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Prediction Markets Price Platner’s Maine Senate Exit as All but Certain by Late July

Prediction-market traders now see the withdrawal of Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner as close to inevitable within weeks, after a new allegation triggered a collapse in Democratic support. Contracts…

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‘I’m a Big Crypto Guy’: Trump Fields Bitcoin Question as $1,000 Trump Accounts Go Live

President Donald Trump declared himself “a big crypto guy” when asked whether bitcoin could be added to the newly launched Trump Accounts, as he rang the market opening bells from…

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Ripple Joins America250’s Giving 4th Campaign, Pledges $10,000 XRP Donation Match for Veterans

Ripple joined America250’s Giving 4th campaign on July 4 with a pledge to match donations in XRP supporting the Call of Duty Endowment. The effort links Independence Day charitable giving…

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Strategy CEO Shares Personal Refugee Story Behind His Belief That Bitcoin Is Freedom

Strategy’s CEO linked his family’s escape from Vietnam in 1978 to his belief that bitcoin can provide individuals with monetary freedom through transparent rules, property rights, and individual sovereignty. Why…

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Coinbase CEO Says America Needs Hard-Backed Currency as US Debt Nears Breaking Point

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong linked crypto to mounting U.S. debt concerns, arguing the Constitution lacks safeguards like spending caps and hard-backed currency as national debt approaches $39 trillion. Coinbase CEO…

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Prediction Markets Peg USMNT as Favorite Against Bosnia, With Oddsmakers Hoping For Penalty Shootout

Prediction markets have pegged the United States as an overwhelming favorite to reach the World Cup’s Round of 16 when the host nation meets Bosnia and Herzegovina in Santa Clara,…

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Crypto Becomes America’s Top Corporate Political Donor With $189 Million Poured Into 2026 Midterms

The cryptocurrency industry has spent $189 million influencing the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, making it the single largest source of corporate political money in the country. Crypto Outspends Its Entire…

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