Token buybacks are crypto’s new power move. Most are doing it wrong.
[ad_1] The AMM Approach Buybacks are mostly performed as takers on an AMM, swapping one token for another. When acting as a taker, the trader, or the token project in this case, accepts the available liquidity, the pool depth, the fees, the price impact, and the risks of buying into an active, transparent onchain market. […]
Report Claims Gaming Industry Lobbying for Ban on Sports Event Contract Trading in Federal Cryptocurrency Regulation Bill
[ad_1] Semafor reports that a coalition including commercial and tribal gaming interests has sent a letter to Congress urging members to include sports trading restrictions A group including the American Gaming Association, the Indian Gaming Association, and labor unions is applying pressure to members of Congress to add language barring prediction markets from offering contracts […]
Trade for Your Chance to Win $500K
[ad_1] The Synthetix team has been heads down for the past 9 months building out the ultimate trading venue for perpetual futures on Ethereum Mainnet. Now it’s time to add another layer to the trading experience on Synthetix and give back to traders who show up on our platform. Aside from being a feature-rich perps […]
Carbon Alpha: A New Frontier in DEX Design
[ad_1] Dr. Mark Richardson, Bancor Project Lead, recently introduced Bancor’s latest invention at ETHZurich: an Arbitrary Mean-Rate Exchange Protocol built around a mathematical principle he calls the Mean-of-Derivatives Property, or MoD. https://medium.com/media/f18037d7b331d68d63ff010fe02f1ccd/href As a Bancor contributor, I’ve known for some time that something significant was taking shape behind the scenes. But knowing that work exists and […]
Markets Favor El-Sayed in Michigan Democratic Senate Primary as Polls Stay Split
[ad_1] Key Takeaways ▸ Polls show a wide-open three-way race, but prediction markets price Abdul El-Sayed as the clear (though slight) favorite. ▸ Markets appear to factor in momentum indicators like small-dollar fundraising and online engagement that polls don’t fully capture. ▸ Despite primary uncertainty, markets still strongly favor Democrats to hold the seat. The […]
Out from the Shadows – Synthetix Q2 Roadmap Update
[ad_1] The Synthetix 2026 Roadmap laid out a simple ambition: take the foundations we’d spent 2025 building to scale Synthetix Perps into a venue on Ethereum Mainnet that can genuinely go toe-to-toe with the centralized incumbents. We’ve eaten a lot of vegetables in the first four months of this year, focused on turning our private-beta […]
Prediction Market ETFs Arrive, Bringing Election Bets to Retirement Accounts
[ad_1] Key Takeaways ▸ Roundhill’s election ETFs package prediction market odds into a familiar, investable format (potentially even retirement accounts). ▸ These funds track all-or-nothing event contracts, reflecting prediction market binary risk. ▸ Election probabilities are moving from niche trading tools to portfolio assets, raising both access and regulatory stakes. Prediction markets are about to […]
Traders Pour Millions Into 2028 Presidential Race as Democrats Hold Early Edge
[ad_1] Key Takeaways ▸ Traders are heavily positioning for 2028 despite unresolved 2026 midterms with $500M+ in notional volume already in play. ▸ Early odds cluster around J.D. Vance and Gavin Newsom, but a crowded field signals fluidity. ▸ GOP candidates top the board, but party-level markets still lean Democratic (~60%). Traders are already throwing […]
TERSE 2026: The Emerging Science of Onchain Systems
[ad_1] The Token Engineering Research Symposium (TERSE), held during EthCC[9] in Cannes, brought together researchers and builders focused on mechanism design, onchain market structure, and decentralized systems. Alongside TERSE, the Token Engineering Breakout Sessions extended this work into a more applied setting. Together, the two events created space for something that remains rare in the […]
Kalshi Suspensions Include State Senator Sponsoring a Prediction Markets Ban
[ad_1] Key Takeaways ▸ Kalshi suspended three political candidates for trading on their own elections, framing the activity as insider trading under its CFTC-approved rules. ▸ One of those candidates, Minnesota State Sen. Matt Klein, is also sponsoring legislation to ban prediction markets, adding a layer of political tension to the enforcement action. ▸ The […]