Features

North Korea’s crypto playbook now spans fake developers, conference contacts and major DeFi exploits reaching deep across the industry. Go to Source

Crypto trades settle instantly, but at the cost of capital efficiency. This forces firms to overcollateralize and limits how far markets can scale, says Cosmos co-founder Ethan Buchman. Go to Source

Prediction markets are expanding into Asia’s largest economies, but unclear legal definitions and strict gambling laws may limit how far they can go. Go to Source

A new bill in Canada would ban crypto donations to political parties, a move which election overseers have supported in past recommendations to Parliament. Go to Source

US President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to lead the Fed, but the financier’s plans to lower interest rates may come up against hard economic realities and a split board. Go to Source

The Ethereum Economic Zone promises to stitch fragmented rollups back into a single system, but a similar model struggled to gain traction on Cosmos. Go to Source

Yields for five-year US Treasury bonds are up 4%, putting a damper on Bitcoin price, which has ended the month much where it started. Go to Source

Arbitrage opportunities in prediction markets often exist for seconds, giving AI-driven systems a structural advantage over humans. Go to Source

If betting markets are to be believed, the chances of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried getting a presidential pardon this year aren’t looking good. Go to Source

Bitcoin is beating gold during the Iran war, but its dependence on liquidity cycles keeps the safe haven narrative in question. Go to Source