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The rapid expansion of prediction markets has sparked a fresh dispute between gambling operators and financial regulators across the United States. Casino industry leaders now argue that states continue losing major tax revenue as consumers shift toward prediction-based platforms. Consequently, lawmakers and regulators face mounting pressure to define how these markets should operate under federal and state laws. The American Gaming Association estimates that states and tribal governments have already lost more than $1 billion in potential tax collections. Additionally, the group claims the trend threatens funding tied to schools, infrastructure, and local development programs. Industry officials believe the losses…

Ordinary Russians will be permitted to purchase just three cryptocurrencies – $BTC, $ETH and $USDT – once that becomes legal in their country. Confirming the shortlist of approved coins, those with the largest market cap, the monetary authority in Moscow made it clear it’s against adding more. Russia greenlights major cryptocurrencies for trading The Russian government intends to limit the cryptocurrencies available to its citizens to only the three most liquid digital assets. Non-professional investors will be allowed to trade Bitcoin ($BTC), Ethereum ($ETH), and Tether’s dollar-pegged stablecoin $USDT. The exact list of pre-approved coins, first hinted about a month…

Hut 8 has priced $4.25 billion of senior secured notes to finance a large artificial intelligence (AI) data center project in Texas. The deal marks another major step in the company’s shift from bitcoin mining toward power-backed digital infrastructure. Key Takeaways: Hut 8 priced $4.25B of 6.129% notes to fund its 352MW Beacon Point AI campus. The Texas project highlights Hut 8’s shift from bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure. Beacon Point will be rented to a tenant rated AA- or higher. Hut 8 Raises $4.25B to Expand AI Infrastructure Beyond Bitcoin Mining Hut 8 has priced a $4.25 billion debt…

Bitcoin is the most popular digital asset with cryptocurrency owners in Poland, according to a new study ordered by the EU nation’s central bank. The monetary authority wants to know the true number of people holding cryptocurrencies in the country, which is preparing to finally adopt European rules. The results have come out after the leading crypto market in the eastern half of the Union was recently stunned by the crash of a major coin trading platform in the region. How many Poles really own cryptocurrencies? Cryptocurrencies are enjoying significant interest from Polish investors, despite the recent challenges, but their…

Prominent Ethereum bull James Fickel has moved 10,000 $ETH, valued at approximately $18.62 million, from a Coinbase Custody address to an external wallet, according to publicly available on-chain data. The transaction, recorded on the Ethereum blockchain, represents Fickel’s first asset transfer exceeding $1 million in the past six months. On-Chain Analyst Suggests Trading Intent Blockchain analyst ai_9684xtpa, who tracks large wallet movements, noted that the funds were likely moved for trading purposes. The transfer from a custody address to an externally owned wallet often precedes active trading or liquidity provisioning, as custody addresses are typically used for long-term storage. Fickel,…

Shopping giant eBay has rejected video game retailer GameStop’s ambitious $56 billion takeover offer, leaving the latter to decide whether it wants to walk away, raise the bid or take the fight directly to shareholders. EBay’s board called the half-cash, half-stock offer “neither credible nor attractive” on Tuesday, per Reuters, citing doubts around financing and arguing the company is better positioned under its current management. The rejection was widely expected. EBay has traded well below GameStop’s $125-per-share bid since the offer surfaced, a sign investors were not convinced the deal could close. That puts GameStop’s bitcoin position back in the…

What started as a high-profile crypto alliance has now turned into a legal battle. Justin Sun’s $75 million investment in the Wlfi Token has escalated into a courtroom fight with World Liberty Financial. The dispute now sits at the center of what many are calling the biggest Trump crypto lawsuit 2026. 在币圈你不能一直赚钱，但肯定能一直吃瓜😅—— 昨晚 $WLFI 正式对孙哥提起诽谤反诉孙哥是如何从「早期支持者」到「顾问」再到「对簿公堂」的，以下是节点性事件1️⃣ 2024 年底 – 2025 年初：孙哥累计投资 7500 万美元并提供顾问服务，成为 $WLFI 早期投资者，此为双方关系的“蜜月期”2️⃣2025.09：$WLFI… https://t.co/SXdSbZ0c7e pic.twitter.com/jsFL9aDQ6e — Ai 姨 (@ai_9684xtpa) May 5, 2026 At its core, this is not just a personal fallout. It raises deeper questions about governance, token control, and investor rights in high-profile DeFi projects tied to…

Crypto spot volume on centralized exchanges fell to $679 billion in April 2026, the lowest monthly level since October 2023. The drop reflects a grinding bear market that has drained activity across spot and futures. Beneath the falling totals, the market is changing shape. Trades are growing larger and more institutional, while traditional assets such as gold and oil now trade actively on crypto venues, according to a new CryptoQuant report. The Contraction Runs Across Spot and Futures Total spot volume has fallen sharply from its late-2024 peak near $2.6 trillion. That marks a decline of roughly two-thirds from the…

On Saturday, May 16, 2026, the world’s newest physical Bitcoin space opened in Nairobi, Kenya. It’s called Node NBO (NBO is short for Nairobi), and it will serve as a co-working space for notable Bitcoin, freedom tech, compute, and energy companies and organizations in Africa, including Fedi, Gridless, and BTrust as well as the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). A screenshot from the homepage of the Node NBO website. The facility will also be home to three labs — an open-source energy lab, an open-source Bitcoin mining lab, and an AI compute lab. These labs will serve as places where teams…

A significant on-chain transaction has drawn the attention of the cryptocurrency community after 107,141 Ether ($ETH), valued at approximately $212 million, was moved from the Bitfinex exchange to an unidentified wallet address. The transfer was first flagged by Whale Alert, a blockchain tracking service that monitors large cryptocurrency movements. Details of the Transaction According to data from Whale Alert, the transfer occurred on [Date of transfer – e.g., October 26, 2023], originating from a wallet associated with the Bitfinex exchange. The destination wallet is a newly created address with no prior transaction history, which is a common pattern for large-scale…