Crypto industry to contribute $55B to US economy in 2026: NCA study
The research released by the organization said that crypto companies will directly or indirectly lead to 232,000 jobs across the entire US economy in 2026.
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Coinbase lets businesses accept USDC payments from AI agents
Coinbase is expanding its push into AI-powered finance, enabling businesses to accept USDC payments from autonomous AI agents as part of a broader expansion of its payment, trading and developer tools.
BTC treasury firm Empery Digital invests $20M in AI data center developer Cardinal Data Power
The investment marks Empery’s latest push into AI infrastructure as the company shifts capital away from its Bitcoin treasury strategy.
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev's X Account Hacked to Shill Fake 'Vladhood' Token
Robinhood's communications team said Thursday that CEO Vlad Tenev's X account was briefly taken over by attackers who used it to promote a fraudulent meme coin, the latest scam to piggyback on the brokerage's crypto amb…
Bitcoin slides below $65K as Iran conflict fuels $100 oil and bond-yield surge
Bitcoin price forecasts diverge as US-Iran war tensions fueled an ongoing oil and bond-market surge, while July Fed rate-hike odds neared 40%.
Black Forest Labs Unveils FLUX 3 AI: Ditches Stills for Video—And Robot Hands
Black Forest Labs released FLUX 3 on Thursday, and for the first time, the company’s flagship model generates video instead of just still images. The German AI lab, known for the FLUX line of image generators, trained t…
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev's X account hacked to promote token amid memecoin frenzy
Robinhood (HOOD) CEO Vlad Tenev's X account was compromised on Thursday and used to promote a fake memecoin as traders have piled into tokens on the brokerage's recently-launched blockchain network.
Bitcoin Indicators Flag Best Entry Point for Long-Term Investors
Long-term Bitcoin investors are now primed for accumulation as the Bitcoin Sharpe Ratio and the 200-week SMA are indicating final capitulation phases.
Here’s why the CLARITY Act’s ethics deal may be so hard to reach
Both parties say they want US crypto market structure legislation, but a dispute over ethics rules and who enforces them is becoming the bill’s biggest obstacle.
The SEC settles with Coinbase over its missing Gary Gensler texts
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit over its investigations into Ethereum, according to a joint status report filed July…
Robinhood CEO’s X account hacked in apparent memecoin scam
A hacker reportedly took over Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account to promote a fake “VLAD” memecoin, posting what appeared to be a malicious token contract address.
TRX Price Eyes $0.45 as TRON’s Stablecoin Activity Rivals Solana
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Clarity Act expected to miss its window before Congress' summer break, leadership says
Industry and congressional negotiators working on crypto market structure legislation had focused on August 7 as the day that the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act needed to get done if it were to have a reasonable chanc…
SEC Plans Roundtable Meeting for 24-Hour Stock Trading Just Like Crypto
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Goldman Sachs CEO backs ‘not perfect’ CLARITY Act as vote expected soon
Goldman chief David Solomon will support the crypto market structure bill now in Congress, even as financial companies and banks are hesitant over provisions on stablecoins.
Bitcoin May Have Already Bottomed—If the Fed Helps, Says Grayscale
Crypto asset manager Grayscale published a note Wednesday with a headline argument: Bitcoin's bear market may already be over—if the Federal Reserve doesn't raise rates.
BlackRock, Coinbase and Strategy Pledge $15M to Quantum-Proof Bitcoin
Nine of the biggest institutional names in Bitcoin went public today with a joint initiative to fund the network's long-term security—including defenses against quantum computers—backed by a combined $15 million in memb…
Strategy-led group pledges $15M to quantum-proof Bitcoin network
A consortium led by Strategy and BlackRock has pledged $15 million to secure the Bitcoin network from the threat of a quantum computing breakthrough.
XRP Ownership Brackets: How Much XRP You Need to Reach the Top Holders
XRP ownership brackets show that holding 3,744,000 XRP places an investor in the top 0.01% of wallets. Around 280,000 XRP is needed for the top 0.1%, while 160,000 XRP ranks in the top 0.2%. Investors with 80,668 XRP fa…
Brent Crude Oil Price Hits $100 as Middle East Tensions Fuel Supply Fears
Brent crude oil price climbed to $100 per barrel, its highest level in 45 days, as markets reacted to renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The rally follows reports of Houthi attacks on Saudi oil tankers, r…
Uniswap pushes deeper into tokenized assets with permissioned trading pools
Uniswap (UNI), one of the largest and longest-running decentralized exchanges, is making a deeper push into tokenized assets, introducing a feature designed to let regulated securities trade on the venue without sacrifi…
EigenLayer Price Holds Firm as Whale Activity Surges Despite Flat Trading
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Binance joins STOP THE TRAFFIK in anti-human trafficking effort
The partnership expands Binance’s compliance efforts by providing intelligence and training to help detect cryptocurrency activity tied to human trafficking and child exploitation.
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