starts a phased shutdown, halts deposits and new orders, and will end all trading on August 26 as BMX

North Korea hackers scan crypto wallets through fake Zoom calls

BlueNoroff uses fake Zoom and Teams meetings to scan crypto wallets, hijack Telegram sessions, and deliver malware on Windows and