Newly released safeguards helped Kalshi identify three candidates placing trades tied to their campaigns, which resulted in fines and five-year platform bans. Prediction market platform Kalshi has suspended three US political candidates after finding they traded on the outcomes of elections in which they were directly involved, describing the cases as “political insider trading.”…
The U.S. government is running a Bitcoin node as part of a cybersecurity test, according to Admiral Samuel Paparo, the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific. Summary Admiral Samuel Paparo said the U.S. runs a Bitcoin node for cybersecurity tests, not mining. The military views Bitcoin as a cryptography and blockchain tool to help…
Iran has seized ships in the Strait of Hormuz, and President Trump has given Tehran days to return to talks. The market for Trump announcing the lifting of the Hormuz blockade by May 31 sits at 74% YES, down from 82% yesterday. The seizure has moved both the US-Iran ceasefire end market and Trump’s Hormuz…
Strategy holds 780,897 BTC valued at over $59Bn. The BlackRock crypto IBIT fund holds 798,026 BTC. That gap, roughly 17,000 coins, could close this week. The detail most headlines are missing, though, is how the mechanics actually work: Strategy has been selling a financial instrument called STRC to raise cash, then deploying that cash directly…
Scammers are allegedly posing as Iranian officials offering transit clearance in exchange for BTC or USDT payments via encrypted scam messages. Greek maritime risk management firm MARISKS has warned shipping companies about fraudulent messages targeting vessels stranded west of the Strait of Hormuz. In fact, scammers are demanding cryptocurrency payments for “safe passage.” Strait…
Robinhood Ventures Fund I said it bought about $75 million of OpenAI common stock on April 17. Summary Robinhood Ventures Fund I bought $75 million in OpenAI common stock for tokenized retail exposure. The fund plans to use venture tokens so users track OpenAI value without owning equity. Robinhood’s move revives legal questions because token…
Iran agreed to halt the executions of eight women linked to anti-regime protests following an appeal by Trump. The Iranian regime fall by April 30 market sits at 0.5% YES. The regime released four women immediately and granted a one-month prison term for the remaining four. The Iranian regime fall by April 30 market is…
Justin Sun posted his words on X Monday night – “the most decentralized blockchain in the world is Tron” – and the timing was not accidental. Hours earlier, Arbitrum’s Security Council had used emergency powers to freeze 30,766 ETH, roughly $71 million, stolen from Kelp DAO by what LayerZero has since attributed to North Korea’s…
These fake iOS apps appear legitimate but redirect users to phishing pages, leading to malware installation and eventual theft of crypto assets. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has identified 26 fraudulent cryptocurrency wallet applications on Apple’s App Store that are designed to steal users’ digital assets. The company’s Threat Research team found that the apps imitate…
Crypto protocols have lost more than $606 million to hacks and exploits in just the first 18 days of April 2026, making it the single worst month for theft in the industry since the $1.4 billion Bybit breach in February 2025, according to data from DefiLlama. Summary Over $606 million was stolen from crypto protocols…
