Zora announced the launch of an attention market on the Solana platform. The market allows users to trade popular topics, ideas, memes, or events. Notably, Zora has received repeated public support from Jesse, the founder of Base, and Base has deeply integrated and promoted Zora as a core part of its creator ecosystem. Additionally, Coinbase Ventures has invested in Zora multiple times. https://t.co/ozpYe4Apeh ...

Sports-focused prediction market Novig announced the completion of a $75 million Series B round, led by Pantera Capital, valuing the company at $500 million. Co-founder Jacob Fortinsky stated that Novig uses a peer-to-peer model, where users do not bet against a house, offering theoretically higher odds. The platform charges no fees for retail traders and collects fees from institutions. https://t.co/QxKzyxSRhK ...

SEC filings show that PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and his Founders Fund entities fully divested their ETHZilla Corporation common shares by the end of 2025, reducing their stake to 0%. The Schedule 13G filings state they are not acting in concert and do not intend to influence company control. Thiel’s team had previously held a 7.5% stake. https://t.co/HXKU3EhnGh ...

Grayscale Sui Staking ETF (ticker: GSUI) will begin trading tomorrow on NYSE Arca. GSUI offers exposure to SUI, the native token of the Sui network, including potential staking rewards. It is an exchange-traded product not registered under the amended 1940 Investment Company Act and does not have the same regulatory protections as 40 Act-registered ETFs or mutual funds. https://t.co/x0t5YStLn3 ...

According to SoSoValue, on February 17 (Eastern Time), Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $105 million, while Grayscale BTC saw a net inflow of $35.97 million, ranking first. Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a total net inflow of $48.63 million, with none of the nine ETFs experiencing net outflows. https://t.co/rbT9YeUa8a ...

According to CNBC, Wells Fargo analysts predict a return of the "YOLO" trade as the U.S. tax refund season approaches. They estimate that approximately $150 billion in tax refunds will flow into the market by the end of March, potentially boosting risk assets like Bitcoin and stocks. https://t.co/OzSP65DCed ...

According to RBC, industry experts believe Russia could block foreign cryptocurrency exchange websites as early as this summer to align with the progress of local crypto regulations. This timing may coincide with the government's pledge to introduce new crypto market regulatory laws by July 1. Others suggest Russia might adopt an access restriction framework similar to Belarus, though completely preventing users from trading crypto assets via foreign services would be difficult to enforce. https://t.co/cccc ...

According to crypto reporter Eleanor Terrett, asset manager Bitwise has followed Roundhill by filing for a prediction market ETF. The proposed product intends to track contracts related to the 2028 U.S. presidential election and the upcoming Congressional midterm elections for the House and Senate. Additionally, Bitwise is launching a new platform called PredictionShares, focused on providing exposure to prediction markets. https://t.co/b4AgF5qkG7 ...

Smart contract auditor pashov tweeted that Claude Opus 4.6 wrote vulnerable code, leading to a smart contract exploit with a loss of approximately $1.78 million. The price of cbETH was incorrectly set to $1.12 instead of ~$2,200. The project's PRs show commits were co-authored by Claude, marking potentially the first hack of "vibe-coding" Solidity code. SlowMist founder Cos added that the incident occurred on the DeFi lending protocol Moonwell, involving a very low-level error in the oracle price feed formu ...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Mike Selig said the agency has federal jurisdiction over U.S. prediction markets, not state governments. Selig directed the CFTC to file an amicus brief asserting its authority amid legal challenges from states targeting platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi. Selig said the CFTC is pursuing new rulemaking for prediction markets. https://t.co/CuPNhmMpGE ...