BNB tops Grayscale Smart Contract Fund at 30.6%

Grayscale added BNB at a 30.6% weight in its Smart Contract Fund, ahead of Ether and Solana, while trimming UNI and NEAR during its Q2 rebalance. дальше »

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Ethereum and Solana Just Got Demoted Inside Grayscale’s Fund

Grayscale Investments has named BNB (BNB) the largest holding in its Smart Contract Fund, handing the token a 30. 6% weighting and pushing Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) out of the top spot. The shift landed in the asset manager’s second-quarter rebalance, announced August 5 and effective August 3. дальше »

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Privacy coins in 2026: Private crypto coins compared

Privacy coins continue to evolve in 2026 as users compare digital cash networks, private smart contract platforms, and hybrid blockchain models. Public blockchains record every transaction permanently. дальше »

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On-chain options close in on crypto’s $21B-a-day perp market to deepen liquidity everywhere

A Bitcoin holder who wants less downside exposure today usually sells the asset or shorts a perpetual futures contract, taking on funding costs and liquidation risk. On-chain options offer a third path consisting of paying a fixed premium, keeping the Bitcoin, and handing the crash risk to whoever is willing to price it. дальше »

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Best Crypto to Buy Now: Solana Rebuilds Trust While Pepeto Races Toward Its Binance Listing

The best crypto to buy now question just got a new filter after the Solana Foundation hired Michael Coates as its first Chief Information Security Officer on August 1, warning that AI-powered scams now pose a bigger threat than smart contract exploits according to CoinDesk. дальше »

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CleanCore’s $800M AI Contract Shows Dogecoin Treasury Firms Are Changing Shape

CleanCore Solutions has signed a 10-year colocation agreement with Cerebras Systems valued at $800 million, and the story is not just that a small... дальше »

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Kalshi, Polymarket and Other Exchanges Push CFTC for Clearer Event Contract Rules

Comments on the CFTC’s proposed event contract rule show Kalshi, Polymarket and other market-side voices backing contract-by-contract review for prediction markets. The filings also exposed divisions over sports and combination contracts, self-certification and the boundary between federally regulated derivatives and gaming The post Kalshi, Polymarket and Other Exchanges Push CFTC for Clearer Event Contract Rules appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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CLARITY Act odds hit record-low 27% after Senate delay

Polymarket traders cut the CLARITY Act’s chances of becoming law in 2026 to a record-low 27% after the Senate postponed action on the crypto market structure bill. CLARITY Act odds fall as Senate changes priorities The Polymarket contract asking whether… дальше »

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Hyperliquid, Multicoin back CFTC prediction market rules

Hyperliquid Policy Center and Multicoin back CFTC prediction-market rules, seeking federal oversight and public reason for contract reviews. дальше »

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Kalshi Promo Code RATE: $500 Trading Bonus for Skubal, Arraez, and Today’s MLB Slate

New users can enter the Kalshi promo code RATE at registration to claim a trading bonus worth up to $500 for the MLB trade deadline. The only requirement is $25 in event contract trades. Your positions can win or lose and the bonus still credits. дальше »

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Kalshi Promo Code RATE: Trade $25, Get Up to $500 for UFC Fight Night Abu Dhabi

The Kalshi promo code RATE gets new accounts a bonus of up to $500. You only need $25 in event contract trades to trigger it. Nothing else. This is a variable bonus offer available for July 25. дальше »

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Prediction Market Rule Comments Put Sports Event Contract Debate Back Before CFTC

As comments close July 27 on the CFTC’s latest prediction market rule proposal, Kalshi-aligned users, sports-data firms, tribes, state lawmakers and consumer advocates are pressing competing views on how the agency should treat sports contracts The post Prediction Market Rule Comments Put Sports Event Contract Debate Back Before CFTC appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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CFTC Approves DRW-Linked Optex Markets as New Designated Contract Market

The Optex Markets LLC filings point to digital asset futures and perpetual futures, not event contracts, as perps become a bigger issue for CFTC-regulated markets The post CFTC Approves DRW-Linked Optex Markets as New Designated Contract Market appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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What is a bonding curve? The math that launches every memecoin

Every token launched on Pump.fun, every fair-launch memecoin, and a surprising share of DeFi’s core machinery runs on the same idea: a mathematical formula that sets a token’s price from its supply, with a smart contract as the only market… дальше »

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Solana Smart Money Tracking: What’s Behind the Outburst of New Wallet Accumulation?

A new round of wallet accumulation is showing up across a handful of Solana-based tokens this week, with on-chain trackers flagging repeated buying from both established and freshly created wallets. The activity spans several low-cap tokens, including $Jotchua and a token tied to the contract addres… дальше »

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SPCX Perpetual Liquidations Top $76 Million as SpaceX-Linked Derivative Slides

SPCX perpetual contract liquidations topped $76M in 24h, placing third behind BTC and ETH, as the linked derivative fell below its $150 opening price. дальше »

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SeerDEX Stage 11 Is Here — Is This Still the Best Crypto Presale Entry Before the Price Jumps Again?

SeerDEX is at Stage 11. Ten price increases cleared, contract audited. How much ROI is left in the best crypto presale before TGE? дальше »

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JaredFromSubway MEV Bot Drained of $7.5M in Token Approval Trick

JaredFromSubway MEV bot lost $7.5M after being tricked into granting token approvals. Blockaid says the exploit used logical trickery, not a smart contract bug. дальше »

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JaredFromSubway MEV bot gets drained in $7.5m approval trap

JaredFromSubway MEV bot was drained after attacker approvals let a wallet pull WETH, USDC and USDT from its Ethereum contract, records show. дальше »

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What is a smart contract? The code that runs crypto

A smart contract is not smart, and it is barely a contract. It is a small program that lives on a blockchain and runs itself when its conditions are met, with no person to enforce it and no way to… дальше »

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Aztec Connect loses $2.1m after old contract exploit

Aztec Connect lost $2.1m after an old immutable smart contract was exploited, while Aztec Labs said the current network stayed safe from it. дальше »

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Circle unveils Arc Privacy to bring confidential smart contracts to institutions

Circle has unveiled new privacy capabilities for its Arc blockchain, introducing a confidential smart contract engine designed to keep sensitive financial data hidden while preserving access for compliance and audit functions. дальше »

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Gold Options Reveal a Wager on Another 40% Collapse by 2028

Options traders in the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) ETF have turned sharply bearish. One popular contract now bets gold will fall another 40% by June 2028. The fund has dropped 25% from its February intraday record. дальше »

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CFTC Prediction Markets Rule Defines Gaming, Draws Line on Micro-Bets and Injury Markets

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published its long-awaited prediction markets proposed rule Wednesday, putting the first formal regulatory text for event contract derivatives on the table after years of litigation, a withdrawn 2024 proposal, and a compressed rulemaking process that moved from ANPRM to White House review in under a month. дальше »

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Will Nasdaq CME crypto index futures change how institutions invest in crypto?

CME Group has launched a market-cap-weighted cryptocurrency futures contract tied to eight digital assets, giving institutional investors a single regulated product for gaining exposure to a large portion of the crypto market. дальше »

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and SOL enter CME’s new crypto index futures

CME launches cash-settled Nasdaq crypto index futures tracking BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP and four other major digital assets in one contract. дальше »

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BlockDAG’s fixed $0.01 contract, NEAR Protocol, Hyperliquid, and Venice Token: Spotting the best crypto investment against market volatility

Avoid order book chaos. Discover why BlockDAG’s fixed $0.01 payout is the best crypto investment compared to Near, Hyperliquid, and Venice Token. дальше »

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$1.95 Million SHIB Awakening: Dormant Shiba Inu Whale Breaks 10-Month Silence

As SHIB drops 15%, a dormant whale broke a 10-month silence to move 400B tokens via a BitGo smart contract. дальше »

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New Mexico Attorney General Sues Kalshi in State Court Over Sporting Event Contract Trading

The lawsuit in the Santa Fe County District Court seeks an injunction blocking trades of event contracts connected to sports and a declaration that such trades qualify as sports wagering. The post New Mexico Attorney General Sues Kalshi in State Court Over Sporting Event Contract Trading appeared first on DeFi Rate. дальше »

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Coinbase launches SpaceX pre IPO perpetual futures with up to 5x leverage

Coinbase has launched a pre-IPO perpetual futures product with up to 5x leverage, debuting the new offering with a SpaceX-linked contract ahead of the aerospace company’s expected public listing at a reported $1. дальше »

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MEXC Tops New Contract Listings in CoinGecko’s 2026 State of Crypto Perpetuals Report

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The post MEXC Tops New Contract Listings in CoinGecko’s 2026 State of Crypto Perpetuals Report appeared first on CaptainAltcoin.

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OpenSea Pivots to Perpetuals With Hyperliquid, Stirring a New Chapter for NFT Trading

OpenSea signals a shift beyond collectibles with a perpetual contract offering powered by Hyperliquid, as NFT trading volumes face fresh competition from. дальше »

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Hyperliquid Is Wall Street’s Favorite Everything Exchange, New Grayscale ETF Confirms

The CFTC’s approval of the first U. S. -listed perpetual futures contract on Friday is already reverberating across crypto markets, with Hyperliquid-linked assets rallying as traders increasingly view the decentralized exchange as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the regulatory milestone. дальше »

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Forecast: World Cup Prediction Market Volume Could Hit $2.5 Billion in the US

Prediction markets could drive as much as $2. 5 billion in trading activity on the 2026 World Cup, with $1. 47-1. 93 billion trading on Kalshi. The current World Cup Winner contract is trending higher than March Madness and will likely reach ~$253 million in volume by the end of the tournament. дальше »

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Score a Premium World Cup Hospitality Experience! ZOOMEX World Cup Carnival Opens with a $300,000 Prize Pool

From May 28 to June 28, 2026, users who complete designated contract trading tasks will have the chance to unlock premium hospitality experiences for select group-stage, semi-final, and final matches, while also participating in a share of the $300,000 total prize pool. дальше »

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Failed Hong Coin ICO returns $2M in Ether after 10 years

More than 1,003 Ether, worth roughly $2 million, have been recovered from a failed 2016 ICO dubbed Hong Coin after a white hat hacker found a way to unlock funds that had remained trapped in a faulty smart contract for… дальше »

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Kraken seeks Bitcoin perps edge after CFTC clears Kalshi contract

Kraken plans CFTC-regulated Bitcoin perps within 30 days, while Coinbase and Kalshi move first in the U.S. regulated derivatives race today. дальше »

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Circle Freezes $12.6 Million in Confidential USDC, Exposing Surveillance Risks

Circle blacklisted Zama's confidential USDC contract on Ethereum, freezing $12.6 million and halting cUSDC redemptions. The post Circle Freezes $12.6 Million in Confidential USDC, Exposing Surveillance Risks appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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CFTC approves first regulated Bitcoin perpetual contract in US

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved the first regulated Bitcoin perpetual contract in the United States, greenlighting Kalshi’s BTCPERP product and clearing the way for similar listings by Coinbase’s futures arm. дальше »

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Breaking: CFTC approves first Bitcoin Perpetual Futures on regulated U.S. exchange

The U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has greenlit the nation’s first bitcoin perpetual futures contract on a regulated exchange, marking a watershed moment for domestic crypto derivatives trading. дальше »

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Kalshi wins CFTC approval to launch first U.S. Bitcoin perps

The U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved Kalshi to launch the first federally regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures contract in the United States, opening a new path for crypto derivatives trading onshore. дальше »

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DxSale exploit drains $7.3M in BNB through hidden contract backdoor

DxSale has suffered a $7. 3 million exploit after an attacker allegedly used a hidden backdoor in a liquidity locker contract to withdraw BNB locked by more than 1,400 liquidity providers on the BNB Chain. дальше »

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Adam Back: Bitcoin’s Simplicity Protects Investors From DeFi’s Systemic Risks

Adam Back argues Bitcoin’s design simplicity inherently avoids the leveraged contagion and smart contract vulnerabilities plaguing the DeFi ecosystem. дальше »

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Hyperliquid’s SpaceX perp lights up regulatory gray zone over private markets

A Hyperliquid powered, pre IPO style SpaceX perpetual contract on Trade. xyz is letting traders lever up on an implied $1. 78 trillion valuation with no equity, no authorization and no clear regulatory home. дальше »

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Arbitrum-based StakeDAO contract hit by 5.4T vsdCRV exploit

A security incident has affected StakeDAO’s infrastructure on Arbitrum, with researchers identifying abnormal activity tied to its vsdCRV contract. The exploit is linked to a suspected infinite minting vulnerability that may have allowed the creation of an extremely large supply of synthetic staking tokens, reportedly around 5. дальше »

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Squid Distances Itself From $3.2 Million Hack of Lookalike Third-Party Contract

Cross-chain router Squid distanced itself from a third-party Gnosis Safe module, SquidRouterModule, after attackers drained about $3. 2 million across Ethereum and Base. Blockchain security firms flagged the exploit that affected 86 Gnosis Safe accounts in roughly 2 hours. дальше »

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'Tightest Ever': Bitcoin's Monthly Bollinger Bands Could Predict Massive Move

Bitcoin is bracing for a potentially explosive price movement as its monthly Bollinger Bands contract to their "tightest ever" levels. дальше »

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Polymarket Vice President Denies Contract Hack, Confirms User Funds Are Safe

Polymarket VP Josh Stevens shuts down hack rumors, confirming all user funds are safe after a $520,000 legacy key compromise. дальше »

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Polymarket Faces Fresh Security Crisis After $660,000 Exploit

The prediction market platform Polymarket is once more in the spotlight, this time for an exploit that reportedly siphoned off 660,000 from wallets associated with it. Onchain analysts identified dubious transactions from a contract expected to carry key responsibilities for market settlement operations shortly after the incident attracted industry-wide concern. дальше »

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Polymarket Smart Contract Breached: Will POL USD Crash?

ZachXBT flags a $600K exploit of Polymarket's UMA CTF Adapter on Polygon. Analysis of POL price implications, ecosystem risk, and what the incident means for DeFi security in May 2025. The post Polymarket Smart Contract Breached: Will POL USD Crash? appeared first on Coinspeaker. дальше »

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