RaaS #553: CNN Integrates Kalshi!

Axis Raises $5M, Binance Junior Goes Live, and Moar!

Fin, formerly TipLink, announced a $17M raise led by Pantera and Sequoia. The new Fin app lets businesses move millions instantly through bank accounts, crypto rails, or wallet-to-wallet, like how payments would work if banks were rebuilt today.

Ostium secured a $20M Series A after proving that crypto-native traders desperately need transparent, on-chain alternatives to offshore CFD markets. With $25B in cumulative volume already, the team wants to become the “portal” into global markets.

Revolut, Europe’s number one neobank with 65M+ users, now supports Solana payments, transfers, and staking. Solana onboarding speedrun continues.

Prediction Thursdays return today as Yugi, our Chief Betting Officer, sits down with Lilli from Prediction Index to break down the current prediction market landscape and what makes each platform unique. Tune in at 1:30 PM UTC for a high-signal deep dive!

CNN x Kalshi is actually happening! CNN will integrate Kalshi prediction markets directly into its global newsroom. The first major news network to embrace prediction markets… and probably not the last.

Maybe we should stop posting on CT so the world can actually heal.

Another new exciting collaboration is Ledger x Lamborghini, as they just dropped a limited-edition Ledger Stax, the most degen “wen Lambo?” crossover imaginable.

Binance Junior launched, yes, a parent-controlled crypto savings app for kids and teens. Our exit liquidity is coming in 10 years, chat.

Your daily dose of bite-sized crypto news.

1. Solana Mobile’s SKR token drops in January 2026, with 30% of supply (worth $10B) earmarked for airdrops.

2. Cryptodotcom partners with Fanatics to launch Fan-Led Prediction Markets at the intersection of sports, culture, and finance.

3. Coinbase confirms big banks are now running crypto pilots with the exchange.

4. Startale USD (USDSC) launches as Soneium’s native stablecoin built on M0 tech for scale and liquidity.

5. Gonka AI raises $50M to build a decentralized AI compute network powered by community GPUs.

Axis raised $5M in funding, led by Galaxy, to build transparent institutional yield across USD, BTC, and gold. Yield products that don’t rug? Bold.

The UK officially reclassified crypto as legal property, putting it in the same category as stocks and real estate. Clear ownership rights, inheritance rules, and regulated-asset treatment now apply. A massive unlock for institutional adoption.

Drop the fries, mate. We’re back!

Top gainers: RECALL, SAPIEN, SXP, SKYAI, BEAT

High-signal reads are worth your time, all in one place.

1. Matcha Yuma argues that growth comes from meeting users’ core desires, clarity, direction, or emotional relief with simple, direct messaging. Overcomplication kills attention, while clean calls to action win it.

2. Nader highlights the core challenge of AI agents, as crypto’s on-chain constraints prevent their freedom to think and act off-chain, and emphasizes how we need an equivalent model for autonomous AI.

3. Messari says AI is embedding into every layer of crypto, while crypto rails (especially stablecoins) are becoming the default payment layer for AI agents.

4. Ben Fisch says blockchains will soon fade into the background as a secure messaging layer for apps, while stablecoins become the killer use case.

5. Dhaiwat breaks down the full lifecycle of an Ethereum transaction, from hitting “submit” to finality.

Predictdotfun, incubated by YZi Labs, has launched a new yield-generating prediction market on BNB Chain, with CZ resharing it to his 9M followers (with disclaimers, of course).

Polymarket’s U.S. app is finally rolling out to waitlisted users after CFTC approval. Sports first, “everything” next.

That’s all for today!