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BitMEX to shut down exchange after 11 years of operations

BitMEX will shut down its exchange on Sept. 23, 2026, at 04:00 UTC after its board concluded a review of the business and the crypto sector. The post ...

MariBank Officially Becomes a Digital Bank Under BSP Rules

The BSP has granted MariBank Philippines a digital banking license, officially reclassifying the institution from a rural bank while maintaining exist...

Rubio: Iran eager for US deal amid ongoing nuclear talks

Rubio claims Iran is eager for a deal with the US amid nuclear talks. Gold reaching $4,600 in July at 0.8% YES. The post Rubio: Iran eager for US deal...

Rubio doubts Iran’s readiness for US nuclear deal

Rubio doubts Iran's readiness for a nuclear deal. Reconstruction funding in a US-Iran deal by 2026 at 28.5% YES. The post Rubio doubts Iran’s readines...

Oil prices rise for fifth day amid Middle East tensions, chokepoint threats

Oil prices rise for the fifth day amid Middle East tensions. Crude oil reaching a new all-time high by December 31 at 16% YES. The post Oil prices ris...

Tokenized equity on Solana hits record $500M milestone

Tokenized equity on Solana reaches a record $500 million. Solana to hit $90 by July 2026 at 5% YES. The post Tokenized equity on Solana hits record $5...

Startale CEO Says Japan Must Connect Competing Yen Stablecoins or Risk Fragmentation

The launch of multiple corporate and fiat-backed digital Japanese yen assets risks siloing domestic liquidity. Startale advocates for “regulated acces...

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An AI Just Solved a Quantum Problem on an Ordinary Laptop That Was Supposed to Need a Quantum Computer

Physicists at the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Quantum Physics, working with collaborators at Boston University, ...

Cheques and Balances: Former Forex.com and Invast Director Sentenced Over Suspected Scam Proceeds

Brendan Gunn has been sentenced in the Local Court of NSW for dealing with more than AU$180,000 when it was reasonable to suspect the funds were proce...

US military buildup in Gulf risks nuclear escalation, warns Col. Macgregor

Col. Macgregor warns U.S. military buildup in the Gulf risks nuclear escalation. Iran reconstruction funding in a U.S.-Iran deal in 2026 at 28.5% YES....

Iran targets US military assets in Kuwait, claims casualties

Iran claims it targeted U.S. military assets in Kuwait, raising tensions. Military action against a Gulf state on July 22 at 26.5% YES. The post Iran ...

Adam Weitsman Backs Unserious in their Acquisition of Creepz and Psychrome homecoming

[PRESS RELEASE – Miami, United States, July 22nd, 2026] Unserious today announced the acquisition of Creepz, one of the most recognizable NFT collecti...

Thrift Banks Eye AI, Digital Banking at 52nd Annual Convention

The Chamber of Thrift Banks opened its 52nd Annual Convention with a focus on artificial intelligence, digital banking, cybersecurity, and financial t...

US military strikes IRGC targets in Iran with B-1 bomber

US military strikes IRGC targets in Iran with a B-1 bomber. Full airspace closure by August 31 at 53% YES. The post US military strikes IRGC targets i...

Coinbase Reveals How One Configuration Error Triggered a 50-Minute Outage

Coinbase says a routine infrastructure update disabled a critical network gateway, disrupting transfers, debit card purchases, and onchain services fo...

US deploys B-1 bomber amid escalating Iran conflict: Axios

US deploys B-1 bomber amid escalating Iran conflict. Iranian military action against a Gulf state on July 30 at 39.5% YES. The post US deploys B-1 bom...

Google faces $6B cash flow deficit amid AI spending surge

Google faces a $6B cash flow deficit due to AI spending. Alphabet as second-largest company by market cap on July 31 at 3.2% YES. The post Google face...

US conducts 12th night of strikes on Iran, enforces maritime blockade

US conducts 12th night of strikes on Iran and enforces a blockade. Full airspace closure by July 31 at 35.5% YES, by August 31 at 54% YES. The post US...

SEC settles Coinbase suit over ‘text messages that disappeared’

The settlement follows a watchdog report last year that blamed “avoidable errors” for the loss of nearly a year’s worth of Gary Gensler’s text message...

EE.UU. firma acuerdo nuclear con arabia saudita y estaría abriendo camino al enriquecimiento de uranio en territorio árabe

US signs nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia, raising concerns over uranium enrichment. Iran reconstruction funding in a US-Iran deal at 28.5% YES. Th...

US boosts Middle East military presence as Trump weighs Iran escalation

US increases military presence in the Middle East as Trump considers escalation. Iran reconstruction funding in a US-Iran deal by 2026 at 28.5% YES. T...

SwiftPay Launches SwiftGuard to Help Banks Meet BSP Anti-Fraud Rules

SwiftPay has launched SwiftGuard, a real-time fraud detection platform designed to help BSP-supervised financial institutions comply with new anti-fra...

Trump’s Iran blockade announcement sends oil prices soaring, Dow falling

Trump announced a renewed blockade on Iran's oil shipping route, causing oil prices to rise. New all-time high by December 31 at 16.5% YES. The post T...

Oil prices surge amid Middle East tensions, supply disruption fears

Oil prices surge amid Middle East tensions. Crude oil reaching a new all-time high by December 31 at 16.5% YES. The post Oil prices surge amid Middle ...

Hackers steal $31.6M with 2 crypto bridge attacks within 7 hours

AFX, a decentralized perpetual exchange operating on Arbitrum, reportedly lost $24.15 million on Wednesday, while the Verus Ethereum bridge was attack...

AFX Protocol reportedly loses $24M in bridge exploit

Offchain Labs said the incident involved a third-party protocol and did not affect Arbitrum’s native bridge infrastructure.

Hackers steal $31.6M in 2 crypto bridge attacks within 7 hours

AFX, a decentralized perpetual exchange operating on Arbitrum, reportedly lost $24.15 million on Wednesday, while the Verus Ethereum bridge was attack...

AFX protocol reportedly loses $24M in bridge exploit

Offchain Labs said the incident involved a third-party protocol and did not affect Arbitrum’s native bridge infrastructure.

US State Department issues global travel caution amid Middle East tensions

US State Department issues global travel caution amid Middle East tensions. Iran reconstruction funding in a US-Iran deal by 2026 at 28.5% YES. The po...