John Crawford

John Crawford

Kalshi to Create ‘Portal for Parents‘ on Prediction Markets: Report

CEO Tarek Mansour said in an interview that Kalshi would prevent kids from using a parent’s ID to skirt its age restrictions by launching a parent portal and AI verification. Kalshi co-founder and CEO Tarek Mansour reportedly announced a new strategy for the prediction markets platform to crack down on minors illegally using its services.

Bitwise Launches Avalanche ETF With Staking

Bitwise Asset Management has launched a spot Avalanche exchange-traded product, giving investors exposure to the Avalanche token while staking a portion of its holdings to generate yield. Bitwise plans to stake roughly 70% of its AVAX holdings through its in-house infrastructure, while maintaining a liquidity reserve of about 30% to meet redemptions and operational needs.

CoreWeave Announces $6B Deal With Trading Firm Jane Street

CoreWeave, a publicly traded AI cloud infrastructure company, revealed on Wednesday a $6 billion deal with quantitative trading company Jane Street, in which it will use CoreWeave’s AI cloud computing infrastructure to power its trading and research operations. Under the agreement, CoreWeave will provide Jane Street with compute from multiple data center facilities, the company's

Bitcoin Trend Reversal May Confirm If BTC Closes Above $76K

Key points: Bitcoin’s shallow pullback from the $76,000 resistance suggests that buyers are holding onto their positions, expecting the recovery to continue. Select major altcoins are showing strength and are expected to break above their overhead resistance levels. Bitcoin (BTC) pulled back after crossing the $76,000 level on Tuesday, but a positive sign is that

Crypto PACs Influence Ohio Races, Echoing 2024

Another political action committee (PAC) aligned with the cryptocurrency industry announced its endorsement for a candidate in Ohio’s Senate race, signaling a move that could mirror the 2024 US election. In a Wednesday notice, Sentinel Action Fund, a group that claims to be the “only conservative Super PAC advancing pro-crypto candidates and supporting pro-crypto innovation,”

Legal & General Tokenizes £50B Liquidity Funds via Calastone Network

London-based Legal & General Asset Management has made its liquidity funds available in tokenized form through Calastone’s blockchain-based distribution network, enabling investors to access and transfer fund shares via digital infrastructure as an alternative to traditional settlement systems. According to Wednesday’s announcement, the tokenized share classes are issued with permissioned access, allowing authorized users to

ETH/BTC Breakout Aligns With Rising Ether Demand

Ether looks poised to gain a price advantage over BTC as the ETH/BTC ratio soars to a 10-week high. The ETH/BTC ratio has climbed to a 10-week high, suggesting that Ether (ETH) is gaining momentum against Bitcoin (BTC) in the charts.  Ether’s footing has improved as clearer DeFi regulations from the US Securities and Exchange

Bitcoin Could Outsize Gold’s $38T Market

Bitcoin (BTC) has a target market that is “probably a lot bigger” than gold’s $30 trillion market cap, says a crypto industry executive. Key points: Bitcoin should continue to outperform during geopolitical crises, says Bitwise’s Matt Hougan. Bitcoin’s “addressable market” could surpass gold’s near $40 trillion market cap. A trader eyes a return to $90,000

Elizabeth Warren Criticizes Musk, Sends Probing Questions About X Money

The Massachusetts Democrat has been critical of private companies, including non-bank entities, issuing their own dollar-pegged stablecoins. US Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked Elon Musk for information on X Money, a payments feature that is expected to be integrated into the X social media platform in the near future. Warren, who is a longtime critic

Ben Zhou on Trust, AI and the New Financial Platform

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, April 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — What will it take to build a financial system that billions of people can trust — and barely notice? That question set the tone for a fireside chat titled “Trust, Technology, and Transformation: Building the New Financial Platform for a Tokenized Economy”, where Bybit Co-founder and
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