Ireland has identified crypto as a major AML risk and plans new compliance standards by 2027 as regulators increase scrutiny of digital asset firms.

Morgan Stanley updated its Ethereum and Solana ETF filings with staking provisions, allowing funds to retain 95% of staking rewards while charging a 0.14% fee.

Wealthsimple is bringing 4,000 Kalshi prediction market contracts to Canada as Kalshi's crypto futures business faces growing regulatory and legal scrutiny.

FERC's new policy accelerates large-load grid interconnections, reducing costs and enabling AI and industrial growth while modernizing U.S. energy infrastructure.

Legal operations now drives strategy for in-house teams and law firms, focusing on AI governance, cost control, and process efficiency amid rising workloads.

Gala Games updates its gaming platform with a broader library and seamless browser-based play, reflecting its strategic Web3 infrastructure growth.

Kalshi partners with Wealthsimple to launch a prediction market app in Canada, giving users access to 4,000 event contracts. Here's what it means for investors.

Ireland's new crypto risk assessment highlights money laundering and fraud concerns as 10% of its population invests in digital assets.

Arca CIO Jeff Dorman says Strategy may need to sell up to $4 billion in Bitcoin to address STRC concerns as dividend and funding pressures mount.

Kentucky became the latest state to sue prediction market platforms this week, accusing industry leaders Kalshi and Polymarket of operating illegal sports betting platforms. “Kalshi and Polymarket are operating illegal sportsbooks in Kentucky and breaking our laws,” the state’s attorney general, Russell Coleman, said in a statement. “These multi-billion dollar corporations and their legal fictions don’t pass the sniff test.” Kentucky is one of numerous states across the country that have taken...

Strategy’s flagship preferred stock faced notable pressure on Thursday, dipping to an all-time low as the Bitcoin-buying firm reaffirmed its commitment to paying Stretch (STRC) shareholders. As of this writing, STRC had fallen 2.6% to $87.45, according to Yahoo Finance. That marked a partial recovery from a low of $82.53 earlier in the day. Although the preferred stock hasn’t traded at its $100 par value since mid-May, the product’s performance is cyclical, with dips typically following STRC’s...

Iran has suspended U.S. talks and threatened a Strait of Hormuz blockade after accusing Washington of breaching a newly signed agreement following Israeli strikes in Lebanon.

Bitcoin and Ethereum traders are becoming even more pessimistic about the assets' next price movements via prediction markets, following Wednesday’s hawkish tone from newly installed Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh.  BTC and ETH have fallen about 5% each in the last 24 hours, recently changing hands at $62,499 and $1,682 in the wake of Warsh’s first FOMC meeting. While rates remain unchanged, traders no longer expect a rate cut this year, pricing it around 80% on Polymarket that there are zer...

Strategy’s common stockholders are no strangers to volatility, but it’s a relatively new phenomenon for some of the people holding its flagship preferred equity. When Emery Redenius, 44, heard about Stretch (STRC), the Bitcoin-buying firm’s largest dividend-paying product, the newly retired slot-machine technician told Decrypt that he bought it on day one, scooping up shares alongside its debut. Since then, the Las Vegas resident has accumulated more than $400,000 worth of STRC and SATA, a simi...

SpaceX is exploring a $20 billion bond sale to refinance debt as SPCX stock slides and Elon Musk's net worth falls by $59 billion from recent highs.

The Federal Reserve on Thursday issued a proposed rulemaking dictating how American crypto firms will have to evaluate customers and discourage money laundering now that stablecoins have been formally legalized. The rulemaking, proposed jointly with President Donald Trump’s administration agencies including the Treasury Department and the FDIC, interprets how to implement provisions of the GENIUS Act pertaining to customer identification requirements. The GENIUS Act, enacted last summer, formal...

On June 17, 2026 in Houston, a Polymarket user wagered nearly $300,000 on Portugal not winning vs Congo and cashed after a 1-1 draw.

After the Federal Reserve held rates steady, stocks slid and Treasury yields climbed as officials projected a quarter-point increase by year-end.

Over the weekend, a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding was agreed and later made public, criticized for lacking verification and offering sweeping sanctions relief and regional commitments.

After returning from the G7, Keir Starmer warned Andy Burnham not to rush into a leadership contest as the Makerfield by-election nears, insisting he’ll fight any challenge.