Prediction markets are no longer a fringe experiment. Kalshi and Polymarket are each in preliminary discussions with investors for funding rounds that could push their valuations to roughly $20 billion — a figure that would nearly double what either company was worth just months ago.

Duabu, United Arab Emirates, 8th March 2026, PlayNewswire

One of the institutional crypto trading world's lesser-scrutinized firms has found itself at the center of a rapidly unraveling financial disaster.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said it will hold a public roundtable on April 16, 2026, to examine the structure of the U.S. listed options market, including competition among trading venues, investor experience, and areas for future market development.

The US private credit market, long insulated from the volatility that routinely hammers public markets, is now confronting something it has largely avoided since its explosive post-2008 growth: a genuine stress test. And Blue Owl Capital is where that pressure is most visible.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement with crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun and the TRON ecosystem, resolving a case that had previously been paused by the regulator.

The Trump administration has finalized a multimillion-dollar agreement to export up to 1,000 kilograms of Venezuelan gold into U.S. markets, even as spot gold prices retreat sharply from January's record highs.

Eight Sleep, the temperature-regulating smart mattress company that has quietly become a staple among Silicon Valley's biohacking crowd, closed a $50 million strategic investment round, led by Tether — the world's largest stablecoin issuer.

Core Scientific (Nasdaq: CORZ) announced Wednesday it has secured a strategic loan facility from Morgan Stanley worth up to $1 billion, marking the latest - and most significant — financial move in the company's aggressive pivot away from Bitcoin mining toward artificial intelligence infrastructure.

When US and Israeli forces struck Iran over the first weekend of March 2026, traditional commodity exchanges were closed. COMEX wasn't open. The NYSE wasn't open. But Hyperliquid was - and traders noticed.

Goldman Sachs chief executive David Solomon raised a cautious flag on Wednesday over what he described as a deceptively quiet market response to the intensifying U.S.–Iran standoff - suggesting the calm may not last.

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest moved aggressively into two of its core fintech holdings on March 3, deploying $16.1 million across Coinbase and Robinhood as both stocks fell during a broader market retreat tied to rising U.S.-Iran tensions.