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Prediction Market Kalshi Sues U.S. CFTC for Denying Its Contracts for Congressional Elections
Prediction market Kalshi is suing the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for denying its effort to list derivatives for betting on the outcome of political events – specifically which party will control each chamber of the U.S. Congress after an election.Source
Protocol Village: Toposware, Specialist in Zero-Knowlege Cryptography, Raises $5M
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Nov. 2-8, with live updates throughout.Source
Bitcoin Retakes $35K After FOMC as Solana’s SOL Leads Sharp Altcoin Rally
The Federal Reserve pulled no surprises on Wednesay as it kept policy on hold but promised a continued focus on bringing inflation to heel.Source
The Protocol: Celestia Airdrop Gets Crypto Users Asking About Starknet Despite No Similar Plans
In this week’s edition of The Protocol newsletter, we explain the mechanics (and roots) behind the “data availability” network Celestia, and its new TIA tokens, and turn our eyes to Starknet’s STRK tokens, which aren’t trading yet but are already being awarded to early contributors.Source
Federal Reserve Leaves Rates Unchanged; Bitcoin Flat at $34.5K
Market participants will now turn to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s post-meeting press conference to glean insight into the future path of U.S. central bank policy.Source
‘Bruno Brock’, Founder of Oyster Pearl, Gets Four Year Jail Term for Tax Evasion
Elmaani pleaded guilty in April 2023, agreeing that he caused a tax loss of over $5.5 million.Source
Turkey in “Final Stage” of Bringing Crypto Legislation as Last Step to Get off FATF’s Grey List: Minister
Turkey is in the “final stage” of bringing crypto legislation to its parliament, a last step required for it to be removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) “grey list.Source