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- Pi Network (PI) News Today: July 2by Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on July 2, 2026 at 2:58 pm
Here’s a breakdown of the most important recent developments across Pi Network and its ecosystem.
- Ripple Price Analysis: Bullish Divergence Emerges as XRP Defends $1 Support Zoneby Shayan Markets on July 2, 2026 at 1:58 pm
XRP continues to consolidate in a narrow range on both USDT and Bitcoin-paired charts, with the broader trend still favoring the sellers. However, the latest technical signals suggest downside momentum may be fading as the market defends key support while early signs of bullish divergence begin to emerge. Ripple Price Analysis: The USDT Pair Against
- Ethereum Eyes Relief Rally as Double Bottom Forms Near $1.5K (ETH Price Analysis)by Shayan Markets on July 2, 2026 at 1:55 pm
While Ethereum’s overall market structure is still dominated by the sellers, recent price action suggests sellers may be losing momentum after the market was held by the $1.5K support region twice. The emergence of a potential double bottom and improving short-term momentum could pave the way for a relief rally if buyers reclaim the next
- BTCC Exchange Sees Trading Volume Surge Ahead of Argentina Match Days as World Cup Showdown Campaign Heats Upby Chainwire on July 2, 2026 at 1:50 pm
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- Can Circle Defend Its Stablecoin Lead Against OpenUSD? Experts Weigh Inby Chayanika Deka on July 2, 2026 at 1:48 pm
OUSD’s powerful backers and partner-driven incentives have fueled concerns that Circle faces one of its biggest competitive challenges to date.
- Staking Surge Tightens Supply, But Negative Sentiment Still Dominates Ethereumby Martin Young on July 2, 2026 at 10:50 am
Ethereum is having a tough time at the moment, with sentiment at rock bottom, but underlying supply dynamics paint a different picture.
- Is The Bottom Finally Here? BTC, ETH, XRP, and SOL Flash Buy Signalsby Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on July 2, 2026 at 10:50 am
“Your window to buy crypto this cheap is almost gone,” one analyst argued.
- Bitcoin Reclaims $60K as SOL, BCH Lead Alts Higher (Market Watch)by George Georgiev on July 2, 2026 at 9:38 am
Bitcoin managed to bounce from yesterday’s lows, while the majority of large-cap altcoins also turned green despite continued ETF outflow concerns.
- Lizex.io Launches Large-Scale B2B Partnership Program for Crypto Servicesby Chainwire on July 2, 2026 at 8:56 am
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- Metaplanet Adds 2,823 Bitcoin, But Still Needs 57,000 BTC to Hit 2026 Targetby Chayanika Deka on July 2, 2026 at 8:23 am
The Tokyo-listed company expanded its Bitcoin treasury to 43,000 BTC even as its shares remain down nearly 49% this year.
- VALR Launches 200+ Hyperliquid Perps Marketsby Chainwire on July 2, 2026 at 8:03 am
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- Valle Capital Token Launches RWA and Agribusiness Ecosystemby Chainwire on July 2, 2026 at 6:20 am
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- Streamex is making digital gold accessibleby Chainwire on July 2, 2026 at 6:19 am
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- Ethereum Execs Launch Non-Profit to Accelerate Institutional Adoptionby Martin Young on July 2, 2026 at 6:18 am
An independent non-profit dedicated to accelerating the institutional adoption of Ethereum has been established.
- UK Investors Sue Binance and Former CEO Changpeng Zhao for $200Mby Wayne Jones on July 2, 2026 at 1:15 am
Binance says it will contest the allegations through the courts but has not addressed the claims in detail.
- Ethereum (ETH) Sets a Historic Negative Record: More Pain Ahead?by Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on July 1, 2026 at 8:15 pm
“Could we go below $1,200? Maybe,” one analyst stated.
- The Vanishing Bitcoin Bid: Where Are the ETF Billions Going?by Chayanika Deka on July 1, 2026 at 4:08 pm
HashKey’s Sun argued that Bitcoin’s weakness stems from capital shifting toward AI, not fading risk appetite.
- BNB Chain Launches BNB Agent Studio: The AI Agent Infrastructure Behind Smart Moneyby Chainwire on July 1, 2026 at 2:24 pm
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- Ripple News and XRP Price Update Today: July 1by Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on July 1, 2026 at 2:00 pm
A closer look at the latest and most important developments surrounding Ripple and XRP.
- Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Risks Drop Toward $55K After $60K Breakdownby Shayan Markets on July 1, 2026 at 1:59 pm
Bitcoin’s battle around the $60K region is entering a decisive phase after sellers are forcing a breakdown below this major support area. With momentum still favoring the sellers, traders are now watching whether demand can prevent a deeper correction toward the mid-$50K region. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, BTC has
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- Mystery owner challenges the $200B ‘lost’ Satoshi Bitcoin claim in New York courtby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on July 2, 2026 at 3:00 pm
A pseudonymous respondent has appeared in New York court to challenge a lawsuit seeking control of over $200 billion worth of long-dormant coins tied to the network’s earliest days, including those linked to Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s pseudonymous founder. The respondent, using the name John Doe 33, filed a notice of appearance on June 30 in The post Mystery owner challenges the $200B ‘lost’ Satoshi Bitcoin claim in New York court […]
- Wall Street is selling Bitcoin but the old holders are now buying it backby Gino Matos on July 2, 2026 at 1:45 pm
Glassnode’s latest Week Onchain report shows that roughly 10.83 million BTC are now in the red, against 9.22 million still in profit. Loss-making supply now accounts for roughly 54% of the measured total, compared with 46% still in profit, meaning underwater coins exceed profitable coins by about 1.61 million BTC. Glassnode describes this as one The post Wall Street is selling Bitcoin but the old holders are now buying it back appeared first on […]
- Venice’s $65M raise makes VVV holders ask how much of Venice’s growth reaches the tokenby Gino Matos on July 2, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Venice, the AI platform behind the VVV token, raised $65 million in a Series A led by Dragonfly at a $1 billion equity valuation, its first outside capital raise. The company chose stock over its own token, and the market is already arguing about what that choice means for VVV holders. Series A investors received The post Venice’s $65M raise makes VVV holders ask how much of Venice’s growth reaches the token appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Robinhood’s expanding crypto bet meets a faster-moving prediction market boomby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on July 2, 2026 at 11:45 am
Robinhood is pushing deeper into crypto infrastructure with the launch of its own blockchain network, tokenized stocks and decentralized lending products, even as one of its fastest-growing revenue opportunities may be forming outside crypto. On July 1, the brokerage launched the public mainnet for Robinhood Chain at a London event, marking its most direct move The post Robinhood’s expanding crypto bet meets a faster-moving prediction market […]
- Ethereum is splitting into three power centers and ETH treasury firms are paying for twoby Gino Matos on July 2, 2026 at 10:55 am
Ethereum Institutional announced its launch on July 1, folding a year of the Foundation’s go-to-market work into a group pitching Ethereum to banks and asset managers on tokenization and stablecoins. Ethlabs, built by five former senior Ethereum Foundation (EF) researchers, surfaced days earlier with the goal of faster settlement and ETH’s monetary case. Bitmine, Sharplink, The post Ethereum is splitting into three power centers and ETH […]
- A US Bitcoin treasury company sold every BTC because debt and Nasdaq pressure just closed inby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 2, 2026 at 10:03 am
The filing ties a full BTC liquidation to debt repayment, collateral language, Nasdaq pressure and an AI pivot. The post A US Bitcoin treasury company sold every BTC because debt and Nasdaq pressure just closed in appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Coinbase helped build USDC – Why is it now backing the stablecoin trying to replace it, Open USD?by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on July 2, 2026 at 8:10 am
The stablecoin market has long rewarded the companies that issue digital dollars. They take in customer cash, hold reserves in short-term government securities, and earn the yield. Now, the companies that distribute those tokens want more of the economics. That tension is at the center of Open USD (OUSD), a planned stablecoin backed by more The post Coinbase helped build USDC – Why is it now backing the stablecoin trying to replace it, Open […]
- Circle CEO says Open USD must break USDC’s network effect before its 140 backers matterby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 1, 2026 at 8:30 pm
Allaire says the stablecoin fight will hinge on liquidity, integrations and regulated usage once OUSD goes live. The post Circle CEO says Open USD must break USDC’s network effect before its 140 backers matter appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Bitcoin starts H2 in a bear market as ETFs, Fed and Strategy set $100K-or-$50K testby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on July 1, 2026 at 7:45 pm
Bitcoin is entering the second half of the year with its support system, which powered its last rally, under pressure. Data from CryptoSlate shows that the largest digital asset has fallen about 33% this year and more than 50% from its October record high above $126,000, trading near its weakest level since September 2024 at The post Bitcoin starts H2 in a bear market as ETFs, Fed and Strategy set $100K-or-$50K test appeared first on […]
- Xapo Bank Review: Premium Bitcoin Banking for Global USD Usersby News Desk on July 1, 2026 at 7:45 pm
Xapo Bank is best for Bitcoin-first global members who want regulated USD banking, premium custody, and card/payments in one app rather than a high-volume trading exchange. Its strongest point is the combination of Gibraltar-regulated banking, 1:1 Bitcoin custody claims, and security controls such as MPC and a 48-hour BTC Vault delay; the biggest caveat is The post Xapo Bank Review: Premium Bitcoin Banking for Global USD Users appeared first on […]
- US Adds Only 57K Jobs, Missing Estimates, As Unemployment Rate Slides On Plunge In Workersby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 1:04 pm
US Adds Only 57K Jobs, Missing Estimates, As Unemployment Rate Slides On Plunge In Workers In our jobs preview post we quoted Goldman Delta One head, Rich Privorotsky, who said that “equities marginally want something weaker than consensus: with no forward guidance, hot NFP means hikes in play, which is unfriendly for pockets of equity risk.” Well, they got it because moments ago the BLS reported that in June the US added just 57K […]
- Initial Jobless Claims Continue To Signal No Labor Market Stressby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 12:53 pm
Initial Jobless Claims Continue To Signal No Labor Market Stress The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time dipped last week to 215k (218k exp), continuing to show labor market resilience in the face of slumping sentiment. …basically unchanged in five years. Continuing claims ticked higher but remains well off cycle highs from last fall… So once again, claims data shows no signs of the […]
- Ukrainian Capital Suffers ‘Night Of Hell’ In 11-Hour Russian Assault That Kills At Least 20by Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 12:40 pm
Ukrainian Capital Suffers ‘Night Of Hell’ In 11-Hour Russian Assault That Kills At Least 20 Just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of an impending “massive” escalation by Moscow, the skies over the Ukrainian capital erupted in a flurry of inbound drone and missile activity. At least 20 people were killed and several dozen injured in the overnight multi-wave Russian missile and drone assault that overwhelmed […]
- Futures On Edge As Sliding Chips Spark Another Korea Crash, Payrolls On Deckby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 12:26 pm
Futures On Edge As Sliding Chips Spark Another Korea Crash, Payrolls On Deck US equity futures have reversed all overnight losses which were driven by the latest crash in South Korean stocks, which plunged 8% and closed at LOD, driven by a plunge in memory stocks. Still, the Nasdaq is still lower with tech stocks depressed on news that Sam Altman’s OpenAI is seeking to offer a 5% stake to Trump in what is clearly an attempt to […]
- “Set Your AC To 78F”: NYC Socialist Pleads With Residents As Fragile Grid Faces Blackout Riskby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 12:00 pm
“Set Your AC To 78F”: NYC Socialist Pleads With Residents As Fragile Grid Faces Blackout Risk “Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you’re not using, and unplug what you can,” New York City Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani wrote on X late Wednesday. New Yorkers are now getting a real-world lesson in what Mamdani’s recent “warmth of collectivism” comments actually mean: shared sacrifice, including being told to dial […]
- Sam Altman’s OpenAI Discusses Handing Trump Admin A 5% Stakeby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 11:30 am
Sam Altman’s OpenAI Discusses Handing Trump Admin A 5% Stake The U.S. government’s equity portfolio could be expanding again, this time with a potential 5% stake in Sam Altman’s OpenAI at an $852 billion valuation, according to a new report. The proposed stake would mark another step toward taking direct financial positions in tech giants. For OpenAI, buy-in from the Trump administration could ease mounting political pressure ahead […]
- Japan Takes Next Step In $2.3 Trillion Plan With Domestic AI Model And 10M Robotsby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 11:00 am
Japan Takes Next Step In $2.3 Trillion Plan With Domestic AI Model And 10M Robots The Japanese government has unveiled plans to create a domestically developed artificial intelligence model and put roughly 10 million AI-equipped robots into operation across 18 sectors by 2040 – building on a 14-year growth strategy announced last month, which targets ¥370 trillion ($2.3 trillion) in combined public and private investment across 17 […]
- Why Bernie Sanders’ AI Bill Is Fascistic And Dangerousby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 10:30 am
Why Bernie Sanders’ AI Bill Is Fascistic And Dangerous Authored by Amirhossein Eshtiaghi via The Mises Institute, Bernie Sanders is a socialist populist. His unfamiliarity with the fundamentals of economics explains why he considers Denmark to be socialist. A former Danish Prime Minister once implicitly addressed such claims, noting that Denmark’s economy is not socialist, but rather a market economy. But the truth does not […]
- Vance Warns ‘US Has Options’ As Iran Rejects Direct Doha Talks – Trump Insists Diplomacy Is ‘Very Good’by Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 10:14 am
Vance Warns ‘US Has Options’ As Iran Rejects Direct Doha Talks – Trump Insists Diplomacy Is ‘Very Good’ Update(1315): The American side is keeping up the illusion of progress on Iran talks, even as Tehran has once again on Wednesday confirmed no direct meeting has taken in place in Doha – nor are there plans for direct dialogue, its deputy FM has said. President Trump has simultaneously hailed “very good” talks on Iran in Doha – […]
- Treasure Hunters Recover $100K Silver Bar From Legendary 1622 Shipwreckby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 9:45 am
Treasure Hunters Recover $100K Silver Bar From Legendary 1622 Shipwreck Treasure hunters searching the waters off the Florida Keys have uncovered a 22-pound silver bar believed to have come from the wreck of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha, according to a new report from SlashGear.The artifact, estimated to be worth about $100,000, is the first silver bar recovered from the legendary wreck site in nearly three decades. […]
- KKR And SK Launch South Korea’s Largest Renewable Energy Platformby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 9:00 am
KKR And SK Launch South Korea’s Largest Renewable Energy Platform By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Global investment firm KKR and South Korea’s industrial conglomerate SK Inc are launching the single biggest renewable energy platform in South Korea to help meet growing power demand from AI and chip manufacturing. KKR and SK Inc are creating the platform, valued at about $1.3 billion, or 2 trillion South Korean won, to […]
- Paris Deputy Mayor Blames US Air Conditioning For French Heat Waveby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 8:15 am
Paris Deputy Mayor Blames US Air Conditioning For French Heat Wave The peasantry is not allowed to have creature comforts, otherwise, they might start thinking like free men. So, let them eat cake (and fight each other over the last few box fans). As we covered last week, over 1.2 million tourists have traveled to each US city hosting a World Cup game, and the resulting culture shock has gone viral across social media. […]
- The Collapse Of Schengen… Over 1 Million Illegal Migrants Apply For Spanish Citizenshipby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 7:30 am
The Collapse Of Schengen… Over 1 Million Illegal Migrants Apply For Spanish Citizenship Via Remix News When the socialist-communist government of Pedro Sánchez first announced he was going to begin the mass legalization of migrants in his country, his government claimed this would amount to 500,000 people. Now, twice as many people are being legalized than first claimed, and importantly for the rest of Europe, those migrants now […]
- Russia Buying Gasoline From India To Tackle Shortagesby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 6:45 am
Russia Buying Gasoline From India To Tackle Shortages Russia, whose refining capacity has come under significant strain in recent months, has started seaborne imports of gasoline from India (the same country it exports millions of barrels of oil to), Reuters reported citing industry sources, in an effort to mitigate fuel shortages triggered by Ukrainian attacks on its energy infrastructure. Fuel shortages are being felt […]
- Alastair Crooke: Russia Hearing The European Clamor For War, Announces It’s Readyby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 6:00 am
Alastair Crooke: Russia Hearing The European Clamor For War, Announces It’s Ready Authored by Alastair Crooke The de-escalation framework that unfolded in the US-Iran Lucerne talks largely stayed true to the original Iranian 10-point plan. Meanwhile, President Trump and Vice-President Vance deliberately muddy the waters, claiming that Iran has already agreed to IAEA inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities (a claim repeatedly […]
- What’s Behind The Plunging Won And Sudden Liquidity Collapse In Korean Marketsby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 4:41 am
What’s Behind The Plunging Won And Sudden Liquidity Collapse In Korean Markets South Korea’s won weakened for a fourth day as overseas investors accelerated their relentless sales of local stocks. In response, USD/KRW rose 0.1% to 1,552.60, extending its four-day gain to 1.2% (i.e. KRW drop). According to Barclays, pressure from both resident outflows and more recently in the case of Korea, heavy foreign outflows, could pose […]
- Supreme Court Justice Thomas Says Birthright Citizenship Ruling ‘Devalues’ US Citizenshipby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 3:30 am
Supreme Court Justice Thomas Says Birthright Citizenship Ruling ‘Devalues’ US Citizenship Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas issued a lengthy dissent criticizing the high court’s majority ruling against President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship, saying the decision would effectively devalue American citizenship as it was understood by those who […]
- FAA Moves To Lift 50-Year Ban On Overland Supersonic Flightsby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 3:00 am
FAA Moves To Lift 50-Year Ban On Overland Supersonic Flights The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday moved to end the more than 50-year ban on civilian supersonic flights over the continental United States, proposing rules that would allow aircraft to exceed the speed of sound provided they don’t produce a sonic boom. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on June 30 that the FAA has issued a notice of […]
- Trump Takes Maiden Flight On New Air Force One Jetby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 2:30 am
Trump Takes Maiden Flight On New Air Force One Jet Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times, Ahead of a trip to North Dakota on July 1 to honor the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, President Donald Trump officially debuted a refurbished Boeing 747-8 luxury jet that will serve as the interim Air Force One. President Donald Trump pumps his fist after touring the inside of the newest aircraft in the […]
- Executive Order Execution: Three Reactors Achieved Criticality Before July 4thby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 2:00 am
Executive Order Execution: Three Reactors Achieved Criticality Before July 4th On July 1st, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced microreactor developer Deployable Energy had achieved criticality on their Unity reactor design at Idaho National Labs (INL). CRITICALITY NUMBER THREE! 🎉 On June 30, 2026, at around 11:55 PM MDT, @DeployableE’s Unity microreactor achieved initial criticality at @INL. It is the third nuclear […]
- Justice Department To Prioritize Birth Tourism Probes After Supreme Court Rulingby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 1:30 am
Justice Department To Prioritize Birth Tourism Probes After Supreme Court Ruling Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, Federal prosecutors on June 30 were directed to prioritize investigations into “birth tourism” schemes after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants. Migrants, including a pregnant Haitian woman seeking to […]
- US B-2 Bomber Showcases Ability To Launch Stealth Anti-Ship Missile For First Timeby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 12:30 am
US B-2 Bomber Showcases Ability To Launch Stealth Anti-Ship Missile For First Time Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Air Force confirmed, for the first time, that a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber successfully launched an AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) against a target vessel during a naval exercise. A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, deploys an AGM-158C Long […]
- Xi Touts Communist Party’s Global Reach, Hails PLA’s Rising Strength In 105th Anniversary Addressby Tyler Durden on July 2, 2026 at 12:00 am
Xi Touts Communist Party’s Global Reach, Hails PLA’s Rising Strength In 105th Anniversary Address Chinese President Xi Jinping used a major speech marking the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party on Wednesday to both tout China’s global influence and pledge a stronger armed forces build-up while staying steadfast in an ongoing crackdown on corruption within top military ranks. Bloomberg concluded of the speech, “Xi […]
- Nancy Pelosi Institute To Launch At UC Berkeley After Former Speaker Leaves Congressby Tyler Durden on July 1, 2026 at 11:30 pm
Nancy Pelosi Institute To Launch At UC Berkeley After Former Speaker Leaves Congress Authored by AG News Staff via American Greatness, Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will lend her name to a new institute at the University of California, Berkeley after retiring from Congress, with the university announcing it has already raised $35 million toward a $50 million fundraising goal. The Nancy Pelosi Institute for Representative […]
- Meet The “World’s Most Dangerous” Hotel That Leaves Guests Stranded 35 Miles Offshoreby Tyler Durden on July 1, 2026 at 11:05 pm
Meet The “World’s Most Dangerous” Hotel That Leaves Guests Stranded 35 Miles Offshore A remote former Coast Guard tower off the coast of North Carolina has become one of the country’s most unusual vacation destinations, with thrill-seekers paying to spend days stranded 35 miles out in the Atlantic on what’s been dubbed the world’s most dangerous hotel, according to the NY Post. Interest in Frying Pan Tower recently surged after […]
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- CATL Unveils Sodium-Ion Battery System for Grid Storageby Iva Greene on July 2, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) introduced the TENER Sodium energy storage system in Munich, Germany, on June 29, 2026. The company…
- Spain Launches Europe’s Largest Migrant Amnesty, With Over 1.3 Million Applicantsby Douglas Harrington on July 2, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Spain has received more than 1.3 million applications from undocumented migrants seeking legal status under a regularization program launched in April…
- Ferrari and BMW Join Tesla in Shift from Copper to Aluminum Wiringby Garrison Vance on July 2, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Ferrari and BMW have joined Tesla and a growing number of Chinese electric-vehicle makers in adopting aluminum wiring for new models, a shift driven b…
- AstraZeneca to Pay Texas $34 Million to Settle Kickback Allegationsby Morgan S. Verity on July 2, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has agreed to pay nearly $34 million to the State of Texas to resolve allegations that the pharmaceutical company vio…
- Democrats Embrace Digital ID Agenda in Project 2029 Plan, Citing Child Safetyby Douglas Harrington on July 2, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A liberal policy group known as Project 2029 has released a plan that would ban social media accounts for users under 16, a proposal first reported by…
- The Last Petrodollar: A diagnosis of American terminal declineby Belle Carter on July 2, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) “The Last Petrodollar” argues that the American Empire is dying due to its reliance on the petrodollar system, which was built on the 1971 “Nixon …
- DASH diet proves superior for blood pressure control in landmark study of 83,000 patientsby Willow Tohi on July 2, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A study of 83,248 UK Biobank participants with high blood pressure found the DASH diet reduced heart disease risk by 15% and mortality by 22%. …
- Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, strikes down Trump executive orderby Willow Tohi on July 2, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Trump’s 2025 executive order limiting birthright citizenship should be struck down. Chief Justice Roberts auth…
- UCLA Study Links Pesticide Chlorpyrifos to More Than Doubled Parkinsonâs Riskby Coco Somers on July 2, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Long-term residential exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos is associated with a more than 2.5-fold increase in the risk of developing Parkinson’s di…
- Simple morning habits that may help reduce chronic inflammationby Evangelyn Rodriguez on July 2, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Eat a balanced breakfast with fruits, vegetables, whole grains and healthy fats to stabilize blood sugar and reduce inflammation. Drink water u…
- Why China’s Open Source AI Will Crush the U.S. Industry and Collapse the Semiconductor Bubbleby Mike Adams on July 2, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) I am an accomplished AI platform developer. I’ve used all the popular models, and I run a 48-workstation mini data center with various GPUs, running o…
- Why the FDA, CDC, and HHS Can Never Be Reformedby Mike Adams on July 2, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The Illusion of ReformI have watched the machinery of federal health agencies up close, and the 2024 election was the last test. Robert F. Kennedy J…
- Study: Nordic Walking Reduces Depression Symptoms Within Weeksby Coco Somers on July 1, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A randomized controlled trial published in the Journal of Affective Disorders found that supervised Nordic walking significantly reduced depression sy…
- Caffeineâs edge for female athletes: New research suggests benefits for agility and powerby Evangelyn Rodriguez on July 1, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Caffeine improves agility and vertical jump in female athletes in intermittent sports (handball, volleyball, basketball), with small-to-moderate e…
- Study: Biological Age of Muscle Cells May Predict Mortality Riskby Douglas Harrington on July 1, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A study published in Nature Medicine has found that the biological age of individual cell types, particularly muscle cells, may be a strong predictor …
- 8 Natural foods to keep you cool amid rising temperaturesby Ava Grace on July 1, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The article stresses the critical role of hydration in regulating body temperature during heatwaves, emphasizing natural water-rich foods as super…
- JPMorgan Endorses Digital Asset Clarity Act With Caution as Senate Targets August Recessby Sterling Ashworth on July 1, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) JPMorgan threw its support behind the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on June 29, 2026, according to a joint op-ed by Umar Farooq, global co-head of …
- Nigeria Identifies Major New Critical Minerals District, Large Lithium Discoveryby Patrick Lewis on July 1, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Nigeria announced a significant critical minerals discovery during the African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit in Abuja in June 2026, a…
- Nvidia AI Chip Sales to China Face New U.S. Export Restrictionsby Chase Codewell on July 1, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued updated guidance restricting Nvidia’s sales of advanced artificial intelligence chips to China, marking the…
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- Solana Launches Onchain Governance With Stake-Weighted Voting for Validatorsby The Defiant Team on July 1, 2026 at 9:16 pm
Solana Foundation says onchain governance is now live, letting validators with at least 100,000 SOL delegated open proposals that go to a stake-weighted vote once they clear 15% cluster support.
- Venice Raises $65M Series A at $1B Valuation Led by Dragonflyby The Defiant Team on July 1, 2026 at 8:45 pm
Erik Voorhees’ privacy-first AI platform Venice landed a $65 million Series A at a $1 billion equity valuation, its first outside capital, after hitting profitability in Q1.
- Cloudflare Launches Monetization Gateway for Stablecoin Payments via x402by The Defiant Team on July 1, 2026 at 8:41 pm
Cloudflare opened a waitlist for its Monetization Gateway on Wednesday, letting customers charge for web pages, datasets, APIs or MCP tools with payments settling in stablecoins over the x402 protocol. Will Papper, formerly of Syndicate, joined the company as product manager for Agent Payments to
- Avalanche Treasury Corp Stock Crashes 93%, Warns SEC It May Not Survive the Yearby The Defiant Team on July 1, 2026 at 8:39 pm
Avalanche Treasury Corp told the SEC its ability to continue as a going concern is in doubt after its Nasdaq-listed stock lost 93% of its value in a month, with its AVAX position now worth less than half of what it paid.
- Supreme Court Overturns Humphrey’s Executor, Clearing Trump to Fire SEC and CFTC Commissionersby The Defiant Team on July 1, 2026 at 8:38 pm
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in Trump v. Slaughter overturns a 91-year-old precedent shielding independent agency commissioners from at-will removal, with direct implications for SEC and CFTC leadership as the CLARITY Act nears a floor vote.
- dYdX Launches Arcus, a DEX Pairing Stock Tokens With Perpetuals on Robinhood Chainby The Defiant Team on July 1, 2026 at 7:35 pm
dYdX Labs founder Antonio Juliano launched Arcus, a new DEX combining tokenized stock trading with perpetual futures, built jointly with Robinhood Crypto on Robinhood Chain.
- Robinhood Launches Robinhood Chain Mainnet, Adds Stock Tokens, Onchain Lending, and Agentic Crypto Tradingby The Defiant Team on July 1, 2026 at 6:21 pm
At a London keynote, the trading platform opened its Arbitrum-based Layer 2 to the public, rolled out new stock tokens and a Morpho-powered lending product, and confirmed launches in Canada and Singapore alongside plans for crypto trading in the UK.
- SEC Opens 60-Day Comment Period on ‘Novel’ ETF Rules as Prediction Market Funds Pile Upby The Defiant Team on July 1, 2026 at 5:38 pm
The SEC published a formal request for comment on ‘Novel ETFs’ covering crypto-asset and prediction-market funds, following Chair Paul Atkins’ May statement pausing launches for over two dozen pending applications.
- World Launches Onchain Prediction Market on Solana Through Phantomby The Defiant Team on July 1, 2026 at 5:33 pm
The platform, unmasked in late June after two-plus years as an anonymous “Trade Everything” teaser account, opens trading in Phantom’s CASH stablecoin and leans on Chainlink oracles instead of human-run resolution.
- Chinese Exile Miles Guo Sentenced to 30 Years for $1B Crypto Fraud Schemeby The Defiant Team on July 1, 2026 at 5:19 pm
A federal judge ordered Guo to forfeit $889 million after a jury convicted him of running a scheme that raised over $1 billion partly through the fake Himalaya Coin cryptocurrency.




















































































