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Gensler Files Brief Arguing Sports Prediction Markets Fall Outside CFTC Swap Rules
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Gensler Files Brief Arguing Sports Prediction Markets Fall Outside CFTC Swap Rules

Former CFTC and SEC chair Gary Gensler filed an amicus brief with the Sixth Circuit arguing that sports-event prediction markets are not swaps under Dodd-Frank, directly contradicting the CFTC's own position in the KalshiEX v. Ohio appeal.

thedefiant.io · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Bitcoin's Hidden Yield: Why Options Are Taking Over Crypto | David Lawant, Anchorage Digital
Crypto

Bitcoin's Hidden Yield: Why Options Are Taking Over Crypto | David Lawant, Anchorage Digital

Bitcoin does not have native yield. But that has not stopped institutions, treasury companies, miners, whales, ETFs, and crypto-native desks from looking for ways to generate returns on top of BTC. In this episode of Converge by The Defiant

thedefiant.io · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson Plots Exit From X to Discord Over ‘Endless Rage’
Crypto

Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson Plots Exit From X to Discord Over ‘Endless Rage’

Hoskinson says he will continue using X for livestream broadcasts but plans to shift community engagement, including future AMAs to Discord.

cryptopotato.com · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Bitcoin price faces new risk as big buyers lose conviction
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Bitcoin price faces new risk as big buyers lose conviction

Bitcoin’s largest buyers are no longer behaving like a reliable backstop for the largest cryptocurrency. The exchange-traded funds, public-company treasuries, and Bitcoin-linked equities that helped define the market’s institutional era are

cryptoslate.com · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Coinbase Brings US-Regulated Gold and Silver Futures to 24/7 Trading, with Oil Next
Crypto

Coinbase Brings US-Regulated Gold and Silver Futures to 24/7 Trading, with Oil Next

Coinbase Derivatives is moving its CFTC-registered gold and silver futures to around-the-clock trading effective Friday evening, the first time these US-regulated contracts will not close for weekends, with oil futures to follow.

thedefiant.io · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Bybit, Binance and Bitget Cancel Tokenized SpaceX Allocations as xStocks Fails to Deliver Shares
Crypto

Bybit, Binance and Bitget Cancel Tokenized SpaceX Allocations as xStocks Fails to Deliver Shares

Three major crypto exchanges canceled their tokenized SpaceX IPO allocation campaigns Friday after xStocks could not source underlying shares, while rival onchain protocols from Ondo, xStocks' DeFi arm and Backpack launched successfully on

thedefiant.io · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Report: Bitcoin Could Bottom During the 2026 World Cup
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Report: Bitcoin Could Bottom During the 2026 World Cup

Researchers argue that Bitcoin is progressing through the final leg of an A-B-C corrective structure that started in late 2025.

cryptopotato.com · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Blockworks Acquires Messari in Crypto Data Consolidation
Crypto

Blockworks Acquires Messari in Crypto Data Consolidation

Crypto data and media company Blockworks has acquired rival research platform Messari at a discount to its prior valuation, the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg reported Friday. The deal joins two of the most prominent names in the crypto

thedefiant.io · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Sam Bankman-Fried loses appeal to overturn 25-year prison sentence
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Sam Bankman-Fried loses appeal to overturn 25-year prison sentence

A federal appeals court upheld the former FTX chief’s conviction, while his bid for clemency from President Donald Trump appears to face steep political odds.

cointelegraph.com · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Bitcoin surfs SpaceX IPO at $64K as trader warns key BTC price support may crumble
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Bitcoin surfs SpaceX IPO at $64K as trader warns key BTC price support may crumble

Bitcoin hit $64,000 as SpaceX launched a record-breaking IPO and US-Iran peace deal hopes continued to grow, but doubts over BTC price support remained.

cointelegraph.com · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
3 Bullish Signals Suggest Pi Network’s (PI) Worst Days May Be Over
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3 Bullish Signals Suggest Pi Network’s (PI) Worst Days May Be Over

The token unlocks are set to ease in the next 30 days, which could offer the market some breathing room for a possible recovery.

cryptopotato.com · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Crypto Biz: SpaceX fuels tokenization’s next boom
Crypto

Crypto Biz: SpaceX fuels tokenization’s next boom

Tokenized RWAs surge despite crypto volatility, Kraken launches SpaceX IPO xStocks, prediction markets outpace onchain gambling and Sam Bankman-Fried seeks a Trump pardon.

cointelegraph.com · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Elon Musk Hits Trillionaire Status as SpaceX (SPCX) Debuts on Wall Street
Crypto

Elon Musk Hits Trillionaire Status as SpaceX (SPCX) Debuts on Wall Street

The shares began trading at well above the expected $135 price.

cryptopotato.com · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
XRP aims for $0.90 as ETF demand battles selling pressure from whales
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XRP aims for $0.90 as ETF demand battles selling pressure from whales

XRP is trading at $1.11, down roughly 17% from its June opening, having set a new 2026 low on June 5 and shed $8 billion in market cap over three sessions. The correction happens as the asset posted its strongest ETF inflow month of the yea

cryptoslate.com · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Q2 2026 Sets All-Time High for DeFi Hack Count With ~70 Exploits, $746M Stolen
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Q2 2026 Sets All-Time High for DeFi Hack Count With ~70 Exploits, $746M Stolen

DeFi logged approximately 70 separate exploits in Q2 2026, roughly doubling the previous quarterly record, even as the $746 million dollar total remains a fraction of historical single-event peaks.

thedefiant.io · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Second Circuit Affirms SBF’s Fraud Conviction and 25-Year Sentence
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Second Circuit Affirms SBF’s Fraud Conviction and 25-Year Sentence

A three-judge Second Circuit panel affirmed Sam Bankman-Fried’s conviction on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy, along with his 25-year prison sentence, closing his primary legal path to overturning the 2023 verdict.

thedefiant.io · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Bitcoin Recovery Begins, SpaceX IPO Breaks Records, US-Iran Peace Deal Fragile: Weekly Recap
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Bitcoin Recovery Begins, SpaceX IPO Breaks Records, US-Iran Peace Deal Fragile: Weekly Recap

Perhaps the most anticipated IPO in history took place on Thursday, breaking the previous record in terms of sales.

cryptopotato.com · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
SpaceX Begins Nasdaq Trading With Tokenized Versions Mirroring Largest IPO in History
Crypto

SpaceX Begins Nasdaq Trading With Tokenized Versions Mirroring Largest IPO in History

SpaceX opened for trading on Nasdaq Friday under SPCX, completing what Nasdaq and Morgan Stanley confirmed as the largest IPO in history at $75 billion pre-greenshoe.

thedefiant.io · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Monero Jumps 30% After ZachXBT Traces $120M USDT Laundering Run Through Privacy Coin
Crypto

Monero Jumps 30% After ZachXBT Traces $120M USDT Laundering Run Through Privacy Coin

Monero surged roughly 30% to an intraday high of $438 on Thursday after blockchain investigator ZachXBT traced a $120 million USDT movement that included large purchases of the privacy coin, with Tether subsequently freezing $72 million in

thedefiant.io · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Nobody Likes XRP Right Now, and That May Be Bullish: Santiment
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Nobody Likes XRP Right Now, and That May Be Bullish: Santiment

Declining social activity is occurring despite continued development across the XRP Ledger and broader ecosystem initiatives.

cryptopotato.com · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Firms are turning to blockchain to fight an ad fraud problem AI is making worse
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Firms are turning to blockchain to fight an ad fraud problem AI is making worse

Google blocked or removed 8.3 billion ads in 2025 and suspended 24.9 million advertiser accounts, with 602 million of those ads tied directly to scams. Those numbers show that the volume of fraudulent material attempting to reach users has

cryptoslate.com · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH’s Next Rally Attempt Hinges on This Key Level
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Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH’s Next Rally Attempt Hinges on This Key Level

Ethereum remains under significant pressure across higher and lower timeframes after losing several major technical levels in quick succession. While the recent rebound from the local bottom around $1.5K has provided some short-term relief,

cryptopotato.com · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Solana News: SpaceX Will Have the Biggest IPO in History, And Its Stock Will Be Trading on Solana the Same Day
Crypto

Solana News: SpaceX Will Have the Biggest IPO in History, And Its Stock Will Be Trading on Solana the Same Day

SpaceX SPCX Token Lands on Solana: Retail's Bottom? The post Solana News: SpaceX Will Have the Biggest IPO in History, And Its Stock Will Be Trading on Solana the Same Day appeared first on Cryptonews .

cryptonews.com · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Japan's Lower House Passes Bill Moving Crypto Under Securities Law, Opening Path to ETFs and 20% Tax Rate
Crypto

Japan's Lower House Passes Bill Moving Crypto Under Securities Law, Opening Path to ETFs and 20% Tax Rate

Japan's lower house passed a bill amending the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act to regulate crypto like stocks, opening a path to regulated ETFs by 2027 and cutting the capital-gains tax from up to 55% to a flat 20%. Upper-house passa

thedefiant.io · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
Polish president vetoes crypto bill for third time ahead of MiCA deadline
Crypto

Polish president vetoes crypto bill for third time ahead of MiCA deadline

Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoed a bill to implement MiCA for the third time, just weeks before the end of the EU crypto framework's transitional period.

cointelegraph.com · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read
AVAX Price Prediction: Treasury Stock Tumbles 38% on Nasdaq Debut as Crypto Proxy Trade Unravels
Crypto

AVAX Price Prediction: Treasury Stock Tumbles 38% on Nasdaq Debut as Crypto Proxy Trade Unravels

AVAX Treasury Stock (AVAT) Crashes 38% on Nasdaq Debut The post AVAX Price Prediction: Treasury Stock Tumbles 38% on Nasdaq Debut as Crypto Proxy Trade Unravels appeared first on Cryptonews .

cryptonews.com · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 min read