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Lawmakers outraged over "disgusting" war bets on Polymarket

Polymarket removed a betting market on the rescue of U.S. service members in Iran after lawmakers criticized it for reducing a military operation to a financial trade. Will this incident add to the pressure prediction markets face in Washington? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

Lawmakers Outraged Over "Disgusting" War Bets on Polymarket

Finance

Anchorage Digital adds Tron custody, opens U.S. institutional access to TRX trading

The integration provides institutions with a compliant way to hold TRX and will be expanded to include TRC-20 assets and native TRX staking.

Cryptocurrency prices seen on phone and monitors. (Sajad Nori/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Pharmaceutical firm pivots to stablecoins, holds nearly 9% of SKY's supply

Nanocap NovaBay Pharmaceuticals changed its name to Stablecoin Development Corporation.

Money on a printer (Clay Banks/Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto market steadies as derivatives signal caution, macro pressure builds

BTC holds near $70,500 as derivatives turn defensive, macro risks weigh on sentiment and altcoins show pockets of strength.

A see-saw sits unused in a playground

Finance

XRP treasury firm Evernorth discloses $233.7 million impairment on holdings in SPAC filing

The company reported a $233.7 million digital asset impairment for 2025, reflecting the gap between purchase prices and lower market values.

Trading screen with price monitors and charts (Yashowardhan Singh/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin slips below $70,000 as oil surge, Fed pause weigh on risk assets

BTC dipped below $70,000 as energy prices spiked and the Fed held interest rates, pressuring crypto and equities.

Oil rig operating during the sunset (Maria Lupan/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin holds steady at $74,000 as traders turn cautious before Fed meeting

BTC consolidated with subdued volatility, while derivatives positioning and macro uncertainty signaled cautious market sentiment.

U.S. Federal Reserve headquarters (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin consolidation seen with BTC remaining 'overbought' after pullback

Crypto markets cooled after Monday's rally, with bitcoin eyeing support near $72,000–$74,000 even as derivatives positioning remains broadly bullish and altcoins see deeper profit-taking.

Multiple charts and screens (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

Markets

Altcoins jump as bitcoin inches toward potential $74,000 breakout

The bitcoin price is approaching a key technical level while PEPE and other memecoins jump more than 10% in a sign of rising appetite for risk.

Pepe the Frog (PepeCoin's Twitter account)

Markets

Bitcoin outperforms stocks, tops $72,000 even as dollar strengthens

BTC climbed 2% to break through $72,000 while U.S. equity futures slipped and the dollar strengthened, as altcoins and AI tokens joined a broader crypto rally.

A matador faces a bull