Big Bank Pays Millions to Settle Overdraft Fee Lawsuit

Midland States Bank, a billion-dollar Illinois-based bank, will pay out $3.125 million to settle a class-action lawsuit. The suit claimed the bank, along with two banks it acquired (Centrue Bank and Alpine Bank & Trust), wrongly charged overdraft and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees. What the Lawsuit Claimed The lawsuit alleged that the bank’s practices violated…

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Polymarket and X Team Up for Prediction Markets

Polymarket, a cryptocurrency betting platform, is now the official prediction market partner for Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter). This collaboration aims to bring data-driven insights and predictions to users of both platforms. A Powerful Partnership The partnership will kick off with a joint product designed to help users make sense of breaking news and predict…

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Bitcoin’s Price: A Crossroads?

Bitcoin’s price is facing some headwinds, according to the analytics firm Glassnode. After hitting a new all-time high recently, the cryptocurrency is now seeing increased selling pressure. Profit-Taking Pressure Glassnode says this selling is coming from long-term Bitcoin holders who bought in at earlier price points, like $25,000-$31,000 and $60,000-$73,000. They’re cashing in their profits,…

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Bitcoin’s Next Big Move: $180,000 by 2025?

Bitcoin recently experienced a small dip, losing about a billion dollars in leveraged bets. But don’t worry, it quickly recovered! One analyst, Klarch, believes this dip was just a temporary setback before another major price surge. Following the Pattern Klarch’s analysis shows Bitcoin follows a pretty consistent pattern after each “halving” (a significant event in…

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