Crypto Update

In brief Amazon Web Services has made Chainlink’s data feeds, data streams, and proof-of-reserve solutions available on AWS Marketplace. The integration maintains enterprise security and compliance standards while bridging cloud and blockchain infrastructure. AWS provides reference architectures for proof-of-reserve monitoring and real-time prediction market trading. Amazon Web Services has launched Chainlink’s data standard on the…

In brief A U.S. soldier charged with using classified military intelligence to bet on the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro failed to pass Kalshi’s KYC procedures. The government’s case will bring attention to differences between Kalshi and Polymarket’s businesses, according to Cole Schotz’ Michael Weinstein. Amanda Fischer, ex-chief of staff to former SEC Chair…

In brief Morgan Stanley is positioning itself as a firm that can help stablecoin issuers manage reserves with a money market fund. The product was specifically designed to comply with the GENIUS Act, and address a “significant increase in stablecoin issuers.” Circle parks its reserves in a BlackRock-managed money market fund, which was valued around…

In brief The Ethereum Foundation said it agreed to sell over $23 million worth of ETH to BitMine Immersion Technologies. This is the second time that BitMine has bought ETH directly from the Foundation. BitMine holds over $11.5 billion worth of ETH, making it the largest holder of the asset. The Ethereum Foundation said Friday…

In brief Project Eleven awarded 1 Bitcoin to researcher Giancarlo Lelli for cracking a 15-bit elliptic curve key using public quantum hardware. The demonstration is the largest public quantum attack on elliptic curve cryptography to date, though far from Bitcoin’s 256-bit keys. Project Eleven CEO Alex Pruden said AI and improved hardware could accelerate the…

In brief Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed complaints targeting Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood, Crypto.com, and Coinbase over their prediction market offerings. The lawsuits seek to ban sports-related event contracts as illegal gambling and public nuisances under state law. The move comes amid mounting regulatory pressure on prediction markets. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has…