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Kalshi and Polymarket have dominated the prediction market space this year. However, recent developments point to emerging challengers. One of them is Opinion Labs, a prediction platform that is allegedly backed by Yzi Labs, Binance’s investment arm. The platform reportedly became the third prediction market to surpass $700 million in trading volume over a week. Market watchers are now calling an arms race for supremacy, despite the head start that the duo of Kalshi and Polymarket currently enjoy. Opinion Labs became the only prediction market besides Kalshi and Polymarket to reach $700 million weekly in trading volume. Source: Messari Opinion…

MetaMars has made a significant move with its industry-breaking collaboration with XDGAI, the move to create a decentralized AI ecosystem, which combines intelligence, blockchain, and creation of the metaverse. The partnership unites the immersive Web3 metaverse of MetaMars, and the token-based Neuronal Economic System of XDGAI, which aims at transforming the way AI functions within the decentralized setting. 🚀 Partnership Alert! MetaMars + @xdgainet = the future of decentralized AI! 🌐💡XDGAI’s token-driven Neuronal Economic System powers a global intelligent compute network, combining AI and blockchain. 🧠💎Together, we’re shaping the future of AI!#MetaMars #XDGAI pic.twitter.com/JaHxXvDnI4 — MetaMars (@MetaMars_global) November 5, 2025…

For years, DeFi occupied the edges of institutional strategy, a curiosity for crypto-native funds, and a compliance headache for everyone else. However, regulatory moves are slowly changing this stance. Among traditional hedge funds already holding digital assets, 43% now plan to expand into DeFi over the next three years, primarily through tokenised funds, tokenised assets, and direct platform engagement. Nearly 33% of this group expects DeFi to disrupt their current operations in ways that necessitate adaptation, rather than just incremental adjustments. The same dataset shows that 55% of traditional hedge funds now hold some crypto exposure, up from 47% in…

Coming out of weeks of downtrend, the Ethereum price could be looking to establish the next bottom as it sets up for a campaign toward new all-time highs. This is highlighted by crypto analyst MMBTtrader, who explained that the Ethereum price crash could be coming to an end. This is evidenced by a number of formations on the Ethereum price chart that suggest where the next lift-off might begin. Ethereum Price Is Testing The Next Major Support In an analysis shared on the TradingView website, the crypto analyst explained that the Ethereum price is now testing the next crucial technical…

Exchanges in Brazil have reported an increase in the adoption of stablecoins since the Financial Transaction Tax (IOF) more than tripled from 1.1% to 3.5%, affecting foreign payments and purchases of foreign currency in cash. Regulation that might plug this loophole is currently in the works. Stablecoin Adoption in Brazil Explodes to Avoid Financial Transaction Tax The Facts: Brazil has become a stablecoin hotbed, as citizens are taking advantage of the legal limbo surrounding these assets to avoid paying taxes. Earlier this year, the Brazilian government revamped the Financial Transaction Tax (IOF), almost tripling the levies from 1.1% to 3.5%,…

The governor spoke about the complexities of U.S. monetary policy at the Brookings Institute this past Monday in Washington, DC. Fed’s Lisa Cook Highlights Delicate Balance of Inflation and Employment Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook seems to have pushed the pause button on her high-profile feud with U.S. President Donald Trump. The governor recently made an appearance on Monday, not in court, but at the Brookings Institute in Washington, DC to discuss monetary policy. Echoing her boss, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, who gave his customary press conference last week after the central bank’s second rate cut this year, Cook’s message…

Cryptocurrency wallet company Tangem has introduced Tangem Pay, a virtual Visa card that connects directly to the hardware wallet, enabling users to spend stablecoins at millions of merchants globally. Established in unison with US payment infrastructure company Paera, the pay card allows users to deposit and spend Circle’s USDC stablecoin on the Polygon network, the company said in an announcement on Wednesday. “Once the user deposits into their Tangem Pay account, they can spend anywhere Visa is accepted, regardless of the local currency,” Tangem Pay CEO Marcos Nunes said, noting that the solution supports Apple Pay and Google Pay for…

The Venom Foundation, the organization behind the high-performance Venom blockchain, has announced it will integrate the x402 protocol, an open-source standard that lets machines pay machines, positioning Venom as one of the first major Layer-1 platforms to support autonomous payments between AI agents and decentralized services. The foundation says the rollout is planned for the first quarter of 2026 and promises to make programmable microtransactions a core part of how services on Venom interact. At its heart, x402 revives the long-dormant HTTP 402 “Payment Required” status code and defines a way for API endpoints, web services, and agents to negotiate…

Cryptocurrency bank Anchorage Digital is opening institutional pathways into Bitcoin-native decentralized finance (DeFi), providing a regulated gateway to BOB’s Bitcoin–Ethereum ecosystem. The custody service provided by a U.S. federally-chartered bank could provide a boost for institutional participants seeking yield opportunities in BOB’s $250 million total value locked (TVL) DeFi platform, according to an emailed announcement shared with CoinDesk on Friday. Anchorage also holds a Major Payment Institution License (MPI) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and provides a self-custody wallet called Porto. BOB (“Build on Bitcoin”) describes itself as a hybrid layer-2 network combining the security of Bitcoin and…

SharpLink Gaming Chief Information Officer (CIO) Matt Sheffield has clarified an alleged misinformation that was circulated by Arkham Intelligence. The blockchain analytics platform had on Nov. 6 posted on X that SharpLink Gaming deposited a significant amount of Ethereum (ETH) on the OKX exchange. Ethereum price gains despite large-scale movements As per the post, Arkham stated that SharpLink redeemed 5,284 ETH valued at $17,520,000 and deposited part of it on OKX. The total volume of Ethereum deposited was 4,364 ETH, worth about $14,470,000. The transaction indicates that 920 ETH were withheld at the point of making the deposit. It is…