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South Korea’s tax agency has recovered 33.9 billion won, or about $23 million, in unpaid taxes by tracking down hidden overseas assets, marking one of its most aggressive cross-border enforcement pushes to date.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a federal lawsuit against Wisconsin on Tuesday, directly challenging the state’s attempt to shut down prediction market platforms operating under CFTC oversight.
Iran has put forward a new proposal that shifts the immediate focus from its nuclear program to the Strait of Hormuz, offering to reopen the waterway if the United States lifts its naval blockade on Iranian ports and agrees to end the war.
The Federal Reserve is set to announce its April 29 policy decision, and markets already expect no change in interest rates. Traders are fully pricing in a hold at 3.50%–3.75%, with near certainty that policymakers will keep rates steady.
The United Arab Emirates officially withdrew from OPEC and the broader OPEC+ alliance on April 28, 2026, and bitcoin fell below $76,000 within hours of the announcement.
US President Donald Trump’s family’s involvement with prediction markets is delivering mixed feelings amid his criticism of the sector, while his family members are actively engaged in the industry. Trump’s Two-Way Comments About the Prediction Market…
In a recent Truth Social post, U.S President Donald Trump claimed that Iran has entered a “State of Collapse” and is urgently seeking to reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
Warren Buffett used his first sit-down interview since stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO to bundle prediction markets, legalized sports betting, and day trading into a single critique, calling state-sponsored gambling a “tax on stupidity” that quietly…
The CLARITY ACT just hit a serious obstacle from within the Republican Party itself.
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) set its monetary policy stance on Tuesday with a 6–3 majority vote to uphold the uncollateralized overnight call rate at around 0.75%, a move that comes as financial markets in Japan and digital assets showed signs of short-term…
Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche said developers will no longer be investigated or charged unless they knowingly help third parties commit crimes.
US oil prices rise toward $97 per barrel as stalled US-Iran peace talks and Strait of Hormuz disruption weigh on markets. The pressure lifted crude prices, weakened crypto-linked stocks, and kept investors cautious across major assets on Monday.
Trump said last week he didn’t like prediction markets, but then changed his tune, arguing the U.S. should not get left behind in the space.
Beijing's intervention in Meta's startup acquisition signals tighter scrutiny of foreign investments in China's AI sector.
A high-stakes national security meeting led by President Donald Trump is set to shape the next phase of the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict.
American justice closes a critical case weighing on the Federal Reserve.
As preliminary market development continues to progress, CPAMiner’s operations in Chad are entering a new stage of growth.
Prediction markets and CME futures traders have converged on one outcome ahead of the April 29 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting: the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady, and likely will continue doing so well into the summer.
The digital euro is taking on a more political than technical turn. The ECB wants to build an open European payment infrastructure capable of reducing the continent's dependence on Visa, Mastercard, and major foreign digital wallets.
State gambling enforcement against Kalshi is being challenged as 38 attorneys general back Massachusetts’ lawsuit. The case could shape whether states can enforce gambling licensing rules against event contracts.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has opened a new front in its fight over prediction markets, filing suit against New York to block the state from applying gambling laws to federally regulated platforms.
Global markets are heading into Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision with caution, even as investors largely expect policymakers to keep interest rates unchanged.
The CFTC has filed suit to block New York from enforcing gambling laws on prediction platforms, arguing federal regulators have sole authority over event-based contracts.
Brazil has blocked access to prediction market platforms, including Polymarket and Kalshi as part of a wider crackdown on what officials called illegal betting activity.
An April 23 non-binding opinion from an Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union has found Malta’s Bill 55 incompatible with EU law, marking the second significant setback for the country’s iGaming protection regime in just over a week.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum stated that the goal was for 50% of government sectors to operate through autonomous agentic AI.
The dollar is no longer just contested, but it is now bypassed in real usage. Starting April 30, 2026, the BRICS take a decisive step with the deployment of an operational payment system between China and Indonesia.
The measure, which would affect international prediction markets, like Polymarket and Kalshi in Brazil, is part of a battle against illegal gambling by President Lula’s Administration.
The U.S. Department of Justice has abruptly ended its probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. U.S.
Fresh diplomacy and crypto compliance enforcement converged on the Iran story again, sending oil lower and raising new questions about how sanctions pressure is moving across both energy markets and stablecoin rails. The Kobeissi Letter said that President…