A powerful coalition of top crypto and fintech platforms is moving to lock in federal oversight for prediction markets, aiming to block state-level crackdowns while protecting access to a fast-growing market reshaping polling, trading, and civic insight.

Aevo, previously known as Ribbon Finance, is facing mounting criticism after outlining its plan to resolve a legacy vault exploit, a response that has triggered accusations of unfair treatment, heated social media backlash, and restricted discussion on X.

It looks like Michael Saylor’s Strategy is lining up a fresh bitcoin purchase announcement for Monday morning, after dropping a not-so-subtle hint on X on Sunday. The bitcoin treasury giant already sits on a hefty 660,624 BTC, and all signs suggest this train has no plans to hit the brakes.

Bitcoin started the week above $90,000 but slid to just under $89,000 as traders braced for the Bank of Japan’s upcoming rate decision, a historically bearish catalyst for the cryptocurrency.

Before fame or fortune, Robert Kiyosaki made a quiet move at 18 years old into silver, followed years later by smuggled gold, decisions he says changed how he built wealth outside the system.

Eyes are now on the Bank of Japan (BOJ) as the central bank is poised to make a bold move next week, raising its short-term interbank rate and sending shockwaves through global markets.

XRP is clocking in at a flat $2.00, refusing to pick a direction but stirring speculation. With a market capitalization of $120 billion and a 24-hour trading volume of $1.27 billion, the digital asset is dancing within a narrow intraday price band of $2.00 to $2.04. But don’t let that calm surface fool you — XRP is down 1.8% on the day, 1.7% on the week, and a stinging 11% over the past month.

Bitcoin’s price is currently parked at $89,417 with a market cap standing at $1.78 trillion. Over the last 24 hours, it’s swung between $88,929.64 and $90,469, with a trading volume clocking in at $35.66 billion—so yes, it’s still the life of the liquidity party, even if the dance floor’s gotten a little tense. Just like yesterday’s technical analysis, BTC is in consolidation mode, but bears are clawing relentlessly and look like they may take the upper hand if things don’t change.

Agnelli family firmly declines Tether’s €1 billion (over $1.17 billion) acquisition offer for Juventus, emphasizing club’s historical significance and independence.

Itau, Brazil’s largest bank, now recommends allocating up to 3% of investment portfolios to bitcoin, despite the cryptocurrency’s underwhelming performance in 2025. The bank’s recent report emphasizes bitcoin’s potential as a portfolio diversifier and hedge against fluctuations in Brazilian reais.

Sangha Renewables has energized a 20-megawatt bitcoin mining facility in West Texas, marking the company’s latest effort to pair renewable generation with flexible data-center load.

Conducted by Brazil’s Federal Police, the operation executed over 24 search and seizure warrants targeting a cryptocurrency money laundering organization that had been operating since 2021. The group was linked to Glaidson Acácio dos Santos, known as the “ Bitcoin Pharaoh.”

United States convenes strategic partnership with eight key nations to secure and innovate critical technology ecosystems for the AI era.

The Render Network Foundation has launched Dispersed, a distributed GPU computing platform aimed at easing growing constraints in centralized cloud infrastructure as global artificial intelligence (AI) workloads expand.

The SEC is signaling a decisive push to move U.S. financial markets onto blockchain infrastructure, framing on-chain settlement as a priority upgrade that could reshape post-trade systems and regulatory strategy under Chair Paul Atkins.