Polymarket Allegedly Paid Adin Ross Millions to Promote It as Insider-Trading Scrutiny Builds
A Wall Street Journal investigation reports that Polymarket struck a multimillion-dollar deal with streamer Adin Ross and promoted dozens of his videos – at least five of which laid out ways to trade on inside information. A celebrity deal under scrutiny…
US Department of War Seeks $80 Billion for Iran War as Deficit Fears Boost Bitcoin’s Case
The U.S. Department of War has told lawmakers it needs $80 billion to cover the war in Iran and other bills, a request that deepens the deficit worries that bitcoin proponents cite as the asset’s reason to exist. Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg…
Iran Diplomats Push Peace Talks in Doha as Bitcoin Holds $77,700 and Oil Drops 6%
Iranian diplomats landed in Doha, Qatar, on Monday, for high-level talks with U.S. counterparts aimed at building a peace framework, sending oil prices lower and pushing risk assets including bitcoin higher. Iran and U.S. Negotiate Strait of Hormuz Deal…