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France leads the 2026 FIFA World Cup winner market on Polymarket with a 35.4% implied probability after the platform's outright winner market generated approximately US$3.9 billion in trading volume.

Securitize became the largest tokenised stock with US$270.6 million in onchain shares after listing on the New York Stock Exchange and issuing tokenised versions of its common stock on the Solana and Avalanche blockchains.

Kalshi recorded a record US$9.4 billion in trading volume during June, up from about US$5.3 billion in May, as the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup increased activity across sports prediction markets.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has released draft guidance explaining how existing income tax and capital gains tax laws apply to cryptocurrency transactions.

The total stablecoin market capitalisation declined by US$1.911 billion to US$311.311 billion over the past seven days, with Tether (CRYPTO:USDT) maintaining a 59.14% market share despite a 0.43% weekly decline.

Kraken has introduced support for 10 tokenised stocks and exchange-traded funds as collateral for futures and margin trading.

David Gura, Christina Ruffini, and Lisa Mateo of "Bloomberg This Weekend" play Pointed! Wager your points, leverage your bets and answer wisely. A new quiz is available to play each week on Bloomberg.com

Bloomberg Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr says the court's latest term largely advanced long-standing conservative legal priorities rooted in the Reagan era, while rejecting several Trump-specific initiatives, including broad tariff powers. Joining David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend, Stohr says the justices left unresolved questions over presidential authority to remove Federal Reserve officials, signaled potential future debate over birthright citizenship and agreed to hear major challenges to state assault weapons bans next term.

Victories by Democratic Socialist candidates are intensifying debate over the Democratic Party's ideological direction, as Dem leaders seek to balance a broader coalition while avoiding internal divisions ahead of the midterm elections. Joining Bloomberg This Weekend for this discussion are Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Jeff Mason, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Gautam Mukunda, and Politico Reporter Madison Fernandez who explain that Republicans are moving quickly to use the rise of democratic socialism as a political line of attack, creating a new messaging challenge for Democrats.

The USMNT remains competitive heading into its Round of 16 match against Belgium despite the suspension of striker Folarin Balogun, while France remains the tournament favorite led by Kylian Mbappé. Bloomberg News Senior Sports Reporter Randall Williams joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on the couch of Bloomberg This Weekend and explains that the expanded FIFA World Cup has shattered attendance records and delivered a significant tourism and economic boost to host cities across the US, with packed stadiums and fan zones driving spending.

America250 Commissioner Reginald Browne joins Bloomberg This Weekend and says the congressionally created initiative met its goal of engaging Americans in the nation's 250th anniversary celebrations and views the commemoration as an ongoing effort that will continue beyond this year's events. Browne explains to hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini how private sponsors helped offset a federal funding shortfall and describes the Trump administration's Freedom250 initiative as complementary rather than competitive, broadening participation in the anniversary.

Pony beers, household chores robots, 'bare nails' trend, and a new screen-time helper: Lisa Mateo shares with David Gura and Christina Ruffini the headlines explaining these topics that you and they may have missed this week. Watch Bloomberg This Weekend, Saturday and Sundays 7am EST.