Polymarket Stays Top as Rain TVL Falls 12% Weekly
Latest DefiLlama figures show Polymarket International at $337.68 million TVL while Rain drops sharply over seven days in the prediction market rankings.
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Crypto Greed Index Climbs to 64 as Markets Hold Steady
Bitcoin trades near $82,700 while the Fear & Greed reading moves up to 64. Ethereum and Solana show weekly declines as total crypto market cap sits at $2.81 trillion.
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Kalshi Faces Fresh Scrutiny on Gambling Risks
A prediction market platform draws regulatory attention after reports of user relapses, while an academic course examines sports betting harms and an illegal sportsbook case surfaces in federal records.
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Licensed online casinos use payment processors, encryption, tokenization, and KYC verification to keep your card data safe and prevent fraud.
Mobile Responsibility: Enabling Safeguards on Your Phone
Mobile gambling apps include built-in safeguards that interrupt the psychological mechanisms driving problem play. Here's how to enable and maintain them.
The Promise of Return: Cashback and Rakeback in the Crypto Casino Age
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Prediction Market TVL Shifts Hit Polymarket Hardest
Polymarket International TVL fell to $346.56 million while Pascal and Liquidity House posted the largest weekly gains on the DefiLlama leaderboard.
