Rep. James Comer, Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to Polymarket and Kalshi to ascertain the measures these platforms are taking to curb these practices. Comer referred to the prediction markets ecosystem as the “Wild West.” Rep. James Comer Launches Probe On Insider Trading Happening On Prediction Markets Kentucky […]
]]>
Tyler Faraz “Trainwreckstv” Niknam, co-owner of iGaming-friendly streaming platform Kick, has experienced a record losing streak during his latest high-stakes gambling streams, revealing he has now exhausted his Stake pay and is using his personal savings in a bid to make up for the loss. Streamer Announces Marathon Recovery Session After Exhausting Stake Pay, Denying […]
]]>
Onchain investigator ZachXBT on Thursday published a detailed X thread alleging that certain employees at Axiom abused internal tools to access user wallet data and potentially engage in insider trading. ZachXBT Investigation Points to Alleged Data Misuse ZachXBT posted the thread at 8:41 a.m. EST, naming Broox Bauer, known online as @WheresBroox, and describing him […]
]]>
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service launches a formal inspection of Bithumb over a $44 billion bitcoin overpayment accident and possible custody and control failures. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) escalates a field review to a formal inspection of Bithumb in Seoul in early February 2026, adding personnel to probe how roughly 620,000 bitcoins were paid […]
]]>
TRM Labs and the world’s largest exchanges, including Coinbase and Binance, have launched the Beacon Network, an initiative that seeks to combat onchain crypto crime and prevent the illicit movement of funds through offramps to the fiat ecosystem. TRM Labs Launches Beacon Network, Targets Crypto Crime Crypto-based crime is becoming a problem, and exchanges and […]
]]>
The FBI has officially dropped its investigation into Kraken founder Jesse Powell and returned dozens of seized devices, including laptops and cellphones, according to Fortune. The investigation, which stemmed from a management dispute with a non-profit organization Powell founded, had no connection to his operations at the cryptocurrency exchange. Powell expressed relief over the conclusion […]
]]>
According to local sources, a pen drive confiscated from Mauricio Novelli, who is implicated in the Libra case, may contain information linking Argentine President Javier Milei to the token launch. These sources claim that a video allegedly showing Milei promoting Libra may have been deleted from the storage device. Video Containing Missing Link Between Milei […]
]]>
Coinbase may be required to send certain information related to user accounts to the CFTC in response to a subpoena related to Polymarket.
]]>
France’s gambling regulator confirmed that it’s currently examining Polymarket and its compliance with French gambling legislation.
]]>