Report: Charles Schwab Targets Kalshi and Polymarket Territory With New Cboe Deal

Charles Schwab is moving into prediction markets, but only on its own terms. The brokerage Charles Schwab has reportedly partnered with Cboe Global Markets to offer binary-style options contracts tied to the S&P 500, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report citing “people familiar with the matter.” The contracts let customers wager on whether … Read more

Gomining’s Kirill Solovev Says Bitcoin Mining Trades at a Discount, Urges New Payment Rails

As Bitcoin miners are increasingly monetizing their power allocations and cooling infrastructure for artificial intelligence, Gomining founder Kirill Solovev argues that pure-play infrastructure remains severely undervalued. The AI Pivot and Network Resilience The migration of public Bitcoin miners toward high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure has shifted from a minor diversification tactic to … Read more

Grayscale Research Head Says Saylor’s Strategy Faces a $1.5 Billion Cash-Flow Trap, Not a Bitcoin One

Strategy faces about $1.5 billion in annual preferred-stock dividends against roughly $477 million in software revenue, a cash-flow gap that Grayscale’s head of research, Zach Pandl, warns is a financing problem, not a bitcoin one. A Cash-Flow Problem, Not a Crypto Problem In a podcast with journalist Laura Shin, Grayscale’s head of research (who posts … Read more

JPMorgan Says 20% of Miners Operating at a Loss as Bitcoin Trades Below Production Cost

JPMorgan analysts say bitcoin has traded below its estimated production cost for five straight months, pushing about 20% of miners into unprofitable territory. Public miners have responded by selling more than 32,000 BTC in the first quarter to fund operations. Bitcoin Miners Sold 32,000 BTC in Q1 as JPMorgan Flags Growing Profit Pressure Bitcoin miners … Read more

Cuba Passes 176 Historic Reforms to Open Its Economy to Private Banks and Real Estate

The Cuban National Assembly passed a set of reforms that would open the Cuban system to private investment and private banks in the island’s financial system. The measure came after the Trump Administration imposed sanctions on the Cuban state oil company, Unión Cuba-Petróleo (CUPET). Cuba Backpedals On Socialism With New Economic Reforms Cuba, one of … Read more

Ireland Targets Crypto Assets in New Strategy to Disrupt Illicit Cash Flows

Ireland has launched a National Risk Assessment and a 30-point action plan to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and sophisticated financial crime. Targeting Digital Assets and Crypto Loopholes Ireland announced a sweeping crackdown on financial crime on June 18, unveiling a national strategy that places a major emphasis on targeting the misuse of cryptocurrency and … Read more

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