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Kalshi demands Netflix take down trailer for ‘Prediction Games’ documentary

Prediction market Kalshi sent Netflix a cease-and-desist letter on Friday demanding that the streaming service take down the trailer for an upcoming documentary. In the letter, Kalshi claimed the trailer is “defamatory” and contains “both fabricated documents and false and misleading statements.” “Instadocs: The Prediction Games” is a documentary about the rise of prediction markets….

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South Korea’s largest bank brings cross-border payments to Kinexys

KB Kookmin Bank will launch a blockchain-based cross-border payment service for import and export companies in August 2026. Summary KB Kookmin will initially launch Kinexys-based U.S. dollar payments across ten countries during August 2026. The service links blockchain settlement with SWIFT while supporting corporate transfers beyond normal banking hours. KB becomes South Korea’s first financial…

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Argentina Opens the Door to USD Wages as Central Bank Approves Dollar Salary Accounts

Key Takeaways Argentina’s Central Bank directed private banks to process US dollar wages, expanding financial options. The policy targets dollar-earning firms, allowing them to formalize previously informal foreign payments. Adoption of this measure relies heavily on worker trust in local banks due to the 2001 withdrawal limitations. Argentina’s Central Bank Authorizes Salary Payments in Dollars…

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Cardano founder says quantum threat could dethrone Bitcoin

Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson has warned that Bitcoin could lose its position as the largest cryptocurrency if its governance system cannot organise a response to quantum computing. Summary Hoskinson says Bitcoin could lose leadership if governance cannot coordinate a timely quantum-security upgrade successfully. Bitcoin developers are already discussing post-quantum migration plans, including BIP 361 and…

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Not Every Bitcoin Mine Is Ready for AI

This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by Blocksbridge Consulting curating the latest news in energy, compute, infrastructure, and data analysis from The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. Across the EIF panels, generators, utilities, data-center developers, miners, investors and policymakers repeatedly returned to the same physical constraints: generation,…

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