The Block headlines
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CFTC warns ‘mention market’ prediction contracts carry heightened manipulation risk
The CFTC is warning that bets on prediction markets based on whether someone will "mention" specific words carries manipulation risks.
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CFTC Chairman Selig says markets must prepare for ‘mass tokenization’
The Trump administration is preparing for a financial market overhaul as tokenization and 24/7 trading move into the spotlight.
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Coinbase, Circle shares positioned for crypto recovery as estimates stabilize: William Blair
Blair says COIN offers an attractive entry after a 31% rise, trims its EBITDA estimate and sees USDC growth driving Circle's next leg.
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Solo GP Jed Breed raises $15 million for his second early-stage crypto fund
Breed VC has raised $15 million for its second crypto fund. Backers include FalconX, Nic Carter, Rob Hadick and Jake Brukhman.
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Coinbase adds fixed-rate bitcoin-backed loans through Morpho Midnight
Coinbase has added fixed-rate loans through Morpho Midnight, letting users borrow USDC against their bitcoin.
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CME adds Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures as crypto derivatives push grows
The exchange will offer standard and Micro contracts, covering 250 BCH and 25 BCH, and 10,000 UNI and 1,000 UNI, respectively.
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Binance takes $100 million Circle stake alongside five-year USDC deal
The exchange also expanded its USDC partnership with Circle, agreeing to promote USDC on its platform under a five-year arrangement.
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SoFi begins stablecoin settlement on Mastercard network for program expected to exceed $25 billion in annualized volume
SoFi launches live SoFiUSD stablecoin settlement on Mastercard's network, with its card program targeting $25 billion in annualized volume.
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Bernstein sees annual prediction market volumes hitting $10 trillion by 2035 as financial assets overtake sports
Bernstein projects global prediction market volume will hit $10 trillion by 2035, driven by expanding financial assets.
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Spot bitcoin ETFs attract nearly $1 billion in largest daily inflow in 11 months
US spot bitcoin ETFs saw $999 million in net inflows on Monday, the largest single-day amount the funds have attracted since Oct. 6, 2025.
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Onchain prediction market Trueo migrates to Ethereum; Vitalik Buterin welcomes ‘ethical’ market contender
Vitalik Buterin touted Trueo as a strong prediction market contender that is decentralized, ethical, and 'not corposlop.'
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Animoca Brands suspends merger deal that would have taken it public
Animoca Chairman Yat Siu says that the 'corporate agility must take precedence' over pursuing the Currenc merger.
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Clarity Act fallout: crypto’s Fairshake PAC commits $30 million against Sherrod Brown
Crypto PAC Fairshake is throwing $30 million into an Ohio race against former Sen. Sherrod Brown, who has been skeptical of crypto.
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Strive adds 1,355 bitcoin, picks up pace toward year-end second-place treasury goal
Strive (ASST) remains the fifth-largest public bitcoin holder, behind Strategy, Twenty One, Metaplanet and MARA.
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Coinbase opens IPO allocations to US customers, starting with Oura
This expands Coinbase's push beyond secondary-market stock trading into the primary market, following its rollout of pre-IPO derivatives.
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‘Crypto bull market is underway,’ Tom Lee says as Bitmine nears 5% Ethereum supply target with 27,562 ETH buy
Bitmine's total investments currently stand at $17.1 billion, and the company owns over 4.9% of Ethereum's circulating supply.
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‘A little more orange’: Strategy buys 950 bitcoin for $76 million, bringing total holdings to 846,000 BTC
Strategy's total holdings account for around 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth roughly $72 billion.
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Bitcoin taps $85,000 for first time since January as crypto short liquidations surge
CoinGlass recorded at least $750 million in crypto liquidations over 24 hours, most of them short positions.
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X sues UK duo over alleged $277K crypto account payout fraud
X alleges two UK users manipulated crypto-focused accounts to obtain $277,000 through its creator revenue-sharing program.
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ZetaChain votes to shut down Layer 1 network and move ZETA to Solana
The team plans to focus instead on Anuma, its private AI app, though the migration will still take one more vote.
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Polymarket faced $10 million fraud attempt as its CEO pushed growth over compliance concerns: WSJ
In a separate attack, hackers compromised nearly 500 users' accounts using stolen personal information, according to the report.
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Bitcoin ETFs eke out positive week with $433 million Friday inflow as ether funds snap four-week inflow streak
Fidelity's FBTC accounted for $310.7 million of Friday’s overall $433 million net inflow, a notable sum that helped offset earlier withdrawals.