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Polymarket Brings TradFi Markets to Prediction Trading With Pyth Integration – Bitcoin News

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Pyth Terminal Goes Live as Polymarket Adds Daily Close Markets for U.S. Stocks The partnership, announced Thursday, covers daily up/down and daily close markets for major equity indices alongside commodities including gold, silver, WTI crude, and natural gas. More than a dozen single-name U.S. stocks are included at launch, among them Tesla, Coinbase, Palantir, Nvidia, and Apple. Polymarket is widely regarded as the largest prediction market in the world by volume. The platform now uses Pyth price data to settle outcomes on these new markets, a function where data accuracy…

CFTC and DOJ Sue 3 States as Jurisdiction Battle Raises Stakes for Prediction Markets – Regulation Bitcoin News

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CFTC-DOJ Lawsuits Target State Control Over Prediction Markets Authority The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the U.S. derivatives regulator, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed lawsuits on April 2 against three states targeting prediction markets. The agencies challenged Arizona, Connecticut, and Illinois, aiming to reaffirm exclusive federal jurisdiction over designated contract markets offering event contracts. CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig shared on social media platform X, emphasizing federal authority and recent enforcement action: “The CFTC has clear and longstanding exclusive jurisdiction to regulate prediction markets. But recently, state regulators…

Circle Reveals Wrapped Bitcoin Product With Real-Time Onchain Reserve Verification – Crypto News Bitcoin News

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Circle Expands Beyond Stablecoins With cirBTC Wrapped Bitcoin Product The company, best known as the issuer of USDC, posted the announcement on its official X account alongside a dedicated product page. The move marks Circle’s first significant expansion beyond stablecoins into tokenized bitcoin infrastructure. Each cirBTC token will be fully collateralized by native bitcoin held in reserve. Circle says those reserves will be independently verifiable onchain in real time, with no reliance on third-party attestations or opaque custodians. Circle is positioning cirBTC on the same foundational principles it applies to…

XRP NEWS TODAY : The Real Reason SWIFT is Building on Blockchain Right Now

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io #XRP #XRPNews #XRPToday Swift just published a major blockchain announcement. They named the architecture. They named the banks. They named the technology stack. In 400 words, they mentioned almost everything. They did not mention XRP once. That omission is the story. In today’s episode of The Calm Analyst, we document exactly why. Hyperledger Cacti — the connectivity toolkit Swift’s new ledger runs on — has native XRP Ledger connectors built in. Ripple contributed the Interledger Protocol implementation to Hyperledger specifically to bridge…

W3.io is Building the Digital Rails That Lead Creators to Bitcoin – Interview Bitcoin News

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The creator economy is now a $250 billion industry – and it is still accelerating at four times the rate of U.S. GDP growth. But for most creators, that headline figure remains out of reach. Their deal pipelines live in inboxes, their rates are guesswork, and the administrative burden of running a one-person media business eats the hours they should spend creating. Meanwhile, the infrastructure powering the platforms they depend on has long been dominated by centralized cloud providers charging what the industry has quietly come to call a “cloud…

Bitcoin Down While Oil Climbs After Trump Signals Continued Iran Strikes

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They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that’s not just a metaphor, it’s a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits take a more mechanical (and sometimes philosophical) turn. Christian’s journey with the written word began long before the age of Bitcoin. In the hallowed halls of academia, he honed his craft as a feature writer…

Coinbase Joins Ripple, Circle With Conditional OCC National Trust Charter Approval – Crypto News Bitcoin News

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Coinbase Moves Closer to Federal Crypto Custody With OCC Approval According to a Bloomberg report, the OCC granted the preliminary green light to Coinbase National Trust Company, which Coinbase filed to establish on Oct. 3, 2025. The application was listed as pending on the OCC’s Digital Assets Licensing Applications page until Thursday’s announcement. The charter is structured as a non-insured national trust company, meaning Coinbase will not take deposits or issue loans. The scope covers custody, staking, and related fiduciary and trust functions for institutional clients. Coinbase said the charter…

XRP Slides Deeper Into Danger Zone as Market Weakness Accelerates Despite Ripple Strength – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

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XRP Price Trend Weakens as Bearish Structure Tightens At 12:09 p.m. on April 2, XRP is trading at $1.29, extending its downward trajectory after failing to sustain a recovery above the $1.33–$1.34 region. The asset remains under pressure near the lower boundary of its recent range, with price action continuing to form lower highs and lower lows. Over the past 24 hours, XRP has declined 4.58%, reflecting persistent selling activity and limited bullish conviction as it hovers just above the $1.28 area. From a four-hour chart perspective, XRP’s structure remains…

Anthony Scaramucci backs Saylor’s 11.5% Bitcoin yield while teasing ‘Mooch 2028’

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Anthony Scaramucci is openly backing Michael Saylor’s high‑yield Bitcoin strategy at the same time he jolts markets with a tongue‑in‑cheek X video announcing a 2028 presidential run, sharpening the line between his crypto advocacy and broader economic message. Summary Scaramucci calls himself a “big fan” of Michael Saylor while dissecting Strategy Inc.’s roughly 11.5% perpetual yield tied to Bitcoin, warning that leverage and drawdowns remain real risks. In a previous crypto.news story, he linked that same wealth‑gap narrative to stalled CLARITY legislation in Washington and his long‑term Bitcoin thesis. His…

CFTC and DOJ Challenge Illinois State Gambling Authority in Federal Court – Regulation Bitcoin News

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U.S. Government Sues Illinois Over Prediction Market Rules, Seeks Permanent Injunction The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, names Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, and the Illinois Gaming Board as defendants. Federal officials describe it as the first direct federal preemption lawsuit ever brought by the CFTC against a state over event contract markets. The CFTC argues that under the Commodity Exchange Act, it holds exclusive jurisdiction over swaps and event contracts traded on registered designated contract markets. That authority, the…