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Democrats Favored to Win House in 2026, Prediction Markets Show

Traders give Democrats a 91 to 93 percent chance of claiming the 218 seats needed for a majority, driven by Trump's weak approval ratings.

● Top storyBy The Political Desk3 min readUpdated 28m ago
Democrats Favored to Win House in 2026, Prediction Markets Show
U.S. EquitiesWestern Digital: 40% Pullback Creates Compelling Entry at 17x EarningsWDC trades at 0.88 PEG after 40% decline from June peak, with inventory sold out through 2026 and gross margins poised to expand further in fiscal 2027.Macro & RatesStress Accumulates Quietly as Institutions Face Feedback LoopsEconomic downturns rarely announce themselves; they develop through millions of individually rational decisions that create systemic strain.Sports BusinessBears QB Tyson Bagent's Concussion Protocol Progress Dominates NFL ConversationProminent reporters tracked the quarterback's status as he moved through the league's concussion steps ahead of Monday night's game.Research & AnalysisAsset World Plans $1 Billion REIT IPO With $1.44 Billion in Initial AssetsCharoen Sirivadhanabhakdi's Asset World Corporation will list a real estate investment trust in early 2027, seeding it with four hotels and an office building valued at $1.44 billion.
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Wisconsin Brewery Fights Permit Revocation, Claims Political Targeting
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Meta, Google, TikTok Block Ads for Musk Documentary
Meta, Google, TikTok Block Ads for Musk Documentary
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Cavaliers Tout Sustainability After James Joins 76ers
Cavaliers Tout Sustainability After James Joins 76ers
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Google's PageBreak AI Validates 500+ XSS Exploits — Cuts False Positives in Security Testing
Google's PageBreak AI Validates 500+ XSS Exploits — Cuts False Positives in Security Testing
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02China's State-Directed AI Strategy Diverges From U.S. Frontier Push03SEC Buyback Guidance Clarifies Token Classification — But Leaves Disclosure Gaps04Morgan Stanley's Public Bet on Prediction Markets Shows Institutional Pivot05ARK Invest Tokenizes $1.3B Venture Fund on Ethereum — Tests On-Chain Private Market Settlement

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Solana: How Its Speed Engine Works and Why It MattersThe Breakdown
The Breakdown

Solana: How Its Speed Engine Works and Why It Matters

Solana's Proof of History mechanism enables parallel transaction processing. Here's how the network operates, what SOL does, and the real risks ahead.

By Gokhshtein MediaSeptember 26, 20263 min read
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Polygon's POL Token Powers Ethereum's Scaling Solution
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Polygon's POL Token Powers Ethereum's Scaling Solution
Circle's Arc: Bridging Traditional Finance to Blockchain
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Circle's Arc: Bridging Traditional Finance to Blockchain
Sky: From MakerDAO to Multi-Chain Stablecoin
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Sky: From MakerDAO to Multi-Chain Stablecoin
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Digital Assets

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Tether Moves 160M USDT to Bitfinex as Greed Index PeaksDigital Assets
Digital Assets

Tether Moves 160M USDT to Bitfinex as Greed Index Peaks

On-chain transfer from Tether Treasury to the exchange signals capital deployment ahead of volatile asset trading.

By Gokhshtein MediaSeptember 26, 20262 min read
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Bitcoin ETFs Attract $2.97B in Seven Sessions as Institutions Load Up
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XRP Needs 9.8% Gain to Hit $1.70 as Kalshi Odds Suggest One-in-Three Shot
By The Digital Assets Desk · 12h ago
XRP Needs 9.8% Gain to Hit $1.70 as Kalshi Odds Suggest One-in-Three Shot
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Digital Asset ETFs See Record Inflows, Showing Robust Institutional Demand
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Bitcoin Privacy Protocol Borrows Zcash Model as ZEC Volume Hits $23B Weekly
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KelpDAO Developer Sues LayerZero Over $292M rsETH ExploitDeFi & On-Chain
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KelpDAO Developer Sues LayerZero Over $292M rsETH Exploit

Evercrest Technologies alleges LayerZero endorsed the 1-of-1 verifier setup that enabled the April attack and later made defamatory statements about the configuration.

By Gokhshtein MediaSeptember 26, 20263 min read
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Ethena Adds Equity Perpetuals to USDe Backing, Targets $150T RWA Market
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EBA Pushes MiCA Expansion to Regulate DeFi Lending Access
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Morpho's X Account Posts Mischaracterization of Curator Model, Blames AI Tool
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Solana's Alpenglow Consensus Launches on Devnet With 150ms Finality Target
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Trump's Iran Rejection Supports Oil Majors; Watch XOM, CVXU.S. Equities
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Trump's Iran Rejection Supports Oil Majors; Watch XOM, CVX

President Trump's rejection of Iran's Strait of Hormuz proposal extends geopolitical premium for energy stocks and creates tailwinds for ExxonMobil and Chevron earnings.

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Editor’s ReadSeptember 25, 2026

U.S. Seizure of $84.2M Exposes Stablecoin's Fragile Banking Plumbing

Federal forfeiture action against payments firm Capstone and EQIBank reveals how stablecoins depend on multi-layered intermediaries to access the U.S. financial system.

“Federal prosecutors are pursuing the forfeiture of approximately $84.2 million in assets tied to Capstone Limited, a payments company, and EQIBank, a Dominica-licensed financial institution. The gover”

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