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James Comer Seeks Answers From Kalshi And Polymarket On Election Trades In Probe

Comer asks Kalshi and Polymarket for records on identity checks, location controls, and suspicious election trading by June 5. House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer has opened a probe into Kalshi and Polymarket over possible insider trading on prediction markets. The investigation focuses on whether users with non-public government information...

Circle’s Wrapped Bitcoin Could Change Institutional Crypto Forever

Circle is launching cirBTC, a 1:1 Bitcoin-backed wrapped token. cirBTC will use real-time on-chain reserve verification for transparency. The token will launch on Ethereum and Circle’s Arc blockchain. Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, has revealed plans to launch cirBTC, a wrapped Bitcoin product that meets regulatory compliance standards. ...

Polymarket Exploit: $700K in POL Stolen, Executives Say User Funds Safe

A compromised internal wallet drained $700K from Polymarket. User funds stayed safe. Here’s what happened and how the team responded. A security incident hit Polymarket this week, shaking the prediction market platform briefly. An attacker gained access to an internal operations wallet used for rewards payouts.  The breach triggered repeated...