U.S. sports prediction market Underdog plans to introduce a feature by year-end that lets users deposit stablecoins and cryptocurrencies directly into prediction market accounts. The company is working with infrastructure platform Zerohash to enable qualified customers to add funds through the Underdog app outside bank hours, including evenings and weekends. Underdog and Zerohash executives highlighted speed and expanded choices. Some services may be unavailable in New York, and crypto holdings are not covered by FDIC or SIPC protection.

France has called for crypto platforms that connect customers to DeFi protocols to be held accountable for incidents if they actively facilitate access, in proposals submitted as part of a review of the EU’s MiCA rules. The authorities proposed mandatory checks before linking to DeFi and ongoing monitoring for suspicious activity, and backed protocol and smart contract certification. They also renewed calls to shift CASP supervision to ESMA and to adjust thresholds for major operators.