Republican Lawmaker Plans to Add Prediction Markets to Congressional Stock Ban Bill
In brief Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) plans to add language to the House congressional stock ban bill to cover prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi....
Category : Bitcoin
'Looksmaxxing' Trend Spawns $100M Gray Market Fueled By Bitcoin, Stablecoins: Chainalysis
In brief The crypto-powered gray-market peptide market has surpassed a $100 million annual run rate, according to Chainalysis. Demand surged alongside the rise of the...
Google DeepMind CEO Says AGI Is Coming Fast: 'We Don't Have Long to Prepare'
In brief Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said artificial general intelligence could arrive around 2030, “plus or minus a year.” Hassabis warned society has limited...
Strategy's Michael Saylor Blames 'Capital Rotation' Into AI as Bitcoin Dives 13%
In brief Michael Saylor pointed to the unprecedented AI buildout as a reason for Bitcoin’s recent decline. The Strategy chairman highlighted more than $4 billion...
Crypto Billionaires Donate $9.4M to Farage’s Reform UK in Q1
In brief Tether billionaire Christopher Harborne donated another £3 million to Reform UK in the first quarter of the year. BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo donated...
DOJ Task Force Freezes $3.8M in Illicit Crypto—With Help From Coinbase, SpaceX and Meta
In brief Private sector firms like Coinbase, Apple, and SpaceX collaborated with government agencies to help curb crypto fraud. The collaboration led to more than...
Fannie Mae-Backed Bitcoin Home Mortgages Are Finally Here, Coinbase Says
In brief Coinbase said a Michigan couple closed on the first-ever conventional, Fannie Mae-backed mortgage by pledging Bitcoin as collateral. Day-to-day market drops will not...
US Bitcoin Reserve Moving Ahead at ‘Deliberate Speed’: Bessent
In brief U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified before the Senate Finance Committee on June 3 about the 2027 budget and crypto policy. Bessent said...
As BTC Tests $62,000, How Low Can Bitcoin Go?
In brief Bitcoin fell 17% from just under $74,000 Monday to an intraday low of $61,556 Thursday, triggering $4.47 billion in total crypto liquidations over...
Morning Minute: Crypto Crashes, New Lows In Sight
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt....