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A high-profile wager on Nicolás Maduro’s political fate has prompted a U.S. lawmaker to introduce legislation barring government officials from trading on prediction markets using nonpublic information.

Bitcoin consolidates between $80K-$90K with returning ETF inflows but persistent on-chain capital outflows signal fragile recovery.

Starknet restored service after a four-hour outage on January 5, warning some transactions may not have processed correctly.

Bitcoin reached $94,000 on Venezuela tensions despite cryptocurrency trading volumes falling to lowest levels since late 2023.

CME Group cryptocurrency derivatives surged 139% in 2025 to 278,000 daily contracts worth $12 billion, reflecting institutional adoption.

Polymarket partnered with Parcl to launch real estate prediction markets using daily housing price indices across major cities.

Bitmine holds 4.14 million ETH worth $14.2 billion, representing 3.43% of Ethereum supply, with staking plans for 2026.

Cango mined 569 Bitcoin in December, bringing total holdings to 7,528 BTC worth over $700 million as stock declined 44% year.

Switzerland has frozen assets linked to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro following his arrest by U.S. forces, citing the need to prevent the transfer of potentially illicit funds.

Strategy purchased 1,286 Bitcoin for $116.3 million, bringing total holdings to 673,783 BTC worth approximately $63 billion.