Key Takeaways Nine Democratic senators asked the CFTC to prohibit wildfire event contracts by Aug. 14. Lawmakers cited $1.2M in trading tied to California’s 2025 Palisades and Eaton fires. Polymarket says the markets inform rather than
Key Takeaways Japan and the U.S. may unveil a joint yen policy next week, Kyodo News and CNBC reports. Japan sold up to $58.97 billion on July 30 in its largest one day yen move since 2022.
Key Takeaways Alphabet (Google) fell 10% and Oracle dropped 41% in 2026 as investors questioned AI capex spending. Japan’s 30 year bond yield hit a record near 4% while the yen hit a 40 year low. Peter Schiff says Japan’
Key Takeaways Brent crude topped $100 a barrel Thursday after Houthi strikes on two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea. AAA reported gasoline reached $4.091 a gallon as the Dow fell about 600 points on the news. Trump
Key Takeaways River’s July report found 49.6 million Americans hold bitcoin versus 28.8 million who own gold. US bitcoin ownership climbed from a 14.3% adoption rate to 18.6% in about six months. The US government holds 328,372 BTC as
Key Takeaways The Dow fell 307 points and the S&P 500 dropped 0.2% as the Iran war reached its 10th night of strikes. Trump vowed Iran will “pay many times over” for American deaths after the toll
Key Takeaways Bitcoin whales added 66,700 BTC over 60 days as price rebounded to $65,420 on July 20. Short liquidations and a moving average convergence divergence ( MACD) bull signal drove Bitcoin above its 200-week average. Traders now watch $67,200 resistance
Key Takeaways UDX self-certified seven sports contract templates with the CFTC on July 15. Filings target first contract listings no later than July 17. Underdog bought Aristotle’s exchange and clearing entities in March. Underdog moves from
Key Takeaways The CFTC ordered Kalshi to fulfill Michigan users’ open trades normally. Kalshi had proposed force-liquidating positions after a state court order. Michigan’s original geofencing order carried a $120,000 daily penalty. Federal order protects
Key Takeaways Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said all 147.3 million ounces at Fort Knox remain accounted for. Trump’s 24-karat coin remains stalled since March 2026, delaying a planned 250th anniversary release. Bessent stated on Wednesday that
