$1.9M in Fake Bets Drove Polymarket Hype: WSJ
In brief Dozens of mostly college-age creators were paid to film fake bets, and sometimes fake wins, on near-identical copies of the Polymarket website, a...
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Polymarket World Cup bets raise questions after $24m wallet profits
On-chain tracker Lookonchain said three wallets made $24.25 million in profits from World Cup betting on Polymarket, raising fresh questions about large traders in crypto...
Philippine SEC embraces tokenization as sandbox bets expand
The Philippine SEC has reinforced its support for real-world asset tokenization as four companies, including a tokenized real estate project, advance through its regulatory sandbox....
House Republican Introduces Insider Trading Bill to Ban Lawmaker Prediction Market Bets
In brief Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) introduced the Stop Lawmakers from Predicting Act on Thursday. The bill would bar members of Congress, their spouses, and...
Kraken bets on Solana’s long tail while SOL extends losses
Kraken has expanded access to more than 2,500 Solana-based tokens through on-chain trading while SOL has fallen nearly 8% amid a wider crypto market selloff....
Blockworks bets on Messari in high-stakes crypto data race
Blockworks has acquired Messari after securing a $192 million valuation earlier this year, deepening its push into crypto data infrastructure as competition intensifies to build...
Bitcoin Miner Hive Reports Revenue Surge as It Bets on Powering AI Boom
In brief Hive Digital Technologies nearly tripled revenue to $297.8 million in fiscal 2026, driven by surging Bitcoin prices and a fourfold increase in mining...
Strategy’s Bitcoin sale causes clash for $80M in Polymarket bets
Polymarket users who bet on when Michael Saylor’s Strategy would sell Bitcoin are in dispute with the prediction market platform over the timing and disclosure...
Google Engineer Charged Over $2.75 Million in Alleged Polymarket Insider Trading Bets
In brief A Google employee was charged over alleged Polymarket trades using private data. The CFTC also filed a civil case seeking penalties and trading...
US charges Google employee with insider trading bets on Polymarket
US authorities have charged a Google employee with allegedly using information from the company to make bets on Polymarket and profit $1.2 million. The Justice...