Crypto

A new academic study has found that Polymarket’s five-minute Bitcoin prediction contracts have created incentives for sophisticated traders to manipulate spot prices and profit at the expense of ordinary participants. Summary Stanford researchers link Polymarket’s five-minute Bitcoin markets to settlement-price manipulation. The study estimates about $1.28 million shifted from retail traders to sophisticated participants. Researchers

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust has secured a major regulatory win after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved a fourfold increase in the ETF’s options position limit from 250,000 to 1 million contracts. Summary SEC has approved raising IBIT options limits from 250,000 to 1 million contracts. NYSE Arca says the higher cap matches strong

In Bitcoin news today, Taiwanese legislator Dr. Ko Ju-chun has put a concrete probability on something most sovereigns still won’t discuss in public: he gives Taiwan roughly an 80% chance of establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve within five years. This prediction rises to near-certainty within ten years, provided the island’s politics shift in the right

“I expect the parabolic rally to begin,” one analyst stated. Cardano’s native token has experienced heightened volatility lately, but the bulls eventually prevailed and decisively pushed the price above the June lows. Certain analysts believe ADA is poised for a much more substantial short-term upswing, and recent whale activity supports that scenario. Parabolic Rally

Here are the latest and most important updates surrounding Ripple’s ecosystem. The company behind the popular cryptocurrency XRP has been quite active lately, announcing strategic partnerships and unveiling interesting initiatives. The token remains the subject of numerous price predictions, with analysts split between ultra bulls and those calling for a brutal crash in the

Revolut has secured in-principle approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority to expand its regulated crypto business in the United Arab Emirates, adding another regulatory milestone to its global digital asset strategy. Summary Revolut has received in principle approval from Dubai’s VARA to offer regulated virtual asset services in the UAE. The company plans to