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‘Too Many Coincidences’: Polymarket Accuses Kalshi of Corporate Espionage
6.6.2026
Polymarket has accused its archrival Kalshi of corporate espionage, alleging in a New York Post report that the federally regulated exchange serially copied its product launches and may be watching its SoHo offices. The crypto-native platform says it opened an internal probe and kept a dossier...
Polymarket CMO Used Personal PayPal to Pay Influencers, POLITICO Reports
6.6.2026
Polymarket’s chief marketing officer sent more than $2.5 million through a personal PayPal account to over 800 people in 14 months, including at least $350,000 to influencers who promoted the crypto prediction market on X without disclosing they were paid, POLITICO reports. $2.5 Million Through...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong: US-China Competition Is ‘the Best Thing to Happen to America Since the Cold War’
5.6.2026
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong believes competition with China “might be the best thing to happen to America since the cold war,” arguing the rivalry will jolt a complacent U.S. back into excellence. A Bullish Take on Great-Power Rivalry Brian Armstrong, chief executive of the largest U.S. crypto...
US Targets Brazil’s Pix: Trade Report Claims Instant Payment System Restricts American Commerce
5.6.2026
The Trump Administration has proposed imposing 25% tariffs on Brazilian goods under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The investigation alleges that Brazil “has unfairly disadvantaged U.S. companies engaged in competing electronic payment services” by promoting Pix. Brazil Faces 25% Tariffs...
George Santos Hyped His State of the Union Seat, Then Bet He Wouldn’t Show
4.6.2026
Former U.S. congressman George Santos publicly promised he would attend President Trump’s State of the Union address in February, then quietly bet on Kalshi that he would not, according to people familiar with his trades. The prediction market froze his account and referred the case to two federal...
Nobitex Sanctions Hit Iran’s Largest Crypto Exchange as Compliance Risks Grow
3.6.2026
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Nobitex, Iran’s largest digital asset exchange, and three other Iranian crypto platforms on Tuesday, placing a sharper compliance spotlight on crypto flows tied to Iran. 4 Exchanges, 4 Nationals Hit as U.S. Expands Iran Crypto Sanctions Campaign...
Ex-Miami Heat Guard Terry Rozier Hit With Federal Bribery Charges Over Alleged $100K Kickback
2.6.2026
The former NBA guard was hit with new federal sports bribery charges over an alleged six-digit kickback he received to manipulate his performance in a 2023 Charlotte Hornets game. The superseding indictment escalates a sweeping federal sports betting probe that has charged 34 defendants since last...
Trump Demands Fort Knox Audit After CIA Official Seized With $40M in Gold Bars
31.5.2026
U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his call for a physical audit of the U.S. gold reserves at Fort Knox this weekend, citing the FBI’s arrest of a former CIA official found with approximately $40 million in gold bars at his Virginia home. Trump Posts, Then Explains Trump posted on Truth Social...
Treasury Seizes $1 Billion in Iran-Linked Crypto, Scott Bessent Confirms at Reagan Forum
30.5.2026
The U.S. Treasury has seized approximately $1 billion in Iranian-linked cryptocurrency assets, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced May 29, 2026, at the Reagan National Economic Forum in Simi Valley, California. Operation Economic Fury: Scott Bessent Says U.S. Seized $1B in Iranian Crypto...
Trump Administration Labels Brazil’s Deadliest Gangs as Specially Designated Global Terrorists
30.5.2026
Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), considered the largest criminal groups in Brazil, have been designated as terrorist organizations by the U.S. government. The two groups have been involved in the use of digital currency as a money laundering tool for their drug...
Trump Pushes Iran Ceasefire as Wall Street Posts Record Highs and Main Street Bleeds
30.5.2026
U.S. stock indexes closed at all-time highs on Friday, May 29, 2026, as optimism around a potential U.S.-Iran deal, strong tech earnings, and artificial intelligence (AI) momentum pushed the S&P 500 to a new record close near 7,592, even as consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level ever...
Porter Stansberry Warns of US Financial Collapse by 2029 on Pompliano Podcast
28.5.2026
Financial analyst and Stansberry Research founder Porter Stansberry has told Anthony Pompliano that the U.S. is heading toward a sweeping monetary reset by 2029, pointing to Social Security’s structural collapse, accelerating dollar debasement, and more. Stansberry’s Case for a 2029 Financial...
Tennessee Sweepstakes Casino Ban Joined by Prediction Market Manipulation Felony Law
27.5.2026
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed two gambling-related bills on the final day of his decision window, banning online sweepstakes casinos and creating a new Class E felony for prediction market manipulation. The dual signing makes Tennessee the seventh U.S. state to outlaw sweepstakes casino...
Trump Defends Prediction Markets and Bitcoin in Truth Social Post Praising CFTC’s Selig
27.5.2026
President Donald Trump posted a public statement Tuesday defending the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) exclusive federal authority over prediction markets and warning that the United States must protect its position as the world’s leading crypto destination. Trump Backs CFTC Chairman...
Spain Goes After Polymarket, Kalshi as Legal Fork Between US and EU Keeps Widening
26.5.2026
Spain’s gambling watchdog opened sanctioning proceedings against Polymarket and Kalshi, ordering precautionary blocks on both platforms while it investigates whether the unlicensed operators violated the country’s gambling law. European Enforcement Efforts Grow as US Takes Different Direction...
Bitcoin Seizure Links Chinese National’s Binance Account to DOJ Case
26.5.2026
Federal prosecutors are seeking forfeiture of bitcoin tied to a synthetic drug importation case involving Binance records, blockchain tracing, and cooperation with Chinese authorities. Investigators said the seized cryptocurrency was linked to accounts and payments connected to alleged drug...
Iran Diplomats Push Peace Talks in Doha as Bitcoin Holds $77,700 and Oil Drops 6%
25.5.2026
Iranian diplomats landed in Doha, Qatar, on Monday, for high-level talks with U.S. counterparts aimed at building a peace framework, sending oil prices lower and pushing risk assets including bitcoin higher. Iran and U.S. Negotiate Strait of Hormuz Deal as Bitcoin Climbs 1.47% in Doha Talks...
Brent Crude Tumbles Below $99 as Trump Signals US-Iran Deal, Bitcoin Holds Near $77K
25.5.2026
Oil markets slid over the Memorial Day weekend as President Trump said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is “largely negotiated,” pulling Brent crude below $99 while bitcoin held near $77,000 with U.S. stock exchanges shuttered for the holiday. Trump Signals U.S.-Iran Deal Pushes Brent Crude...
Bitcoin Tops $77K as Trump Weighs Iran Move, Polymarket Peace Bet Hits $154M
23.5.2026
Prediction market traders on Polymarket have placed more than $154 million in bets on whether the United States and Iran will reach a permanent peace deal in 2026, as President Donald Trump described his decision as a “solid 50/50” between accepting a diplomatic agreement and resuming military...
US Lawmakers Introduce ARMA Bill to Codify Strategic Bitcoin Reserve With 20-Year Hold and 1M BTC Goal
22.5.2026
A bipartisan group of more than a dozen U.S. representatives has introduced legislation to enshrine a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in federal law, mandate a minimum 20-year holding period, and direct the Treasury Department to acquire up to 1 million bitcoin over five years. Bipartisan ARMA Bill...