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Binance has been listing only a small share of new token projects. CEX listings for new tokens are relatively small compared to their total supply, according to recent research. Centralized exchanges only distribute a relatively small part of newly listed tokens. In 2025, Binance received criticism for potentially increasing selling pressure, suggesting the token allocation was too big. Recent research showed most new token listings distributed around 5% of their supply through a centralized exchange, with under 1% for larger projects. Centralized exchanges have also tried to be more transparent on their available supply of new tokens. Binance received relatively…

Polymarket and similar prediction markets brought gambling to non-sports spaces. The “degen” culture of decentralized finance has made some of the bets look really ridiculous. What are the five most absurd bets on Polymarket in 2025? Summary On Polymarket, people bet on everything: from election winners to the weather in London on a particular date. Such a wide spectrum creates space for odd prediction matters. Sometimes the outcomes of these predictions are interpreted controversially, prompting users to demand a review of the results. While some publications treat Polymarket bets as a public sentiment indicator, others argue that excessive cash inflows…

Imagine watching a global race where your country’s brightest innovators are forced to sprint with heavy weights tied to their ankles. This is the stark reality for Japan’s cryptocurrency sector, according to a powerful warning from a top financial leader. Tomoya Asakura, CEO of SBI Global Asset Management, has issued a critical alarm about the nation’s sluggish Japan crypto tax reform, stating it threatens to leave the country in the digital dust. Why is Japan’s Crypto Tax System a Major Roadblock? Currently, Japan treats cryptocurrency profits with a harsh hand. Individual traders face a staggering top tax rate of 55%…

Polymarket airdrop speculation is ramping up after a screenshot emerged of a Polymarket team member saying that a Polymarket Layer 2 network is the prediction market’s “#1 priority.” Polymarket just recorded its three highest-volume days since the U.S. presidential election in November 2024, with $91.7 million in trading volume on Dec. 19 and $92.7 million on Dec. 20. On Dec. 21, Polymarket processed $85.6 million, just above its most recent daily high of $85.07 million on Nov. 9, according to DeFiLlama. Daily Polymarket Volume – DeFiLlama The widely shared screenshot features Polymarket developer Mustafa Aljatery responding to a user who…

Michael Burry, the investor (of “The Big Short” fame) who correctly predicted the 2008 housing crisis, disclosed a $1.1 billion short position against Nvidia and Palantir Technologies through put options on Monday, triggering an immediate sell-off across tech markets this week. Palantir dropped as much as 16% on Tuesday before closing down approximately 8%. The decline came despite the company beating third-quarter earnings estimates and raising its full-year guidance. Nvidia fell between 2% and 4% during the same trading session, while the Nasdaq Composite recorded its largest one-day percentage drop in nearly a month at roughly 2%. Every member of…

The U.S. senators negotiating the crypto market structure bill have rarely been so openly eager to find a bipartisan solution for that legislation. Even as political noise and clashes with President Donald Trump rage around them, lawmakers and staffers have met for an earnest series of talks seeking to hash out the industry’s regulatory destiny in the U.S. Despite this increasingly rare bipartisan exercise and the confidence expressed by some of the leading players, the unresolved details of the legislation are significant, and some of the coming headwinds are out of their hands. After the House of Representatives cleared —…

Kalshi has integrated with Binance-backed BNB Smart Chain (BSC). The prediction market platform, which is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), announced that it will accept deposits and withdrawals of specific BSC-based digital assets. Kalshi Adds Support for BSC Assets in Different Jurisdictions The top prediction platform, with a huge customer base in the United States, announced its official integration with the BSC on Monday, December 22, 2025. As such, Kalshi users in the United States can seamlessly deposit and withdraw BNB, the fuel coin for BSC and the Binance ecosystem. Additionally, Kalshi users in the United States…

The US is close to a significant milestone in implementing comprehensive regulation of the cryptocurrency market. David Sacks, dubbed the White House’s “crypto chief,” has indicated that the country is “closer than ever” to the passage of legislation aimed at regulating Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market. Following a meeting with Senate Banking Committee Chairman Senator Tim Scott and Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, David Sacks announced that a formal committee review of the bill known as “Clarity” is scheduled for January. Sacks pointed to the support of Senate leadership, as well as House Representatives French Hill and Glenn Thompson, arguing…

The Milwaukee-based company that offers payment solutions to millions of customers worldwide will implement QR payments in Argentina through its Clover platform. Fiserv becomes the first company of its kind to reach this milestone in Argentina, allowing customers to pay in crypto and merchants to receive pesos. Fiserv Pioneers Crypto Payments With Clover in Argentina The Facts Fiserv is taking crypto payments seriously with a new development of its Clover platform. The Milwaukee-based company, which serves millions of customers worldwide, announced last week that it will allow customers to pay with stablecoins and cryptocurrency in its point-of-sale (POS) devices across…

The Director of the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Xu Zhengyu, believes that AI, blockchain and tokenization are the future of Hong Kong’s fintech industry, as the Chinese special administrative region (SAR) celebrates a decade of steady growth in its FinTech ecosystem. The Director of the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Xu Zhengyu, said that Hong Kong’s FinTech ecosystem has grown considerably in both size and quality in the ten years since the establishment of Hong Kong’s Financial Technology Week. A decade of FinTech development in Hong Kong Speaking to the media after attending a morning radio program…