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MyPrize has signed a distribution deal with Crypto.com's North American affiliate to list event contracts on its app, joining other distributors like Hollywood.com and Underdog. The revenue-sharing details were not disclosed, but typically involve the distributor receiving a portion of trading fees.

Robinhood is considering adding Bitcoin to its balance sheet, with Senior VP Shiv Verma discussing the pros and cons of such a move. The company's crypto trading revenues surged 339% year-over-year, with ambitious plans to expand its financial services platform.

Bitcoin has dropped nearly 20% from its all-time high, now trading at $101,261, leading to a shift in bearish sentiment among Myriad predictors. Zcash has outperformed other tokens, surpassing $500 and prompting a new market on Myriad with odds favoring further gains.

Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest, has revised her bullish Bitcoin price target from $1.5 million to $1.2 million by 2030 due to the increasing utility of stablecoins. Stablecoins are gaining popularity for payments and are scaling faster than Bitcoin, impacting its projected role.

The recent downturn in the crypto market is attributed to macroeconomic uncertainties, including U.S. jobs data, trade tensions, and a prolonged government shutdown. Major crypto stocks like Robinhood Markets and Coinbase experienced significant drops, reflecting the overall market sentiment.

A whale on Hyperliquid opened two heavily leveraged short positions against Bitcoin and XRP, totaling $140 million, and is now up about $3.1 million in about nine hours. The wallet was funded with $7 million in USDC from an Arbitrum wallet, making it untraceable.

Keonne Rodriguez, developer of Samourai Wallet, received a five-year prison sentence and a $250,000 fine for operating an unlicensed money transmitter. The app enabled users to conceal Bitcoin transactions by mixing them with others, aiding in coin movement obscurity.

Keyboard Monkey won a $200,000 bet by correctly predicting Bitcoin's crash below $100,000 after a 17% monthly collapse. The bet was facilitated by Myriad, a prediction market platform developed by Decrypt's parent company, Dastan.

Ripple has spent over $2.4 billion acquiring four companies in 2025, but CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced a slowdown in acquisitions for 2026. The company aims to bridge traditional finance with decentralized finance through strategic purchases like prime brokers and treasury services.

The Fusaka upgrade aims to enhance Ethereum's speed and capacity by 10-fold, attracting institutional adoption. Ethereum faces challenges in maintaining its developer preference and scaling pace compared to competitors like Solana.