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Wife of Sandbox co-founder Sebastien Borget targeted in kidnapping attempt at home in France: report
May 21, 2026, 6:11AM EDTSecurity
Fantasy Top to shut down, says trading card game model was 'never built' for crypto
May 21, 2026, 6:19AM EDT • Metaverse & NFT
US sanctions Sinaloa Cartel-linked cash-to-crypto laundering network tied to fentanyl trafficking
May 21, 2026, 4:45AM EDT • Legal
IG Europe taps Bitpanda to expand crypto offerings in EU citing client demand
May 21, 2026, 4:00AM EDT • Exchanges
Syndicate Labs to wind down operations after five years, citing rollup market slump
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May 21, 2026, 6:12AM EDT • Security
US sanctions Sinaloa Cartel-linked cash-to-crypto laundering network tied to fentanyl trafficking
May 21, 2026, 4:45AM EDT • Legal
Syndicate Labs to wind down operations after five years, citing rollup market slump
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PRICES
### Hyperliquid $58.07 +17.98%
### Zcash $665.03 +13.29%
### Aster $0.74 +10.94%
### Mantle $0.68 +8.84%
### Worldcoin $0.26 +8.01%
### Bittensor $283.36 +7.97%
### MemeCore $2.82 –15.86%
### DeXe $13.43 –4.47%
### Arbitrum $0.11 –2.66%
### NEXO $0.87 –2.44%
### Venice Token $17.10 –2%
### JUST $0.093 –1.29%TRENDING PREDICTION MARKETS
France
17.9%
Spain
16.8%
England
11.3%
Brazil
Portugal
Argentina
Germany
$1082.8m Vol.
🔥$21.6m today
1 month
US x Iran permanent peace deal by...?
May 22
May 31
23.0%
June 15
34.5%
June 30
42.5%
July 31
57.5%
December 31
70.5%
$130.2m Vol.
🔥$6.3m today
7 months
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chance
$100 $1,053
$100 $110
$18.4m Vol.
🔥$5.8m today
Elon Musk # tweets May 15 - May 22, 2026?
240-259
260-279
46.0%
280-299
34.5%
300-319
12.3%
$11.0m Vol.
🔥$3.1m today
1 day
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Counter-Strike: 3DMAX vs Liquid (BO3) - CS Asia Championships Group B
chance
$100 $2,000
$100 $105
$2.4m Vol.
🔥$2.2m today
Iran closes its airspace by...?
May 24
14.5%
May 27
22.5%
May 31
31.5%
June 15
41.5%
June 30
47.5%
$24.2m Vol.
🔥$1.9m today
1 week
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
44.5%
Flávio Bolsonaro
23.1%
Renan Santos
13.1%
Romeu Zema
$82.9m Vol.
🔥$1.7m today
4 months
LoL: BNK FEARX vs Hanwha Life Esports (BO3) - LCK Rounds 1-2
Both Teams Slay Baron Nashor
50.0%
Both Teams Slay a Dragon
50.0%
Both Teams Destroy Inhibitors
50.0%
Any Player Quadra Kill
50.0%
Any Player Penta Kill
50.0%
Odd/Even Total Kills
50.0%
$1.9m Vol.
🔥$1.9m today
3 hours 34 minutes
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What will WTI Crude Oil (WTI) hit in May 2026?
↑ $130
↑ $120
13.5%
↑ $115
21.5%
↑ $110
30.5%
↓ $95
78.5%
↓ $90
53.5%
↓ $85
22.5%
↓ $80
$22.9m Vol.
🔥$1.5m today
1 week
Iran ceasefire continues through...?
May 22
95.0%
May 24
86.5%
May 27
78.5%
May 31
69.5%
June 7
62.5%
June 15
56.5%
June 30
47.5%
July 31
39.5%
December 31
35.5%
$1.7m Vol.
🔥$1.5m today
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