With a slew of marquee sporting events lined up for the year, Robinhood Markets Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) CEO Vlad Tenev voiced optimism on Tuesday about the firm’s prediction markets business. A Big Year For Sports-Based Prediction Market? During Robinhood’s fourth-quarter earnings call, Tenev revealed that NBA contracts had surpassed the NFL in trading...

Project 11 CEO Alex Pruden is challenging a CoinShares estimate that only 10,200 bitcoin sit in “genuinely” quantum-vulnerable legacy addresses, arguing instead that roughly 6.9 million BTC could be exposed if cryptographically relevant quantum computers arrive sooner than the market expects. The dispute, amplified by Castle Island partner Nic...

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission will publish a “high-level framework” allowing perpetual contracts, SFC CEO Julia Leung said....

Uniswap has won a patent infringement lawsuit filed by organizations connected to Bancor, marking a major legal victory for the decentralized exchange and the wider decentralized finance sector. On Feb. 11, Uniswap founder Hayden Adams said on X that his…...

The past six months have been primarily depressing for XRP, the native cryptocurrency of the Ripple Network. Now, the asset appears to be flashing a capitulation signal as holders realize major losses amid panic selling. Data from Glassnode shows that on-chain profitability for the digital asset has flipped negative,...

Bitcoin is struggling to reclaim key resistance levels as the broader market navigates a phase of heightened uncertainty and weakening demand. Despite multiple rebound attempts, price action remains constrained, reflecting a lack of sustained buying interest and fragile investor sentiment. According to a recent CryptoQuant report, a critical shift...

Robinhood’s testnet launch could revolutionize financial markets by enabling 24/7 trading and seamless integration of traditional and crypto assets. The post Robinhood activates testnet for Ethereum layer 2 blockchain appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

Stripe has launched a new payment system designed for artificial intelligence agents, allowing them to pay for digital services automatically using cryptocurrency.  Stripe product manager Jeff Weinstein revealed the feature on Feb. 10 and it is currently in preview. The…...

Tether has deepened its push into blockchain infrastructure with a new strategic investment in LayerZero Labs, the company behind one of the crypto industry’s most widely used interoperability protocols. The deal, announced on Feb. 10, reflects Tether’s growing focus on…...

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