Millions of American children have been signed up for Trump Accounts as the federal government’s new tax-advantaged investment program begins deploying Treasury-funded capital through infrastructure involving BNY and Robinhood.The program officially began funding accounts in July, with eligible U.S. children born between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2028 entitled to receive a one-time $1,000
Curve DAO has appointed yRisk as its new full-scope risk-management provider for crvUSD and Llamalend, selecting a two-person team whose contributors are also the primary developers of Resupply, a DeFi lending protocol exploited for approximately $9.6 million last year.The binding governance vote approving yRisk’s funding concluded on September 2 with approximately 621.2 million veCRV supporting
The U.S. Justice Department has disclosed the seizure of more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency intended for Hamas alongside a broader operation that gave the FBI control of online infrastructure allegedly used by the organization for fundraising and recruitment. The DOJ announced the operation on September 1, unsealing five court affidavits covering enforcement actions conducted between
Polymarket has officially launched perpetual futures trading, expanding beyond prediction markets into leveraged derivatives covering cryptocurrencies, stocks, indices and commodities. The company announced Polymarket Perps on September 3, offering traders the ability to take long or short positions with leverage of up to 20x and no contract expiration.The platform currently lists 67 perpetual markets, according
Several of the world’s most widely used artificial intelligence platforms suffered overlapping outages on September 3, disrupting ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and, according to user reports, Google’s Gemini. OpenAI’s ChatGPT experienced one of the largest disruptions. The company’s official status page reported elevated errors across ChatGPT and Codex beginning around 2:58 p.m. UTC, affecting numerous features
What Is Kalshi Planning For The Oil Market? Prediction market operator Kalshi is preparing to seek regulatory approval for a West Texas Intermediate crude oil perpetual futures contract, potentially bringing one of crypto trading’s most widely used derivatives structures into the regulated U.S. energy market.The proposed contract could be filed with the Commodity Futures Trading
Kraken parent Payward has pushed its planned U.S. initial public offering back to the second quarter of 2027 at the earliest, extending a listing process that began with a confidential filing nearly a year ago.The revised timetable was reported by CoinDesk, citing two people familiar with the company’s plans. Payward has not publicly confirmed the
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins has expressed optimism that the CLARITY Act will advance through Congress and ultimately reach President Donald Trump’s desk, as the crypto industry’s most important legislative effort approaches a crucial Senate vote this month. Speaking Tuesday, Atkins said he hopes Congress will pass the legislation, arguing that statutory market-structure
Japanese digital-asset treasury company Remixpoint has sold its entire portfolio of altcoins, leaving Bitcoin as the only cryptocurrency on its balance sheet as it consolidates its treasury strategy around the world’s largest digital asset. The Tokyo-listed company disclosed on September 2 that it sold all of its Ethereum, Solana, XRP and Dogecoin holdings one day
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a new Travel Rule requiring regulated cryptocurrency businesses to verify customers’ counterparties and establish ownership or control of self-hosted wallets involved in transfers. The SEC announced the final regulations on September 2 following public consultations conducted between March and July. The requirements will take effect on February 27,