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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has raised concerns about the current direction of prediction markets, arguing that the sector risks narrowing itself to short-term speculation rather than building long-term financial utility.In a recent post on X, Buterin acknowledged that prediction markets have achieved measurable traction. Trading volumes are now large enough to sustain professional participants, and the platforms often complement traditional media by aggregating forward-looking information. However, he warned that much of the activity is increasingly concentrated in short-duration crypto price bets and sports-style wagering — areas he described as offering short-lived engagement but limited informational or societal value. Crypto Market Review:…

Defence stocks to buy: The Q3 results 2026 season is about to end, and most of the market majors have declared their Q3 earnings for the financial year 2025-26. Amid rising geopolitical tensions and the emergence of new war zones worldwide, various countries are expected to increase defence spending. The Indian government also raised its defence budget for the financial year 2026-27 by 15.20% to ₹7.85 lakh crore.So, long-term investors may think of deploying their money in defence stocks like Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, especially when these defence companies…

Crypto payments are becoming increasingly demanded among international businesses as this option provide cost reduction comparing to card acquiring, but some hidden expenses may still reduce the revenue. Consulting agency Monoup helps digital merchants to structure their payments to achieve high conversions and lower costs including with crypto. Today we concentrate on main ways to not to overpay for crypto rails and get the most of their benefits. Connect What you Actually Need First and foremost, do not be overwhelmed by the number of available tokens on the market. Nowadays a lot of companies create their own coins and not…

Online gambling has always relied on one fragile element — trust. Players deposit real money into systems they cannot inspect, accept that games are fair, and hope payouts arrive without friction. Even when operators act responsibly, the experience often feels like stepping into a black box: you click, you play, and you believe everything works as promised. Crypto casinos emerged as an answer to that problem. What began as a niche corner of the Bitcoin community has grown into a serious segment of the gambling industry, driven by one simple idea: don’t ask players to trust — let them verify.…

Robinhood (HOOD) has dreams of being the “financial super app,” but Wall Street isn’t buying into the vision. Shares of the trading platform plunged 9% shortly after it reported Q4 earnings that missed analysts’ expectations for both total net revenue and crypto-specific revenue. “First, we want to win with active traders,” Robinhood CFO Shiv Verma told Yahoo Finance following the company’s results on Wednesday. “Second, we want to win in the wallet share. Third, we want to be global and we want to be institutional. We’re making progress on all of those and … it looks very different than five…

An Israeli duo has been indicted for allegedly using classified information to place bets on Polymarket. Security Risks Israel has indicted a civilian and an army reservist on charges of using classified military information to place bets on the prediction platform Polymarket. According to a report from the Jerusalem Post, the individuals used the classified […]

Investors looking for high dividend yields often turn to real estate investment trusts, or REITs. REITs exist virtually entirely to generate income that is then substantially completely returned to shareholders via dividends. In this way, REITs can be an excellent way to generate passive streams of income. This article will discuss 3 high-yield REITs that have yields above 4% and sustainable dividends for the long run, making them attractive for income investors. STAG Industrial (STAG) STAG Industrial is an owner and operator of industrial real estate. It is focused on single-tenant industrial properties and has 563 buildings across 41 states…

New self-service API portal provides instant access to Ethereum and Solana wallet data, the same infrastructure powering Uniswap, Base App, Kraken, Infine SAN FRANCISCO — Zerion launched a self-service developer portal for its wallet data API, opening enterprise-grade infrastructure to builders worldwide. Previously available only through custom agreements, developers can now create API keys and start building in minutes. The API provides comprehensive Ethereum and Solana wallet data, including token portfolios, DeFi positions, NFTs, and profit/loss analytics, eliminating the need for teams to build their own indexers or data pipelines. “We’ve spent years building wallet data infrastructure for Zerion Wallet and…

Hibachi, a decentralized exchange for perpetual futures and a Circle Ventures portfolio company, announced today that it is developing a new FX exchange on Arc, an open Layer-1 blockchain network developed by Circle. Arc is designed to meet the needs of developers and companies bringing more economic activity onchain and is currently in public testnet. Hibachi is a participant in the Arc Builders Fund, a Circle Ventures initiative supporting teams building applications enabled by Arc’s unique architecture. As stablecoins gain traction as tokenized cash for cross-border money movement, Hibachi is building the exchange needed for stablecoin FX conversion and hedging. The…

DALLAS, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cango Inc. (NYSE: CANG) (“Cango” or the “Company”), a leading Bitcoin miner leveraging its global operations to develop an integrated energy and AI compute platform, today announced that it closed the previously announced US$10.5 million equity investment from Enduring Wealth Capital Limited (“EWCL”), and entered into definitive agreements with entities wholly-owned by Mr. Xin Jin, Chairman of the Company, and Mr. Chang-Wei Chiu, a director of the Company, pursuant to which these entities agreed to make equity investments in the aggregate amount of US$65 million in the Company. As previously announced, the Company entered into…