Propy and Milo to Let Bitcoin Holders Buy Homes With $25M Financing Access

Propy and Milo are combining crypto-backed mortgages with blockchain-based real estate settlement for a fully digital home-buying process. The partnership aims to let crypto investors purchase property without selling their digital assets. Tim Draper Backs Propy as Milo Expands Crypto Mortgage Access Across the U.S. Real estate platform Propy and crypto lender Milo are joining … Read more

Trump Dismisses Inflation Pressure on Americans While April PPI Tops 6% Year-Over-Year

U.S. wholesale prices climbed 6% year-over-year in April 2026, the largest annual gain in more than three years, as energy costs tied to the ongoing U.S.-Israel-Iran war pushed producer inflation well above expectations. Gasoline Prices Jump 15.6% in April as Iran War Drives Worst U.S. Wholesale Inflation in 3 Years The Bureau of Labor Statistics … Read more

Campaign Staffers Trade Internal Polls on Polymarket in Third Insider Pattern

An anonymous campaign staffer told NPR earlier this month that they and colleagues routinely placed Polymarket bets on internal polling data before public release, generating thousands of dollars per cycle. The admission marks the third Polymarket-specific insider trading pattern documented by NPR in three months and exposes a regulatory gap that federal legislation has so … Read more

Wisconsin Federal Judge Hands Tribes First IGRA Win Against Kalshi Sports Bets

A federal judge in Wisconsin has found that the Ho-Chunk Nation is likely to succeed in blocking Kalshi from offering sports event contracts on tribal land under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), in what appears to be the first ruling of its kind against the prediction-market operator. First Federal Court Sides With Tribes in … Read more

Congress Members to Hold Bipartisan Crypto Tax Meeting May 14

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is convening a closed-door session to push crypto tax reform forward, with new legislation on the table that could reshape how digital asset holders pay taxes on staking, trading, and everyday payments. PARITY Act Would Defer Staking Taxes The House Ways and Means Committee is set to hold a … Read more

Draftkings, Flutter Grab Market-Maker Role, Undercut Peer-to-Peer Prediction Claim

Draftkings and Flutter Entertainment have both moved into market-making on prediction-market platforms, escalating from consumer-facing products into the financial infrastructure of an industry that built its identity on peer-to-peer trading. The Q1 2026 earnings disclosures establish that the sportsbook industry’s bet on prediction markets has moved well beyond app launches. Sportsbooks Move From Prediction-Market Products … Read more

ICBA Warns Kraken OCC Charter Bid Threatens US Bank Deposits and Financial Stability

Community bankers are pushing back hard now that crypto exchanges are applying for national trust bank charters, with the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) calling the move a threat to financial stability and consumer protections. At the same time, other bankers are concerned with the CLARITY Act and stablecoins. ICBA Tells OCC to Rescind … Read more

Six Months in, the AGA Exodus Has Reshaped US Gambling’s Lobbying Landscape

The American Gaming Association published its Q1 2026 Gaming Industry Outlook on May 7, the trade group’s biannual sentiment survey conducted by Oxford Economics across 26 senior gaming executives between March 23 and April 8. The headline numbers tell a confident story, but the details below suggest concerns over the growing impact of prediction markets … Read more

Flutter Restructures US Operations as FanDuel CEO Howe Departs With $4.37M Severance

Flutter Entertainment announced a leadership transition at FanDuel, with Chief Executive Amy Howe departing after five years and Christian Genetski stepping into the CEO role. The departure was confirmed alongside Flutter’s Q1 2026 results. Genetski Takes Over While Flutter Names Group-Level President Per the press release, Howe will receive severance of $4,370,828 – equal to … Read more

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