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Bitnomial Clearinghouse LLC received approval from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to clear fully collateralized swaps, enabling its parent company, Bitnomial, to launch prediction markets and offer clearing services to other platforms.According to Friday’s announcement, Bitnomial’s prediction market will cover crypto and economic events, alongside its existing Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto derivatives products. The contracts are designed to allow traders to take positions on outcomes, such as token price levels and macroeconomic data.The approval expands the umbrella of the trading products offered by Bitnomial. Based in Chicago, the company’s exchange and clearing arms offer perpetuals, futures, options contracts…

“Toward the Light: Artists for the Ali Forney Center,” an exhibition at David Zwirner gallery in New York, was only on view at the gallery for four days, but during that short time, it raised $950,000 for the Ali Forney Center, a nonprofit that runs a 24-hour drop-in center for queer youth and offers assistance with housing, education, job training, and medical care. Its curator, art adviser Stephen Truax, initially had the goal of raising $350,000, slightly more than was raised at last year’s benefit exhibition. He more than doubled that amount. Related Articles The previous two iterations of this…

Key NotesAnalyst Bull Theory identifies recurring ’10am manipulation’ pattern with BTC consistently dropping after US market opens at 10:00 a.m.EST.Jane Street, a major high-frequency trading firm holding $2.5B in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, emerges as the primary suspect behind moves.Bitcoin fell from $92,473 to $89,510, losing 3.2% in value before beginning gradual recovery following the established pattern. Bitcoin BTC $90 115 24h volatility: 0.9% Market cap: $1.80 T Vol. 24h: $69.66 B lost $2,000 in its price as the US market opened on Friday, Dec. 12, causing over $132 million in long position liquidations, according to an analyst. This is a…

Tether, the crypto firm behind the world’s largest stablecoin, USDT USDT$1,0001, is aiming to acquire popular Italian football club Juventus FC, boosting its minority stake to 100%.The firm said Friday that it has submitted a binding proposal for majority shareholder Exor’s 65.4% stake in the club in an all-cash offer, according to a Friday blog post. If that deal goes through, Tether intends to make a public tender offer for the club’s remaining shares at the same price. Juventus FC SpA is a publicly-traded company, with a market capitalization of $925 million at Friday’s closing price.Tether said it’s “prepared” to…

TIX, a settlement layer for the live-events industry, has emerged from stealth to apply decentralized finance (DeFi) lending and onchain settlement to a sector that has long functioned like a private credit market.To date, the TIX network has facilitated over $8 million in ticket sales and generated approximately $2 million in venue financing. The activity has been conducted through KYD Labs, with TIX expected to launch on the Solana mainnet by mid-2026, the company told Cointelegraph.TIX, led by Ticketmaster and Buildspace veterans, serves as the underlying settlement and financing layer for KYD Labs, a consumer-facing ticketing platform that raised $7…

Introduction — Why Cloud ETH Mining Is Surging in 2025Ethereum continues to dominate the smart-contract economy, powering thousands of decentralized applications, L2 networks, and restaking protocols. As ETH demand grows, more users are turning toward cloud Ethereum mining—a simplified model that removes the burden of hardware costs, electricity bills, and maintenance.Search interest for terms like “Ethereum cloud mining 2025,” “ETH mining without hardware,” “daily ETH earnings,” and “free cloud mining hash power” has climbed sharply this year. Investors now prefer platforms that offer verifiable hash power, transparent contract cycles, and real daily payouts.Among these platforms, AutoHash stands out. Its Swiss…

The company behind the world’s largest stablecoin has submitted a binding all-cash proposal to Exor, Juventus’ current owner, to buy its entire stake in the Italian club. Tether plans to make a public offer after receiving the necessary regulatory approvals for the remaining shares at the same price, fully funded with its own capital. The statement from the company reads that Juventus has stood for “discipline, ambition, and the quiet strength of those who rebuild and move forward, season after season” for decades. It described the Italian football club as an icon that reshaped the local sporting identity and “earned…

The Pyth Network, a blockchain oracle provider, said it will convert a portion of its revenue into PYTH token purchases as part of a reserve strategy.In a Friday blog post, Pyth said the tokens it buys on the open market with one-third of the protocol’s revenue through its decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) would constitute the network’s reserve. The network said the strategy was designed to increase revenue and token purchases.“[I]t’s time to rewrite the market data economy on a global level,” said Pyth. Source: PythThe price of the Pyth Network token (PYTH) has dropped by more than 80% over the…

Key Takeaways California and Massachusetts will lead a multi-state lawsuit against the $100K H-1B application fee. The suit argues the policy is unlawful and procedurally improper under federal law. Share this article California and Massachusetts are preparing to sue the Trump administration over its new $100,000 H-1B visa application fee, arguing the measure imposes an unlawful burden on employers and was enacted without following required rulemaking procedures.The lawsuit, expected to be filed Friday, marks the first legal challenge to the fee by U.S. states. It follows lawsuits filed in October by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of…

Key points:The failure of the bulls to maintain Bitcoin above $94,050 has renewed selling, opening the doors for a fall to $87,700 and then to $84,000.Most major altcoins remain under pressure and are threatening to challenge their recent lows. Bitcoin (BTC) is stuck inside a narrow range between $94,588 and $89,260, indicating indecision between the bulls and the bears. The prediction markets do not expect the bulls to take charge in the near term, giving only a 30% chance of BTC hitting $100,000 before Jan. 1.According to crypto analyst Darkfost, BTC is struggling to recover due to a lack of incoming…