The 2026 World Cup is giving prediction markets a mass-market setting that is easier to understand than politics or macro contracts. As Polymarket, Kalshi, CFTC oversight and wallet integrations converge, sports events are becoming a new gateway into on-chain participation.
Blockbooster researcher BlazingKevin_ argues that crypto leverage, lending and yield products still lack a widely trusted benchmark curve comparable to SOFR. The article compares perpetual funding rates, Bitfinex FRR, Aave, Sky SSR, tokenized Treasuries, sUSDe and CME basis, and explains why a proper benchmark should be transaction-based, deep, independently governed and ideally term-structured.
Moomoo, under Futu, has integrated Hyperliquid market data, letting users view on-chain perpetual contract trading information directly.
According to PeckShield monitoring cited by ChainCatcher, the UXLINK attacker address swapped about 14.6 million DAI for 8,298.6 ETH, deposited 8,340 ETH into TornadoCash, bridged 2.64 ETH to a BTC address, and still holds 10.54 million DAI.
Moody’s Ratings is working with Alphaledger to expand its Token Integration Engine to Solana, allowing tokenized bond issuers to embed credit ratings directly into on-chain assets.
U.S.-listed crypto wallet service provider Exodus reported its May operating data, showing additions of 27 BTC and 1,439 SOL, a reduction of 439 ETH, crypto transaction processing of $383 million, and 1.5 million monthly active users.
According to monitoring by PaiDun, an address linked to the UXLINK attacker swapped about 14.6 million DAI for 8,298.6 ETH, then deposited 8,340 ETH into TornadoCash and bridged 2.64 ETH to a BTC address.
Satori Finance, a multi-chain decentralized exchange backed by Polychain Capital and Coinbase Ventures, said it will cease operations because prolonged adverse market conditions left platform revenue unable to support continued business activity.
