NFL Opener Draws $600K on Polymarket as Platform Targets $107B Sports Betting Industry
The National Football League (NFL) season begins Thursday night and bettors are rushing to crypto-based prediction market Polymarket to place their early-season slips. Already, more than $600,000 has been wagered on the opener between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys, a sum that eclipses the roughly £150,000 ($201,000) taken in by Europe’s largest betting exchange, […]
Etherscan Expands to Sei Blockchain as Network’s Trading Volume Tops $1.3B
Popular Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) blockchain explorer Etherscan said it expanded to the Sei blockchain, bringing in a familiar way for users to track on-chain activity. The new tool, called Seiscan, adapts the widely used Ethereum block explorer to Sei’s EVM-compatible network, according to a blog post on Sei’s website. Etherscan functions as a search […]
Ukraine’s Crypto Tax Bill: A Strategy for Growth & Defense
Ukraine’s new crypto bill proposes an 18% income tax to regulate digital assets. The 5% military tax underscores Ukraine’s strategy to fund defense through digital assets. Ukraine’s crypto tax plan positions it as a top destination for global crypto investments. Ukraine’s parliament recently passed the first reading of a bill aimed at legalizing cryptocurrency taxation. […]
Bitcoin Traders Brace for NFP Shock With Hedging Plays
As the August U.S. nonfarm payrolls report (NFP) nears, bitcoin (BTC) traders on the CME are snapping up inexpensive bearish bets by purchasing far out-of-the-money puts, hedging against the possibility of an unexpectedly strong jobs print that could trigger a sell-off in risk assets. The NFP, due Friday, is expected to show that the economy […]
You Won’t Believe How Much Of The Shiba Inu Supply The Top 10 Addresses Control
New data from Santiment has revealed that the top 10 Shiba Inu (SHIB) addresses control over 62% of the entire token supply. The crypto analytics platform shared the update on Tuesday, posting percentages of supply held by the top blockchain wallets of popular Ethereum-based tokens on X. Santiment Data Reveals Top 10 Wallets Hold Over […]
CertiK Approved, Halborn Audited: Why BlockDAG Is Safer Than Most Networks Out Right Now!
In crypto, security often shows up late to the party, patched in after bugs or breaches leave damage. But BlockDAG isn’t waiting for trouble to knock. Instead, it’s making security a core part of the presale roadmap. While most projects delay protection until they’re already live, BlockDAG is doing the opposite, bringing it front and […]
Crypto for Advisors: The Mechanics of Generating Yield On-Chain
How does decentralized finance (DeFi) work? In today’s Crypto for Advisors newsletter, Elisabeth Phizackerley and Ilan Solot and from Marex Solutions co-authored this piece about the mechanics of a DeFi transaction using Ethena, Pendle and Aave and how they all work together to create investment yields. Then, DJ Windle breaks down the concepts and answers […]
U.S. SEC’s Atkins Posts Agency’s Near-Term Agenda Jammed With Crypto Efforts
As he’d signalled, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins is loading his agency’s policy agenda with crypto work, according to the program disclosed on Thursday, revealing what the chairman called a “new day” for the sector. “The agenda covers potential rule proposals related to the offer and sale of crypto assets to help clarify […]
Public Firm Bitcoin Holdings Top 1 Million BTC
Publicly traded companies now collectively hold more than 1 million BTC (1,000,632 BTC) worth around $110 billion, according to BTC Treasuries, underscoring the growing role of corporate adoption in the bitcoin market. Strategy (MSTR) dominates the landscape with 636,505 BTC, accounting for about 63.6% of the total, while the top 10 companies combined hold 863,397 […]
Brian Armstrong: “40% of Daily Code Written at Coinbase is AI-generated”, COIN Stock Falls
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced on Wednesday that he aims to have 50% of the cryptocurrency exchange’s daily code generated using artificial intelligence by October 2025, stating that the platform is already operating at 40% AI coding. The Coinbase stock, COIN, is down 0.5% today, according to Yahoo Finance, potentially signaling a poor reception by investors regarding […]
Bitcoin’s ‘Supercycle’ Pattern Points to $150K, Says Analyst
TL;DR Analyst Merlijn sees Bitcoin forming two inverse head and shoulders patterns, projecting a $150K rally. Resistance near $111K remains firm, with downside targets near $103K if the price fails to break higher. Businesses allocate 22% of their profits into Bitcoin, while institutions add $43.5B to their balance sheets in 2025. Double Inverse Head and […]
Ethereum Struggles to Break $4,500 Resistance Amid Institutional Buying
Ethereum is getting more attention as institutional investors keep increasing their holdings. BitMine recently added to its treasury, making it one of the largest ETH holders. Investors are watching important support levels and keeping an eye on short positions to see what happens next. At the time of writing, Ethereum is trading at $4,220.81 with