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Polymarket US has finally been granted approval by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to operate as a fully-regulated intermediated trading venue in the United States, paving the way for its contracts to be accessed through brokerage and futures-commission-merchant (FCM) channels. According to the official notice, the CFTC’s Amended Order of Designation enables Polymarket U.S. [&hel...

The native token of the Monad network, MON, appears to be shifting its liquidity centre of gravity. In the Solana ecosystem, MON’s spot trading volume has surged, now surpassing the early benchmark set on Hyperliquid, a platform that initially dominated trading for MON. According to publicly visible snapshots, MON/USDC spot trading on Solana reached approximately […]...

The long-awaited launch of the MON token for the Monad blockchain has finally taken place, marking a significant milestone for the project – and frankly, for the whole industry. As of today, MON is trading in the region of $0.03479 per token with a circulating supply of approximately 10.83 billion tokens, giving Monad an estimated […]...

Crypto bounties fall into bug, task/growth, and recovery bounties, and each has different skills, risks, and payout profiles. You always put in the work first while projects control the scope, judgment, and final payout. Serious bug bounties can pay big, but only if you have real security skills and can handle long stretches with no […]...

Mining rewards are taxed as income when you receive them and set your cost basis for future gains or losses. Whether tax sees you as a hobby miner or a business decides if you can deduct serious power and hardware costs. Clean records for rewards, costs and sales matter more than any tool when a […]...

Wall Street’s switch to risk-off in stocks and tech lined up almost perfectly with Bitcoin’s drop to a 6-month low. Spot Bitcoin ETFs turned into the main channel for selling, with billions in redemptions hitting price much harder than normal retail flows. Financialization shifted Bitcoin from self-custody and on-chain activity into brokerage accounts, making price […]...

Trump’s $2K payout sparked immediate crypto excitement, tapping into memories of the 2020 stimulus-driven spike in Bitcoin and altcoins. The math behind a nationwide $2,000 dividend doesn’t match tariff revenue, which means smaller payouts, tighter eligibility or added debt. Tariffs are already raising household costs, which reduces disposable income long before any rebate is approved. [&helli...

Pudgy Penguins, one of the fastest-growing Web3-native brands to break into mainstream culture, has unveiled its latest high-profile collaboration. This time, the partnership is with renowned designer toy label BE@RBRICK. The highly anticipated Pudgy Penguins X BE@RBRICK collectible drop is now live, offering fans a limited-edition “Pengu” duo set that blends the signature BE@RBRICK silhouette...

https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-holding-silver-bitcoin-coin-1447418/ In 2025, cryptocurrency is no longer a fringe pursuit. It stands at the center of personal finance, digital entertainment, and decentralized innovation. As adoption widens, simple but essential rules become the difference between security and exposure.  From proper wallet hygiene to transparent participation in blockchain ec...

https://unsplash.com/photos/golden-colored-bitcoin-coin-close-up-photography-HVgJXHEC4zs The online casino industry has undergone significant changes in the past few years as technology has evolved and become more sophisticated. Gone are the days of uploading funds to your casino account using lengthy bank transfers. Modern payment methods, like mobile wallets and digital transactions, have transf...

CRA taxes crypto as property, so every disposal matters. Canada’s real split is investor behaviour vs business behaviour. Capital gains are nicer, but big years now face a 66.67% inclusion on the excess. Business income is fully taxable, but real expenses can be deducted. Consistent reporting, CAD valuations, and clean records make audits survivable. Canada […]...

India taxes all crypto gains at a flat 30%, no long-term benefit, no slabs. Losses are ignored. One good trade can still create a tax bill in a bad year. 1% TDS keeps every transaction on record and can rise to 5% for non-filers. 18% GST on platform fees makes frequent trading expensive. From 2025-26, […]...

In Australia, the real question isn’t “is crypto taxable” but “are you an investor or a business.” Investors get CGT rules and the 50% discount after 12 months, but can’t claim wide business deductions. Traders lose the CGT discount, but can deduct genuine expenses and treat crypto as trading stock. DeFi, staking, NFTs, and high-frequency […]...

Japan’s “55% crypto tax” headline is about individuals, not companies. For companies, the real issue is year-end valuation and whether a token is trading stock or a strategic/self-issued asset. Recent Japanese changes let non-trading companies keep their own tokens at cost, which stops tax on paper gains. Exchanges and trading businesses still have to mark […]...

NFTs are already taxable, the missing piece is detailed NFT-only guidance. There are two real tax lanes now, normal capital gains and the 28% collectibles lane. Paying with appreciated crypto is the tax trigger people forget. Creators are mostly in the income lane, not the investor lane. 2025+ platform reporting will make bad NFT records […]...

DeFi doesn’t change the tax rules, it just creates more taxable touchpoints in one strategy. Rewards you can control are income at receipt, no matter what the token does later. Lending is tax-light on entry and tax-heavy on exit, especially if there is liquidation or rewarded supply. Tokenized yield and fixed-rate designs make great DeFi […]...

Treat every DAO payout you can control as income first, then worry about capital gains later. Governance tokens aren’t exempt just because they give votes; if you earned them, they’re taxable. DAOs that refuse to pick a jurisdiction don’t protect you, they just push the reporting burden to you. 2025-2026 reporting (1099-DA style) will make […]...

Energy is now the main choke point for crypto mining. New York’s 2025 bill shows how states can price miners out without banning them. Renewable-only exemptions will create a two-tier mining industry. Rising energy taxes stack on top of already thin mining margins. Mining will migrate to jurisdictions that want the load and have cheap […]...

From 1 January 2026, EU-licensed crypto platforms must collect user and transaction data for tax reporting under DAC8.  CARF makes this automatic across 51+ jurisdictions, including many classic offshore hubs that agreed to exchange data from 2027.  The OECD CARF XML schema reports not just trades but also wallet transfers, linking KYC’d users to on-chain […]...

The specific IRS move to treat DeFi like brokers got blocked, but the accountability push didn’t. Governance and treasury structures in DeFi make it obvious there are real humans to regulate. As DeFi chases yield in tokenized U.S. assets, it walks into a zone the U.S. will always police. Treasury’s digital ID idea is broker-style […]...

France is moving from taxing crypto when you sell to possibly taxing it every year. Lawmakers put crypto in the same “unproductive” bucket as yachts and art, which doesn’t match how crypto is actually used. The proposal ignores founders and teams who hold locked or illiquid tokens. Annual valuation on volatile assets will push the […]...

Summary Liquidity before everything or you’re a hostage. Circulating supply lies, wallet concentration doesn’t. Shipping beats shouting when the feed is saturated. Communities that move on-chain are the only ones that matter. If the structure is bad, fix it fast or leave. Memecoins looked easy in 2024. 2025 made them harder. Too many tokens, thinner […]...

Summary Separate venue from vault, and test recovery on a clean device. Write one page that states goal, horizon, drawdown, and rebalance rules. Build on- and off-ramps now and run small transfers both ways. Protect the downside with rules you will keep when it hurts. Leave instructions, name a digital executor, and document control, not […]...

Summary Spot is ownership, no funding, no liquidation, clean for accumulation. Futures are tools for hedging and short-term trades, leverage helps and hurts. Funding and basis are the real costs, annualize them before you click. Path kills more traders than direction, size for the move you cannot stomach. Around big events spot often leads, cut […]...