Scott Bessent: US to control 80% of global compute power soon
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claims the US will soon control 80% of global compute power, up from 60%, asserting AI dominance over China. The post...
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Virtuals Protocol agents now discoverable on Binance Wallet’s Meme Rush after Robinhood Chain integration
Virtuals Protocol's AI agents are now live on Binance Wallet's Meme Rush after a Robinhood Chain integration that generated up to $100M in trading vol...
Jul 19open_in_new
Bitmine is 507,000 ETH away from owning 5% of Ethereum’s entire supply
Bitmine Immersion Technologies holds up to 5.77 million ETH and needs just 507,000 more to own 5% of Ethereum's circulating supply, backed by ARK Inve...
Jul 18open_in_new
Iran-US tensions disrupt Strait of Hormuz, Brent oil jumps 5% to $85.58
Iran-US tensions disrupt the Strait of Hormuz, pushing Brent oil up 5% to $85.58. WTI reaching $90 in July now at 39.5% YES. The post Iran-US tensions...
Jul 17open_in_new
Maine Dems rally around Platner’s platform as Senate race heats up
Maine Democrats rally around Platner's platform after his withdrawal. Democrats to win Senate race in 2026 at 65.5% YES. The post Maine Dems rally aro...
Jul 17open_in_new
Meta Platforms faces uncertainty over AI return on invested capital as capex balloons to $145B
Meta Platforms plans up to $145B in 2026 capex for AI infrastructure as Morningstar assigns a High Uncertainty Rating on returns from the massive spen...
Jul 17open_in_new
Aston Villa signs Swiss World Cup breakout star Johan Manzambi in record deal
Aston Villa secures club-record signing of Swiss World Cup star Johan Manzambi from SC Freiburg for up to 70 million, beating Newcastle to the deal. T...
Jul 17open_in_new
Coinbase drops $500K on paper mailings as SEC finally moves toward e-delivery
Coinbase spent $500K mailing shareholder notices under outdated SEC rules. The SEC now proposes default e-delivery, saving the industry up to $797M Th...
Jul 17open_in_new
Zhongji Innolight secures approval for major Hong Kong listing worth up to $7 billion
Zhongji Innolight secures approval for a Hong Kong secondary listing targeting up to $7 billion, one of the city's largest deals fueled by AI infrastr...
Jul 17open_in_new
Amazon Web Services customers receive erroneous bills up to $1.5T
AWS billing glitch showed customers invoices up to $1.5 trillion. Here's what happened, why crypto companies should care, and what it means for cloud ...
Jul 17open_in_new
China’s central bank loads up on gold as de-dollarization push accelerates
China's PBOC has bought gold for 20 straight months, its longest streak since 1999. Here's what the de-dollarization push means for gold and crypto Th...
Jul 17open_in_new
US margin debt rises $87B to record $1.5T in June, up 23% year-over-year
US margin debt surged $87 billion in June to a record $1.5 trillion, up over 53% year-over-year. Here's what it means for crypto and equity investors....
Jul 17open_in_new
Google expects AI budget to rise amid capacity shortages, with capex doubling to $190B
Alphabet plans to spend up to $190 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026, doubling its 2025 capex, as persistent compute shortages reshape tech and cry...
Jul 17open_in_new
Arena introduces factuality rankings for language models, shaking up positions for Claude, GPT-5.5, and Muse Spark
Arena.ai's new factuality-adjusted leaderboard reshuffles AI rankings, boosting GPT-5.5 by 13 spots while Muse Spark and Claude slip on accuracy metri...
Jul 17open_in_new
Three men jailed for posing as police in $5M UK crypto fraud
Three men sentenced to up to 11 years at Southwark Crown Court for impersonating police officers to steal over 4 million in crypto assets from UK vict...
Jul 17open_in_new
ether.fi Partners with Nexus Mutual to Protect Against ETH Slashing at Institutional Scale
[PRESS RELEASE – London, United Kingdom, July 17th, 2026] ether.fi, the leading onchain neobank for digital asset management, has selected Nexus Mutua...
Jul 17open_in_new
The British Virgin Islands are a top crypto hub no one ever talks about: Here’s why
Kraken, Bitstamp, 1inch and Bitfinex have all set up shop in the British Virgin Islands — but you might find it tricky to book an on-site meeting with...
Jul 17open_in_new
AMD enters a new AI growth phase, and crypto miners are paying attention
AMD's Q1 2026 revenue hit $10.25B with data center sales up 57% YoY. Here's how its AI infrastructure push impacts crypto miners and decentralized GPU...
Jul 17open_in_new
Roma agrees to terms with Crysencio Summerville as football transfers highlight crypto’s fading stadium presence
AS Roma agrees terms with Crysencio Summerville in a deal valued up to 50M, highlighting European football's quiet retreat from crypto sponsorships. T...
Jul 17open_in_new
Apple sues OpenAI over trade secret theft as hardware rivalry heats up
Apple filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI on July 10, 2026, alleging trade secret theft by former employees tied to OpenAI's hardware push. The pos...
Jul 17open_in_new
Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 sends rival stocks tumbling as China’s AI race heats up
Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 model rattled global markets, sending rival AI stocks down as much as 27% while raising questions about AI sector valuations. Th...
Jul 17open_in_new
China ramps up diplomatic pressure on Taiwan, PNG closes office
China increases diplomatic pressure on Taiwan as PNG closes its office. Invasion by December 31, 2027 at 10.5% YES. The post China ramps up diplomatic...
Jul 17open_in_new
Brent crude rises to $86.09, up $16 from last year: Fortune
Brent crude rises to $86.09, up $16 from last year. New all-time high by September 30 at 5% YES. The post Brent crude rises to $86.09, up $16 from las...
Jul 17open_in_new
Financial winners and losers emerge from the 2026 World Cup, and crypto has a seat at the table
The 2026 World Cup projects up to $10.9 billion in revenue. Kraken becomes the first official crypto exchange sponsor while US host cities face $250 m...
Jul 17open_in_new
G2 Esports coaching shake-up under Perkz highlights esports’ growing pains as industry courts crypto and digital asset sponsors
G2 Esports head coach Perkz addresses tournament fatigue and coaching challenges after EWC elimination, with implications for esports' crypto sponsors...
Jul 17open_in_new
US employers boost employment by 10% after adopting AI tools, challenging job-loss fears
A Ramp Economics Lab study of 21,559 US firms finds heavy AI adopters grew headcounts by 10.2% in two years, with entry-level roles up 12%. The post U...
Jul 17open_in_new
Meta plans to hire top Amazon executive as cloud ambitions heat up
Meta plans to recruit a senior Amazon cloud executive as it builds Meta Compute, a new cloud venture backed by up to $145 billion in AI infrastructure...
Jul 17open_in_new
Meta poaches top AWS executive as data center expansion accelerates: Report
Meta plans to recruit a senior Amazon cloud executive as it builds Meta Compute, a new cloud venture backed by up to $145 billion in AI infrastructure...
Jul 17open_in_new
Eoptolink Technology files for up to $5B Hong Kong listing as AI infrastructure demand surges
Eoptolink Technology files for up to $5B Hong Kong listing after 236% profit growth. What the AI infrastructure boom means for crypto capital flows. T...
Jul 17open_in_new
Three UK men jailed for £4M crypto scam using fake police websites, says Met Police
Three UK men sentenced to up to 6 years in prison for a 4 million crypto fraud scheme where they impersonated police officers using fake websites. The...
Jul 17open_in_new