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Katana, a decentralized finance blockchain developed under the guidance of Polygon Labs and GSR Markets, has acquired IDEX and introduced Katana Perps, a unified onchain perpetual futures and spot trading platform, according to a statement shared by the team on Monday. The deal is the first major strategic action under newly installed chief executive Matthew Fisher, who aims to consolidate more of Katana’s trading infrastructure and revenue under one stack. “As always-on markets become the default venue for real-time price discovery and the regulatory environment opens a path for onchain perpetuals, the infrastructure layer needs to be in place now.…

Bitmine Immersion Technologies, the publicly traded company pursuing what it calls the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ of Ethereum’s total supply, said its combined crypto and cash holdings have reached $11 billion as it ramps up purchases amid the U.S.-Iran conflict. Chairman Thomas Lee framed $ETH’s recent performance as evidence of crypto’s resilience during geopolitical turmoil. He noted that $ETH has risen 18% since the Iran war commenced, outperforming equities, while gold, a traditional safe-haven asset, has fallen by more than 15%. “Crypto is demonstrating itself to be a good ‘wartime’ store of value,” Lee said in the company’s weekly update. As…

The tokenized commodities market has risen 53% in less than six weeks to over $6.1 billion, making it the fastest-growing vertical in the real-world asset tokenization market as more gold moves onchain. The tokenized commodities market was valued at just over $4 billion at the start of the year, meaning around $2 billion has been added to the market’s value since Jan. 1, according to data from crypto analytics platform Token Terminal. Change in market cap for tokenized commodities since 2018. Source: Token Terminal Data shows the tokenized commodities market is dominated by gold products. Stablecoin issuer Tether’s gold-backed token,…

SEC Chair Paul Atkins says the tokenization innovation exemption could arrive within weeks. The House Financial Services Committee held a dedicated hearing on tokenization, with lawmakers divided on the path forward. The SEC approved Nasdaq’s tokenized securities pilot last week, with first trades expected by end of Q3 2026. Gary Gensler spent years making sure this didn’t happen. Paul Atkins just said it’s weeks away. Speaking to Crypto America, SEC Chair Atkins confirmed that the long-awaited tokenization innovation exemption is nearly ready. A regulatory sandbox that would let firms experiment with on-chain securities without full SEC registration. His timeline: “soon,…

Polymarket just gave its rulebook a serious upgrade. The prediction market platform announced enhanced market integrity regulations on March 19, covering both its decentralized finance platform and its CFTC-regulated US exchange — a dual-track approach that signals how seriously the company is taking its transition from crypto-native upstart to something closer to a legitimate financial marketplace. The timing is not accidental. These revisions arrive alongside a freshly inked partnership with Major League Baseball, which apparently comes with strings attached in the form of an integrity framework agreement coordinated with the CFTC. When you want to let people bet on America’s…

TL;DR: Prices and Market: Ethereum is trading near $2,053 with a 1.2% dip, within a global market valued at $2.35 trillion. Liquidations and Selling: Recent bearish pressure was driven by the liquidation of $103 million in long positions due to geopolitical tensions. On-chain Activity: Whales show sustained accumulation while the unrealized profit ratio drops to historical reversal lows. Ethereum faces a new stage of volatility. Macroeconomic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions have shifted investor sentiment toward the bearish side; however, despite the correction, whale behavior suggests the asset is cementing a solid floor before seeking higher levels. Technically, the pullback was…

Mrinank Sharma, who led safeguards research at Anthropic, resigned from the AI company yesterday and publicly shared his departure letter. In the letter posted to X, Sharma cited mounting unease over gaps between stated principles and actual decisions at AI organizations and in society more broadly. He described a widening disconnect between ethical commitments and operational realities. Today is my last day at Anthropic. I resigned. Here is the letter I shared with my colleagues, explaining my decision. pic.twitter.com/Qe4QyAFmxL — mrinank (@MrinankSharma) February 9, 2026 “It is clear to me that the time has come to move on,” Sharma wrote.…

U.S. lawmakers introduced PREDICT Act banning officials from trading political prediction markets. Bill applies to president, vice president, Congress members, appointees, spouses, and dependent children involved. Violations face 10% fine on contract value and forfeiture of all trading profits. U.S. lawmakers have introduced the bipartisan PREDICT Act to stop senior government officials from trading on political prediction markets. The proposal would ban the president, vice president, members of Congress, and political appointees, along with spouses and dependents, from profiting on government-related outcomes. PREDICT Act Seeks to Ban Political Prediction Market Trading According to the March 25 proposal, Representatives Adrian Smith…

Two early Kalshi employees are raising up to $35 million for 5c(c) Capital, a fund aimed at backing startups building around prediction markets, according to a Fortune report. The fund has already attracted support from an unusual mix of competitors and top investors. Backers include Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour and Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan, alongside venture heavyweights such as Marc Andreessen through Moneta Luna, Ribbit Capital founder Micky Malka, and former Multicoin managing partner Kyle Samani. 5c(c) Capital is led by Adhi Rajaprabhakaran, an early trader tied to Kalshi’s market making operations, and Noah Zingler Sternig, the company’s former head…

On Polymarket, one of the leading cryptocurrency market prediction platforms, investors have begun pricing in their expectations regarding the Fed’s interest rate decision in March. Data from the platform indicates that the market is largely focused on the scenario where interest rates will remain unchanged. According to data from Polymarket, the probability that the Fed will not change its policy interest rate at the March meeting is overwhelmingly high at 83 percent. A 25 basis point rate cut is priced at 16 percent. A more aggressive move of 50 basis points or more is seen as highly unlikely at only…