Nevada Judge Extends Kalshi Ban, Rules Event Contracts Unlicensed Gambling

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: A Nevada judge has reportedly extended a ban preventing Kalshi from offering event-based contracts in the state, ruling that the products constitute unlicensed gambling under state law. Judge Jason Woodbury said at a hearing in Carson City on Friday that he will grant a preliminary injunction … Read more

Ethereum Foundation Less Than 500 ETH Away From Hitting 70K Staked ETH Goal

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: The Ethereum Foundation (EF), the non-profit organization that steers development of the Ethereum ecosystem, staked over 45,000 Ether (ETH) on Friday, bringing the total amount staked to about 69,500 ETH, less than 500 coins shy of the Foundation’s 70,000 goal. The EF staked the coins in … Read more

Corporate Bitcoin Split: Strategy Holds, Nakamoto Sells

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: Corporate Bitcoin (BTC) holders are diverging into two distinct paths amid continued market pressure. While Strategy held steady on its massive BTC reserves, Nakamoto Holdings moved in the opposite direction, selling at a loss and trimming exposure as it reworks its balance sheet. The contrast highlights … Read more

Crypto Hackers Steal $168 Million from DeFi Protocols in Q1 2026

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: Crypto hackers stole over $168.6 million in cryptocurrency from 34 decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols in the first quarter of 2026, falling significantly from the same period last year, according to data from DefiLlama.  The $40 million private key compromise of Step Finance in January was the … Read more

DeFi Is Optimizing For gas, Not For Markets

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: Opinion by: João Garcia, DevReal lead at Cartesi.Decentralized finance presents itself as a transparent alternative to Wall Street. Yet, what it has largely reconstructed is a simplified version of finance, engineered less around market resilience than around the constraints of gas fees. That trade-off, once treated … Read more

Bitcoin and Stocks Face Fresh Lows Under a US Dollar Breakout, Say Traders

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: Bitcoin (BTC) saw another $69,000 rejection on Thursday as risk-assets suffered over US-Iran war headlines. Key points: Bitcoin faces fresh downside pressure as stocks and gold fall on US President Donald Trump’s address to the nation. US dollar strength ramps up on the back of an … Read more

Crypto Exchange Bithumb to Delay IPO until after 2028: Report

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: According to the company CFO, Bithumb was “strengthen[ing] accounting policies and internal controls” ahead of its IPO plans, already delayed from 2025. South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is reportedly expecting its initial public offering (IPO) sometime after 2028, in another delay after restructuring and regulatory hurdles. … Read more

Token Voting Is Crypto’s Broken Incentive System

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: Opinion by: Francesco Mosterts, co-founder of Umia. Crypto prides itself on being a market-driven system. Prices, incentives, and capital flows determine everything from token valuations to lending rates and blockspace demand. Markets are the industry’s primary coordination mechanism. Yet, when it comes to governance, crypto suddenly … Read more