Key Takeaways Polymarket gives the CLARITY Act a 15% chance of 2026 enactment. Kalshi prices longer-term passage between 30% and 50%. A Senate cloture motion on the bill ripens at 2:15 p.m. Sept. 15. Prediction Markets Remain Skeptical of 2026 Passage Washington’s effort to establish national rules for crypto trading, custody, and market oversight now…
Kraken parent Payward has postponed its planned initial public offering until as early as the second quarter of 2027 after market conditions disrupted its previous listing schedule. Summary Payward may wait until at least the second quarter of 2027 to complete its IPO. The company confidentially submitted a draft S-1 registration statement in November 2025….
Every fall, LEGO celebrates the day when young witches and wizards return to Hogwarts for another year of adventures. The official LEGO Back to Hogwarts 2026 shopping event starts Aug. 29 and runs through Sept. 6. Whether you’re from Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin — fans young and old will want to get their paws…
Rather than criticize TapTools directly, Hoskinson used a South Park clip to respond to the team’s admission that it had “got this one wrong.” TapTools has abandoned a community NFT sale intended to help bring its Cardano analytics platform back online after users reacted angrily to its return, with every participant refunded in full….
If you’ve been shopping for an Amazon Kindle or smart speaker in the past week, you might’ve noticed some brand-new prices. That’s right: Amazon has hiked prices by $20 to $100 on its popular devices like the Echo, Eero, and Fire Stick. It’s not alone in this move. We’ve seen similar increases from other tech…
Key Takeaways Glassnode says a historic spike in short liquidations on Aug. 19, ignited bitcoin’s rally past $80,000. Bears lost $1.74B on Aug. 19 as U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs later absorbed over $2.2B in weekly net inflows. Analysts expect 1.05M BTC held between $83,000 and $86,000 to present a major supply test for bitcoin. Record…
Fairshake has entered the final stage of the 2026 U.S. election cycle with $122 million available after supporting nearly 50 winning candidates during the primaries. Summary Fairshake has backed nearly 50 candidates who secured party nominations in the 2026 primaries. The super PAC has reserved $122 million for spending before the Nov. 3 general election….
At our past TechCrunch Disrupt events, AI has taken center stage, both throughout our programming and in a stage of its own. This year, the technology, implications, and players are so rapidly developing and widespread that we’re expanding the single AI stage into two! The AI Stage will continue as you’d expect, with a rundown…
In Bitcoin news today, China’s credit impulse, a gauge of how quickly new borrowing is expanding relative to the size of the economy, has fallen to 20.84, its lowest level since 2008, according to MacroMicro data cited by CoinDesk. Bitcoin, meanwhile, is not acting like a risk asset under duress. After gaining roughly +25% in…
Instagram is making it harder for AI-generated influencers to pass themselves off as real people — and accounts that don’t disclose their synthetic identities could pay for it in reach. The company announced Monday that it is renaming its existing “AI creator” label to “AI-generated profile” and will begin limiting the reach of accounts that…
