Polymarket Election Betting Rife With Wash Trading: Report

Polymarket’s odds as an election indicator have been questioned in a new report despite its widespread citation in mainstream media. On Oct. 30, Fortune reported that analysts at two crypto research firms had found evidence of “rampant wash trading” on the blockchain betting platform. The findings come from separate investigations...

Visa Partners With Coinbase to Enable Real-Time Cash Outs

In an announcement on Oct. 29, international credit giant Visa unveiled the partnership enabling real-time money movement between traditional banking and crypto services using the Visa Direct network. “This partnership adds convenience and new services for Coinbase customers across the US and EU, including real-time, reliable, and secure money movement,”...

MicroStrategy Announces $42 Billion Capital Plan To Buy More Bitcoin

MicroStrategy (MSTR) announced on Wednesday that it plans to raise $42 billion over the next 3 years to purchase more BTC for its balance sheet, and improve “BTC yield” for its shareholders.  In its Q3 earnings release, the company said that the “21/21 Plan” would involve raising $21 billion through...

Liquid Restaking Protocol Swell Drops Polygon CDK for OP Stack

Liquid restaking protocol Swell has announced that its Layer 2 is migrating to the Optimism Superchain. Swell said it would move away from the Polygon Chain Development Kit (CDK) as part of this strategic transition. Swell Layer 2 Transitions According to the official blog post, Swell is set to provide...

DWF Labs Dismisses Partner Amid Allegations of Misconduct

Crypto-focused venture capital firm DWF Labs has severed ties with a partner accused of inappropriate behavior during a company event in Hong Kong. The company took action after a woman identified as “Hana” reported that a partner in the firm allegedly attempted to spike her drink on October 24. The...

Florida CFO Pushes for Bitcoin in State Pension Funds

Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis wants to include Bitcoin (BTC) in the state’s pension fund investments. To that end, he has sent a formal request to Chris Spencer, the Executive Director of Florida’s State Board of Administration, highlighting the need for a digital currency investment pilot program. CFO...

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