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Coinbase Acquires The Clearing Company, Expands Prediction Markets Strategy

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Coinbase has agreed to acquire The Clearing Company, an on-chain prediction markets startup that spans digital assets, politics, sports and culture, as it expands its push to become an “Everything Exchange” offering a broad range of investment products. In an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Coinbase said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Clearing Company, with the transaction expected to close in January. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition marks a rapid turnaround for The Clearing Company, which was founded earlier this year…

Prediction Markets Hurt Fintech User Churn: Inversion CEO

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Finance platforms racing to add prediction markets are doing so at the cost of accelerated “casino-like” user churn, says venture capital firm Inversion Capital founder and CEO, Santiago Roel Santos. Santos argued in a blog post on Saturday that while he is a “believer in the underlying idea” of prediction markets, he thinks offering them in mainstream finance apps like Robinhood threatens future value capture by increasing the risk of user account liquidation.  “The problem with casino-like products isn’t that users lose money. It’s that casinos accelerate churn,” he said. …

DraftKings Enters Prediction Markets, Eyes Crypto Contracts

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DraftKings is expanding beyond sports betting into the realm of prediction markets, laying the groundwork for future crypto-linked contracts as regulated event trading gains momentum in the United States. As Bloomberg reported, the company announced on Friday that it has launched the DraftKings Predictions app, which allows users to trade contracts on sports and financial outcomes. At launch, the app is available in 38 states, with sports-related trading permitted in 17 of them. DraftKings ultimately plans to expand its prediction market offerings beyond sports and finance to include contracts linked…

Coinbase To Launch Stock Trading, Prediction Markets

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Coinbase is launching stock trading and prediction markets as the crypto exchange looks beyond digital assets to chase its ambition of creating an “everything app.” Coinbase head of consumer and business products, Max Branzburg, announced at the company’s year-end conference that “stock trading is now available on Coinbase.” “This is a major milestone in our plan to enable 24/7 trading of stocks and ETFs from anywhere in the world, powered by crypto,” he said. Stock trading. Rolling out on Coinbase in the U.S. pic.twitter.com/tTcjpvVyXc — Coinbase 🛡️ (@coinbase) December 17,…

‘Cautious in the Short Term’— Options Markets Temper Bitcoin Optimism Despite Heavy Futures Exposure

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Bitcoin hovered between $87,477 to $90,317 on Dec. 17, 2025, as derivatives data shows futures traders holding their nerve while options markets quietly leaned defensive. Bitcoin Derivatives Data Signals Tactical Pullback Risk According to coinglass.com stats on Wednesday, bitcoin futures open interest (OI) remains elevated, with total OI sitting near $58.97 billion across exchanges, signaling […] Original

Bitcoin Falls Below the 50 Week Moving Average

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Bitcoin Under Pressure As Yen Carry Trade Unwind Hits Markets

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Gemini Launches Regulated Prediction Markets In 50 US States

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Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by billionaire twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, has rolled out prediction markets in the United States after securing key regulatory approval. Gemini launched its in-house prediction market, Gemini Predictions, across all 50 US states, the exchange announced in an X post on Monday. Provided via affiliate Gemini Titan, Gemini Predictions enables users to trade on the outcomes of real-world events with “near instant execution” and full transparency. The launch came shortly after Gemini Titan obtained a designated contract market license from the Commodity Futures Trading…

XRP Advances As A Recognized Digital Asset In Regulated Markets — Here’s How

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London Stock Exchange’s DMI and the Role of Regulated Stablecoins in Tokenized Markets

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HodlX Guest Post  Submit Your Post   The launch of the DMI (Digital Markets Infrastructure) by the LSEG (London Stock Exchange) is not only a step toward innovation but also a notable development for market infrastructure, which has long faced multi-day post-trade processes. Now, DLT can significantly reduce post-trade timelines. In some pilots, faster or near-real-time processing has been demonstrated. Asset management, tokenized fund issuance, distribution and post-trade can be orchestrated on DLT within a regulated framework. However, if DMI represents the transition toward asset tokenization, the next logical step is…