2026 World Cup Generated $20B Volume in Crypto Prediction Markets: Chainalysis
The World Cup acted global participation with $20 billion in on-chain prediction market volume tied to the tournament. Nearly 400,000 wallets took part, led by American and Chinese users, with Canada.
Pokémon Cards Go Onchain as Loan Collateral on Solana's Biggest DEX
Card Collectors have spent a record $324.6 million on on-chain gacha in June alone, a fourth straight monthly record, while Bitcoin has been on a 21-month low of roughly $58,000. The excitement of owning a top Pokemon card from random packs is currently a huge wave roll at the moment.
Crypto Trading Volume in South Korea Falls as Investment In Stocks Surges
South Korea’s major crypto exchanges have witnessed their trading activity go downhill over the past year as the country’s stock market surged, suggesting retail speculative interest may be shifting toward equities, analysis shows.
Czech Republic Adds Polymarket To Its Blacklists As An Unauthorized Gambling Site
The addition of Polymarket to Czechia’s gambling list mostly reads like a routine bureaucracy and most people consider it so because the platform is one of 1,076 domains the Ministry of Finance has blacklisted this year alone, pushing the country’s total blocklist past 3,300 sites.