Startup Battlefield 200 applications officially close in 3 days

Founders, your window to enter Startup Battlefield 200 closes in just three short days. Applications for Startup Battlefield 200 officially close on June 8, 11:59 p.m. PT. Do not wait any longer. Secure your shot at competing on the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 this October at San Francisco’s Moscone West. Thousands of startups have already stepped forward. If you’re building a company…

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Polymarket Accuses Kalshi of Corporate Espionage

Key Takeaways Polymarket’s “Imitators” dossier logs roughly a dozen incidents it says show Kalshi copying its launches. Kalshi overtook Polymarket in April 2026 with $5.42B in taker volume to Polymarket’s $1.99B, per Dune. Polymarket tinted its SoHo windows this spring over fears Kalshi backer Paradigm was viewing screens. Tinted Windows and a Rival Across the…

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Spectra Rolls $4.88M Into New XRP Yield Market as Flare Keeps Liquidity Intact

Key Takeaways Flare Network executed a seamless $4.88M XRP liquidity rollover between June 3 and June 4, 2026. Spectra’s Metavault solves historical DeFi expiry cliffs, stabilizing market depth for XRPfi. Automated continuity mechanisms are expected to pave the way for institutional-scale DeFi participation. Metavault Architecture Eliminates Operational Friction An XRP-denominated, fixed-term yield market on the…

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