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Lyn Alden says Bitcoin needs no savior as Strategy sells $216M of BTC
Bitcoin-focused macroeconomist Lyn Alden said BTC must stand on its own as Strategy sold 3,588 BTC, while warning about leverage risks tied to STRC.
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Kalshi files same-day appeal of NY court's rejection of bid to block state gambling law enforcement
Kalshi appealed to the Second Circuit after a New York federal judge denied its request to block state gambling officials from enforcing local laws against its sports event contracts.
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Validators embrace XRP Ledger's recent upgrade. But not everyone’s on board yet
The XRP Ledger’s recent server software upgrade, v3.2.0, designed to make the network cheaper to run, more stable, and more attractive for institutional use, is gaining adoption. However, it has yet to overtake the prev…
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Bitcoin under pressure as Trump says Iran ceasefire is over
BTC, the leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization, slipped to $62,657 in Asian trading hours, down nearly 1% since midnight UTC, according to CoinDesk data. Ether (ETH), XRP (XRP), and solana (SOL) fell between 1…
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Live markets: Bitcoin drops to $62,000 as oil and bond yields surge on collapse of Iran ceasefire
Down more than 1% at its lowest levels this morning, the Nasdaq managed to close with a 0.2% gain, led by a 3.65% advance for Nvidia.
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Anthropic Removes Hidden Claude Code Tracker After Researchers Raise Privacy Concerns
Anthropic has removed a hidden tracking system from Claude Code after a security researcher discovered the AI coding assistant was using undisclosed markers to identify some users’ location, proxy use, and possible link…
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SEC's Long-Promised Crypto Safe Harbor to Be Introduced as Soon as This Month
The SEC said Tuesday it plans to introduce its long-awaited crypto rulemaking as soon as this month, bringing the agency a step closer to establishing a regulatory safe harbor for certain crypto-related activities in th…
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Tether Invests $20 Million in Mercado Bitcoin to Fuel Expansion Across Latin America
Prominent stablecoin issuer Tether said Tuesday it will invest $20 million in a strategic financing round for Mercado Bitcoin, a Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange, as the two companies push to expand blockchain-based fi…
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BIG3 NFT Buyers Sue Ice Cube's Basketball League Over Alleged Unfulfilled Promises
NFT buyers expecting to have some ownership stake in professional 3-on-3 basketball teams from rapper and actor Ice Cube’s BIG3 league have filed a class action lawsuit against the league in the Superior Court of Califo…
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Crypto exchange Kraken is trying to become a bank in Europe
Kraken, the cryptocurrency exchange planning to go public in the U.S., is pursuing a full banking license in Europe, with a focus on Lithuania as the jurisdiction to secure it, according to a person familiar with the pl…
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China May Be Following US Lead With Quiet Crackdown on AI Exports
The U.S. used its AI kill switch in June. China appears to be building one for July.
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BlackRock-backed Securitize slides 40% after SPAC debut despite tokenization boom
Securitize (SECZ), the BlackRock-backed tokenization specialist that went public last week, is off to a rough start despite arriving as one of the few pure-play bets on one of Wall Street's hottest crypto trends.
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Kenya's Markets Regulator Seeks Blockchain Tool to Track Crypto Crime
Kenya's securities regulator wants to buy a blockchain surveillance system to help police the country's fast-growing crypto market, as it prepares to license and supervise virtual asset firms under a new law.
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Wintermute Cautions 'Relief Rally' Likely as Bitcoin Touches Highest Price in Weeks
Bitcoin has jumped nearly 10% in the last week of trading, recently changing hands at $64,023 after touching a two-week high above $64,500 on Monday.
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Radar Chat Wants to Make Sending Bitcoin as Easy as Firing Off a Text
A new app from the team behind Cake Wallet brings Bitcoin payments directly into private messaging.
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AI Is Changing the Workplace and Universities Aren’t Keeping Up, Study Warns
As artificial intelligence changes how companies operate, universities need to rethink how to prepare students for an AI-powered workplace, according to a new study.
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Coinbase Wins UK License to Offer Stocks and Derivatives Alongside Crypto
Crypto exchange Coinbase has won regulatory approval to offer stocks and derivatives to UK customers, the biggest expansion of its product line-up in one of its largest international markets and its latest move toward w…
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Chainwire Parent MediaFuse Launches Tech Newswire Optimized for AI Search
MediaFuse, the company behind crypto press-release wire Chainwire, is expanding into mainstream tech with a newswire optimized for AI chatbots as well as human readers.
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Morning Minute: Strategy Turns Net Seller
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. And check out our new daily news show covering all of the to…
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Traders Sue Polymarket Over 'No' Ruling on Strategy Bitcoin Sale
Two Polymarket traders are suing the prediction market platform, claiming it rewrote a market's rules after the fact to deny them a winning payout tied to Strategy's Bitcoin sale.
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Live markets: Bitcoin and ether ETFs drew inflows on Monday
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in $265.69 million on Monday, the largest daily inflow in over a month and the second in three sessions after July 2 broke a long run of outflows, per SoSoValue data. Ether ETFs added $20.6…
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BONK faces $20 million treasury drain after attacker spends $4 million to pass malicious proposal
Onchain governance was heralded a few years ago as the future of how communities run themselves. But a multimillion attack on the memecoin BONK shows the cost of putting a treasury at the mercy of a public vote anyone c…
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Bitcoin's recent macro relief faces a challenge from Japanese interest rates
The 10-year Japanese government bond (JGB) yield has surged to a 30-year high of 2.85%, adding 18 basis points since the start of the month and raising borrowing costs across other major developed markets.
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Binance taps into Bitcoin holders’ hunger for yield with new covered call yield play
The product, BTC Yield, is available inside Binance Earn and is designed exclusively for people who already hold bitcoin.