SEC Chairman Gary Gensler indicated that the agency could exercise jurisdiction over certain prediction markets. The main change under consideration is classifying some of them as securities, creating a direct regulatory overlap with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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Olivia Brooks reports on the policy, macro and institutional forces shaping digital assets. Her work at BlockchainJournal connects regulation, geopolitics, RWA markets, centralized exchanges and stablecoin infrastructure without overstating what a filing, license, partnership or market signal actually proves.She also follows Web3 initiatives and altcoin markets when regulatory changes are a key factor.
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Ark Invest purchased $18 million worth of shares, involving Bullish, Robinhood, and Bitmine Immersion. Ark has been buying for 10 consecutive days, betting on a bear market.
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Israeli authorities have charged a reservist and a civilian with using classified military information to place bets on the Polymarket prediction market. The charges, filed after an interagency investigation, were described by authorities as a serious security breach with potential operational consequences.
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Geoff Kendrick, head of digital asset research at Standard Chartered, recently warned about a possible correction of the Bitcoin price toward 50.000 dollars before a definitive recovery. The analyst suggests that current macroeconomic conditions and weakness in ETF flows will force a final capitulation during the coming months of this year.
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OKX Ventures, the investment arm of the renowned exchange, announced this Thursday its support for an innovative stablecoin focused on real-world asset tokenization (RWA). In collaboration with Securitize and Hamilton Lane, the project seeks to integrate institutional private credit yield into the X Layer network, marking a significant step toward the convergence of traditional financial markets and modern digital infrastructure.
