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The US state of Utah is set to block prediction market platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket, escalating a growing dispute between state regulators and federal authorities over how the industry should be regulated. On Wednesday, Utah’s HB243 (Gambling Revisions) bill was sent to the governor’s desk after passing the Utah House on Feb. 10 and clearing the Senate on Feb. 27. The bill defines “proposition betting” as gambling. Proposition bets are wagers on individual events within a game, such as how a specific athlete performs or whether a team reaches a certain statistic, rather than the final outcome of…

Crypto gaming on Android has evolved significantly, offering a wide array of games that cater to various interests, such as trading card games, RPGs, and virtual real-estate management. These games not only provide entertainment but also allow players to earn cryptocurrency and trade digital assets in the form of NFTs. In this article, we will examine some of the best gaming titles for Anrdoid today and help you find the best crypto games for Android devices. List of the best crypto games for Android in 2026: Pudgy Party – A battle royale game based on the popular Pudgy Penguins $NFT…

Nonprofit organization Flow Foundation and its parent company Dapper Labs on Monday filed with the Seoul Central District Court to suspend the termination of trading support for its native token $FLOW on three South Korean exchanges. Layer-1 blockchain Flow suffered a “security incident” in December when an attacker exploited a vulnerability that allowed certain assets to be duplicated rather than minted, bypassing supply controls without accessing or draining existing user balances. The exploit resulted in $3.9 million in duplicated tokens, but “no user funds were compromised, and all counterfeit tokens were permanently destroyed.” Several exchanges halted $FLOW token trading following…

US banking giant Wells Fargo has filed a trademark application covering a wide range of cryptocurrency trading, payments and blockchain software services. A filing submitted to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Tuesday seeks protection for the name “WFUSD.” The application is currently awaiting assignment to an examining attorney, according to official trademark records. The filing outlines a broad list of potential products and services linked to digital assets, including “cryptocurrency trading services; cryptocurrency exchange services; cryptocurrency payment processing; financial brokerage services for cryptocurrency trading; electronic transfer of virtual currencies.” The trademark also covers software tools designed for…

Short seller Culper Research is betting against ether ($ETH) and $ETH-linked stocks such as BitMine (BMNR), arguing that the network’s economics deteriorated following Ethereum’s latest network upgrade. The firm said in a Thursday report that the December 2025 upgrade dubbed Fusaka flooded the network with excess blockspace and has “impaired $ETH tokenomics.” That drove transaction fees sharply lower. Because validators earn part of their income from those fees, the drop has reduced staking yields. That dynamic could create a negative feedback loop, the report said, where declining validator yields reduce staking demand and network security. The report also highlighted that…

US mortgage lender Rate has launched a nationwide program that allows qualified borrowers to use verified cryptocurrency holdings to help meet underwriting requirements without liquidating their assets, marking a formal step toward integrating digital assets into traditional home financing. The product, called RateFi, operates within the lender’s existing non-qualified mortgage framework and permits borrowers to count verified crypto assets as qualifying reserves and, in some cases, as an income source. Kate Amor, EVP and head of enterprise products at Rate, told Cointelegraph that for underwriting purposes, RateFi assesses digital asset holdings through a proprietary valuation framework that factors in market…

South Korea is preparing a new system to monitor crypto transactions. The government wants to track trading activity more closely. They want to make sure investors pay the correct taxes. The project will be developed by the National Tax Service (NTS). It is called the Virtual Asset Comprehensive Analysis System. The system will use artificial intelligence to study crypto transaction data and detect unusual activity. 据韩国时报，韩国国税厅（NTS）已启动“虚拟资产综合分析系统”招标（约 30 亿韩元），计划 4 月开始系统设计、11 月试运行，并在 11—12 月上线；NTS 称将使用 AI 机器学习追踪异常交易模式，并与关税厅等部门共享疑似违规线索。政府拟自 2027 年 1 月起对虚拟资产收益征税，超过 250 万韩元部分适用 22%… — 吴说区块链 (@wublockchain12) March 12, 2026 Officials say the project will cost about ₩3 billion (around $2…

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and other exchanges announced the proof-of-reserve system to try and restore confidence in crypto exchanges following the sudden bankruptcy of FTX. In this context, Binance and leading exchanges publish reserve reports at regular intervals. As these reports continue to emerge, CryproQuant has revealed itself to be the most transparent exchange in terms of reserves. According to CryptoQuant data, KuCoin received the highest proof-of-reserve (PoR) transparency score among major cryptocurrency exchanges. CryptoQuant based its ranking on criteria such as reserves, trading volume, and transparency, while KuCoin scored 96.7 out of 100. The ranking also revealed…

Network News ETHEREUM FOUNDATION STARTS EXPERIMENTING WITH DVT-LITE TECH: The Ethereum Foundation is testing a method for running validators that could make it significantly easier for institutions holding large amounts of ether to set up staking infrastructure, widening the pool of participants and creating a more decentralized network. In a post on X, blockchain co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the foundation is using a simplified version of distributed validator technology, or “DVT-lite,” to stake 72,000 $ETH. The experiment aims to make running validators across multiple machines less complicated. Buterin said the goal is to reduce the process to something close to…

The Ethereum price faces key resistance at $2,142 and $2.648 levels U.S. SEC submitted a formal interpretation on how federal securities laws could apply to specific crypto assets and related transactions. The crypto fear and greed sentiment at 22% suggest an intact bearish sentiment among market participants. $ETH, the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, bounced over 7% during Wednesday’s to current exchange hands at $2.129. The buying pressure aligns with broader market recovery amid the massive short-liquidation and Securities and Exchange Commission submitting a Commission-level interpretation to OIRA clarifying how federal securities laws apply to crypto assets and transactions.…