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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…

Charles Hoskinson, co-founder of the blockchain engineering company IOHK and the Cardano blockchain platform, mentioned that he believes several aspects of US President Donald Trump’s stance on crypto are “frustrating.” He gave an example of the president’s personal initiative in the sector. Hoskinson’s statement drew the interest of many reporters who sought to extract more details from this prominent figure in the crypto industry. Therefore, they made attempts to invite him to an interview to comment on the topic. During the interview, several questions were raised. However, Hoskinson pointed out that this matter is a delicate topic about which one…

Imagine visiting South Korea and paying for your kimchi or K-pop merchandise with the same digital assets you use globally. This vision just moved closer to reality. BC Card, a major South Korean payment processor, has successfully completed a groundbreaking pilot project. The initiative allows foreigners to use stablecoin payments at domestic merchants, potentially revolutionizing travel finance. How Do These Stablecoin Payments Actually Work? The system cleverly bridges the new world of crypto with existing infrastructure. Instead of asking merchants to accept crypto directly, BC Card uses a digital prepaid card as a middle layer. A foreign visitor converts their…

Crypto-focused treasury companies are facing renewed strain as the latest market downturn erodes asset values and erases equity cushions that once appeared durable. In a November 7 post on X, crypto analysis platform CryptoQuant reported that falling token prices have narrowed financial buffers across the sector. That contraction has weakened company valuations, pushing several treasuries to adopt defensive balance-sheet moves in an effort to reassure shareholders. Bitcoin Treasuries Lean Into Caution as Losses Deepen According to the report, Bitcoin-heavy firms are absorbing the sharpest losses. BTC has fallen more than 16% this month and briefly slipped under the $100,000 mark,…