According to Odaily Planet Daily, prediction market platform Kalshi saw 15.4 million visits in the US in July, a 1520% increase from less than 1 million visits in August 2025. US visits accounted for nearly 80% of its total visits, up from 72.8% in the same period last year. Kalshi's monthly nominal trading volume in August was approximately $40 billion, a 4500% increase from $874 million in the same period last year. During the same period, the prediction market industry's monthly nominal trading volume rose from approximately $2 billion to $50.7 billion, with Kalshi accounting for nearly 79% of the latest total. Sports contracts accounted for 83% of Kalshi's trading volume in July. Whether Kalshi's sports contracts are subject to federal regulation or state gambling laws is facing legal controversy, with New Jersey having submitted the dispute to the US Supreme Court. Visits to Canada in July were approximately 450,000, and to the UK approximately 296,000, both higher than the approximately 50,000 and 31,000 visits in August 2025, respectively. Users in both locations are currently prohibited from direct access or trading by Kalshi's membership agreement. Kalshi has partnered with Canadian financial services company Wealthsimple to offer nearly 4,000 eligible contracts through a standalone app. (Cointelegraph)

According to data from Hyperbot, as reported by Odaily Planet Daily, the largest short seller of Hyperliquid LIT is still holding on, with 2.528 million LIT short positions opened with 3x leverage. The unrealized loss has widened to $8.4 million, with a liquidation price of $7.05. The current overall position has an unrealized loss of approximately $8.456 million, resulting in a negative return on investment of 106%.

A new analysis report from the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) reveals that approximately $12.7 billion in suspicious financial activity is linked to cryptocurrency investment scams operating in Southeast Asian fraud zones. The report covers 33,904 suspicious activity reports submitted by approximately 1,300 entities between September 2023 and December 2025, representing a monthly average increase of 10.9% in the number of reports and a monthly average increase of 18% in the amount involved. Scammers primarily utilize Ethereum, USDT, and USDC, ultimately converting almost all proceeds into USDT and transferring them through DeFi protocols or overseas exchanges. These fraud zones are concentrated in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar, involving hundreds of thousands of trafficked individuals. Interpol has listed this network as a transnational crime threat and warned that this model is spreading beyond Southeast Asia. It was also disclosed that FinCEN's Rapid Response Project has recovered over $1 billion for 5,790 U.S. victims since 2015. (Decrypt)