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Polymarket reveals a 'full exchange upgrade' to take control of its own trading and truth

Polymarket has announced a comprehensive exchange upgrade designed to give the prediction market platform greater control over its trading infrastructure and outcome determination processes. The overhaul represents the platform's most significant technical transformation since its launch, according to company statements reported by CoinDesk. The upgrade addresses longstanding operational

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Charles Schwab opens waitlist for direct bitcoin and ether trading, targeting Q2 limited launch

The service will be unavailable in New York and Louisiana at launch, and fee structure and custody arrangements have not yet been disclosed.

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Schwab plans spot bitcoin, ether trading launch in first half of 2026

Charles Schwab, one of America's largest brokerage firms, announced plans to launch spot bitcoin and ether trading services for its clients in the first half of 2026. The move marks a significant expansion of cryptocurrency offerings for the firm, which manages over $8 trillion in client assets and

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USDC Stablecoin Issuer Circle Unveils New Token to Give Bitcoin More Utility

Publicly traded stablecoin issuer Circle is launching a new token, cirBTC, its own wrapped Bitcoin alternative.

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Polymarket expands into equities and commodities with Pyth price feeds

The prediction market is introducing price-based contracts tied to stocks and commodities, using Pyth data feeds as the "resolution source" to automatically settle outcomes.

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BitGo launches stablecoin minting and redemption for institutions

The company is hoping to service 'market makers, liquidity providers, banks, exchanges, asset managers, and fintechs.'

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These Three Altcoins Just Got Leveraged Crypto ETFs

Volatility Shares, the company that launched the first leveraged crypto fund in the U.S., is expanding its roster to smaller digital assets

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Franklin Templeton agrees to buy CoinFund spinoff to expand crypto investment offering: WSJ

Following the close of the deal, its new crypto arm will be called Franklin Crypto, with strategies focused on institutional investors.

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Tether hires KPMG for USDT audit, brings in PwC as it gears up for U.S. expansion

Tether, the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin USDT, has appointed KPMG to conduct comprehensive audits of its operations while bringing in PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as an additional advisory partner. The moves come as the company prepares for potential expansion into the U.S. market, according to sources familiar

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OKX launches equity perpetual swaps, offering 5x leverage to ‘Mag 7’ stocks

Additional contracts cover major cryptocurrency-related stocks, such as Strategy, Coinbase, Robinhood, and Circle.

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CoinDCX co-founders arrested by Indian police for alleged fraud deny wrongdoing, blame impersonation scheme: reports

CoinDCX called the report "false" and said the fraud was carried out through a copycat website by impersonators, not through its platform.

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Kalshi raises over $1 billion at $22 billion valuation in ongoing Coatue-led round: reports

The funding highlights continued investor demand for prediction markets despite rising legal challenges and regulatory scrutiny.