B3 to Launch Bitcoin-Linked Prediction Contracts as Brazil Bans Polymarket and Kalshi

Brazilian stock exchange B3 is launching six “Event Contracts” today, including instruments tied to bitcoin price movements. The country’s first federally regulated prediction market comes three days after the National Monetary Council prohibited derivatives based on sports, political, and entertainment events, while explicitly preserving the financial-asset category B3’s contracts fall under. Key Takeaways: B3 launches … Read more

Luxor Signs MicroBT Hardware Commitment Worth $100M Alongside Firmware Launch

Luxor Technology Corporation has expanded its LuxOS firmware to support MicroBT Whatsminer series miners and secured a term sheet for a strategic investment from MicroBT, paired with a $100 million hardware purchase commitment. Key Takeaways: Luxor Technology expanded LuxOS firmware to MicroBT Whatsminer miners, covering select M50 series models. MicroBT’s investment manager ITL signed a … Read more

Saipan Woman Gets 71 Months for $769K Bitcoin Wire Fraud Scheme

Bitcoin fraud claims led to a federal prison sentence for Sze Man Yu Inos. The case highlights how personal trust and false investment promises can expose older victims to major losses. Key Takeaways: Inos received prison time after prosecutors described false bitcoin investment claims. Saipan victims faced wider financial harm as the scheme expanded geographically. … Read more

Chainalysis Maps Iran Stablecoin Pipeline Behind $344M USDT Freeze

A $344 million USDT freeze has exposed how Iran-linked funds are routed through stablecoin networks. Chainalysis analyzed the activity across brokers, intermediary wallets, and DeFi protocols tied to Central Bank of Iran-linked addresses. Key Takeaways: $344M USDT freeze exposed a multi-step crypto pipeline across Iran-linked networks. Chainalysis traced wallet activity tied to the Central Bank … Read more

TRON DAO Joins the Programmable Economy: AI and Blockchain Redefining Markets Conference at Cornell Tech

This sponsored press release was provided by TRON DAO and was not written by Bitcoin.com News. Bitcoin.com News does not necessarily endorse the statements made within this announcement. PRESS RELEASE. Geneva, Switzerland, April 27, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications … Read more

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