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Augur pivots to decentralized settlement for prediction markets
As institutional scrutiny of prediction markets intensifies, the Lituus Foundation has unveiled a decentralized resolution layer designed to settle contested outcomes without relying on centralized committees or governance councils. This infrastructure aims to decouple outcome verification from trading platforms as legal pressure on market participants grows.
Anthropic Seeks $10B Meta Deal to Fuel IPO Ambitions
As Anthropic eyes a potential October IPO, the AI developer is negotiating a massive $10 billion computing lease with Meta Platforms. The deal, currently under review, would grant Anthropic critical access to Meta’s private infrastructure, marking a strategic shift for both companies as they race to scale advanced AI models.
FTX to Distribute $900M to Creditors as Bankman-Fried Pardon Hopes Dim
Bankrupt exchange FTX will initiate its fifth creditor distribution on July 31, unlocking nearly $900 million for claimants while founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces dwindling prospects for a presidential pardon following explicit resistance from political leadership.
DOJ Data Undercuts Claims on Chicago Immigration Raids
Federal data released Friday reveals that only 2.6% of 614 immigrants currently detained in Chicago pose a high public safety risk, directly contradicting administration claims that recent raids exclusively target the "worst of the worst" among undocumented individuals within the United States.
Mullin Doubles Down on ICE Operations Amid Deadly Shootings
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has signaled that the administration will accelerate its aggressive deportation campaign despite intense scrutiny following two fatal ICE shootings in less than a week. While deaths of bystanders during traffic stops spark demands for reform, the agency continues to prioritize record-breaking arrest quotas.
DHS Chief Mullin Threatens Election Officials With Prison Time
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned state election officials on Friday that they could face fines or incarceration if they refuse to implement federal mandates regarding voting machine security and voter roll maintenance, signaling a sharp escalation in the Trump administration’s efforts to exert control over state-run electoral processes.
Trump fails to break CLARITY Act deadlock as text remains withheld
Polymarket traders have slashed the odds of the CLARITY Act passing in 2026 to 32%, reflecting growing investor skepticism after President Donald Trump’s meeting with Senate Republicans failed to produce the long-awaited revised text of the legislation.
SpaceX Shares Hit Record Low After Starship Launch Scrub
SpaceX stock tumbled nearly 5% to $125 on Wednesday, marking a new post-IPO low after a technical failure forced the company to abort the 13th test flight of its Starship rocket. The decline pushes shares below the company’s $135 offering price, capping a 35% drop over the past month.
David Sacks warns US AI policy risks falling behind China
“This is how you lose the AI race,” declared David Sacks after China’s Kimi K3 model secured the top spot on the Frontend Code Arena. The former White House crypto advisor argues that stringent domestic regulations and federal pre-approval hurdles are effectively handicapping American developers while Chinese laboratories accelerate their progress.
Rising Fuel Costs Sour American Economic Sentiment
As the United States faces a fresh surge in fuel costs—with national gas prices nearing $4 a gallon—a new CNBC All-America Economic Survey reveals a sharp decline in public optimism, with voters increasingly holding President Donald Trump accountable for the nation's darkening economic horizon.
Senate Republicans Shield Trump-Era AI Medicare Denials
Conflict emerged on the Senate floor Thursday as Republicans voted 50-46 to block a Democratic-led resolution aimed at dismantling a Trump administration pilot program. The initiative, known as the WISeR model, integrates artificial intelligence into the Medicare payment process, sparking intense bipartisan debate over the future of patient care.
Humanoid MMA Tournament in China Ends in Robot Decapitation
A high-stakes combat tournament in Shenzhen turned into a spectacle of mechanical carnage this week when a humanoid robot, dubbed 'White Eagle,' delivered a roundhouse kick that dislodged its opponent's head, leaving the machine to continue fighting until it eventually collapsed and crushed its own detached cranium.
Dogecoin stumbles as ETF inflows dry up
Dogecoin dropped 3.17% to $0.071 on July 17, marking a period of stagnation for the asset. Despite the arrival of T. Rowe Price’s new actively managed crypto fund, U.S. Dogecoin ETFs have recorded zero fresh capital inflows over the past month, suffering $871,000 in net outflows during July.
Widow of Man Killed by ICE Agent Demands Accountability in Maine
Three days after watching her husband’s body lie in the street outside their Biddeford home, Martha Karolina Rojas Alvarez is speaking out. Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, 25, was fatally shot by a federal agent on Monday during an operation that officials acknowledge did not even target him.
UN Experts Call for Dismantling of U.S.-Backed Gaza Aid Foundation
United Nations experts have demanded the immediate closure of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, labeling the U.S.- and Israel-backed entity a dangerous militarized effort that hijacks aid distribution. The rapporteurs argue the project ignores international law while leaving a state accused of war crimes in control of life-saving supplies.
House Passes Spending Bill Blocking UNRWA Funds and Boosting Israel Aid
A sharp political divide emerged in the House on Friday as lawmakers approved a 1,012-page spending package that funnels $3.8 billion in military aid to Israel while simultaneously cutting off support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) for at least one year.
US House Bill Targets UNRWA Over Alleged Hamas Ties
Human rights advocates are condemning a new bipartisan bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that seeks to dismantle the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. Critics argue the legislation would effectively starve Palestinians by removing the primary provider of food and medical aid in the region.
Bunkerhill Health Secures $55M to Push Agentic AI Into Clinical Practice
Healthcare organizations often struggle to move machine learning from research sandboxes into live patient care, leaving promising tools stuck in pilot purgatory. Bunkerhill Health aims to bridge this divide, announcing a $55 million Series B round to scale its Carebricks platform for real-world institutional deployment.
Hegseth Celebrates Destruction as US Bombing Campaign Hits Iran
Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth drew sharp condemnation Thursday after posting footage of a collapsing Iranian surveillance tower, an image highlighting the Trump administration’s intensifying aerial assault on the country’s civilian infrastructure, including critical bridges, power grids, and railway lines vital to the nation’s 90 million residents.
Morgan Stanley enables direct crypto trading on E*TRADE
Eligible E*TRADE users can now buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana directly through their brokerage accounts. Morgan Stanley implemented a 0.50% fee per transaction for the new service, which utilizes infrastructure provided by Zerohash to manage the underlying digital assets for its client base.
Iranian Official Alleges Israeli Influence Campaign Led by Trump Ally
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi claims that while Washington warns of foreign election interference, a significant influence campaign is being directed by Brad Parscale, a former Trump campaign manager now acting as a registered foreign agent for the Israeli government to shape American conservative opinion.
SBI Holdings secures Singapore foothold with Coinhako acquisition
With the Monetary Authority of Singapore granting formal approval on July 16, Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings has officially taken a majority stake in Coinhako. The deal transforms the decade-old Singaporean exchange into a consolidated subsidiary, providing SBI with a regulated gateway to expand its digital asset footprint across Southeast Asia.
Trump Claims Chinese Election Plot in Primetime Address
With the midterm elections just four months away, Donald Trump utilized a primetime platform to cast doubt on the integrity of the American voting system. He alleged a sprawling Chinese conspiracy to manipulate ballots, simultaneously releasing declassified intelligence documents he claimed were previously suppressed by rogue federal bureaucrats.
Taiwan Court Slaps BitShine Founder With 22-Year Sentence
A Shilin District Court judge has sentenced the founder of the BitShine crypto exchange to 22 years in prison for orchestrating a massive fraud and money laundering operation. Prosecutors proved the defendant, identified as Shih, defrauded over 1,500 victims of more than NT$1.27 billion by exploiting the platform’s infrastructure.
Bitcoin Japan pivots to treasury strategy with $60M funding round
After a failed attempt to build a crypto reserve last year, Tokyo-listed Bitcoin Japan is attempting a fresh start with a 9.66 billion yen ($59.5 million) capital raise. The company, formerly known as Horita Marusho, intends to dedicate approximately 7% of these proceeds to its inaugural Bitcoin purchase.
Argentine Court Freezes Crypto Assets in $LIBRA Token Probe
Federal Judge Marcelo Martínez de Giorgi has ordered the identification of holders behind 25 cryptocurrency wallets linked to the $LIBRA token, following a police investigation that traced approximately $8.2 million in suspicious transfers moving through major global exchanges since May.
Francesco D’Amato Leaves Ethereum Foundation for Ethlabs
After five years contributing to the Ethereum Foundation, researcher Francesco D’Amato has joined the independent nonprofit Ethlabs. His transition reflects a broader trend of core developers moving to decentralized organizations as the Foundation restructures its internal operations and shifts its long-term development focus.
Keyrock absorbs BlockFills assets to bolster derivatives operations
Following a $75 million lending loss and subsequent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, BlockFills has offloaded its institutional trading and brokerage assets to Brussels-based market maker Keyrock. The acquisition secures proprietary technology, client relationships, and specialized derivatives expertise for the expanding firm as it seeks to scale its global institutional footprint.
Bitcoin Ordinals advocate proposes client to bypass Core transaction caps
Bitcoin Ordinals advocate Leonidas has unveiled a new open-source client dubbed Bitcoin $DOG Mode, designed to challenge long-standing policy restrictions within the Bitcoin network. The software aims to bypass transaction size limits and dust thresholds currently enforced by Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots, rather than by the protocol’s consensus rules.
BitPay Secures MiCA Approval for European Union Expansion
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets has granted BitPay B.V. status as a crypto-asset service provider, unlocking the company's ability to offer regulated digital asset services across all European Union member states under the bloc's comprehensive Markets in Crypto-Assets framework.