Prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket are in initial discussions to raise new funds at roughly $20B valuations each, nearly doubling their 2025 levels. Combined February trading volume hit $18.3B as regulatory and competitive pressures mount.

The source explains Bitcoin’s value through fixed supply, decentralization, blockchain security, payment utility, and growing adoption rather than government backing.

Binance told U.S. senators that allegations of Iran sanctions exposure on its platform lacked credible evidence, while outlining account investigations, compliance staffing, and law-enforcement cooperation figures.

Bloomberg reported that Polymarket has been in discussions with CFTC officials in recent weeks about lifting its 2022 settlement restrictions and allowing US traders back onto its main exchange.

Remittix opened its airdrop registration portal on June 18, but many holders faced page loading failures and wallet connection issues. The project advises clearing cache or switching devices. Presale funds exceeded $30.26 million, with $1.8 million left to the next milestone.

Allium’s on-chain report says U.S.-linked wallets remain the largest political trading group on Polymarket among wallets with country tags, raising new questions about the effectiveness of geoblocks.

Coinbase has been cleared to offer U.S. users access to global crypto perpetual futures, becoming the first American exchange to do so through a regulated domestic platform.

Polymarket has reportedly appointed a Japan lead as it works toward legal approval in the country by 2030, even as India, Argentina, and parts of the U.S. tighten scrutiny of prediction market platforms.