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Why Do Most Retail CFD Traders Lose Money? How Crypto Exchanges Make Money Beyond Trading Fees Are Crypto Exchange Proof-of-Reserves Reports Enough to Protect Customers? Trump’s Financial Conduct Under Scrutiny: Crypto Income, Congressional Questions and Trading Allegations Prediction-Market Insider Trading in 2026: Kalshi, Polymarket and the Information Advantage

Crypto

Trezor Wallets Found With Malicious Chips as Hacker Challenges Company’s Security Claims
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Trezor Wallets Found With Malicious Chips as Hacker Challenges Company’s Security Claims
Autheo Halts Mainnet After Unauthorized THEO Mint Sends Token Down 92%
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Autheo Halts Mainnet After Unauthorized THEO Mint Sends Token Down 92%
This Day in Crypto History: Bitcoin ETF Breakthrough, Uniswap’s $165M Raise and Tether’s Reserve Shift
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This Day in Crypto History: Bitcoin ETF Breakthrough, Uniswap’s $165M Raise and Tether’s Reserve Shift
SkyAI Moves $23.5M in Solana to Coinbase Prime as Treasury Sales Reach $138M Estimate
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SkyAI Moves $23.5M in Solana to Coinbase Prime as Treasury Sales Reach $138M Estimate
Papertrade Wallet Loses $979K Trading but Profits From Rewards
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Papertrade Wallet Loses $979K Trading but Profits From Rewards
Ledger CryptoBilis Theft Estimate Reaches $102M as Second European Wallet Implant Claim Emerges
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Ledger CryptoBilis Theft Estimate Reaches $102M as Second European Wallet Implant Claim Emerges
OneKey Drops CryptoBilis as Ledger Investigation Expands to Flex-Linked Case
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OneKey Drops CryptoBilis as Ledger Investigation Expands to Flex-Linked Case
PeckShield’s $3.89M Ledger Hacker Claim Unravels After Arkham Mislabels THORChain Wallet
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PeckShield’s $3.89M Ledger Hacker Claim Unravels After Arkham Mislabels THORChain Wallet
Papertrade Tightens Limits After Traders Manipulate Hyperliquid Prices
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Papertrade Tightens Limits After Traders Manipulate Hyperliquid Prices
Coldcard X Account Posts Phishing Link Months After $115M Bitcoin Wallet Exploit
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Coldcard X Account Posts Phishing Link Months After $115M Bitcoin Wallet Exploit
Ledger Confirms Hardware Hack as Crypto Wallet Losses Top $86M 
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Ledger Confirms Hardware Hack as Crypto Wallet Losses Top $86M 
Second sBTC Deposit Report Raises Concern Over Recurring Emily Registration Gap
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Second sBTC Deposit Report Raises Concern Over Recurring Emily Registration Gap
8-Year-Old Wallet Drained Only After Move to New Ledger, Adding Clue to CryptoBilis Probe
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8-Year-Old Wallet Drained Only After Move to New Ledger, Adding Clue to CryptoBilis Probe
Bitquery Finds 81% of Meteora Pools Drained as Solana Bots Dominate Trading
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Bitquery Finds 81% of Meteora Pools Drained as Solana Bots Dominate Trading

Prediction Markets

Polymarket Shifted Bitcoin Resolution by One Minute After Oct. 5 Price Confusion
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Polymarket Shifted Bitcoin Resolution by One Minute After Oct. 5 Price Confusion
CFTC Moves to Classify Prediction Markets as Swaps While Excluding Casino Gambling
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CFTC Moves to Classify Prediction Markets as Swaps While Excluding Casino Gambling
Kalshi Investigates Bets Set to on Trump’s Press Secretary Pick
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Kalshi Investigates Bets Set to on Trump’s Press Secretary Pick
What Is a Prediction Market and How Does It Work?
Analysis Featured Prediction Markets
What Is a Prediction Market and How Does It Work?
Polymarket vs Kalshi vs Robinhood: Which Prediction Market Works Best for Traders?
Analysis Featured Prediction Markets
Polymarket vs Kalshi vs Robinhood: Which Prediction Market Works Best for Traders?
Prediction Markets Are Becoming Retail Trading — But Who Actually Makes the Money?
Analysis Featured Prediction Markets
Prediction Markets Are Becoming Retail Trading — But Who Actually Makes the Money?
ThinkEquity Builds Stocks-to-Crypto Platform Before All the Regulatory Rails Are Approved
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ThinkEquity Builds Stocks-to-Crypto Platform Before All the Regulatory Rails Are Approved
OG.com Seeks CFTC Approval to Bring Perpetual Futures to US Stocks
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OG.com Seeks CFTC Approval to Bring Perpetual Futures to US Stocks
U.S. Diesel Export Ban Odds Rebound to 14% on Polymarket Despite White House Denial
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U.S. Diesel Export Ban Odds Rebound to 14% on Polymarket Despite White House Denial
Polymarket Sues New York as Prediction-Market Fight Escalates Into Federal Preemption Battle
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Polymarket Sues New York as Prediction-Market Fight Escalates Into Federal Preemption Battle
MEXC Puts $500,000 Behind Prediction Markets as Exchange Acquisition Push Expands
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MEXC Puts $500,000 Behind Prediction Markets as Exchange Acquisition Push Expands
New York Seeks to Block Polymarket From Operating Without a State License
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New York Seeks to Block Polymarket From Operating Without a State License
Kalshi Says Market Maker Drove Repeating Crypto Perp Trades After Volume Scrutiny
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Kalshi Says Market Maker Drove Repeating Crypto Perp Trades After Volume Scrutiny
CFTC Tells Exchanges Some Mention Markets May Be Too Easy to Manipulate
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CFTC Tells Exchanges Some Mention Markets May Be Too Easy to Manipulate

Payments

Worldpay Suffers Three Latin America Payment Failures amid SEPA Funding Delay 
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Worldpay Suffers Three Latin America Payment Failures amid SEPA Funding Delay 
October 14, 2026 Johan Shamshad

Worldpay recorded three separate authorisation disruptions on its Worldwide Payment Gateway (WPG) on October 13, 2026, while an unrelated banking problem continued to delay SEPA funding beyond the company’s expected recovery time. The authorisation incidents affected WPG’s Latin America component and occurred between 03:06 and 14:00 UTC. Each was individually declared resolved before another failure […]

Xendit’s Indonesia Payout Failure Returned Twice Within 70 Minutes of Being Resolved
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Xendit’s Indonesia Payout Failure Returned Twice Within 70 Minutes of Being Resolved
Based Crypto Card Breach Moves to Police as Firm Says Trading Wallet Was Unaffected
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Based Crypto Card Breach Moves to Police as Firm Says Trading Wallet Was Unaffected
Xendit’s Indonesia Payout Outage Keeps Moving Between Exact Amount Bands
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Xendit’s Indonesia Payout Outage Keeps Moving Between Exact Amount Bands
Telecel Ghana Outage Hits Paystack and PawaPay as Paysafe Reports Separate API Disruption
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Telecel Ghana Outage Hits Paystack and PawaPay as Paysafe Reports Separate API Disruption

Prop Trading

GOAT Funded Trader Faces Complaints Over Loss-Limit Display and Copy-Trading Rules
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GOAT Funded Trader Faces Complaints Over Loss-Limit Display and Copy-Trading Rules
October 14, 2026 Johan Shamshad

GOAT Funded Trader is facing two fresh customer disputes that put a similar question under scrutiny: when a trading rule can automatically terminate an account or invalidate a payout, how clearly must that rule be displayed and which version of the policy should apply? In one October 13 complaint, a trader says a $5,000 Instant […]

OFP Funding Faces Fresh Payout Complaints, Including $10K Denial
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OFP Funding Faces Fresh Payout Complaints, Including $10K Denial
FunderPro Defends IP-Sharing Account Closure as Spanish Trader Challenges Missing Evidence
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FunderPro Defends IP-Sharing Account Closure as Spanish Trader Challenges Missing Evidence
GOAT Funded Trader Faces Fresh Complaint Over Discord Bans
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GOAT Funded Trader Faces Fresh Complaint Over Discord Bans
Topstep Trader Says Paid Level 2 Data Was Cut Off More Than 10 Times Without Refunds
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Topstep Trader Says Paid Level 2 Data Was Cut Off More Than 10 Times Without Refunds

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