DeFi

Prediction Markets and DAOs Are Cousins, Says Syndicate Co-Founder

In brief Prediction markets and DAOs are both all about coordination, Syndicate co-founder Ian Lee said. One is focused on human intelligence, while the other on human capital. Syndicate was once dedicated to providing infrastructure for DAOs. Prediction markets and decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs, may be closer cousins than most people think, according to…

Artificial Intelligence

Google Researchers Warn of Looming AI-Run Economies

In brief DeepMind warns AI agent economies may emerge spontaneously and disrupt markets. Risks include systemic crashes, monopolization, and widening inequality. Researchers urge proactive design: fairness, auctions, and “mission economies.” Without urgent intervention, we’re on the verge of creating a dystopian future run by invisible, autonomous AI economies that will amplify inequality and systemic risk.…

Opinion

Morning Minute: OpenSea Makes Big Moves in Final Sprint to $SEA

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors green, SOL leads again; BTC at $112,700 Tom Lee 30x’s Moonshot bet on OCTO (WLD +75%) HYPE hits a new…

Opinion

Morning Minute: Tokenized Pokémon Cards Just Went Parabolic

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors chop with ETH leading; BTC at $111,000 CFTC clears Polymarket for US operations; departing chair issues warning Federal Reserve to…

Business

CFTC’s Kristin Johnson Exits With Warning on Prediction Markets

In brief CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson warned Wednesday that prediction markets have “too few guardrails” while capturing unprecedented retail funds. Her farewell speech coincided with the CFTC approving Polymarket’s U.S. return through its $112 million QCX acquisition. Johnson criticized firms that “rent or buy” licenses to quickly pivot to prediction market contracts after obtaining regulatory…

Uncategorized

Expanded margin pairs available for PEPE, NEAR, SEI and SHIB!

We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports new margin pairs for Pepe (PEPE), Near Protocol (NEAR), Sei (SEI), and Shiba Inu (SHIB)! Margin trading is now available for the below pairs for PEPE, NEAR, SEI, and SHIB: Pair BasePair NameAvailable LeverageLong Position LimitShort Position LimitPEPEPEPEEUR33,500,000,0003,500,000,000NEARNEAREUR37,0007,000SEISEIEUR3100,000100,000SHIBSHIBEUR32,000,000,0002,000,000,000 Here’s some more information about these the tokens: PEPE…