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Polymarket has inked a multi-year deal with Major League Soccer, the top-level soccer league in the US, to be the exclusive prediction market partner for the league and its main tournament, the Leagues Cup.The MLS and Polymarket said on Monday that they will work together to create “new fan experiences” such as second-screen engagement, which typically includes data, statistics, or betting.“As soccer’s audience continues to grow and evolve in the US, fans are looking for new ways to engage more deeply with the game,” said Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan. “We can surface real-time collective sentiment around key moments, matches,…

Iran’s central bank has quietly built a large position in the US dollar stablecoin USDT, according to new findings from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. Elliptic says it identified a network of crypto wallets linked to the Central Bank of Iran. These wallets were used to acquire at least $507 million worth of USDT. The purchases took place mainly in April and May 2025 and were paid for using Emirati dirhams. Researchers believe the true total could be higher. The estimate only includes wallets that Elliptic could link to the central bank with high confidence. 🚨 New Elliptic research: We have…

COLOGNE, Germany, Jan. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As the prestigious imm cologne 2026—the global benchmark for home design and smart technology—concludes, the intelligent health technology brand VivaNova has made a defining global debut.Backed by Lumos Robotics, a leading humanoid robotics pioneer, VivaNova successfully completed its first international showcase. The brand not only officially launched the Viva Series of active ergonomic chairs to the European market but also teased the highly anticipated Nova Series—the world’s first AI-powered smart chair scheduled for release in June.Brand Essence: Bringing Humanoid Intelligence to “Active Health”VivaNova is not a traditional furniture brand; it is a…

Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao announced his long-awaited memoir will hit shelves in late February or early March. He promised to reveal details he couldn’t share during his recent interview at the Davos Forum.“There is nothing to hide. More details in the upcoming book,” CZ wrote on X on January 25, confirming the release window of four to six weeks.Sponsored Self-Published in Two LanguagesThe 300-page memoir, spanning approximately 97,000 words, will be self-published simultaneously in English and Chinese. CZ explained that the decision to bypass traditional publishers was driven by timing concerns. “Takes too long to go through a publisher,…

With Bitcoin dominance holding at 59% and over $1 billion in tokens unlocking this week, capital continues to bypass altcoins. Here’s why the market structure has fundamentally changed.A recent report by CryptoRank highlights four key obstacles preventing a broad altcoin rally in 2026, signaling a shift in market dynamics that could shape strategies for years.Sponsored SponsoredMarket Data Signals Strong Bitcoin ControlToday’s market data points to ongoing Bitcoin dominance. The Altcoin Season Index stands at 41, well below the 75 mark that would indicate altcoin outperformance. This metric checks if at least 75% of the top 50 coins, excluding stablecoins and…

Oklahoma lawmakers introduced legislation this week that would allow state employees, vendors, private businesses, and residents to negotiate and receive payments in bitcoin. Senate Bill 2064, introduced by Senator Dusty Deevers during the 2026 legislative session, establishes a legal framework for the use of bitcoin as a medium of exchange and compensation without designating it as legal tender. The bill explicitly states that it does not conflict with the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition on states coining money or declaring legal tender other than gold and silver, instead recognizing bitcoin as a financial instrument operating within existing legal frameworks. If enacted, the…

South Korean lawyer stole police officers’ settlement fees in 2021.Court fines lawyer $7,000 amid previous “leniency” complaints.Judge calls theft “a heinous crime.”A South Korean lawyer embezzled over $4,000 from his police officer clients and used the funds to make private crypto investments.A district court in the city of Cheongju found the lawyer, unnamed for legal reasons, guilty of misappropriating funds handed over as part of a settlement deal, the South Korean newspaper Joongbu Maeil reported. The court did not disclose which cryptocurrencies were involved.“This is a heinous crime that involved neglecting professional ethics,” Presiding Judge Ji Yun-seop told the court…

In theory, bitcoin should thrive during times of uncertainty as it’s sound money that’s censorship-resistant. In practice, it’s becoming the first thing investors sell when push comes to shove.As geopolitical tensions flared over the past week, following Trump’s threats of tariffs against NATO allies over Greenland and speculation of potential military action in the Arctic, markets pulled back, and volatility spiked.Since Jan. 18, after Trump first threatened tariffs in his push for Greenland acquisition, bitcoin has lost 6.6% of its value, while gold has moved up 8.6% to new highs near $5,000.The reason lies in how each asset fits into…

Peter Zhang Jan 24, 2026 17:55 Tezos completes its 20th protocol upgrade, cutting block time to 6 seconds and enabling 12-second finality. XTZ trades at $0.59 amid the technical milestone. Tezos activated its 20th protocol upgrade on January 24, 2026, cutting Layer 1 block time from 8 seconds to 6 seconds and achieving finality in just 12 seconds. The Tallinn upgrade went live at block #11,640,289, marking another forkless evolution for the self-amending blockchain.XTZ is trading at $0.59 with a market cap of $618 million, down 1.09% over 24 hours as the technical milestone drew minimal immediate price reaction.What Tallinn…

Authorities have not confirmed the exact amount missing, but a local report put the loss at $47.7 million, possibly stolen after an agency worker clicked a phishing link. The Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office recently discovered that the Bitcoin it had confiscated in a criminal case and stored as part of an investigation was no longer accessible, according to a report by a South Korean news outlet. It is estimated that the losses are at “hundreds of billions of won,” though the exact figure has not been publicly confirmed. Bitcoin Missing From Government Storage The incident reportedly came to light during…