Chainlink now settles the official prediction markets of the biggest sporting event in history, across all 104 matches, with no human in the loop. Its token sits near 90-day lows. The gap between those two facts is the most important thing to understand about Chainlink. Summary Chainlink is now the exclusive oracle infrastructure for the
CoinMENA has signed a banking agreement with Standard Chartered to strengthen fiat payment infrastructure for users in the United Arab Emirates. Summary CoinMENA will use Standard Chartered for UAE fiat on-ramps, off-ramps and client money accounts. Revolut has received UAE payment licenses as it prepares multi-currency accounts and transfers locally soon. The deals show regulated
Michael Saylor’s Strategy claims to have enough reserves to pay decades’ worth of dividends, but not everyone agrees. “We have 32 years of dividend coverage through our BTC Reserve,” said Strategy on X on Thursday. In principle, the math works out, as the firm’s Bitcoin treasury is currently worth just below $55 billion, and its
France’s cybersecurity agency ANSSI plans to stop certifying security products that do not support quantum-resistant encryption from 2027. Summary France’s 2027 deadline turns quantum-safe encryption from guidance into a certification requirement for key vendors. Crypto networks face fresh pressure because quantum computers could threaten exposed keys and validator signatures. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Algorand and Aptos
The Strategy chair believes Bitcoin can jump 500-fold, but this depends more on large-scale financial adoption, not speculation. Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor says the company’s core purpose is creating financial products backed by Bitcoin (BTC), a business model he compared to a reserve bank. According to him, Bitcoin’s next stage of development should
Binance has been left relying on France as its last realistic route to secure a Markets in Crypto-Assets license after its expected authorization bid in Greece reportedly stalled ahead of the European Union’s June 30 deadline. Summary The Big Whale reported that Christine Lagarde helped derail Binance’s MiCA application in Greece despite regulatory progress. With
“A full sustained flip is less likely without a major rotation in capital,” Perplexity claimed. HYPE – the native token of the decentralized crypto exchange Hyperliquid – has been on a tear lately, hitting a new all-time high even as most digital assets continue to struggle in the prolonged bear market. It recently surpassed
The crypto market has remained under pressure even as reports have indicated that a U.S.-Iran agreement is moving closer to completion, with the total crypto market capitalization falling nearly 2% to $2.21 trillion. Summary Trump said a U.S.-Iran agreement could be signed soon, but crypto prices remained under pressure. Bitcoin and major altcoins fell as
The asset has slipped by over $2,000 since the meeting concluded. Bitcoin’s price is losing ground once again, as the asset was rejected at over $66,000 earlier today and dumped to $64,000 minutes ago, shortly after the conclusion of the latest FOMC meeting and the subsequent press conference by the new Fed Chair, Kevin
Kalshi has fueled a billion-dollar dispute over sports betting regulation as trading activity on its platforms continues to surge. Summary Gaming and tribal groups urged the Senate to block sports-related prediction contracts through the CLARITY Act. The American Gaming Association estimates prediction markets have cost states about $1.08 billion in tax revenue. Kalshi’s crypto perpetual