“My dream is a Bitcoin bank,” Lazet says.
Blockrise’s CEO wants to build an “anarchist Bitcoin bank.”
Jos Lazet says bitcoin:native companies can create a real alternative to traditional banks - built on self‑custody and full user control, not just a prettier version of the old system like modern neobanks.
Blockrise recently launched BTC + IBAN accounts and is exploring a subscription model.
The World Cup is set to become a goldmine for prediction markets
Bernstein analysts believe that the 2026 World Cup will be the biggest catalyst in the history of prediction markets. With 104 matches, the tournament could bring the industry over $3B in additional turnover and boost user betting volumes by 5-10B solana:Es9vMFrzaCERmJfrF4H2FYD4KCoNkY11McCe8BenwNYB
The main beneficiaries are expected to be @DraftKings , @RobinhoodApp and @coinbase , while @Polymarket remains the market leader.
Bernstein still expects the prediction‑market industry to reach $1T in annual volume by 2030.
Morpho raises $175M to expand its lending infrastructure
The round was co‑led by Paradigm, a16z crypto, and Ribbit Capital.
Other investors include Apollo Funds, Circle Ventures, VanEck, Ledger Cathay, and several major players across the industry.
This is one of the largest funding rounds in DeFi history.
@Morpho is building an open lending protocol that enables the creation of borrowing and capital‑deployment products directly on‑chain.
According to the project, more than $11B in deposits already flow through the network, and its infrastructure is used by Coinbase, Kraken, Binance, Bitwise, Galaxy, and Anchorage.
Morpho’s core bet is not to compete with banks or asset managers, but to become a unified credit layer for them.
Instead of fragmented platforms and closed systems, the project offers shared infrastructure where institutions can launch lending products, money‑market funds, and tokenized debt instruments.
Bitcoin is approaching levels seen during past market bottoms
Analysts from Grayscale and CryptoQuant note that key on‑chain metrics for $BTC have moved close to values that, in previous cycles, marked the end of major sell‑offs.
▪️ Grayscale: after dropping below $60,000, Bitcoin is now trading well under its long‑term fair value.
▪️ CryptoQuant: the share of BTC supply currently in profit has fallen to around 45%. Historically, these levels appeared during deep corrections and phases of investor capitulation.
At the same time, neither Grayscale nor CryptoQuant view the current readings as direct confirmation of a market bottom. However, both reports point to the same thing: the market is undergoing a significant repricing, and on‑chain indicators are moving closer to levels that, in past cycles, aligned with the formation of long‑term accumulation zones.
Kalshi introduces new measures to combat insider trading
The platform will now require users to disclose their employer before trading on certain markets.
@Kalshi is also rolling out a risk‑scoring system for each market. If an event is considered sensitive in terms of insider risk, manipulation, or national security, participants may be required to undergo additional checks.
In addition, the platform is launching a 24/7 mechanism for reporting suspicious activity. Complaints will be automatically forwarded to the market surveillance team, and new internal tools for monitoring trades are being added.
The stricter rules follow a recent case in which U.S. federal prosecutors accused a Google employee of using non‑public information to trade on Polymarket. According to investigators, profits from those trades exceeded $1 million.
Kalshi says that in just the first quarter, the new verification tools helped prevent more than a hundred potential insider‑trading incidents.
ZachXBT accuses Arthur Hayes of a Pump & Dump
Zach claimed that Hayes heavily promoted $NEAR , $HYPE, $ZEC, and $WLD, then took profits and left buyers holding the bag.
Hayes responded that he simply sold according to his trading strategy.
He added that if prices had kept rising, people would’ve criticized him for not taking profits instead.
Starknet has launched private transfers for ERC‑20
@Starknet has introduced (https://t.co/dg1iCOeU4A) the STRK20 framework, which enables hiding balances and transfers of any ERC‑20 tokens using ZK technology. Developers don’t need to build separate privacy solutions - it’s built directly into how the assets function.
The first major use case is strkBTC, which adds a private mode for Bitcoin within the Starknet ecosystem. The team stresses that STRK20 is not a mixer: data can be revealed if required by official legal requests.
Got a tattoo on my forehead
Back in the whitelist‑farming frenzy, people would literally get tattoos with sneak peeks of upcoming NFT projects. But that was when a lucky mint could bring in five‑figure profits.
This time an Indian worker got a tattoo for a bounty worth $2,762. The problem is, he spelled the ticker wrong - wrote “ solana:3oL99tu2qnxka3HnxY8g1cXNpgBJ5ojoSWWFiDMopump ” instead of “ $bountywork ” as stated in the rules.
The community launched the solana:3oL99tu2qnxka3HnxY8g1cXNpgBJ5ojoSWWFiDMopump meme
In support of Arivu, the guy who tattooed his forehead, they launched a meme using his photo. The token’s market cap hit $300k, and Arivu received at least $15k in fees.
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