Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack. GM! Today’s top news: Crypto majors see more green; Bitcoin at $118,800 ZCash continues to lead, soaring 50% to $140 U.S. goverment shut down pauses ETF approvals Lighter leaves private beta, opens Perps platform to public PNKSTR jumps 50% to $140M as other NFT Strategies boom 🟣 Polymarket’s ...

While major indexes are taking a breather today, there are some notable moves from individual equities that have caught options traders' eyes.Wheeling and Dealing CoreWeave Strikes AgainCoreWeave Inc (NASDAQ:CRWV) 12.3% higher to trade at $137.57, after the AI cloud computing company inked a $14 billion infrastructure deal with Meta Platforms (META). Just last week, CoreWeave secured a similar contract with OpenAI for $6.5 billion. CRWV is heading for its highest close since Aug. 12, and is 243% above its M ...

Prediction-market startup Kalshi is making a play for football betting https://t.co/1T3Dp7Vq6q ...

U.S.-based prediction market platform Kalshi has recorded $1.3 billion in trading volume so far this month, accounting for 62.2% of global market share, up from just 3.1% a year ago. Its competitor Polymarket reported $773 million over the same period. While Kalshi remains limited to U.S. users, it is expanding its presence in the crypto ecosystem through integrations with networks like Solana and Base. https://t.co/0JDFLEmkyD ...