Treasury Secretary Bessent Says US Has 'Grabbed' $1 Billion in Crypto From Iran
In brief Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that the U.S. has seized roughly $1 billion worth of cryptocurrencies from Iran. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary...
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Coinbase Becomes First US Exchange Allowed to Offer Global Crypto Perps Trading
In brief The CFTC will allow Coinbase to offer U.S. customers access to offshore crypto perpetual futures through the exchange’s subsidiary, Deribit. Crypto “perps” are...
You Can Now Read the US Constitution via the Bitcoin Blockchain
In brief An anonymous Bitcoin user inscribed the text of the American Constitution on the Bitcoin blockchain. The act was possible as thanks to the...
AI Models Can’t Agree on Basic Facts Most of the Time, Study Shows
In brief Five frontier AI models disagreed on 67% of 1,000 real-world fact-check claims. Unanimous agreement happened on only 328 claims. At 0.639 Krippendorff’s alpha,...
Wintermute Is Providing Liquidity on Kalshi and Polymarket, Linking Two Giants
In brief Crypto market-making firm Wintermute confirmed it’s providing two-sided liquidity to major prediction platforms. A person familiar with the matter told Decrypt that the...
CFTC Approves Bitcoin Perpetual Futures on Prediction Market Kalshi
In brief The CFTC has approved Kalshi to offer Bitcoin perpetual futures, marking a major milestone for the overwhelmingly offshore asset class. The regulator had...
Sui Network Goes Down for Second Straight Day as Weekly Token Slide Hits 20%
In brief The SUI token is down 20% this week and now more than 83% off its all-time high at $0.89. The Sui layer-1 blockchain...
Morning Minute: Hyperliquid Is 'Bigger Than Nasdaq'
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....
Bitcoin ETFs Shed $2.8B in Record-Breaking Nine-Day Streak
In brief Bitcoin ETFs posted nine consecutive days of outflows totaling $2.8 billion through May 28. Whale balances are contracting year-on-year and are currently at...
Paxos Secures SEC Registration as Clearing Agency
In brief Paxos Securities Settlement Company has received SEC registration as a clearing agency. The registration allows Paxos to operate as a central securities depository...