{"id":76586,"date":"2026-08-09T19:59:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T19:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/prediction-markets-explode-circle-has-hot-q2-and-more\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T19:59:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T19:59:03","slug":"prediction-markets-explode-circle-has-hot-q2-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/prediction-markets-explode-circle-has-hot-q2-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Prediction Markets Explode, Circle Has Hot Q2, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Senate delays CLARITY Act vote to September, raising odds crypto rules stall through Trump\u2019s term.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Bitcoin Red Team found 4,962 flaws, pushing 390 projects toward AI-driven security audits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Circle hit $701M Q2 revenue; Arc may boost USDC share as prediction markets eye U.S. midterms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>WEEK IN REVIEW<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Thune Delays CLARITY Act Vote to September Amid Senate Deadlock<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The decision comes after Majority Leader John Thune stressed that <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/regulation-and-legal\/thune-delays-clarity-act-vote-to-september-amid-senate-deadlock\/\">Democrats insisted on no vote<\/a> as they still consider that the CLARITY Act needs work regarding the ethics provision.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b>Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A failed vote before the recess makes CLARITY unlikely for the remainder of Trump\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bitcoin Red Team Finds 4,962 Flaws After Coldcard Hack<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A volunteer security group called <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/security\/bitcoin-red-team-audit-coldcard-vulnerabilities\/\">the Bitcoin Red Team uncovered 4,962 vulnerabilities<\/a>, 85 of them critical, across 390 open-source Bitcoin projects over a 27-hour stretch after the Coldcard hack.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Prediction Markets Explode, Circle Has Hot Q2, and More \u2013 Weekly Recap\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2Fbitcoin-red-team-finds-4962-flaws-after-coldcard-hack2_nwmk.jpg&amp;w=1920&amp;q=75\" alt=\"Prediction Markets Explode, Circle Has Hot Q2, and More \u2013 Weekly Recap\"\/><\/p>\n<p><b>Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Groups like The Bitcoin Red Team and individual projects must now be proactive using AI to run audits. To not do so is negligence.<\/p>\n<p><b>Circle Posts $701 Million Q2 Revenue as USDC Activity Accelerates<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/crypto-news\/circle-posts-701-million-q2-revenue-as-usdc-activity-accelerates\/\">Circle reported stronger second-quarter earnings<\/a> as USDC circulation and transaction activity expanded.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Prediction Markets Explode, Circle Has Hot Q2, and More \u2013 Weekly Recap\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2Fcircle-posts-701m-q2-revenue-as-usdc-activity-accelerates.jpg&amp;w=1920&amp;q=75\" alt=\"Prediction Markets Explode, Circle Has Hot Q2, and More \u2013 Weekly Recap\"\/><\/p>\n<p><b>Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b>Days earlier, Morgan Stanley cut its price target in part due to USDC\u2019s dollar-stablecoin share slipping to 27%. I bet Circle is hoping its ARC blockchain helps increase USDC circulation and share.<\/p>\n<p><b>Prediction Markets Explode in July as World Cup Fueled $54B in Trades<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The 2026 FIFA World Cup pushed prediction markets into one of the fastest-growing corners of finance, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/featured\/prediction-markets-explode-in-july-as-world-cup-fueled-54b-in-trades\/\">driving record trading volume, fees, transactions, and open interest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Prediction Markets Explode, Circle Has Hot Q2, and More \u2013 Weekly Recap\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2Fprediction-markets-explode-in-july-as-world-cup-fueled-54b-in-trades.png&amp;w=1920&amp;q=75\" alt=\"Prediction Markets Explode, Circle Has Hot Q2, and More \u2013 Weekly Recap\"\/><\/p>\n<p><b>Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Major events like the World Cup keep pushing prediction markets higher and higher. The next big event will probably be U.S. midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bitcoin Nears Chain Split as BIP-110 Rebels Defy Global Hashpower<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/crypto-news\/bitcoin-nears-chain-split-as-bip-110-rebels-defy-global-hashpower\/\">Bitcoin is closing in on a possible chain split<\/a> after block 961,632 as BIP-110 backers prepare to enforce rules that barely register across the network\u2019s computing power.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Prediction Markets Explode, Circle Has Hot Q2, and More \u2013 Weekly Recap\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2Fbitcoin-nears-chain-split-as-bip-110-rebels-defy-global-hashpower.png&amp;w=1920&amp;q=75\" alt=\"Prediction Markets Explode, Circle Has Hot Q2, and More \u2013 Weekly Recap\"\/><\/p>\n<p><b>Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>BIP-110 is approaching its activation deadline with almost no miner support, so rather than changing Bitcoin, it is far more likely to create a tiny, economically irrelevant minority fork.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/featured\/prediction-markets-explode-circle-has-hot-q2-and-more-weekly-recap\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Senate delays CLARITY Act vote to September, raising odds crypto rules stall through Trump\u2019s term. Bitcoin Red Team found 4,962 flaws, pushing 390 projects toward AI-driven security audits. Circle hit $701M Q2 revenue; Arc may boost USDC share as prediction markets eye U.S. midterms. 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