Polymarket sees January US gov’t shutdown odds surge to 77%
The spike in Polymarket odds comes just days after United States President Donald Trump said “we’re probably going to end up in another Democrat shutdown.”
US Bitcoin ETFs bleed $1.72B in five-day outflow streak
The extended outflow streak comes as a widely used crypto sentiment indicator has stayed within the “Extreme Fear” range since Wednesday.
PENGUIN memecoin surges 564% following White House social media post
The Nietzschean Penguin (PENGUIN) memecoin had a market capitalization of about $387,000 before the US White House published its post.
Bitcoin nodes running BIP-110 crosses 2% as spam wars heat up
The Bitcoin proposal caps arbitrary data in an attempt to combat spam from non-monetary transactions on the Bitcoin network.
Could Europe sell US debt if a Greenland deal doesn’t come through?
Some European policymakers have floated the idea of selling off US debt as a way of combating US belligerence, but it may be much more difficult in practice.
Netherlands risks capital flight with unrealized gains tax on stocks, crypto
Investors and crypto users warn the proposed unrealized gains tax could drive an exodus of capital and talent.
Ethereum prepares for quantum era with new security team and funding
Ethereum developers to launch biweekly sessions on quantum-resistant transactions as Foundation commits $2 million in new funding to harden core cryptography.
Democrats file ethics-focused amendments to crypto market structure bill
The amendments marked the latest Democratic Party-driven push to prevent US officials from profiting off of crypto interests.
Trump-picked OCC head proceeds with consideration of WLF’s bank charter
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said no political or personal financial ties will impact the procedural review of World Liberty Financial’s bank charter application.
SEC dismisses civil action against Gemini with prejudice
The SEC was satisfied with Gemini’s agreement to contribute $40 million toward the full recovery of Gemini Earn investors’ assets lost as a result of the Genesis bankruptcy.