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On-chain prediction markets have grown quickly over the past two years, with total monthly volume jumping from under $100 million in early 2024 to more than $13 billion today. That’s a 130-times increase, making them one of the fastest-growing financial sectors, according to a new report from Keyrock and Dune Analytics, shared with The Defiant. Most of the growth in 2025 is coming from non-sports-related markets, despite sports betting leading U.S. prediction market activity in recent months. “Economics” and “Tech & Science” show the biggest volume gains this year, up 10 times and 17 times, respectively. Open interest is also…

The intersection of sports and finance is evolving rapidly, and one SportsFi platform is making significant strides in the golfing world. GolfN has announced an ambitious global expansion phase, fueled by strategic partnerships and a growing user base that’s changing how golfers interact with the sport. How is This SportsFi Platform Driving Global Growth? GolfN’s expansion strategy rests on three key pillars: brand partnerships, user acquisition, and infrastructure development. The platform recently added major international brands to its rewards marketplace, including Oakley, Puma, and Hyperice. These partnerships provide tangible value for users while expanding GolfN’s market reach. The company reports…

Peter Schiff is back at it again, with the cryptocurrency market the usual object of criticism from the popular financial commentator and gold expert. This time, however, it is not about Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP or any other digital asset but the stock tied to USDC issuer Circle (CRCL). Earlier this year, in June 2025, the company behind the second biggest stablecoin became available for its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, and backed by optimism around the sector and such acts as GENIUS, quickly soared to highs around $300 per CRCL stock — a staggering 1,000% return…

Peter Schiff is back at it again, with the cryptocurrency market the usual object of criticism from the popular financial commentator and gold expert. This time, however, it is not about Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP or any other digital asset but the stock tied to USDC issuer Circle (CRCL). Earlier this year, in June 2025, the company behind the second biggest stablecoin became available for its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, and backed by optimism around the sector and such acts as GENIUS, quickly soared to highs around $300 per CRCL stock — a staggering 1,000% return…

The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has rolled out the first official rule proposal stemming from the new law governing stablecoin issuers, with its board voting Tuesday to open a 60-day public comment period on its system for handling applications from its regulated banks looking to issue stablecoins from subsidiaries. The agency — led by Acting Chairman Travis Hill, who is also President Donald Trump’s nominee for the permanent seat — will gather comments and review them before it can release a final rule. The Tuesday proposal, approved by all three members of the shorthanded board, would establish the procedures…

Table of Contents What is the Partnership Between New Change FX and Chainlink?Why Does Regulated FX Data Matter Onchain?How Does Chainlink DataLink Support NCFX?When Will 24/7 FX Pricing Go Live?How Does This Help Institutional Adoption?How Does This Fit Into Chainlink’s Broader Activity?ConclusionResourcesFrequently Asked Questions New Change FX has entered an official partnership with Chainlink to make its regulated foreign exchange benchmark data available onchain. The agreement allows New Change FX to publish FX spot and FX forward benchmarks directly to blockchain networks using Chainlink DataLink, answering a long-standing need for regulated, independent FX pricing in onchain financial systems. NCFX, an…

Bitmine, a crypto-focused firm associated with strategist Tom Lee, has drawn fresh attention across markets. Blockchain data suggests two wallets linked to Bitmine purchased 48,049 ETH recently. These transactions carried a combined value of nearly $140.6 million. Traders and analysts quickly noticed the scale of this move. Many now view it as a strong signal of institutional conviction in Ethereum. If analysts confirm the wallet connections, Bitmine Ethereum holdings now exceed 4 million ETH. That figure equals roughly $11.8 billion at current market prices. This position represents over 3.3 percent of Ethereum’s total circulating supply. Such concentration rarely occurs without…

Michael Burry, the investor immortalized in The Big Short, has officially liquidated Scion Asset Management, his American hedge fund headquartered in California. The move ends a six-year run, reviving comparisons to his 2008 retreat. The fund is best known for profiting from the subprime mortgage crisis and for paving the way for the GameStop short squeeze. Michael Burry Walks Away from the Markets — Is He Quietly Turning Toward Crypto? In a letter to investors dated October 27, 2025, Burry wrote that his “estimation of value in securities is not now, and has not been for some time, in sync…

Samourai Wallet co-founder Keonne Rodriguez is hoping to secure a presidential pardon that will spare him from an impending five-year prison sentence — but there are three people other than Donald Trump he might need to convince. Rodriguez was sentenced last month after pleading guilty in July to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. “I understand the seriousness of my crimes,” he admitted to the judge. He’s since seen significant support online, not least of all from 256 Foundation co-founder and X user “econoalchemist” who has launched a petition and called for donations to help Rodriguez and his Samourai co-founder…

The money has to come from somewhere. And when it comes to prediction markets, that could be an issue for Coinbase relative to competitors, according to a survey detailed in a Tuesday note from Mizuho Securities. After fielding responses from more than 230 Coinbase and Robinhood users, analysts at the investment banking firm found that 50% of the retail brokerage’s customers plan to fund prediction market wagers with fresh cash, compared to 37% at the crypto exchange. Although 37% of surveyed users indicated that they are just as likely to fund bets at Coinbase with new deposits, the analysts highlighted…