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US Soldier Charged for Alleged $400K Polymarket Insider Trading on Maduro Removal

Federal prosecutors say an Army soldier made over $400K betting on Venezuela-related outcomes on Polymarket using classified intelligence.
Trump Says World Becoming a ‘Casino’ as Soldier Charged Over Polymarket Maduro Bets

The U.S. president said that he “was never much in favor” of prediction markets, as the latest insider trading case highlighted risks.
Aave Leads ‘DeFi United’ Push to Contain $292M KelpDAO Fallout

Aave's founder has pledged 5,000 ETH of his own money as a growing DeFi coalition races to contain the fallout from the KelpDAO exploit.
Morning Minute: Soldier Arrested for $400K Polymarket Insider Bet on Maduro Raid

Trump says the whole world's a casino. Tether made its biggest enforcement freeze ever. And SBF drops his new trial bid.
Meta Agrees to Deploy Millions of Amazon AI Chips in Deal Worth Billions

Facebook parent company Meta has agreed to a multi-year deal to use Amazon’s AI chips in a deal that AWS says is worth billions of dollars.
Bitcoin 'Q-Day' Draws Nearer as Quantum Researcher Breaks Simplified Key

Project Eleven awarded 1 BTC to an Italian researcher after a public quantum computer breaks a 15-bit elliptic curve key, the largest public demonstration of its kind to date.
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Wisconsin Sues Prediction Markets Over Sports Betting Contracts

The state alleges sports betting products on Kalshi, Polymarket and other financial platforms violate Wisconsin gambling laws.
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Tom Lee's BitMine Buys Another $23 Million in ETH From Ethereum Foundation

Top Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies made its second ETH buy from the Ethereum Foundation.
Morgan Stanley Targets BlackRock With Money Market Fund for Stablecoin Issuers

Morgan Stanley debuted a money market fund intended for stablecoin issuers, billing the product as a way for companies to manage reserves.
US Soldier Was Blocked on Kalshi Before Taking Maduro Bets to Polymarket

A U.S. soldier charged with using classified military intelligence to bet on Polymarket failed to pass Kalshi's KYC procedures.
Amazon Web Services Marketplace Adds Chainlink Crypto Oracle Services

Amazon’s Chainlink integration lets enterprises connect cloud infrastructure with blockchain networks through familiar AWS tools.
DeepSeek V4 Is Here—Its Pro Version Costs 98% Less Than GPT 5.5 Pro

The Chinese lab that shook Wall Street just dropped its biggest, most efficient model yet, hours after OpenAI launched GPT-5.5.
Justice Department Ends Probe of Fed Chair Powell, Clearing Path for Warsh Confirmation

The Justice Department closed the Jerome Powell probe, removing a barrier to Senate action on Kevin Warsh's Federal Reserve nomination.
Anthropic Rolls Out Election Safeguards for Claude AI Ahead of US Midterms

Claude maker Anthropic reported that its latest AI models scored 95-96% on political neutrality tests ahead of the 2026 midterms.
South Korea Arrests Man for a Fake AI Wolf Photo That Raised Alarms

A man created an AI-generated image of escaped wolf Neukgu "for fun." It fooled authorities, triggered emergency alerts, and derailed a nine-day search operation.
Trump DOJ Backs Elon Musk's xAI in Fight Over Colorado AI Bias Law

The Justice Department moved to intervene in xAI’s lawsuit challenging Colorado’s algorithmic discrimination law.
Tennessee Becomes Second State to Outlaw Bitcoin, Crypto ATMs

Tennessee has become the second U.S. state to outlaw Bitcoin and crypto ATMs, making it a criminal offense to own or operate the machines.
Brazil Issues Sweeping Ban Against Prediction Market Platforms

Brazil’s Finance Ministry cited investor protection concerns and rising gambling addiction as it blocked platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi.
Bitcoin Hit Its Highest Price Since January—Why VanEck Analysts See More Potential Gains

Bitcoin hash rate recovery and negative funding rates signal potential gains ahead, according to the ETF provider's latest network analysis.
Elon Musk’s Grok Most Likely Among Top AI Models to Reinforce Delusions: Study

Researchers found that xAI's Grok was the riskiest AI model tested, often validating delusions and offering dangerous advice.