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Trump Promoted Corporations Shortly After Purchasing Their Stock
President Donald Trump used his social media platform to promote more than 20 corporations without disclosing that he had acquired their stock just days earlier. A new analysis reveals at least 44 instances where the president publicly boosted firms—including Nvidia and Dell—immediately following significant personal investments in their companies.
SBI Group and Ondo Finance Partner to Tokenize Japanese Securities
Japan’s financial giant SBI Group is joining forces with Ondo Finance to bridge domestic stocks with global blockchain markets. The collaboration aims to tokenize Japanese financial products while utilizing the yen-backed JPYSC stablecoin as a primary mechanism for settlement and collateral within the firm's expansive digital ecosystem.
The exodus from centralized crypto exchanges
When Binance shuttered parts of its European service this July, regulators expected a mass migration to other compliant exchanges. Instead, internal data reveals a different trend: 70% of withdrawn funds bypassed rival platforms entirely, landing instead in personal self-custody wallets, signaling a significant shift in how traders manage digital assets.
Ralph Nader Calls for White House Protest During Trump Primetime Speech
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader is urging activists to gather outside the White House this Thursday at 9 p.m. to challenge President Donald Trump during his televised address. Nader suggested the crowd should vocalize their dissent by chanting "YOU LIED" whenever the president repeats claims regarding the 2020 election.
Polygon Labs cuts staff to finalize Coinme integration
Polygon Labs has initiated another round of layoffs as the company pivots toward a payments-focused business model. CEO Marc Boiron confirmed the restructuring aims to secure profitability by 2027, even as the firm integrates the Coinme exchange and wallet provider Sequence to build its vertical payment infrastructure.
Trump Pushes Senate on Crypto Bill Amid Ripple Warning
President Donald Trump is convening Republican senators at the White House to break the deadlock on the CLARITY Act, a legislative push aimed at defining crypto oversight before the August recess. As political maneuvering intensifies, Ripple executives warn that failure to act leaves the industry vulnerable to another systemic collapse.
ARK and a16z Clash Over the Future of Institutional Blockchain
A high-stakes debate has emerged between ARK Invest and a16z crypto regarding how traditional financial giants will integrate blockchain technology. While a16z predicts banks will favor private, controlled systems to maintain regulatory oversight, ARK contends that public networks and DeFi protocols have already secured the infrastructure necessary for institutional dominance.
Changpeng Zhao Draws a Dividing Line Between Bitcoin and AI
As investors weigh the merits of artificial intelligence against digital assets, Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao is framing the two as fundamentally different financial instruments. While AI drives speculative growth, Zhao argues it lacks the specific monetary properties required to serve as a hedge against persistent global inflation.
Michigan Regulators Approve Enbridge Line 5 Tunnel Permits
Michigan officials issued key permits for the Enbridge Line 5 tunnel Wednesday, sparking immediate backlash from climate advocates and tribal leaders. The approval comes as wildfire smoke obscures the Mackinac Bridge, intensifying criticism of the state's decision to greenlight fossil fuel infrastructure in the Great Lakes.
IEA Warns Current Fossil Fuel Policy Risks 2.4°C Global Warming
Current global climate policies are failing to curb fossil fuel reliance, leaving the world on track for a 2.4°C temperature rise by the end of the century. The International Energy Agency warns that without a sharp, systemic phase-out of oil, gas, and coal, the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C threshold remains unreachable.
Morpho restores services following suspected AWS CloudFront disruption
Users of the DeFi lending protocol Morpho regained access to the platform’s frontend and API on July 16 after a temporary outage disrupted web services. While the interface remained unreachable for approximately three hours, the protocol’s underlying smart contracts continued to function independently throughout the incident.
Zama’s confidential USDC vault hits $23 million on Morpho
A lending vault utilizing Fully Homomorphic Encryption to mask user balances has surged to eighth place among Morpho’s Ethereum USDC pools. With $23.23 million in deposits, the Steakhouse Confidential Prime USDC vault signals growing appetite for privacy-focused tools within established decentralized finance infrastructure.
ORANGE JUICE Secures $40 Million to Build Business-Backed Bitcoin Treasury
Connecticut-based ORANGE JUICE has raised $40 million to launch a permanent capital firm that bypasses traditional private equity cycles. By acquiring profitable American businesses and funneling their cash flow into a Bitcoin treasury, the company aims to sustain long-term growth without the pressure of forced portfolio exits.
Volvo Group Experiments With Proprietary Cryptocurrency for Suppliers
Volvo Group has moved into digital finance, testing a proprietary cryptocurrency within a closed blockchain network to streamline payments to suppliers. The initiative, led by head of information management Ivan Branco, marks a shift from simple supply-chain tracking to the creation of a shared, internal transaction ecosystem.
Bitget Integrates 100 Tokenized U.S. Stocks into Unified Margin Pool
Bitget has launched a Cross-Asset Unified Account, collapsing the divide between cryptocurrency and traditional finance by allowing 100 tokenized U.S. stocks to function as margin collateral. The move centralizes over 370 assets, enabling traders to borrow against equity-linked tokens rather than liquidating their positions during market shifts.
South Korean retail traders lose $1.45 billion in leverage wipeout
A volatile market shift has vaporized 2.15 trillion won in retail capital, leaving young South Korean traders struggling under a wave of forced liquidations. Data indicates that individuals in their 20s and 30s bore the brunt of the collapse, accounting for 62% of the accounts liquidated by brokerage firms this month.
Cantor and Securitize Partner to Bring IPOs Onto the Blockchain
Cantor Fitzgerald and digital asset firm Securitize have launched a joint initiative to integrate blockchain infrastructure into initial public offerings and follow-on stock sales. The partnership aims to provide companies with a regulated pathway to issue securities directly onchain while remaining within established capital market frameworks.
Visa maps out dual-track payment future for AI agents
As artificial intelligence agents transition from simple assistants to autonomous transactors, the financial infrastructure supporting them must evolve. Visa and blockchain analytics firm Artemis argue that the future of machine-to-machine commerce lies in a hybrid model, pairing traditional card networks with the efficiency of stablecoins for micro-transactions.
Iran Accuses Trump of Market Manipulation Amid Stalled Diplomacy
A $3 trillion swing in S&P 500 market capitalization occurred within an hour on Monday after President Donald Trump claimed progress in negotiations with Iran. Iranian officials swiftly dismissed the statement as a fabrication, characterizing the announcement as a calculated effort to influence volatile oil and financial markets.
Iran Alleges US Envoys Exploited Mideast Conflict for Market Gains
Iranian officials have formally accused US special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff of prioritizing personal financial gain over diplomatic progress. Tehran claims the pair leveraged insider knowledge of the ongoing conflict with Israel to manipulate energy and equity markets, allegedly generating billions in illicit profits.
Bank of Korea Rate Hike Targets Inflation and Crypto Speculation
The Bank of Korea lifted its benchmark interest rate to 2.75% on July 16, a 25-basis-point increase that signals a pivot toward tighter monetary policy. With all seven board members in agreement, the move aims to combat persistent inflation and manage financial stability in one of the world's most active retail crypto hubs.
Tether deepens Latin American reach with $20M Ualá stake
Tether has funneled $20 million into the Argentine digital bank Ualá, marking a calculated expansion into Latin American financial infrastructure. The investment, part of a larger $197 million equity round led by Allianz X, signals the stablecoin issuer’s intent to embed its digital assets into the region's traditional banking ecosystem.
Hyperion DeFi stakes 500,000 HYPE to drive Hyperliquid derivatives
Hyperion DeFi is deploying 500,000 HYPE tokens to facilitate institutional perpetual futures listings on the Hyperliquid network. By leveraging the platform's HIP-3 permissionless framework, the firm secures both an equity stake in partner Skew Technologies and a recurring share of revenue generated through custom market creation.
Neko Health Secures $700 Million to Launch AI Preventive Clinics in US
With a fresh $700 million in Series C funding, Neko Health is preparing to bring its AI-driven diagnostic clinics to the United States. The company, which combines high-resolution imaging and blood analysis into a single preventive health assessment, plans to launch its first American site in New York.
Peter Brandt identifies potential Bitcoin bottoming pattern
Veteran trader Peter Brandt has flagged the early formation of an inverted head-and-shoulders pattern on Bitcoin’s price chart, though he cautioned that the structure remains unconventional and unconfirmed. The cryptocurrency continues to struggle near the $65,000 resistance level following a recovery from recent lows below $58,000.
Memecoin Launchpad Vlad.fun Suspends Operations Following Internal Breach
A serious internal integrity issue involving team members has forced the memecoin launchpad Vlad.fun to take its platform offline just weeks after the launch of the Robinhood Chain. The project confirmed it is currently consulting legal counsel and conducting a full internal investigation into the alleged misconduct.
Dormant Bitcoin Whale Shifts $383 Million After Eight-Year Hiatus
A digital wallet untouched since December 2017 surged into activity Wednesday night, moving 5,908 Bitcoin worth approximately $383 million. The massive transfer, tracked by Arkham and Lookonchain, saw the long-term holder shift assets from a legacy address to a modern SegWit wallet, leaving market observers to speculate on the owner's next move.
Senate Unanimously Rejects Clemency for Sam Bankman-Fried
Every member of the U.S. Senate went on record July 15 to oppose any executive clemency for Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced FTX founder currently serving a 25-year sentence for fraud. The nonbinding resolution, S.Res.772, signals an overwhelming bipartisan consensus against a presidential pardon for the former crypto executive.
Bitfinex: Bitcoin rally lacks foundational spot demand
Bitcoin’s recent climb to $65,086 relies on shifting macroeconomic sentiment rather than genuine asset-specific buying power, according to Bitfinex. Analysts warn that the rally, fueled by cooling inflation data, exhibits "borrowed strength" that leaves the cryptocurrency vulnerable to reversals if market expectations for interest rates sour.
ZachXBT labels hardware wallets garbage, recommends dedicated iPhones
“Complete garbage.” That is how prominent onchain investigator ZachXBT describes the current generation of hardware wallets, arguing that devices from manufacturers like Ledger are fundamentally ill-suited for signing high-stakes transactions or safeguarding significant cryptocurrency holdings, preferring instead a more radical approach to personal asset management.