Coinbase launches its prediction market platform for U.S. users and Fidelity investments will launch stable coin.

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Just in time for the Super Bowl, Coinbase is letting U.S. users bet on future events.

The exchange has officially launched its new prediction market platform built in partnership

with regulated operator Kalshi.

Users can now trade yes or no on contracts from everything to do with sports outcomes

or economic indicators.

The move is part of Coinbase's strategy to become an everything exchange, capitalizing

on the massive surge of interest in prediction markets.

Fidelity Investments has entered the stable coin chat.

The financial giant is launching the Fidelity Digital dollar in early February, issued

by its chartered bank subsidiary, the FIDD token, is fully backed by cash and U.S. Treasuries,

compliant with the new Genius Act.

Executives say the clear regulatory framework made this the right time to jump in, and the

Ethereum-based token will compete directly with Tether and Circle, aiming to capture

institutional settlement and retail payments.

The move comes as Tether announces its own push into the

U.S. market with a new token heating up the $300 billion sector. And the hype token from

decentralized exchange hyperliquid has searched 35% this week, crushing Bitcoin on the broader

market after a flood of traditional assets like gold, silver, and stocks are now trading directly

on the platform. Thanks to recent upgrades, stakers can now create markets for real-world assets

with gold and silver's historical run. The platform is seen over a billion dollars in silver

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