World Cup Mania Drives Polymarket Volume Up 300%, Kalshi Sets OI Record
The 2026 World Cup is doing for prediction markets what the 2024 election did: sending through-the-roof numbers. Polymarket’s trading volume…
June 2026
Disney Pays $50M to Settle Live-TV Streaming Price Lawsuit
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging it forced live…
Hands-On With the $24,950 Slate Electric Pickup
Slate Auto has pulled a Disneyland move: set expectations low, then blow past them. The startup originally promised 180 miles…
Global Operation Shutters Amadey and StealC Cybercrime Platforms
International law enforcement and a coalition of tech companies have disrupted what they’re calling a cybercrime “assembly line” — taking…
Crypto Clipper Malware Campaign Uses Fake Reviews and AI Narrators to Lure Victims
A single threat actor is running a sophisticated campaign to distribute a cryptocurrency clipboard hijacker, using the same marketing playbook…
DragonForce Hackers Use Microsoft Teams Relays to Hide C2 Backdoor
The DragonForce ransomware gang has been spotted using a custom Go-based remote access trojan called Backdoor.Turn to hide command-and-control traffic…
PCI DSS Rules Tighten Around Third-Party Scripts on Checkout Pages
Here’s a problem most e-commerce teams haven’t reckoned with yet: all those third-party scripts loading on your checkout page? They’re…
Onyx Odds Raises $20M to Challenge Kalshi and Polymarket in Prediction Markets
Onyx Odds, a sports-focused prediction market app, has raised $20 million in a funding round led by Payward, the parent…
Binance Co-CEO Vows to Secure EU License Despite Greece Withdrawal
Binance’s co-CEO says the exchange remains committed to securing a license to operate in the European Union, even after the…
Kalshi Eyes $40B Valuation in New Funding Round
Kalshi, the US-based prediction market platform, is reportedly in talks to raise fresh capital at a $40 billion valuation —…