Last Week Tonight‘s John Oliver Says he Won‘t Placate Prediction Markets

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: John Oliver, host of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, targeted prediction market platforms on his show’s latest weekly deep dive. In Sunday’s airing of the HBO show, Oliver discussed some of the trivial event contracts on platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket, including betting whether members of … Read more

Current BTC Price Action Shows Dramatic Underperformance: Analyst

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: The current Bitcoin (BTC) market cycle is “dramatically” weaker than the three previous cycles, according to Alex Thorn, the head of firmwide research at investment firm Galaxy. Thorn compared price action since the April 2024 Bitcoin halving to cycles triggered in 2012, 2016 and 2020; the … Read more

Aluminum Giant Alcoa to Sell Dormant Smelter to Bitcoin Miner NYDIG: Report

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: US aluminium giant Alcoa is reportedly nearing a deal to offload its long-idle Massena East smelter in upstate New York to Bitcoin mining firm New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG). The company is in advanced discussions and expects the transaction to close “in the middle part … Read more

Spot Bitcoin ETFs Attract $1B in Weekly Inflows as Risk Appetite Returns

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded nearly $1 billion in net inflows over the past week, marking their strongest performance in more than three months as market sentiment shifts toward risk assets. Data from SoSoValue shows that spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs attracted $996 muillion in total … Read more

Russia Introduces Bill To Criminalize Unregistered Crypto Services

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: Russia’s government submitted a bill to its parliament’s lower house in an effort to amend the country’s legal code to attach criminal liability for crypto services offered without regulatory approval or licensing. In a draft law sent to the State Duma on Friday, Russian lawmakers proposed … Read more

Record Stocks Highs And Cooling Volatility Spark $88K Bitcoin Price Target

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: Bitcoin (BTC) refreshed February highs on Friday as attention focused on the upcoming weekly close and a longer-term rally to $88,000. Key points: Bitcoin hits its highest levels in ten weeks as markets abandon geopolitical nerves. BTC price strength may bring back $88,000 in just two … Read more