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Betting Market for Arbitrum Airdrop Surges Before Announcement

A key indicator shows traders started aggressively betting Arbitrum’s ARB token would be airdropped hours before the token distribution was announced.  On March 15, a day before the airdrop went public, traders on prediction market Polymarket started placing more bets that the airdrop would happen before March 31.  “Yes” shares spiked as high as $0.72…

Polymarket Shuts Out U.S. Traders to Comply with CFTC Settlement

Polymarket has complied with a CFTC settlement and blocked U.S. residents from its prediction market.

U.S. Orders DeFi Platform Polymarket to Pay $1.4M and Shut Unlicensed Markets

The CFTC ordered Polymarket to pay a penalty and shut down markets that were unlicensed as swaps.

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Bitcoin Layer 2 Stacks Prepares for Nakamoto Upgrade, its Largest Hard-Fork Ever

The network is “transforming into a true Layer-2” said Rena Shah of Trust Machines.

Two Vulnerabilities Caught in Optimism Testnet

Offchain Labs found bugs in Optimism's proposed dispute system.

Renzo Updates Airdrop Terms After Explosive ezETH Depeg

Renzo updated its token allocation to Season 1 points farmers by 2%.

Ether Inflates After Gas Fees Plummet

Ether's supply is inflating despite Ethereum throughput remaining high

Bitcoiners Spend Millions On ‘Buy Bitcoin’ Sign and First Sat Of Halving Block

The ‘Buy Bitcoin’ sign sold for $1 million, while the ‘Epic Sat’ was purchased for a whopping $2.1 million.