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Polymarket, Kalshi clash over groceries as prediction markets boom

Crypto February 5, 2026

Two leading prediction market platforms, Polymarket and Kalshi, have both turned to giving away groceries amid a fight for dominance in the fast-growing prediction markets space. Kalshi offered a $οΏ½...

HYPE pops 20% after Hyperliquid team nods prediction markets plan

Crypto February 4, 2026

HYPE gained double digits on Monday after the team behind HyperCore, the core infrastructure powering Hyperliquids layer-1 network, said it will support the HIP-4 proposal to expand into prediction mοΏ½...

ISM Manufacturing PMI at 40-month high: Analysts say BTC could benefit

Crypto February 4, 2026

A metric tracking the health of the US economy has just posted its highest monthly score since August 2022, and crypto analysts say it could signal a turnaround for Bitcoin, which is trading at $78,0οΏ½...

Buterin pitches DAOs, prediction markets to reward content creators

Crypto February 3, 2026

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a new creator token model that combines decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) with prediction market mechanics to incentivize higher-quality cοΏ½...

Strategy’s Saylor signals buy after BTC briefly dips below cost basis

Crypto February 3, 2026

Strategy founder Michael Saylor has hinted his firm added to its Bitcoin holdings after the cryptocurrency slid more than 13% over the weekend, briefly pushing the companys large BTC position into thοΏ½...

MegaETH mainnet to launch Feb. 9 after clocking 35K TPS in testing

Crypto January 30, 2026

Ethereum layer 2 MegaETH has penciled its mainnet launch for Feb. 9 after a rigorous global stress test last week to ensure the highspeed chain is ready for public use. Get ready for the fastest* EVοΏ½...

Strive buys 334 BTC, shaves most debt from Semler Scientific deal

Crypto January 30, 2026

Bitcoin treasury company Strive said it has retired 92% of the debt it inherited after acquiring Semler Scientific earlier this month, and bought another 334 Bitcoin, following the closure of a prefeοΏ½...

Gold nearly adds Bitcoin's entire market cap in a single day

Crypto January 30, 2026

Bitcoin traded down on Wednesday as gold rallied 4.4% over 24 hours, adding a massive $1.65 trillion to its market cap in a single day.Β  Gold breached $5,500, bringing it to a new all-time high, whi...

Coinbase moves closer toward rolling out β€˜custom stablecoins’

Crypto January 29, 2026

Coinbase is testing Flipcashs in-development stablecoin, USDF, on its backend as part of a new feature that will allow businesses to create their own branded, dollar-backed tokens. The Coinbase CustοΏ½...

Nearly 40% of US merchants now accept crypto at checkout: PayPal

Crypto January 29, 2026

Almost four in ten US merchants now accept cryptocurrency at checkout, as customers have shown increasing interest in crypto for payments, according to a recent PayPal survey. Nearly nine in ten US οΏ½...