A former cryptocurrency exchange employee has been sentenced to four years in prison for illegally selling confidential trading information, highlighting ongoing concerns over insider abuse and security in digital asset markets.
A Polymarket trader’s $400K bet on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s ousting has ignited an insider trading storm, raising questions about political prediction markets and regulatory oversight.
Despite popular narratives blaming whales, halving cycles or ETFs, new data shows Bitcoin and altcoin prices are driven more by liquidity flows, macro risk appetite and speculative crowd behavior than by long-term fundamentals.
Global exchanges urged the SEC to curb broad crypto exemptions and tighten oversight, warning tokenized stocks threaten investor protection, market integrity and could create regulatory arbitrage and systemic risks.
Shane Molidor warns DATs could bring crypto-style insider trading into traditional finance, urging regulators to act as opaque tokenized structures blur compliance and market integrity.
Tether’s reported Bitcoin accumulation is intensifying scrutiny: analysts warn its growing holdings could sway markets, amplify volatility and invite regulatory action, raising questions about systemic risk and investor exposure.
An overview of the Trump family’s crypto forays-NFT ventures, campaign-linked fundraising, and business partnerships-plus the legal and regulatory questions they raise, supporters’ claims of innovation, and critics’ concerns.
Report: Betting markets on Polymarket drew scrutiny after wagers on Nobel Peace Prize outcomes raised ethics and legality questions, prompting calls for investigation into market influence and transparency.
Crypto executives warn that tokenizing stocks of DATs magnifies investor risk, citing heightened opacity, custody challenges and regulatory gaps that could exacerbate losses, volatility and market fragmentation.
FUD – fear, uncertainty and doubt – drives market swings by spreading alarmist, often misleading claims. Learning how FUD spreads helps investors separate hype from genuine risk.