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Forex Broker Licenses Explained: FCA, CySEC, ASIC and Offshore Regulators Crypto’s $1.14 Billion Liquidation Wave: What It Means What Is Embedded Finance? Examples From Apps You Already Use $252M ETH Whale Nears Liquidation as Another Trader Builds $26.5M Crypto Short Book Orbit Funded Trader Says Trades 16 and 21 Minutes Apart Were Flagged Under 15-Minute Hedge Rule

Prediction Markets

Polymarket vs Kalshi vs Robinhood: Which Prediction Market Works Best for Traders?
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Polymarket vs Kalshi vs Robinhood: Which Prediction Market Works Best for Traders?
Prediction Markets Are Becoming Retail Trading — But Who Actually Makes the Money?
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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
Coinbase Is Pricing Same-Day Bitcoin Events as Prediction-Market Revenue Surges
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Coinbase Is Pricing Same-Day Bitcoin Events as Prediction-Market Revenue Surges
Checkout.com Rejected More Than 80% of Polymarket Deposits During Fraud Attack
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Checkout.com Rejected More Than 80% of Polymarket Deposits During Fraud Attack
Polymarket Whale Buys $143,920 of Democratic House Contract at 90¢
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Polymarket Whale Buys $143,920 of Democratic House Contract at 90¢
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Polymarket Trading Infrastructure Outage Raises Questions Over Market Signals

Payments

Xendit Logs 6 LinkAja QR Failures as Indonesia Payout Glitches Shift Across Exact IDR Amount Bands
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Xendit Logs 6 LinkAja QR Failures as Indonesia Payout Glitches Shift Across Exact IDR Amount Bands
October 8, 2026 Johan Shamshad

Xendit recorded six separate LinkAja QR payment disruptions in less than five hours on October 8, while two other Indonesia payout incidents affected transactions only within specific rupiah value bands that changed while engineers were working on the problem. The incidents were all ultimately resolved and Xendit attributed them to systems operated by its partners […]

Coinbase Becomes Samsung Wallet’s Stablecoin Back End
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Coinbase Becomes Samsung Wallet’s Stablecoin Back End
Payment Rails Keep Failing in Layers as Nigeria, Spain and Zambia Log Repeat Incidents
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Payment Rails Keep Failing in Layers as Nigeria, Spain and Zambia Log Repeat Incidents
What Is Agentic Commerce? AI Payments Explained
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What Is Agentic Commerce? AI Payments Explained
Wise vs Stablecoins: What Is Actually Cheaper for Sending $1,000 Abroad?
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Wise vs Stablecoins: What Is Actually Cheaper for Sending $1,000 Abroad?

Prop Trading

Orbit Funded Trader Says Trades 16 and 21 Minutes Apart Were Flagged Under 15-Minute Hedge Rule
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Orbit Funded Trader Says Trades 16 and 21 Minutes Apart Were Flagged Under 15-Minute Hedge Rule
October 8, 2026 Johan Shamshad

An Orbit Funded trader is challenging the proprietary trading firm’s enforcement of its hedge-trading rules after claiming that some trades identified in a violation notice were separated by approximately 16 and 21 minutes, apparently longer than the 15-minute window Orbit has publicly described. The allegation appeared in a fresh Trustpilot review on October 8 and […]

GOAT Funded Trader Bans VPNs and VPSs Across All Accounts
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GOAT Funded Trader Bans VPNs and VPSs Across All Accounts
FundingPips Trader Says $7.07 Equity Difference Triggered Permanent Account Termination
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FundingPips Trader Says $7.07 Equity Difference Triggered Permanent Account Termination
FundingPips Trader Says $10K Master Account Was Suspended for Copy Trading Before Second Payout
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FundingPips Trader Says $10K Master Account Was Suspended for Copy Trading Before Second Payout
Equity Edge Trader Says Payout Was Counted as Loss Before Account Breach
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Equity Edge Trader Says Payout Was Counted as Loss Before Account Breach

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