Wall Street’s ancient beast, a pillar of traditional finance, is now dipping its toes-tentatively, perhaps-into the chaotic, regulation-muddied waters of decentralized prediction markets. Bold? Certainly. Wise? Well, let’s see.
As a Tuesday missive from Polymarket X murmured, ICE has poured two billion into the prediction market. The agreement crowns Polymarket with a post-money valuation of nine billion.
By Shayan (the one who knows more than us)
Sigel, with a wink and a tweet, reveals the secret sauce: the young, the restless, and the emerging market dwellers are ditching gold for Bitcoin. 🧑💻💰 “Surveys show younger consumers in emerging markets increasingly prefer Bitcoin for that role,” he chirped, as if the old guard’s treasure chests are being raided by the digital rabble. 🤣
SharpLink’s unrealized profit now surpasses $900M since launching the ETH treasury strategy on June 2, 2025.
During that time, ETH concentration doubled, making every share more valuable.
With 839k ETH on our balance sheet and no debt, SharpLink’s in a strong position to keep…
Could it be, dear reader, that XRP stands on the precipice of a breakout so grand, so sublime, that it shall make the heavens weep with envy? 🌌✨
Apparently, this is the second-biggest inflow ever, beaten only by November 7th, 2024 – you know, the day everyone collectively decided Donald Trump being President was…a good thing for Bitcoin? 🤷♀️ (Don’t ask me to explain the logic. I’m trying to understand my own life, let alone crypto.)
Bitcoin kept its party going this weekend, pushing past $125,000 with barely a whisper from institutional investors. This time, it’s all about retail, baby. And then, on Monday, it casually obliterated the $126,000 mark. ETF inflows? Paused. Big players like Michael Saylor? Nope, not buying more. It’s just us regular folks with FOMO and disposable income.
As of Monday morning, the drama continues with no deal in sight between the Republican and Democratic denizens of Congress. They’re far too busy bickering to worry about trivial matters like keeping the government running. Among the casualties: the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), those paragons of financial regulation, are as functional as a broken pocket watch. ⏳
Hold your horses, because word on the street-courtesy of some unnamed sources whispering in Bloomberg’s ear-says that Tether and Antalpha are aiming to raise around $200 million to launch their shiny, glittering new DAT project. Tether, the undisputed heavyweight champion of stablecoin issuance, is teaming up with Antalpha, a fintech wiz that’s known for being the big shot in supply chain financing and Bitcoin-backed loans. What could go wrong?
