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Polymarket Strikes Exclusive Deal With Yahoo Finance for Prediction Market Data

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Polymarket has announced an exclusive partnership with Yahoo Finance, becoming the sole provider of prediction market data on one of the world’s most-visited financial platforms. Polymarket Partners With Yahoo Finance, Strengthening Web3-TradFi Bridge Polymarket’s Nov. 12 announcement marks a major step in integrating blockchain-based prediction markets with traditional finance (TradFi). Under the agreement, Yahoo Finance … Read more

Fed Officials Split as Markets Price in December Rate Cut

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The Federal Reserve’s December policy decision is shaping up as a battle between officials worried about inflation’s persistence and those focused on weakening employment and demand. Traders Bet on Rate Cut Despite Fed’s Growing Divide Over Inflation According to the CME Fedwatch Tool, traders now assign a 65.4% probability that the central bank will lower … Read more

Hyperliquid Rival Lighter Valued at $1.5B after Raising $68M

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The Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform went live in October after initially raising $21 million in a previous round led by Haun Ventures. Lighter Becomes Crypto’s Latest Unicorn After $68M Round Lighter, the new kid on the block competing against perpetual futures giant Hyperliquid, announced a $68 million round on Tuesday, led by Peter Thiel’s … Read more

Lido DAO Eyes Automated LDO Buyback Mechanism for 2026 Launch

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Lido DAO is preparing a major upgrade to its tokenomics. The community is currently reviewing a new proposal that would introduce an automated LDO buyback system, designed to reduce the token’s circulating supply while strengthening on-chain liquidity. If approved, the plan could roll out in Q1 2026, marking one of the most significant structural changes … Read more

YZi Labs Makes First Biotech Investment of 2025, Backing Regenerative Medicine Startup Renewal Bio

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YZi Labs, formerly known as Binance Labs, has made its first biotech move of 2025, investing in Renewal Bio, a regenerative medicine firm working on DNA-identical human tissues. The company’s mission is ambitious: to solve the global organ shortage using patient-derived stem cells. The partnership marks a major step for YZi Labs as it expands … Read more

No, Trump Did Not Commute Heather ‘Razzlekhan’ Morgan’s Prison Sentence

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The self-styled “Crocodile of Wall Street” was sentenced to 18 months in prison for helping her husband Ilya Lichtenstein launder roughly $13 billion worth of stolen bitcoin in 2016. ‘Razzlekhan’ Backtracks Her Claims of a Trump Commutation A little over two weeks ago, convicted felon Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan implied that U.S. President Donald Trump had … Read more

Microsoft’s ‘Magentic Marketplace’ Reveals How AI Agents Can Collapse Under Pressure

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Microsoft Research, alongside Arizona State University, recently launched a bold experiment called the Magentic Marketplace — a digital playground where hundreds of artificial intelligence (AI) agents competed, collaborated, and occasionally conned each other in a simulated economy. ‘Magentic Marketplace’ Shows AI Bots Struggle With Deception and Overload The Microsoft project was built to test how … Read more

FTX Completes $7.1 Billion in Creditor Repayments

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FTX’s road to recovery continues, and this time, with real numbers on the board. According to creditor representative Sunil, the collapsed crypto exchange has completed three major payout rounds, returning a total of about $7.1 billion to claimants. Before Distribution Total FTX Assets: $16bn/$17bn Distributions18th Feb: $454m claims <$50k 30th May: $5bnClaims <$50k ($750m) , … Read more

Chainlink Reserve Expands Holdings with 78K LINK Accumulation

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Chainlink’s long-term growth engine just got stronger. The Chainlink Reserve, a strategic treasury mechanism for the Chainlink ecosystem, added 78,252.51 LINK last week, pushing its total holdings to 729,338.41 LINK. The latest batch was accumulated at an average price of $20.49 per token, signaling continued confidence in the project’s fundamentals amid a competitive oracle landscape. … Read more

Litecoin Marks 3 Million Blocks as Network Stability and Whale Growth Fuel Rally

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In a landmark moment for one of crypto’s oldest networks, Litecoin has now processed over 3 million blocks without interruption, a rare feat in blockchain history. Since launching in 2011, the network has maintained 14 years of continuous uptime, underscoring its status as one of the most secure and reliable blockchains in existence. The achievement … Read more