Charles Schwab Plans to Introduce Prediction Markets With Cboe for Wagering on the S&P 500's Performance: WSJ

The exploit that drained $292 million from KelpDAO's cross-chain bridge was likely orchestrated by North Korea's Lazarus Group, specifically its TraderTraitor subunit, according to LayerZero's analysis. The attackers targeted the bridge, causing significant withdrawals across the decentralized finance sector.

Prediction market Polymarket is reportedly in talks to raise $400 million at a valuation of around $15 billion, according to The Information. The firm previously reached a $9 billion valuation in October 2025 as Intercontinental Exchange completed a $2 billion investment. Rival prediction market Kalshi saw its valuation double to $22 billion following a $1 billion raise last month.

Vercel's CEO suspects a highly sophisticated hacking group, potentially AI-assisted, was behind a recent security breach that exposed customer credentials. The breach originated from a compromised third-party AI tool, allowing attackers to access internal systems and non-sensitive environment variables.

Coinbase is testing AI agents modeled after co-founder Fred Ehrsam and former CTO Balaji Srinivasan to provide employee feedback and assist with refining documents and sparking innovation. These agents integrate into workplace communications like human teammates, with plans to expand the program in the future.

Bitcoin options worth $7.9 billion are expiring on Deribit, with $62,000 and $75,000 as key levels. The $75,000 level has the most call options trading, leading to heightened volatility.

Bitcoin CME open interest is at a 14-month low as basis trade unwinds, with Strategy stockpiling nearly $60 billion in Bitcoin. One dominant buyer is reshaping the market structure, leading to a shift in futures positioning and a decrease in perpetual funding rates.

Ripple is partnering with Kyobo Life Insurance, one of South Korea's major insurance firms, to offer tokenized government bond offerings. The collaboration aims to introduce real-time bond trading using blockchain technology in South Korea's $2.3 trillion bond market.

World, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, introduced a new World ID app for managing proof-of-human verification. The company also launched Concert Kit for artists to reserve tickets for verified humans, aiming to combat ticket scalping.

An Ethereum trader turned $2,455 into nearly $500,000 by trading the ASTEROID meme coin, which surged over 71,000% in 24 hours. The token's value skyrocketed after a social media post from Glenn Beck and a reply from Elon Musk.

Strategy's stock price surged 10% to $164, driven by easing Middle East tensions and Bitcoin's rise to $77,200. With nearly 781,000 Bitcoin acquired at $75,577, the firm's $60.5 billion investment turned profitable after three months.