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Fanatics, the sports merchandise giant, has acquired a regulated exchange to build out its own prediction markets infrastructure. The move signals serious intent — rather than relying on third-party platforms, Fanatics wants direct control as event-based trading continues gaining ground across sports, finance, and crypto. It's a vertical integration play in a space that's growing fast.
Staying in the financial lane, Swiss crypto bank AMINA is exploring a path to the public markets, with Cantor advising on the process. Multiple routes are reportedly on the table, though no final decision has been made. It's another sign that crypto-native financial institutions are maturing and eyeing the kind of legitimacy that a public listing tends to confer.
And on a different kind of energy, a company called Global Laser Enrichment is developing laser-based technology to reprocess uranium waste sitting in storage cylinders near Paducah, Kentucky — material left over from a now-closed enrichment facility. The approach could prove more efficient than conventional methods, and if it scales, it might meaningfully expand the fuel supply for nuclear reactors at a moment when that energy source is drawing renewed interest.
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