A full-time sports analyst has emerged as one of the biggest success stories on cryptocurrency-based prediction market platform Polymarket, reportedly turning an initial balance of about $420 into over $1.3 million in profits. On-chain data from the platform shows the trader, known as frankfrankfrank, achieved the feat through disciplined, high-conviction betting across sports, tennis, and
VanEck Flags XRPL as Emerging Settlement Layer Challenging SWIFT, DTCC, and J.P. Morgan Rails VanEck’s latest assessment of the $XRP Ledger (XRPL) is fueling institutional debate over the future of global settlement infrastructure. As highlighted by crypto researcher SMQKE, the firm has identified the XRPL as a blockchain network capable of handling significant settlement volume
For most developers, blockchain still comes with a steep learning curve. Smart contracts, wallets, Solidity, node infrastructure, protocol documentation — the stack remains technical enough that building onchain products is still largely confined to a relatively small group of specialized engineers. $XYO thinks that model is about to break. The company, which launched one of
With Bitcoin ($BTC) price having underperformed Gold (XAU) and the broader United States stock market in 2026, Matthew Sigel, the head of digital assets research at VanEck, has made a bold prediction. Bitcoin price could hit $160,000 if it reclaims its all-time high relative to gold, Sigel said. The prediction, analyzed by Finbold on May
French startup The Bitcoin Society (TBSO), backed by former NBA star Tony Parker and Ledger co-founder Eric Larchevêque, has abandoned plans to build a Bitcoin treasury after deteriorating market conditions made fundraising difficult, Bloomberg reported. Larchevêque said the strategy, announced only months ago, was dependent on frequent capital raises to accumulate Bitcoin, but investor appetite
Bitcoin’s climb toward the $82,000 resistance reflects a market slowly rebuilding conviction after weeks of unstable momentum and cautious positioning. Spot demand continued absorbing supply throughout the rally, with daily trading volume holding between $4.2 billion and $4.5 billion. That steady accumulation helped $BTC reclaim higher levels without relying entirely on aggressive leverage. Source: CoinGlass
$XRP exchange-traded funds (ETF) drummed up their biggest inflows since January amid a slew of developments at related company Ripple and favorable price action for the world’s fourth-largest token by market capitalization. The five U.S.-listed spot $XRP exchange-traded funds reported a combined $25.8 million in net inflows on Monday, the largest single-day haul since Jan.
Casper Network ($CSPR), a proof-of-stake Layer-1 blockchain, has published the Casper Manifest, a multi-year technical roadmap outlining initiatives to position the network as infrastructure for regulated real-world asset tokenization and machine-to-machine commerce. The roadmap was presented by Casper Association president and chief technology officer Michael Steuer at the Digital Finance Forum in Bermuda on 12
PancakeSwap has announced its new liquidity pool for the Impossible Cloud Network (ICN). This strategy is part of a broader goal of connecting DeFi with the emerging Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) space to bring DeFi and Web3 in general to the world of decentralized cloud computing. It combines the benefits of Web3’s fluid, permissionless