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Mahe, Seychelles, June 10th, 2026, Chainwire Whale.io has launched native Prediction Markets for the 2026 World Cup, giving players direct access to match betting backed by a combined $90,000 prize pool – including a $40,000 USDT raffle and five weeks of $10,000 weekly sports tournaments. Whale.io is giving users the chance to turn their football knowledge into real rewards with a seamless, on-platform prediction experience. This launch brings new betting markets on World Cup 2026 matches directly into the Whale.io ecosystem. Whether you’re a casual fan or a seasoned predictor, you can now engage with the biggest football event in…

Blockchain security firm Chainalysis is strengthening its collaboration with South Korea’s national police to crack down on crypto crimes, including those involving North Korea.Chainalysis said on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA), aimed at building investigative capability within South Korea’s law enforcement. Chainalysis said one of the driving factors behind the agreement is to better combat North Korea-linked crypto attacks, with South Korea’s police “at the forefront” of tackling these threats. However, Chainalysis’s country director Ryan Kwon said agreement aims to tackle all threats. “While North Korean-driven attacks are understandably a national security…

In brief A House hearing exposed divisions over six GOP crypto tax bills. Democrats questioned exempting staking and mining rewards from taxable income, arguing it could favor crypto over traditional investments. Industry leaders pushed for a broader tax exemption on everyday crypto payments. A House hearing on six crypto tax bills revealed a lack of bipartisan consensus on the subject Tuesday, with industry leaders pushing to expand the legislation—and Democrats questioning whether the entire process should be slowed down significantly.Unspoken at the proceedings, but playing a major role behind the scenes, is the likelihood that Democrats will retake the House…

World Cup markets on Kalshi and Polymarket show the platforms testing how much of the tournament’s surrounding culture can become tradable.The 2026 World Cup is already becoming a prediction market event that stretches well beyond the pitch.Kalshi and Polymarket are listing World Cup markets tied not only to match winners and tournament futures, but also to the spectacle surrounding the tournament, including whether Cristiano Ronaldo cries, whether President Donald Trump attends the final, who performs at the halftime show, what broadcast announcers say during the opening match and whether governments take actions that affect the tournament before it begins.Most of…

Kraken is going big. The crypto exchange just locked in a partnership with FIFA for the 2026 World Cup, targeting fans across North America with hands-on digital asset experiences and product showcases tied directly to the tournament. The deal puts Kraken inside one of the most-watched sporting events on the planet. The 2026 edition is the first World Cup to expand to 48 teams, which means more matches, more host cities, more eyeballs — and a lot more foot traffic for whatever Kraken sets up at venues. The exchange plans to build out dedicated spaces at key locations throughout the…

Circle has launched cirBTC on Ethereum, but the larger play is to make wrapped Bitcoin look like collateral infrastructure institutions can route through DeFi, OTC desks, lending markets, treasury systems, market makers, and settlement flows.cirBTC is live on Ethereum and backed 1:1 by native BTC, according to Circle’s launch materials. The company says the underlying Bitcoin is held through a Circle entity, segregated from corporate assets, and designed for onchain reserve visibility.The product also sits inside Circle’s existing stack. Circle is positioning cirBTC around Circle Mint, USDC workflows, Ethereum DeFi, and planned support for Arc and other chains.This moves wrapped…

Token approvals often accumulate unnoticed over time, creating potential exposure if previously trusted contracts become compromised. Anthropic is reportedly set to release a public version of its Mythos AI model, and crypto analyst The DeFi Investor is urging decentralized finance users to act before that happens. The concern is based on how good Mythos is at finding software vulnerabilities, and a version of it becoming widely accessible could accelerate the speed at which attackers discover and exploit weaknesses in DeFi protocols. What the DeFi Community Needs to Do In a June 9 post on X, The DeFi Investor advised followers…

Tampa, Florida, June 9th, 2026, Chainwire Pro wrestling legend, international rock star, multi time world champion and lifelong collector Chris Jericho is officially joining Kokopi Koalas ahead of the June 11 mint on LaunchMyNFT: https://launchmynft.io/mint/kokopikoalas Kokopi Koalas, the customizable NFT ecosystem on Solana, today announced a collaboration with global wrestling icon, musician, actor and collector Chris Jericho. As part of the partnership, Jericho will work directly with the Kokopi community to create official Chris Jericho Traits that will launch in the project’s Trait Store. Unlike traditional NFT collections where assets remain static after mint, Kokopi Koalas give NFT holders the…

Tokyo, Japan, June 9th, 2026, Chainwire Joined by partners and investors including Animoca Brands, Basics Capital, TBV, Kinetic Kollective, Mario Nawfal, and Grammy-winning artist Ne-Yo, Neura is building the missing layer of AI: empathy and memory. Neura, the protocol building the world’s first Emotional AI Economy, today announced the close of a strategic funding round to accelerate development of AI agents with persistent emotional memory and user-owned identity. The round drew leading investors and partners in the Web3, AI, and culture spaces, including Animoca Brands, Basics Capital, TBV, Kinetic Kollective, Mario Nawfal, and Grammy Award-winning artist Ne-Yo. Today’s AI is…

MUTSAMUDU, Comoros, June 9th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has officially launched Combo, a new feature within its prediction markets ecosystem, in partnership with its collaborators. This marks the first time a centralized platform has introduced multi-event combination trading capabilities to prediction markets globally, through its partner. As prediction markets gradually evolve from single-event trading toward multi-event combination trading, user demand for combined predictions has grown rapidly. However, leading prediction market platforms today still primarily offer isolated event trading, limiting a user’s capacity to express structural views. The Combo bridges this gap, bringing advanced combination…