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Singapore and Thailand recently decided to ban Polymarket from their respective jurisdictions, arguing that the site was just another gaming platform. At first glance, this argument seems logical. Polymarket’s inclusion of sports prediction markets makes it a competitor to licensed sports betting worldwide. After all, even the harshest critics of the prediction market recognize that […]

Crypto venture capital (VC) funding is expected to recover this year as regulatory clarity and friendlier policies emerge during Donald Trump’s term, JPMorgan (JPM) said in a research report Wednesday. The Wall Street Bank noted that the industry’s corporate funding has been subdued in recent years. This may be due to enforcement actions by the

Panama City, Panama, January 24, 2025, PK Press Club In a move to foster deeper connections with crypto communities and empower individuals passionate about the digital economy, Flipster, a global crypto trading exchange with millions of users and nearly $120 billion in volumes of annual trading, launches the launch of the launch of the Flipster

Circle, the issuer of the $48 billion stablecoin USDC, introduced Paymaster, a product allowing users to pay transaction fees on arbitrum and basis using the second-largest stablecoin instead of ether ( ETH), the second largest cryptocurrency. Blockchain transactions require users to pay transaction fees which are used to compensate validators for processing and securing these

Ethereum scaling plans and network applications should start supporting the network’s native ether (ETH) to increase the asset’s value, co-founder Vitalik Buterin wrote in a post on Friday. “We need to pursue a multi-pronged strategy, to cover all possible major sources of ETH’s value as a triple point asset,” Buterin said as part of a

U.TODAY – The trend lines that can lack many market players indicate that it displays a subtle but noticeable upward trend. The asset continues to increase despite some recent drops and displays significant levels that traders should watch closely. The $ 99,500 range is the first level to monitor because it coincides with a crucial

Shaurya Malwa Shaurya is co-head of the CoinDesk tokens and data team in Asia, with a focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis. Shaurya holds over $1,000 in BTC, ETH, SOL, AVAX, SUSHI, CRV, NEAR, YFI, YFII, SHIB, DOGE, USDT, USDC, BNB, MANA, MLN, LINK, XMR, ALGO, VET, CAKE, AAVE, COMP, ROOK,

PK Press Club–Bitcoin edged higher on Friday, but is expected to have a muted weekend as crypto markets received only fleeting support from President Donald Trump’s plans for friendlier regulations of cryptography. The president’s recently launched memecoin, , also extended its losing streak amid increased volatility following its launch last week. Even as risk appetite

Bitcoin (BTC) remained stable during Asian hours on Friday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised the benchmark borrowing cost to the highest in 17 years while raising inflation forecasts. “If the outlook presented in the January Outlook Report is realized, the Bank will accordingly continue to increase its policy interest rate and adjust the

The Indian Wazirx cryptocurrency exchange obtained approval from the High Court of Singapore to restructure after the hacking of $ 230 million last year. The high court allowed Wazirx to convene a program meeting with users in an “important step” to the distribution of lost funds in the attack and revival of the operations of