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Polymarket volume inflated by ‘artificial’ activity, study finds

The volume of activity on one of the most popular prediction markets has been inflated by “wash trading,” according to Columbia University researchers.

By Lydia Beyoud and Bloomberg

November 7, 2025

The Coins

Altcoin giant Animoca Brands aims to go public next year, listing will test investor appetite for exotic crypto assets

By Carlos Garcia

November 4, 2025

Crypto’s big ‘Uptober’ ends with a whimper, Bitcoin down 4%

By Carlos Garcia and Ben Weiss

October 31, 2025

Crypto’s second wave of ETFs arrives, investors snap up new Solana offering

By Carlos Garcia

October 31, 2025

Michael Saylor boosts yield, says Strategy is at an ‘inflection point’

By David Pan, Judy Lagrou and Bloomberg

October 30, 2025

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People wait in line durning an emergency food distribution at The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s Mitzvah Food Program in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Politics

Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP payments after some states quickly paid the food benefits

By David A. Lieb, Michael Casey, and others

Travelers wait in line at the rental car center at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Travel & Leisure

Some desperate travelers turn to U-Haul as the government shutdown cuts flights and sends car rentals soaring

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated Press

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Economy

Trump asks Justice Department to probe meatpackers on prices

By Josh Wingrove, Ilena Peng, and others

Frontier CEO Barry Biffle suggested passengers buy second tickets to ensure they don't get 'stranded' during the government shutdown.

Law

Frontier’s CEO on air travel reductions: Buy a second plane ticket from competitors if you ‘don’t want to be stranded’

By Nino Paoli

Crypto

Polymarket volume inflated by ‘artificial’ activity, study finds

The Coins

Altcoin giant Animoca Brands aims to go public next year, listing will test investor appetite for exotic crypto assets

Crypto’s big ‘Uptober’ ends with a whimper, Bitcoin down 4%

Crypto’s second wave of ETFs arrives, investors snap up new Solana offering

Michael Saylor boosts yield, says Strategy is at an ‘inflection point’

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Exclusive: Crypto venture firm CMT Digital raises $136 million for fourth fund

Altcoin giant Animoca Brands aims to go public next year, listing will test investor appetite for exotic crypto assets

Ferrari to release crypto token to let wealthy fans take part in 499P auction

Coinbase’s latest run places Brian Armstrong among the great leaders of Silicon Valley

Crypto’s big ‘Uptober’ ends with a whimper, Bitcoin down 4%

Crypto’s second wave of ETFs arrives, investors snap up new Solana offering

Michael Saylor boosts yield, says Strategy is at an ‘inflection point’

Crypto founders are getting very rich, very fast—again

Bitcoin, Ethereum dip after Fed chair hints that 25-point rate cut may be last of 2025

Exclusive: Mastercard poised to acquire crypto startup Zerohash for nearly $2 billion, sources say

Startup Hercle raises $10 million to build out stablecoin-based global money transfers

Trump media firm dives into red hot prediction markets, in tie-up with Crypto.com

Former SpaceX and X employees raise $9 million for Standard Economics, a platform for the unbanked

Bitcoin faces a new civil war over how its blockchain should be used

Altcoin market falls $800 billion short as retail traders vanish

Crypto M&A surges 30-fold as niche firms shift to mainstream

Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao 2 years after the crypto billionaire’s guilty plea

Melania Trump memecoin team ‘weaponized fame to disarm diligence’ in sprawling crypto conspiracy, alleges court filing

Crypto lost 1,000 jobs to AI since ChatGPT launched—but gained them back from other sectors, says a16z report

Exclusive: Late-stage payments company Modern Treasury acquires stablecoin startup Beam for $40 million

Exclusive: Senate Democrats demand top Trump advisor Steve Witkoff provide details on crypto investments, lack of divestment

Coinbase, Robinhood down as Amazon outage briefly cripples the internet

Ripple is branching out into mainstream finance even as the purpose of its most valuable asset, XRP, remains unclear

Exclusive: Stripe-backed blockchain startup Tempo raises $500 million round led by Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital and Greenoaks

AI is gobbling our personal data—but new advances in blockchain can stop that

BitMine chair Tom Lee says the ‘bubble has burst’ in digital asset treasury companies as many trade below net asset value

Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm invests $50 million in Solana staking protocol Jito

Jamie Dimon’s latest crypto comments show CEO is warming to blockchain, silent on Bitcoin

‘Bitcoin Jesus’ reaches $50 million deal with DOJ to dismiss tax evasion charges

Aptos cofounder, early employees raise $50 million for crypto fund Maximum Frequency Ventures

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