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Legacy sportsbooks are chasing prediction markets that already trade billions each month

2026-06-13, 11:26 PM by befla

DraftKings told investors on June 9 that its prediction markets business is scaling fast, and the market liked what it saw. The company’s Form 8-K reported that May 2026 annualized consumer volume in its Predictions offering rose 24% month over month to $1.3 billion, while annualized total volume traded climbed 34% to $3.1 billion. Shares … Read more

The future of vaults: neobanks and invisible DeFi

2026-06-13, 9:26 PM by befla

The following is a guest post and opinion from Vincent Maliepaard, VP of Marketing at Sentora. On January 26, 2026, Kraken launched DeFi Earn. The announcement was straightforward: users could deposit stablecoins and receive up to 8% APY, directly within the exchange interface they already used for trading. No seed phrases. No gas management. No … Read more

US export order removes Anthropic Mythos model access fueling crypto bets on AI that is beyond government reach

2026-06-13, 7:26 PM by befla

The US government has issued an emergency export control directive forcing artificial intelligence pioneer Anthropic to abruptly suspend global access to its frontier models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5. The sweeping mandate, which cites national security authorities, applies to all foreign nationals both inside and outside the United States, including Anthropic’s own international personnel. The … Read more

Zimbabwe Pushes Crypto Firms to Register as New Law Tightens AML Compliance Controls

2026-06-13, 9:24 AM by befla

Zimbabwe has formalized and legalized its cryptocurrency sector under Statutory Instrument 99 of 2026. Global Compliance Pressure The Zimbabwean government has formalized the country’s cryptocurrency sector under a new regulatory framework aimed at curbing money laundering and bringing the digital asset business out of the shadow economy. The newly gazetted legislation, published as Statutory Instrument … Read more

Brazil Proposes Rigid Guardrails to Stop Government Abuse of Central Bank Digital Currency

2026-06-13, 2:25 AM by befla

The bill, first introduced last year, aims to prevent the use of an upcoming central bank digital currency ( CBDC) as a cash substitute and to stop it from becoming an element of surveillance. The project notes that financial exclusion might result from fully embracing digital currencies. Brazil’s Congress Moves To Limit State Control Over … Read more

Bitcoin price faces new risk as big buyers lose conviction

2026-06-13, 12:26 AM by befla

Bitcoin’s largest buyers are no longer behaving like a reliable backstop for the largest cryptocurrency. The exchange-traded funds, public-company treasuries, and Bitcoin-linked equities that helped define the market’s institutional era are showing signs of strain, just as the world’s largest digital asset struggles to hold above $60,000, one of its most closely watched price levels. … Read more

XRP aims for $0.90 as ETF demand battles selling pressure from whales

2026-06-13, 12:26 AM by befla

XRP is trading at $1.11, down roughly 17% from its June opening, having set a new 2026 low on June 5 and shed $8 billion in market cap over three sessions. The correction happens as the asset posted its strongest ETF inflow month of the year, with $131.94 million captured in May, ahead of both … Read more

SEC targets 20-year-old rule standing between Wall Street and blockchain trading

2026-06-13, 12:26 AM by befla

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving to dismantle a stock-trading rule that has governed Wall Street for two decades. On June 11, the agency submitted a proposal that would rescind Rule 611 of Regulation NMS, the trade-through rule that requires trading centers to prevent stock trades from executing at prices worse than protected … Read more

CLARITY Act Gets New Push as Senator Ties Crypto Rules to US Dollar Power

2026-06-13, 12:25 AM by befla

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott renewed support for the CLARITY Act as he tied stablecoins to U.S. dollar strength. His comments put crypto market rules, consumer protection, and AI oversight at the center of the Senate Banking Committee’s financial policy agenda. Scott Links CLARITY Act Push to USD Dominance and Crypto Rules Senate Banking … Read more

Crypto exchanges are opening a two-front war for the stock market

2026-06-12, 3:25 PM by befla

Binance, Kraken, Bybit, and Gemini are moving to add US stocks and ETFs to their crypto trading apps, making a direct play for the retail brokerage relationship that Wall Street has owned for a century. Binance launched direct access to more than 7,000 US stocks and ETFs alongside bStocks, a tokenized product offering 1:1 economic … Read more