Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
X user TheGhostOfHope, one of top Call of Duty leakers, says Activision “legally demanded that I stop leaking and disseminating confidential information”  —  TheGhostOfHope is complying with legal demands to stop disseminating confidential information.

Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk:
Polymarket removes long-running markets letting users bet on the chances of a nuclear weapon detonating amid the Iran strikes; a 2025 market had $1.7M in volume  —  Nuclear weapon-themed markets aren't new on the prediction market platform, but public outcry about the contracts has apparently forced the platform to delete them.

Amy Fan / New York Times:
Analysis: since the end of 2025, Polymarket users have rarely bet large sums on US strikes the next day; before the Iran strikes, 150+ accounts placed such bets  —  Polymarket users placed hundreds of bets of at least $1,000 predicting an imminent American strike, raising concerns about insider trading.

Jaspreet Kalra / Reuters:
Sources: Walmart-backed PhonePe targets an up to $10.5B valuation in its Indian IPO; PhonePe raised $600M from General Atlantic at a $14.5B valuation in October  —  Walmart-backed Indian fintech firm PhonePe (PHOP.NS), the country's most used payments platform, is aiming to list at a valuation …

Ben Weiss / Fortune:
Visa and Stripe's Bridge plan to expand their partnership to issue stablecoin-linked cards in 100+ countries; the cards are currently live in 18 countries  —  The world's biggest fintech and the world's largest payments network are expanding their stablecoin partnership.