Decentralized prediction platform Polymarket announced Tuesday that it will expand its taker fee structure to eight additional market categories starting March 30, 2026. The move broadens the platform’s revenue mechanics beyond its short-term cryptocurrency and sports markets, incorporating high-volume sectors such as politics, finance, and economics. The adjustment marks a structural shift for Polymarket, which
Hostplus, one of Australia’s largest and most prominent pension funds, is actively exploring the addition of Bitcoin and other digital assets to its investment suite. The move signals a potential watershed moment for institutional crypto adoption within Australia’s rigidly regulated $4.5 trillion superannuation sector. Managing over A$150 billion ($105 billion USD) in assets for nearly
Regulated prediction market Kalshi announced a sweeping expansion of its market integrity rules on Monday, deploying new technological guardrails that preemptively ban political candidates, athletes, and league officials from trading on events in which they are directly involved. The move represents the platform’s most aggressive attempt to date to stamp out insider trading and market
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has released a series of pivotal publications outlining a comprehensive future vision for the world’s second-largest blockchain network. Through a detailed technical roadmap and a newly issued 38-page governance mandate, the Foundation has formally articulated a strategic shift in the division of labor between Layer 1 (L1) and Layer 2 (L2)
A second federal civil lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California names Cere Network CEO Fred Jin, Lime co-founder Brad Bao, and several related individuals and entities as defendants in a dispute involving the blockchain project Cere Network. The new complaint was filed by investor Josef Qu and seeks
Crypto platforms across Africa are showing improved fraud prevention performance, with verification-related fraud rates declining by 28 percent year-on-year, according to new data released by Sumsub. The findings point to a shift in how digital asset firms across the region balance compliance, onboarding, and operational controls as regulatory frameworks take shape. The report, based on
Mesh has announced that it has joined Canton Network as a Super Validator, marking a step deeper into institutional blockchain infrastructure as tokenized finance continues to expand. The partnership positions Mesh within a network designed to connect traditional financial assets, collateral, and payments with blockchain-based systems. Canton Network operates as a public, permissionless blockchain focused
What Happened in the Resolv Exploit? Resolv Labs has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the attacker behind a $25 million exploit that resulted in the minting of 80 million unbacked USR tokens. The incident occurred early Sunday, March 22, when the exploiter used a vulnerability in the protocol’s USR Counter contract to generate tokens without
How Is BitGo Bringing Prediction Markets to Institutional Clients? Crypto custodian BitGo is expanding its institutional offering to include over-the-counter access to prediction markets through a partnership with Susquehanna Crypto, the digital asset unit of the global quantitative trading firm. The service will be integrated into BitGo Prime, allowing clients to trade event-based contracts directly
A group of former Ethereum Foundation researchers has launched Ethlabs, an independent nonprofit research and development organization backed by BitMine, SharpLink and Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin. The new lab is designed to give senior Ethereum protocol contributors a stable, independent home as the network prepares for larger-scale institutional, DeFi and AI-linked adoption. Ethlabs was co-founded