The game lobby gets most of the attention, but the currency behind the wager matters just as much. At a crypto casino, the coin you use can affect transaction speed, fees, price stability and, in some cases, how smoothly a deposit or withdrawal is handled. Not every cryptocurrency is equally...

Prediction markets have existed for years in relatively niche corners of finance, academia and crypto. But over the last two years, they have started evolving into something much bigger. What was once primarily associated with election betting and experimental forecasting is increasingly becoming a mainstream financial product category — one...