Key takeaways – Kalshi’s valuation went from $11 billion in December 2025 to $22 billion in March 2026, and it is reportedly now in talks for a $40 billion round that could close this quarter. – Polymarket was valued near $8 billion when Intercontinental Exchange committed $2 billion to it last October. It is now
A signal that has appeared only three times in 15 years and landed on a major Bitcoin bottom each time is completing on August 31, according to a prominent analyst. What is This Bitcoin Bottom Signal? When that chart rises, Bitcoin is losing ground to stocks. When it falls, Bitcoin is winning. The pattern that
Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream has announced a new feature allowing users to make trustless swaps. Dubbed Blockstream Swaps, the idea is that Bitcoiners will be able to quickly move between the main chain and Lightning network. It comes after non-custodial Bitcoin swap provider Boltz suspended its service after it said attackers were finding vulnerabilities faster
A breakaway bitcoin chain is now so short of miners that its own mechanism for fixing that is six years away. The chain that broke away from bitcoin on Saturday has not moved since. It is still sitting on block 961,633, its second. Bitcoin has since climbed to block 961,959, leaving the fork 326 blocks
Fireplace, the prediction markets trading terminal that raised $1.5 million in February, told users on August 10 that it is shutting down and gave them until September 30 at 23:59 UTC to close positions, withdraw funds, and export their accounts. “We’re shutting down Fireplace,” the company posted. “To everyone who traded with us and supported
The United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for July is set to be released on Wednesday, August 12. Economists expect the yearly inflation figure to ease slightly to 3.4%, down from the 3.5% recorded in June. Following a weak July jobs report, markets have dialed down expectations for another Fed rate hike, giving risk
Empery Digital is lowering its Bitcoin [$BTC] stack at a rapid pace. The business sold 1,635 Bitcoin for roughly $102.2 million between 1st July and 6th August. And yet, despite those sales, Empery still had 1,279 $BTC as of 6th August. Worth noting, however, that there is one loophole of 954 $BTC pledged as collateral
Bitcoin’s $BTC$64,080.96 elite holders are quietly loading up again. The number of wallets holding at least 10,000 $BTC has climbed back to 90, a six-month high, according to analytics firm Santiment. Over the past eight weeks alone, the count of these “whale” wallets has risen by six, a 7.1% increase. The move builds on a
Top-Line Growth Bitdeer Technologies Group released unaudited financial results for the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, Aug. 10, demonstrating strong top-line revenue growth accompanied by persistent cost pressures. While the company’s cost of revenue grew faster than total revenue year-over-year, the pace of cost growth slowed significantly compared with the first quarter, helping narrow Bitdeer’s
Bitcoin’s supply distribution is tilting further toward larger players as the number of wallets holding at least 10,000 $BTC reached 90 for the first time in six months. The shift marks a net addition of six such elite addresses over the past eight weeks, a 7.1% rise that has drawn the attention of on-chain analysts.