Tag: Markets

Thailand Approves Bitcoin For Derivatives Trading Markets

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Thailand’s government on Tuesday approved the Finance Ministry’s proposal allowing digital assets to be used as underlying assets in the country’s derivatives and capital markets. The move aims to modernize Thailand’s derivatives markets in line with international standards, strengthen regulatory oversight and investor protection, and position itself as a regional hub for institutional crypto trading, the Bangkok Post reported. The country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will amend the Derivatives Act to enable these new asset classes, which include Bitcoin (BTC) and carbon credits.  “The decision to formally recognize digital…

Bitcoin could keep falling, Novogratz says

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io “Bitcoin was not supposed to act like this,” Michael Novogratz, founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital, says while discussing the ongoing downturn in crypto markets, noting Bitcoin’s drop to $76,000 and suggesting the market may be near a bottom. He speaks on “Bloomberg Crypto.” ——– More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don’t miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: Visit for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and…

Prediction Markets Price Bitcoin Stability, Not Explosive Upside, for Early 2026

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Bitcoin prediction market contracts across multiple platforms are converging around a narrow price band for early 2026, with traders broadly assigning low probabilities to aggressive upside scenarios and treating six-figure outcomes as long-shot events. Prediction Markets Point to $65K as Bitcoin’s Most Likely February Outcome On Polymarket, the most actively traded contract asks what price […] Original

AI Surveillance Marks a New Phase for South Korea’s Crypto Markets

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South Korean regulators are stepping up oversight of the domestic cryptocurrency market, signaling a faster, more coordinated approach to detecting suspicious trading activity amid renewed volatility.  The heightened scrutiny was highlighted after South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said it was reviewing sharp price movements in the ZKsync token listed on Upbit, following extreme volatility concentrated around a system maintenance window, according to The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung). The FSS said it was analyzing data and could escalate the review into a formal investigation, depending on the findings.  FSS officials…

CFTC Pulls Proposal Banning Sports Prediction Markets

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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has withdrawn a Biden administration-era proposal that would have banned sports and political prediction markets, some of the most popular event contracts today. The recently confirmed CFTC chair, Mike Selig, said on Wednesday that the agency has withdrawn a 2024 notice of proposed rulemaking that sought to ban event contracts for sports, politics and war, among other topics, classifying them as “contrary to the public interest.” Selig said the proposal “reflected the prior administration’s frolic into merit regulation with an outright prohibition on political…

Why Brokers and Exchanges Are Racing Into Prediction Markets – and What Comes Next

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In 2025, traditional finance players — from retail brokers to major exchange operators — moved decisively into prediction markets. What was once a niche product has turned into a fast-growing part of mainstream market infrastructure. Trading volumes jumped from about $9 billion in 2024 to roughly $40 billion in 2025, according to industry research. Projections now point to annual volumes approaching $1 trillion by the end of the decade, pushing prediction markets from an experimental corner of finance into a meaningful revenue line. What Brokers Are Actually Offering Distribution-first positioning…

The Real Reason Bitcoin Looks Broken Right Now (Not What You Think)

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Gold and silver just experienced historic volatility while Bitcoin feels strangely stuck. In this episode of No Second Best, we step back from the noise to examine why traditional monetary signals are breaking down, why the Fed is dismissing the message, and why Bitcoin’s price action is confusing so many people right now. The explanation isn’t obvious — and it challenges some deeply held assumptions. Timestamps 00:00 Market Chaos: Gold, Silver, and Bitcoin Crash 00:56 Bitcoin’s Struggles and Market Theories 01:46 Gold’s…

HYPE Rises 20% After Hyperliquid Backs Prediction Markets

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HYPE gained double digits on Monday after the team behind HyperCore, the core infrastructure powering Hyperliquid’s layer-1 network, said it will support the HIP-4 proposal to expand into prediction markets. The integration would allow fully collateralized contracts on Hyperliquid, the largest decentralized perpetual futures crypto platform, enabling traders to wager on political elections, sports and other markets. In an X post on Monday, Hyperliquid said the support was driven by “extensive user demand” for prediction markets and bounded options-like instruments, while adding that HIP-4 could allow other novel applications to…

Bitcoin liquidations spike as Warsh Fed pick rattles markets

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Bitcoin slid below $80k after Warsh’s Fed nod, triggering $2.5B liquidations before stabilizing near a key mid-cycle support zone analysts see as potential cycle floor. Summary Bitcoin dropped under $80k as Kevin Warsh’s Fed appointment accelerated risk-off moves and crypto deleveraging, with roughly $2.5 billion in leveraged longs liquidated. QCP Asia says BTC is holding a mid-cycle support area but momentum and options positioning still point to downside risk if this zone fails. Analyst PlanC argues the $75k–$80k region may mark a capitulation-style cycle bottom, echoing prior shakeouts that preceded…