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Ethereum Whale Accumulates 25,425 ETH in $50M Two-Hour Buying Sprint
Three recently established wallets believed to be part of the same entity spent $50.04 million DAI to acquire 25,425 ETH at an average price of $1,968, coinciding with Ethereum's recovery of key technical resistance levels.
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OpenAI establishes Dublin as EU headquarters, plans 400-person EMEA hub
OpenAI designated Dublin its official European Union headquarters and committed to hiring up to 400 employees over three years as part of an aggressive continental expansion, supported by roughly €105 million in Irish investment.
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Senate to vote on Digital Asset Market Clarity Act within seven days
The U.S. Senate is set to vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, a comprehensive crypto market structure bill, within seven days. The legislation establishes federal oversight by both the CFTC and SEC, and has already advanced past the Senate Banking Committee.
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Security study finds 31 vulnerabilities in x402 crypto payment standard
Researchers uncovered 31 previously unknown vulnerabilities across 15 major facilitators of x402, an HTTP-native payment standard, affecting 99% of observed transactions. The study validated two free-shopping attacks and identified asset-theft paths, with three affected companies acknowledging fixes as of February.
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ECB M3 money supply grows to 3.2% as eurozone lending accelerates
The ECB's broadest money measure climbed to 3.2% annual growth in May 2026, while household lending also ticked higher. The expansion occurred weeks after the central bank raised rates, signaling resilient underlying demand in the eurozone economy.
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Empery Digital sells 1,400 BTC, pivots $87M into AI data centers
Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin treasury firm Empery Digital sold 1,400 BTC for $87.1 million and deployed capital into AI infrastructure, taking an 8% stake in Cardinal Data Power while committing to a separate Midwest property acquisition.
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Eutelsat, SES to receive $6.1 billion in FCC C-band relocation payments
Eutelsat and SES disclosed on July 27 that they expect to collectively receive around $6.1 billion in incentive payments from the US Federal Communications Commission for clearing portions of the C-band satellite spectrum to make room for 5G expansion.
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Bitcoin stays range-bound near $65,500 as mega-cap earnings loom
Jeff Ko, chief analyst at CoinEx, expects bitcoin to remain range-bound this week as oil retreats, the 10-year Treasury yield approaches 4.7%, and Apple, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon report earnings that could indirectly shape crypto liquidity.
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Quantum threat to crypto isn't cryptography—it's governance speed
As quantum computing milestones accelerate, cryptography experts argue Bitcoin and decentralized blockchains face a unique vulnerability: the inability to achieve consensus fast enough to deploy quantum-resistant defenses before a cryptographically relevant quantum computer emerges.
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Scaramucci: Clarity Act Is Major Improvement Over Crypto 'Wild West'
SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci argues the Clarity Act represents a significant regulatory step forward for crypto, despite ongoing concerns from some Democrats about ethics provisions.
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AI Chatbots Amplifying Russian Propaganda, NewsGuard Audit Finds
A March 2025 audit by NewsGuard revealed that leading AI chatbots repeated false narratives from the Pravda network about 33% of the time, with seven models directly citing Pravda-affiliated sites. The discovery has prompted European officials to flag risks ahead of upcoming elections.
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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP spot ETFs see $152M weekly inflows
Crypto spot ETFs tracking Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP attracted over $152 million in net inflows during mid-July 2026, with Bitcoin leading at $203.2 million on a single day. The sustained inflows signal institutional appetite for regulated digital asset exposure.
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Triple-A confirms treasury breach, $11.8M in losses
Singapore-based stablecoin payments firm Triple-A disclosed an unauthorized access to its treasury wallets resulting in approximately $11.8 million in losses, though client funds remained unaffected and the company absorbed the impact through reserves.
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AI Companies Spent $41M on Lobbying in H1 2026
Eleven leading AI firms deployed $41 million on Washington lobbying in H1 2026, an 8% increase from the prior year. The spending surge reflects industry efforts to shape federal AI regulation and block state-level rules.
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Energy buyers shift to domestic sources amid Iran tensions
Geopolitical tensions involving Iran and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are prompting some energy buyers in Asia and Europe to explore domestic and regional fuel alternatives, though structural shifts remain limited by capital constraints and skeptical market pricing.
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WEMIX shuts bridges and DEX after $724K exploit on stablecoin migration
WEMIX, a blockchain gaming platform from South Korean publisher Wemade, suspended bridge services and decentralized exchange trading following a $724,000 USDC.e breach. The incident marks the second major exploit in six months, raising questions about the platform's security posture during its stablecoin transition.
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Storj Labs files Chapter 11 bankruptcy, proposes STORJ tokenholder equity mechanism
Storj Labs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in West Virginia while pledging to keep its decentralized storage network operational. The company intends to propose a court-approved mechanism allowing tokenholders to participate in the reorganized company's equity, though eligibility and allocation details remain undisclosed.
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Red Sea shipping hits record low after Houthi attacks on Saudi oil
Shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait dropped to eleven vessels on Sunday—the lowest level in months—after Houthi attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities disrupted Middle Eastern energy export routes.
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Supreme Court blocks Trump tariff authority, Congress path opens
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on February 20, 2026, that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize presidential tariff authority. The Trump administration responded by invoking Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which allows temporary tariffs lasting 150 days unless Congress votes to extend them.
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MAS tightens monetary policy for first time since 2022 as oil prices surge
The Monetary Authority of Singapore raised its core inflation forecast and steepened the Singapore dollar's exchange rate band on April 14, citing energy-driven price pressures from Middle East tensions. The move marks the first tightening in four years.
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Oil prices fall 5% as Iran signals ceasefire if US maintains pause
Brent crude and WTI both declined sharply after Iran indicated it would halt attacks if the United States maintains a pause in operations, easing geopolitical tensions that had driven energy markets higher.
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POSCO International tokenizes trade receivables on Injective
POSCO International, South Korea's largest trading company, is piloting blockchain-based tokenization of real trade receivables with LG CNS on the Injective network, marking a shift toward corporate use of on-chain settlement infrastructure.
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Fed rate hold expected in July, but traders price 20% hike odds
A Reuters poll shows all 104 surveyed economists expect the Federal Reserve to hold rates steady at 3.50%-3.75% in late July, yet prediction markets price in a 20% chance of a 25 basis point hike. The divergence is rattling crypto markets.
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US Oil Prices Fall 8% on US-Iran Ceasefire and Diplomatic Talks
US crude oil prices dropped over 8% following announcements of a US-Iran military halt and entry into negotiations, with market participants citing reduced geopolitical risk as the primary driver of the decline.