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Big Tech's $2.4 trillion in AI commitments are pushing crypto miners toward AI computing contracts, shifting their revenue mix and stock risk profile.
Chinese police researchers built an AI that catches 89.4% of illicit Bitcoin transactions. The system combines graph neural networks with LLMs to explain its decisions.
Senate leaves for recess without filing motion to proceed on Clarity Act. White House yet to respond to Tillis-Gallego ethics compromise. Prediction market odds at 27%.
Spark migrated $150M into Uniswap v4, routed $1.5B in stablecoin swaps, and powers Robinhood's yield product after shelving its consumer app. Its $1B target for Bitcoin-backed loans signals institutional demand.
Stablecoin supply fell $14.56B, the biggest drop since Terra, as the GENIUS Act ended yield on digital dollars. USDT and USDC shrank while tokenized Treasuries grew.
Fun's Alex Fine said on-ramps and bridges are obsolete, claiming deposit products deliver 3.4x to 8x better conversion rates than MoonPay and Stripe.
Fun CEO Alex Fine predicts standalone on-ramps and bridges will go extinct as crypto apps embed payments directly. Fun processes $3B monthly, powers Polymarket deposits.
Aschenbrenner's $45B fund lost 75% after margin calls. The mechanics mirror crypto liquidations, and AI-miner crossover stocks got crushed. Bitcoin decoupled in July.
Shelbit processed $4B for 2,000+ Iranian gambling sites since May 2024. $676M went to Binance. VARA issued a cease-and-desist in July 2026, more than two years after flows began.
Cody Carbone, CEO of The Digital Chamber, said new ethics language sent to the White House Monday is the bottleneck. Realistic goal: get procedural votes next week to set up September passage.
Protect Progress, linked to Fairshake and backed by Coinbase and Ripple, has now spent over $2 million backing Thanedar and opposing McKinney. The Aug. 4 primary is days away.
Bitcoin compresses between $62K and a falling trendline. Five altcoins with specific catalysts, not just price weakness, for August 2026 positioning.
Monthly perp volume on crypto exchanges surged from $230M to $347B in 17 months. Executives say 24/7 access and lower friction are driving institutional and retail demand.
The AAA's new Web3 panel gives crypto businesses a specialist arbitration route, reducing reliance on courts for smart contract and custody disputes.
Binance's $7 billion stablecoin outflow, the largest since FTX, tightens market liquidity and tests exchange reserves ahead of its next proof-of-reserves report.
Coinbase lists Brent and WTI oil perpetuals as Hyperliquid sees $25B in RWA volumes. The shift brings crypto-style leverage and liquidation risk to traditional assets, with CFTC scrutiny and cross-border enforcement issues looming.
Benjamin Cowen blasts crypto's 'scam memecoin' culture after a Coldcard exploit steals 594 BTC. The hardware wallet flaw undermines self-custody trust and may further deter retail participation.
DN SOOPers ended an 18-match LCK losing streak on April 5, settling prediction market contracts on Coinbase and Kalshi that had priced in near-certain defeat.
Protect Progress doubled its spending to over $2 million backing Thanedar in Michigan's 13th District primary. The race tests crypto industry influence as the Senate weighs CLARITY Act.
The Senate has not scheduled a CLARITY Act vote. Bitcoin holds above $62,000 and XRP sits at $1.07 as traders watch for a White House decision on a bipartisan ethics proposal linked to the bill.
Bank of Italy study finds on- and off-ramp costs remain the bottleneck for remittances, while South Korea data shows $400M in monthly stablecoin outflows to offshore platforms.
Allium data shows $29.5B in tokenized RWAs as of July, driving a split between AMM and RFQ execution for large onchain trades. The shift is steering big orders toward private lanes.
More DeFi protocols are buying their own LP positions to cut yield-farm costs. Here is how protocol-owned liquidity works and the trade-offs teams weigh before deploying treasury capital into DEX pools.
Crypto funds run 24/7, but Form PF's 72-hour event clock and end-of-day pricing rules don't pause for weekends. Here is where the friction shows up and what a fix could look like.
Moscow and Moscow Region face a crypto mining ban from Aug. 15 through 2032, with Kursk districts also restricted, under a decree signed by Prime Minister Mishustin. Regional energy authorities warned of power capacity risks.
Minnesota's crypto ATM ban took effect Aug. 1, 2026, after residents reported nearly $1 million in scam losses. Kiosk operators must remove machines by Dec. 31.
ADA leads weekend altcoin gainers with a 9.6% advance, but BTC dominance at 56.3% keeps rotation selective. Traders watch for follow-through before calling a trend shift.
South Korea's crypto exchanges saw $367M in net stablecoin outflows in June, extending an 18-month streak as funds move to overseas platforms for derivatives and staking. July data due next month.
BlockTower Capital's Ari Paul says the $70M Coldcard hack proves crypto can't be secured. ShapeShift's Erik Voorhees disagrees, pointing to billions stored safely for years.
South Korea's $10.4B stablecoin outflows from top exchanges rival overseas stock investments. Monthly outflow hit $390M in June. Active user ratio halved. Lawmakers propose won-pegged stablecoin.