Crypto Brief
Polymarket Shifts to Native USDC Settlement
Polymarket is partnering with Circle to migrate its settlement infrastructure from bridged USDC on Polygon to Circle-issued native USDC.
The Briefs section compiles short, high-importance updates across cryptocurrency, blockchain, digital asset markets, regulation, venture activity, exchanges, and product launches. It is built for readers who want fast access to material developments without the length or structure of full reported features. This page serves as a running editorial feed for time-sensitive items that can affect sentiment, pricing, policy, or sector direction. It complements longer news and analysis by offering a condensed format for tracking the pace of change across the crypto industry.
Polymarket is partnering with Circle to migrate its settlement infrastructure from bridged USDC on Polygon to Circle-issued native USDC.
Tether has made a $100 million equity investment in Anchorage Digital, deepening its partnership with the federally regulated US crypto bank.
Crypto exchange Gemini is withdrawing from the UK, EU, and Australia while cutting 25% of its staff to refocus on the US and prediction markets.
House investigators are probing World Liberty Financial over a reported $500 million UAE-linked stake and the role of its USD1 stablecoin in a Binance deal.
The CFTC has formally withdrawn a Biden-era proposal that sought to prohibit sports and political prediction markets, signaling a regulatory shift toward event-based derivatives.
Hong Kong could significantly expand its asset management sector by adopting tokenized fund infrastructure, according to a new BCG-led whitepaper.
Prediction market leaders Polymarket and Kalshi are using grocery giveaways in New York as competition intensifies amid surging trading volumes.
Bitwise is set to acquire staking provider Chorus One, signaling growing institutional demand for onchain yield as Ethereum staking reaches record levels.
Aave is dissolving its Avara umbrella brand and winding down the Family wallet as it sharpens focus on its core DeFi products under Aave Labs.
Crypto.com has launched OG, a standalone prediction market app for U.S. users, separating the business after rapid growth in event-based trading.
AI dominates investment priorities for global family offices, while cryptocurrencies remain largely absent from portfolios, according to JPMorgan data.
Arizona’s attorney general issued a public warning as losses from crypto ATM scams surged, with older adults accounting for a large share of victims.