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A Polymarket account that earned about $400,000 from a controversial and well-timed bet on the capture of then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is no longer accessible on the platform.The Polymarket page for account “0x31a56e,” which placed about $32,000 on Maduro’s removal as president just before news emerged of his capture by US military and law enforcement, now returns a dead link, Cointelegraph has confirmed.As of Thursday about 1:00 p.m. UTC, the page showed an error saying “Oops… we didn’t forecast this,” while other users’ pages remain accessible.The development comes amid growing concern in the crypto community over high‑profile bets and unusual…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed down -0.34%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.94%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.06%.  March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) fell -0.36%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) rose +0.03%.Stock indexes settled mixed on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq 100 posting a 3.5-week high.  The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average fell from record highs on Wednesday and settled lower, led by weakness in chipmakers and data storage stocks. Also, defense stocks tumbled after President Trump said he won’t allow dividends or buybacks for defense companies. Join 200K+ Subscribers:…

Key Takeaways In 2025, 49 crypto exchanges registered with India’s FIU, including 45 local and four offshore platforms. The FIU imposed fines totaling approximately $3.1 million on non-compliant exchanges, with major penalties levied against platforms like Bybit. The overhaul cracked down on illicit activities, blocked unregistered offshore sites, and paved the way for safer, regulated crypto trading in India. After years of uncertainty, India’s crypto market finally received what it had long lacked in 2025: a clear regulatory spine. What had existed for much of the past decade as a gray-zone industry—neither fully banned nor formally recognized—was pulled into a…

Digital asset company CoinFlip has launched a new workplace benefit that allows employees to invest in cryptocurrencies directly through payroll deductions, offering a payroll-based investing mechanism to digital asset investing as interest in portfolio diversification continues to grow.The program enables employees to automatically purchase cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL) and select stablecoins, with minimum allocations starting at $25 per pay period.According to CoinFlip, the product is designed to appeal to workers who prefer a gradual, cost-averaging approach to crypto investing. The company cited research estimating that tens of millions of US adults already own digital assets,…

The dollar index (DXY00) on Tuesday rose by +0.30% but remained below Monday’s 3.5-week high.  The dollar rallied on Tuesday as higher T-note yields strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials.  Also, comments on Tuesday from Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin were supportive of the dollar when he said he expects tax cuts and deregulation to lift growth this year. The dollar still has some safe-haven support due to the escalation of geopolitical risks in Venezuela after the US captured Venezuelan President Maduro, and US President Trump said the US plans to temporarily “run” Venezuela.Bearish factors for the dollar on Tuesday included…

Update Jan. 6, 12:57 p.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include a paragraph on Morgan Stanley’s prior involvement with cryptocurrency funds.US investment bank Morgan Stanley has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to launch two cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), one tied to Bitcoin and the other to Solana, as Wall Street firms push deeper into regulated digital-asset products.The proposed Morgan Stanley Bitcoin (BTC) Trust and the Morgan Stanley Solana (SOL) Trust will function as “passive investment” vehicles that hold and track the performance of the underlying tokens, according to Tuesday’s filings with the SEC.The two funds…

Key Takeaways Senator Cynthia Lummis said she was “deeply concerned” by reports that the U.S. government sold Bitcoin. The sale comes after an executive order from President Donald Trump directing that forfeited Bitcoin be preserved for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. The reported sale has sparked debate, with critics questioning whether the transaction falls under the scope of the executive order. U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis, a longtime advocate of cryptocurrencies, said she was “deeply concerned” on Tuesday by reports that the U.S. government has sold Bitcoin obtained through a criminal case, despite an executive order from President Donald Trump directing that…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Monday closed up +0.64%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +1.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.77%.  March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) rose +0.64%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) rose +0.77%.Stock indexes settled higher on Monday, with the S&P 500 posting a 1-week high and the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting a new all-time high. Optimism about AI spending boosted chipmakers and data storage companies on Monday.  Also, energy companies rallied on Monday after President Trump said a team of US officials will “run” Venezuela after capturing Venezuelan President Maduro…

Crypto investors are being targeted by a new phishing campaign that impersonates MetaMask and tricks users into handing over their wallet recovery phrases, according to the blockchain security firm SlowMist.The attackers are impersonating a two-factor authentication (2FA) security verification flow, which redirects users to fraudulent domains through fake security warnings that request users’ seed phrases.When a user shares a wallet recovery phrase, the funds from the wallet are stolen, warned SlowMist’s chief security officer, 23pds, in a Monday X post.This new wave of scams serves as a reminder that decentralized wallet protocols would never ask users for their secret recovery…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed up +0.19%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.66%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.17%.  March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) rose +0.17%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) fell -0.19%.Stock indexes settled mixed on Friday.  The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average recovered from 2-week lows and finished higher, driven by strength in chipmakers and AI-infrastructure stocks.  However, stock gains were limited, and the Nasdaq 100 fell to a 2-week low amid weakness in megacap technology stocks.  Also, weakness in cybersecurity stocks and insurance companies limited gains…