Credit rating company Fitch Ratings has flagged a high degree of risk associated with Bitcoin-backed securities, a warning that could complicate the expansion of crypto-linked credit products among institutional investors. In a Monday assessment, Fitch said Bitcoin-backed securities, financial instruments typically structured by pooling Bitcoin (BTC) or Bitcoin-linked assets and issuing debt against that collateral,
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 2025: Prediction market platform Kalshi now assigns a 60% probability to the passage of a landmark bill that would ban stock trading by members of the U.S. Congress this year. This significant data point arrives amid heightened public scrutiny and a multi-year legislative push to address perceived conflicts of interest. The
Polymarket users placed 27 bets on the outcomes of the Golden Globe Awards, with 26 of them turning out to be correct. As the leading prediction market grows in popularity, so do concerns over insider trading. The partnership between Polymarket and the Golden Globes also raised questions about whether this will be the new normal
JPMorgan argued that the expectation of two 25 basis point interest rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve in 2026, as investors anticipated, will not materialize. The bank predicts that the Fed will keep interest rates stable throughout 2026, with the next move possibly being an interest rate increase in 2027. In a client note
Mind Network has announced the groundbreaking entry of x402z, the first Agent-to-Agent (A2A) privacy payment solution. The primary purpose of this addition is to enable a seamless, privacy-first artificial intelligence (AI) economy with ZAMA (Z). Mind Network is a blockchain infrastructure project building a Zero Trust Internet Protocol (HTTPZ) for the protection of encrypted data
Cache Wallet, a multi-chain security-focused crypto wallet, has partnered with AltLayer, a cutting-edge blockchain infrastructure platform. The partnership aims to advance AI-led applications on the L2 ecosystems of Bitcoin. As Cache Wallet mentioned in its official social media announcement, the development intends to combine its recovery-focused wallet architecture and the purpose-built Bitcoin L2 for broader
Cryptocurrency markets are facing a new macro risk premium, according to a recent assessment published by QCP Capital. The sharp weakening of the US dollar has led to a rise in Bitcoin, gold, and silver, but it is noted that Bitcoin’s upward trend has not been sustainable. QCP Capital’s report stated that the US dollar
The Bitcoin Core developer community has implemented a significant governance update effective January 2026. For the first time since May 2023, the number of Trusted Keys with Commit privileges to the Bitcoin Core master branch has been increased. Anonymous developer TheCharlatan joined this privileged group this month with 8 keys. With this appointment, TheCharlatan becomes
Key Takeaways Bakkt, a digital asset infrastructure company, plans to acquire Distributed Technologies Research. The acquisition will proceed via an all-stock transaction wherein Bakkt will issue shares of Class A common stock to DTR shareholders. Crypto services company Bakkt is set to acquire stablecoin payments provider Distributed Technologies Research Ltd. (DTR) through an all-stock transaction,
Key Takeaways Apple will use Google’s Gemini AI and cloud to power a revamped version of Siri launching later this year. The partnership expands Apple’s AI capabilities and comes as Google’s market cap surpasses Apple’s for the first time since 2019. Apple has selected Google’s Gemini AI model to power a major upgrade to Siri,