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World Cup upsets turn Polymarket’s “safe” favorite bets into million-dollar losses

Polymarket whales are betting millions on World Cup favorites, and early upsets are already turning “safe” trades into seven-figure wins and losses.

2 days ago

Digital Asset Treasuries BTC -2.90% Bearish

Strategy’s $10 billion STRC Bitcoin yield product sinks to yearly low as market demands higher payout

STRC was built to trade near $100, but its drop toward $92 is testing one of Michael Saylor’s key funding channels.

2 days ago

Macro BTC -2.90%

Oil finally loses its grip on Bitcoin – but now liquidity takes over the sell pressure

Brent below $80 removed one pressure point, but BTC still needs rates, ETF flows, and risk appetite to turn.

2 days ago

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#	Name	Price	24H %	7D %	MCap	24H Vol
1	Bitcoin BTC	$62,368.84	-2.90%	-2.27%	$1.25T	$29.28B
2	Ethereum ETH	$1,691.83	-3.03%	+0.67%	$204.18B	$11.93B
3	Tether USDT	$1.00	0.00%	+0.02%	$186.29B	$63.18B
4	BNB BNB	$571.83	-3.21%	-5.70%	$77.07B	$1.05B
5	USDC USDC	$1.00	+0.01%	+0.02%	$74.91B	$10.12B
6	XRP XRP	$1.13	-4.61%	-1.98%	$69.85B	$1.86B
7	Solana SOL	$68.41	-4.80%	+1.82%	$39.69B	$2.4B
8	TRON TRX	$0.32	+0.20%	+2.93%	$30.49B	$477.61M
9	Hyperliquid HYPE	$66.95	-6.76%	+13.19%	$16.96B	$1.09B
10	Dogecoin DOGE	$0.082	-3.19%	-5.36%	$14.03B	$517.47M

Market data updates periodically. Data via CoinMarketCap

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Prediction markets are drawing corporate hedgers, but payout disputes threaten trust

Event contracts let companies hedge specific risks like tariffs, oil shocks and regulatory rulings, but thin liquidity and oracle disputes could make the payout harder to trust.

2 days ago

Market BTC -2.90%

Bitcoin’s Iran rally enters a 60-day test as oil shock fears shift to the Fed

The MOU may ease immediate oil fears, but sanctions relief, nuclear terms, and durable energy-market normalization remain tied to a 60-day negotiation window.

2 days ago

Trading BTC -2.90%

SpaceX is trading like a $2T meme stock after its record IPO

Elon Musk’s company has jumped more than 50% from its IPO price as retail demand, crypto leverage and short liquidations amplify the rally.

3 days ago

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The future of vaults: neobanks and invisible DeFi

Kraken’s early traction suggests the next wave of DeFi adoption will come through neobanks and fintech apps that hide vault complexity behind familiar savings products.

Vincent Maliepaard 6 days ago

Fantium CEO Jonathan Ludwig says sports tokenization needs utility, alignment, and real access

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Fantium CEO Jonathan Ludwig says sports tokenization needs utility, alignment, and real access

Moving beyond fan tokens, Fantium aims to integrate liquidity and access into the evolving sports token ecosystem.

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World Cup upsets turn Polymarket’s “safe” favorite bets into million-dollar losses

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