Vancouver city staff have recommended that council halt work on a motion exploring a municipal bitcoin reserve, concluding the cryptocurrency
This places blockchain security in the context of national technology competition alongside AI and quantum computing.
The stablecoin economy is once again scaling new heights, pushing past the $313 billion mark this weekend. Metrics from defillama.com
Traders are moving beyond sports bets and elections to price “unpriceable” geopolitical and policy risks that standard financial tools can’t
Traders are suing prediction market Kalshi after a controversial contract tied to Iran’s supreme leader sparked a payout dispute, igniting
With a “box of goodies” and a team of four, the firm is trying to replace payment incumbents with an
Brazil and Argentina are leading the growth, with Brazil dominating by transaction size and Argentina seeing increasing adoption driven by
President Donald Trump demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender” as U.S. and Israeli forces intensified their military campaign, framing the escalating conflict
The shift comes as stablecoins surge in popularity and competitors like Stripe and PayPal add stablecoin options, increasing market pressure.
BlackRock’s Rick Rieder, UBS’s Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi and Third Point’s Daniel Loeb see steady economic growth but a tougher market environment.
Bitcoin traded at $67,802 as of 10 a.m. EST on March 7, 2026, while derivatives markets flashed a mix of
Kalshi, approved by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, was last valued at $11 billion, while Polymarket was valued at $9
