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Tech

The Protocol: Ethereum Preps For Upcoming Fusaka Upgrade

Also: Anthropic On DeFi AI Agents, ETH Devs Push ZK Protocol, and Bitnomial

The forthcoming Ethereum upgrade, Fusaka, is partly named after Osaka, a city in Japan (Wikipedia)

Finance

Kalshi’s Luana Lopes Lara Becomes Youngest Female Self-Made Billionaire

A recent $1 billion funding round led by Paradigm puts Kalshi co-founders Luana Lopes Lara and Tarek Mansour on the billionaire list.

Kalshi co-founders Luana Lopes Lara and Tarek Mansour (Kalshi)

Markets

CNN to Use Kalshi Prediction Markets Across Its News Coverage

The deal brings market-implied probabilities into CNN’s newsroom and introduces a Kalshi-powered ticker for segments that rely on event contracts.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Kalshi Raises $1B at $11B Valuation as Prediction Market Race Heats Up

Kalshi secures a massive funding boost led by Paradigm, widening its lead over Polymarket as trading volumes surge and both platforms pursue fresh capital.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Kalshi Launches Tokenized Event Bets on Solana Blockchain: CNBC

The prediction market is rolling out tokenized contracts on Solana to meet crypto traders where they already are, Kalshi told CNBC.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

State of Crypto: Kalshi and Prediction Markets Face a Setback

The court cases will continue for the moment.

Kalshi website shown on a laptop.

Policy

Nevada Just Shattered Prediction Markets’ Favorite Theory in Kalshi Ruling

Nevada’s ruling says sports outcome contracts on a federally regulated exchange are not swaps, opening the door for state gambling laws to apply.

Nevada Unsplash Photo by Robbie Noble on Unsplash

Markets

Kalshi Raises $1B at $11B Valuation as Prediction Market Race Continues: TechCrunch

The CFTC-regulated exchange is gaining ground on crypto-native Polymarket, offering event contracts with fiat access and legal clarity.

Kalshi website shown on a laptop.

Policy

Prediction Market Kalshi Sues New York Regulator Over Sports Contracts Ban

Kalshi argues that the CFTC has exclusive jurisdiction over derivatives on federally regulated exchanges, and state interference would fragment the system.

Statue of Lady liberty (Tingey Injury Law Firm/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Polymarket Seeks Investment at Valuation of $12B-$15B: Bloomberg

That level would mark a more than 10-fold increase since June, when Polymarket raised $200 million at a $1 billion valuation.

Shayne Coplan, founder and CEO of Polymarket (CoinDesk/Jesse Hamilton)