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Base’s social bet left it trailing in prediction markets and perps: Pollak

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Base creator Jesse Pollak is stepping back from leadership of the Base App after admitting he was “definitively wrong” to bet on social experiences driving crypto adoption.

Published Date: 2026-07-16 01:14:58
Creator: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
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Stanford study says 5-minute Bitcoin prediction markets enable settlement manipulation

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Researchers found that Polymarket’s five-minute Bitcoin prediction markets create incentives to manipulate spot prices around contract settlement, proposing longer settlement windows as a potential fix.

Published Date: 2026-07-15 20:05:08
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
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Revolut receives in-principle approval from UAE authorities for crypto services

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Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority approved the London-headquartered fintech company for broker-dealer, management and investment, and exchange services in the UAE.

Published Date: 2026-07-15 19:34:39
Creator: Cointelegraph by Turner Wright
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US Senator blasts AG pick for ‘dismantling’ crypto unit, Trump’s CZ pardon

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President Donald Trump’s pick for US Attorney General faced criticism from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on his approach to crypto enforcement and the pardon of former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao.

Published Date: 2026-07-15 17:56:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Turner Wright
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Ostium pauses trading as security firms report multimillion-dollar oracle exploit

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Ostium halted trading and advised revoking contract approvals after blockchain security firms reported an apparent oracle-related exploit of its OLP liquidity vault, with estimated losses ranging from $18 million to $22 million.

Published Date: 2026-07-15 17:14:21
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
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Aave launches V4 on Avalanche, laying groundwork for tokenized credit markets

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The deployment marks Aave V4’s first expansion beyond Ethereum and introduces lending infrastructure designed to support future markets for tokenized real-world assets.

Published Date: 2026-07-15 16:29:39
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
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Securitize, Cantor target tokenized IPOs for public markets

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Securitize and Cantor Fitzgerald are developing infrastructure for tokenized IPOs and secondary equity offerings within the existing US securities framework.

Published Date: 2026-07-15 15:59:36
Creator: Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi
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Bitcoin hits $65.5K as more surprise US inflation data sparks three-week BTC price high

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Bitcoin moved up to its highest levels since June 22 as US PPI inflation numbers provided the week’s second surprise macro data drop.

Published Date: 2026-07-15 14:45:28
Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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Is Robinhood Chain’s success bullish or bearish for ETH the asset?

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Surging volumes on Robinhood Chain could be very good for Ethereum, but only if the “ETH is money” crowd turn out to be right.

Published Date: 2026-07-15 13:30:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Christina Comben
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Crypto firms face AML risks during post-MiCA migration, says AMLA chair

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AMLA is expanding its crypto oversight as firms complete the transition to the EU’s MiCA licensing regime.

Published Date: 2026-07-15 13:08:43
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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