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Polymarket is mounting a broad U.S. rehabilitation effort after a four-year ban, using a CFTC-supervised mobile app, sports partnerships and social media marketing to rebuild trust. The campaign follows past regulatory scrutiny, a settlement with the CFTC and investigations that were later dropped without charges.

President Donald Trump defended at least $1.4 billion in crypto income reported for 2025, saying there was nothing wrong or illegal about the money. The disclosures have sharpened criticism that his family is benefiting from digital asset ventures while his administration shapes crypto policy.

MicroStrategy, holding a staggering 205,000 bitcoins valued at nearly $15 billion, believes that Bitcoin will surpass gold as a more valuable asset in the future, according to CEO Michael Saylor.

The resurgence of the “Kimchi premium” in South Korea, marked by a 10% Bitcoin price difference between local exchanges and global platforms, has caught the attention of market observers. This arbitrage strategy, initially popularized by Sam Bankman-Fried, involves buying Bitcoin globally and selling it on Korean exchanges for a riskless profit in Korean won. However, challenges arise in converting these gains into actual profits due to South Korea’s stringent capital controls.

MicroStrategy's co-founder and executive chairman, Michael Saylor, predicts a substantial surge in demand for bitcoin-related products, estimating it to be ten times greater than the available supply.