Crypto’s billions are back, but the premiums aren’t Özet: Kripto piyasasında önemli gelişmeler yaşanıyor. Crypto companies are raising billions again, but investors are no longer handing out premiums indiscriminately. Kalshi is reportedly seeking $1 billion at a $40 billion valuation, nearly twice what it was worth in May. Meanwhile, Blockchain.com is preparing for an initial

Binance’s EU services face scrutiny over licensing exemption: Report Özet: Kripto piyasasında önemli gelişmeler yaşanıyor. European regulators are reportedly scrutinizing Binance’s use of a legal exemption to continue serving customers in the European Union without authorization under the bloc’s crypto rules. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and regulators in France, Germany and Greece

Kalshi in advanced talks to raise new funding at $40B valuation: Reuters Özet: Kripto piyasasında önemli gelişmeler yaşanıyor. Prediction market platform Kalshi is reportedly now in “advanced talks” to raise approximately $1 billion in a new funding round at a valuation of $40 billion. Existing investor Sequoia Capital and Wellington Management are in talks to

OpenAI valuation could hit $1.4T in new funding round: Report Özet: Kripto piyasasında önemli gelişmeler yaşanıyor. ChatGPT developer OpenAI is reportedly eyeing another $30 billion raise that could value it at $1.4 trillion, making it one of the world’s most valuable companies even before it goes public. Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported

Blockchain.com eyes $500M IPO as crypto capital markets thaw: Report Özet: Kripto piyasasında önemli gelişmeler yaşanıyor. Blockchain.com, a crypto exchange and wallet provider, is reportedly looking to raise about $500 million in an initial public offering (IPO) this year, more than four years after the company reached a $14 billion valuation at the height of

Tether says it had ‘limited’ exposure to bank linked to $84M US seizure Özet: Kripto piyasasında önemli gelişmeler yaşanıyor. Stablecoin issuer Tether said that it had limited exposure through assets held at a bank that reportedly directed a payments company to allegedly move hundreds of millions of dollars on its behalf. In response to reports

US weighs overseas push for dollar-backed stablecoins: Bloomberg Özet: Kripto piyasasında önemli gelişmeler yaşanıyor. The Trump administration is reportedly considering an initiative to promote the use of dollar-backed stablecoins overseas as part of an effort to reinforce the US dollar’s position as the world’s reserve currency.  Citing people familiar with the plans, Bloomberg reported on

US Treasury secretary emerges as frontrunner for Trump’s AI czar role: Report Özet: Kripto piyasasında önemli gelişmeler yaşanıyor. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is reportedly being considered as US President Donald Trump’s next artificial intelligence czar, days after Trump announced plans for an “AI Force” amid mounting concerns about the technology’s risks. Bessent is a

Hana Bank taps Euroclear blockchain for $100M bond issuance: Report Özet: Kripto piyasasında önemli gelişmeler yaşanıyor. South Korea’s Hana Bank has reportedly issued a five-year, $100 million digital bond using Euroclear’s blockchain-based platform.  On Monday, Yonhap News Agency reported that the bank used Euroclear’s Digital Financial Market Infrastructure to issue the foreign-currency bond. The report

Polymarket users referred to prosecutors in South Korea: Report Özet: Kripto piyasasında önemli gelişmeler yaşanıyor. South Korean police have reportedly referred 18 Polymarket users to prosecutors in an illegal gambling investigation involving 26 people who collectively wagered about 17.6 billion won (worth $12.7 million).  According to Asia Economy, data submitted by the National Police Agency

Ethiopia cuts Bitcoin miners’ power by 77% amid hydropower shortage: Report Özet: Kripto piyasasında önemli gelişmeler yaşanıyor. Ethiopia has reportedly reduced electricity delivered to Bitcoin miners to 23% of contracted levels as lower water inflows strain the country’s hydroelectric reservoirs. On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that El Niño intensified dry conditions in the east African country,

USDT payments feature in Polish energy giant’s failed $230M oil deal: FT Özet: Kripto piyasasında önemli gelişmeler yaşanıyor. The world’s largest stablecoin by market cap, Tether’s USDt, was reportedly used in a failed Venezuelan oil trade that cost Poland’s largest energy giant $230 million in late 2023, according to the Financial Times. That was after

Democrats push back on GOP’s ‘final’ CLARITY offer with counterproposal: Politico Özet: Kripto piyasasında önemli gelişmeler yaşanıyor. Senate Democrats working on the crypto market structure bill are reportedly preparing a counterproposal to the Republicans’ latest revised CLARITY Act text, despite GOP lawmakers describing it as their “last, best and final offer” to Democrats when they

Iran eases currency rules to bypass US sanctions with crypto: Report Özet: Kripto piyasasında önemli gelişmeler yaşanıyor. Iran’s central bank has reportedly eased foreign currency controls to encourage businesses to bring overseas earnings home, including through cryptocurrency, amid tightening US sanctions. This includes using Tether’s USDt (USDT) and Bitcoin (BTC) to settle cross-border transactions through

UK financial watchdog weighs lifting prediction markets ban: Report Özet: Kripto piyasasında önemli gelişmeler yaşanıyor. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reportedly has reached out to prediction market companies as part of discussions over whether the regulator would loosen a ban for retail investors, in place since 2019. According to a Friday report from The