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- Inside Cardano’s ‘Van Rossum’ hard fork, and what it means for usersby Shaurya Malwa on July 20, 2026 at 2:31 pm
The Van Rossem hard fork moved Cardano to version 11 on Saturday. And for the first time, Cardano’s community voted in the upgrade, not the company that built it.
- Exodus to cut 25% of global workforce in payments shiftby Francisco Rodrigues on July 20, 2026 at 1:53 pm
This restructuring is part of a strategy to build a full-stack payments platform following the company’s acquisitions of Monavate and Baanx.
- AI compute stocks bounce as Hut 8, IREN land billions in new contractsby Krisztian Sandor on July 20, 2026 at 1:49 pm
The deals sparked a rebound in AI compute stocks after investors questioned demand for new data center capacity.
- Tom Lee’s Bitmine slowed ether purchases as it bought back $86 million in stockby Krisztian Sandor on July 20, 2026 at 12:55 pm
The company added just 7,430 ETH, worth about $14 million, last week as it nears its goal to corner 5% of Ethereum’s supply.
- Saylor’s Strategy raises cash reserves to $3.2 billion, leaving bitcoin holdings unchangedby Krisztian Sandor on July 20, 2026 at 12:35 pm
For the second consecutive week, the firm kept bitcoin holdings steady, choosing to use the raised capital to boost cash for paying dividends on its preferred stock.
- Brazil’s securities regulator sets up task force with 60-day deadline for tokenization proposalby Francisco Rodrigues on July 20, 2026 at 12:02 pm
The framework will address critical issues like official ownership records, private key custody, transaction reversibility and system liability.
- A bitcoin ‘volmageddon’ may be brewing, key indicator suggestsby Omkar Godbole on July 20, 2026 at 11:15 am
Your day-ahead look for July 20, 2026
- Bank of Korea prepares for live CBDC transactions with 9 banks in Septemberby Olivier Acuna on July 20, 2026 at 11:10 am
Major banking heavyweights join a massive blockchain network test that will allow retail consumers to trade tokenized won freely across commercial lines.
- Crypto market slips even as equities advance. Pump surges on social-media chatterby Oliver Knight on July 20, 2026 at 10:33 am
With a Fear and Greed index pointing solidly at “fear,” crypto prices drifted lower even as stock index futures rose. PUMP’s 20% surge was the only real headline in an otherwise quiet session.
- Hyperliquid plans to add decentralized prediction markets in upgrade to HIP-4by Jamie Crawley on July 20, 2026 at 10:04 am
Permissionless prediction markets will become available first on testnet and later on mainnet, Hyperliquid said.
- Cross-chain protocol Allbridge halts after $1.65 million flash loan exploitby Francisco Rodrigues on July 20, 2026 at 9:31 am
The attacker used a $1.12 million flash loan from Kamino to manipulate pool ratios, enabling them to withdraw assets at favorable rates before bridging funds.
- U.S. regulatory developments and earnings, ECB rate decision: Crypto Week Aheadby Francisco Rodrigues on July 20, 2026 at 8:57 am
Your look at what’s coming in the week starting July 20.
- Amazon Japan supplier AZ-Com Maruwa to adopt yen stablecoin JPYC for paymentsby Omkar Godbole on July 20, 2026 at 8:10 am
The Japanese logistics firm plans to pay 2,300 partners, including truck drivers, using JPYC in Japan’s first large-scale corporate stablecoin rollout.
- Live updates: Bitcoin rises to one-month high of $65,700 before pulling back with stocksby Shaurya Malwa on July 20, 2026 at 7:15 am
Equity markets await second-quarter earnings reports from key tech firms, which begin this week.
- Moonshot AI IPO push follows Kimi, Alibaba AI releases that shook bitcoinby Shaurya Malwa on July 20, 2026 at 7:08 am
Days after Kimi K3 rattled chip stocks, Moonshot is moving toward a Hong Kong listing at a $30 billion-plus valuation while Alibaba’s Qwen goes open-weight.
- Bitcoin ETFs see new money again, but inflows remain ‘peanuts’ relative to the recent exodusby Omkar Godbole on July 20, 2026 at 5:46 am
Bitcoin ETFs have attracted $273 million in new inflows in two weeks, but the total is barely enough to cover a single “slow” week of recent selling.
- Bitcoin flat near $64,000 as oil hits a one-month high and Kimi AI selloff lingersby Shaurya Malwa on July 20, 2026 at 5:31 am
Brent jumped almost 4% on escalating U.S.-Iran strikes, while Asian chip stocks stayed under pressure from Friday’s Chinese AI shock.
- The GENIUS Act turns 1: State of Cryptoby Nikhilesh De on July 19, 2026 at 6:30 pm
The stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act became a law a year ago.
- Bitcoin’s biggest advocate, Michael Saylor, says new plan to clean up the blockchain is ‘a bad idea’by Omkar Godbole on July 19, 2026 at 3:19 pm
Michael Saylor argues that a new proposal, BIP-110, to temporarily block “spam” data from the Bitcoin blockchain would undermine the network’s neutrality and create a dangerous precedent for censorship.
- AI is destroying the internet. Math is our only hope.by Brian Trunzo on July 19, 2026 at 2:00 pm
The rise of autonomous AI agents necessitates the utilization of zero-knowledge proofs, argues Brian Trunzo, chief growth officer at Succinct Labs.
- Kraken says simpler options can unlock crypto’s next derivatives marketby Will Canny on July 19, 2026 at 1:00 pm
The Wyoming-based firm launched USD-settled bitcoin and ether options, saying product design, not demand, has held back adoption.
- Tether’s USDT hits 2-year countdown threatening its position on U.S. crypto platformsby Jesse Hamilton on July 19, 2026 at 1:00 pm
The GENIUS Act has hit its first anniversary without U.S. regulators yet meeting deadlines to write regulations, though rules will be in full effect by July 2028.
- Bitcoin’s quantum problem gets a recovery tool, but not for Satoshi’s 1.1 million coinsby Shaurya Malwa on July 19, 2026 at 10:00 am
Project Eleven says it has funded a proof that lets a wallet’s own key-derivation path stand in as ownership after quantum computers can forge its signatures. It runs in 243 milliseconds on a laptop.
- Inside Zcash’s new node that targets Visa-scale privacy at 50,000 transactions per secondby Shaurya Malwa on July 19, 2026 at 5:37 am
The new Zakura client is the first live piece of a plan to take Zcash from roughly one private transaction per second to payment-network scale.
- France orders country’s internet service providers to block Polymarketby Francisco Rodrigues on July 18, 2026 at 9:52 pm
The regulator cited concerns over addictive mechanics, a lack of self-exclusion tools, and a high volume of French users bypassing previous financial restrictions.
- XRPL Reserve Debate Splits Community Over Adoption vs Securityby Wayne Jones on July 20, 2026 at 10:02 pm
Vet argues that reserve requirements serve as an important defense against spam attacks and excessive network resource usage.
- PUMP Climbs to a 2-Month High: Key Catalysts and What’s Next?by Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on July 20, 2026 at 8:16 pm
“A clean breakout above $0.0020 could trigger the next bullish leg,” one analyst assumed.
- What Does $2.3B Stablecoin Exodus From Binance and Bybit Mean for Bitcoinby Chayanika Deka on July 20, 2026 at 6:35 pm
Nearly $2.3 billion in stablecoins have exited Binance and Bybit over 30 days.
- 3 Reasons Why Bitcoin (BTC) Could Rally Soonby Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on July 20, 2026 at 4:22 pm
Here’s what could ignite a strong BTC comeback.
- Toobit Exchange Guide 2026: AI Trading, Zero Spot Fees, High Leverage, TradFi and Moreby George Georgiev on July 20, 2026 at 3:46 pm
The following is a complete overview of Toobit, and a thorough guide on some of its most impactful features to look into in 2026.
- Analyst Says Waiting for Bitcoin’s Four-Year Cycle Bottom Could Be a Costly Mistakeby Chayanika Deka on July 20, 2026 at 2:58 pm
Bitcoin could surprise investors expecting another four-year cycle, as institutional developments potentially reshape the market’s usual historical pattern this year.
- Ripple Price Analysis: What’s Next for XRP After Holding Key Support?by Shayan Markets on July 20, 2026 at 1:57 pm
XRP remains under pressure across the higher timeframes, with buyers struggling to reclaim key resistance levels despite several rebound attempts. The broader structure continues to favor sellers, although the price is still holding above an important demand area that could determine the next directional move. XRP Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe,
- Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Tests Crucial Resistance Following Channel Breakoutby Shayan Markets on July 20, 2026 at 1:48 pm
Ethereum has extended its recovery over the past few weeks, but the rally is now approaching a technically sensitive area. While the recent strength has improved short-term sentiment, the higher-timeframe structure has yet to confirm a sustained trend reversal, leaving room for increased volatility around current levels. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the
- Tom Lee’s Bitmine Slashes Weekly Ethereum Purchases by 76% – Here’s Whyby Jordan Lyanchev on July 20, 2026 at 1:28 pm
There’s an evident exodus from companies accumulating BTC and ETH in recent weeks.
- Strategy Extends Bitcoin Buying Pause While Growing Its USD Reserve: Detailsby Jordan Lyanchev on July 20, 2026 at 12:04 pm
Saylor hinted at a new BTC move yesterday on X. However, it was a repeated from the previous week.
- Spain’s World Cup Victory Triggers Massive Crypto Losses for Drake and Others: Detailsby Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on July 20, 2026 at 11:51 am
“The Drake Curse” was back in full force.
- GLOBAL MEDIA PROCUREMENT: THE 500-YEAR YIXING ZISHA TEAPOTS PARADIGMby Chainwire on July 20, 2026 at 11:48 am
[PRESS RELEASE – Auckland, New Zealand, July 20th, 2026] The Request for Proposal Regarding High-Specification Cryptographic Provenance GLOBAL COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORK & THE 500-YEAR YIXING ZISHA TEAPOTS REAL-WORLD ASSET (RWA) LINEAGE 】 THE JUDGE ARCHIVE-LAB LIMITED (NZ) launches an international technical initiative to establish the definitive 500-year paradigm of Yixing Zisha Teapots. Centering on the “Genesis
- Pi Network’s PI and PUMP Rocket Daily, Bitcoin Fights For $64K: Market Watchby Jordan Lyanchev on July 20, 2026 at 9:44 am
PUMP has stolen the show today, but PI trades closeby.
- HIP-4 Upgrade: Hyperliquid Opens Door to Permissionless Prediction Marketsby Wayne Jones on July 20, 2026 at 7:53 am
Despite the announcement, HYPE’s price showed little immediate reaction, suggesting traders remain focused on broader market conditions.
- Allbridge Pauses Protocol After $1.65M Exploit Drains Stablecoin Liquidity Poolsby Chayanika Deka on July 20, 2026 at 6:24 am
Allbridge has asked users to withdraw liquidity immediately after a $1.65 million exploit.
- 3 Macro Events That Could Shake Crypto Markets This Weekby Martin Young on July 20, 2026 at 4:54 am
A relatively light week lies ahead on the US economic calendar as investors look for signals ahead of the Federal Reserve’s next meeting.
- Saylor’s Strategy Strengthens Liquidity Position but Long-Term Bitcoin Plan Still Faces Scrutinyby Mandy Williams on July 19, 2026 at 9:46 pm
Strategy introduced its Digital Credit Capital Framework, boosting its U.S. dollar reserve target to roughly $3 billion.
- 2 in a Row: Bitcoin ETFs Mark Another Green Week, but Ethereum Winsby Jordan Lyanchev on July 19, 2026 at 7:12 pm
Monday was extremely painful for the BTC funds, but the rest of the week managed to offset the losses.
- Ripple (XRP) ETFs Resume Inflow Streak, but There’s an Elephant in the Roomby Jordan Lyanchev on July 19, 2026 at 4:46 pm
Thursday was the funds’ best day since late June. However, one thing has to be addressed.
- Pi Network’s PI Suddenly Explodes by 20%: Recovery or Dead-Cat Bounce?by Jordan Lyanchev on July 19, 2026 at 2:25 pm
The community wonders what is behind this sudden Sunday price pump.
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- FTX begins $900M payout as creditors in 45 countries could lose their claims within 6 monthsby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 20, 2026 at 9:00 pm
Only creditors who cleared the June 16 requirements and can onboard with BitGo, Kraken or Payoneer are on the July 31 clock. The post FTX begins $900M payout as creditors in 45 countries could lose their claims within 6 months appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Bitcoin treasury company discovers buying own stock adds 24% more BTC per share than buying Bitcoinby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 20, 2026 at 7:00 pm
The first five repurchases generated 24% more gross Bitcoin-per-share accretion per pound than a matched BTC purchase. The post Bitcoin treasury company discovers buying own stock adds 24% more BTC per share than buying Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Crypto investor charged with using 8 companies and new investor cash to keep an alleged $20M fraud aliveby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 20, 2026 at 5:30 pm
Prosecutors say eight entities were used as investor funds moved through financial institutions and crypto exchanges, with new money repaying earlier investors. The post Crypto investor charged with using 8 companies and new investor cash to keep an alleged $20M fraud alive appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Bitcoin gets $2.5B target for $72,000 by August as unknown trader bets big on Fed rallyby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 20, 2026 at 3:30 pm
The headline figure is gross notional for one capped spread, while $72,500 touch odds stood at just 4.1%. The post Bitcoin gets $2.5B target for $72,000 by August as unknown trader bets big on Fed rally appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- France blocked Polymarket after its transaction controls failed to stop 578,751 new French visitorsby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 20, 2026 at 2:50 pm
ANJ cited Similarweb estimates after operator-level controls were circumvented in practice while the platform’s live odds remained visible. The post France blocked Polymarket after its transaction controls failed to stop 578,751 new French visitors appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Hyperliquid challenges Polymarket with $32 million opening for prediction-market buildersby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on July 20, 2026 at 1:50 pm
Hyperliquid plans to allow external operators to create prediction markets on its blockchain, widening its challenge to Polymarket while requiring prospective deployers to put nearly $32 million of its native token at risk. The proposed HIP-4 upgrade would require each deployer to stake 500,000 HYPE, worth about $31.7 million at Monday’s token price. Hyperliquid would The post Hyperliquid challenges Polymarket with $32 million opening for […]
- Bitcoin whale dumps $122 million 40x long right before liquidation can strikeby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 20, 2026 at 12:50 pm
The Hyperliquid account closed 1,897.74 BTC before its recorded exit trades reached the listed $61,605 marker. The post Bitcoin whale dumps $122 million 40x long right before liquidation can strike appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Saylor joins Bitcoin’s BIP-110 fight as miners get one last chance to avoid forced signalingby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 20, 2026 at 11:50 am
The current period cannot reach the 55% threshold, leaving one full ordinary window before enforcing nodes require bit 4. The post Saylor joins Bitcoin’s BIP-110 fight as miners get one last chance to avoid forced signaling appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Bitcoin ETF inflows return, but $2.3 billion stablecoin liquidity drain leaves $57,000 exposedby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on July 20, 2026 at 10:45 am
Bitcoin’s return to positive exchange-traded fund flows is colliding with a deeper contraction in crypto-market liquidity, leaving its recovery vulnerable as oil prices climb and geopolitical tensions disrupt one of the world’s most important energy corridors. Data from CryptoSlate shows that the recent inflows have helped Bitcoin stabilize near $64,000 after an eight-week investor retreat. The post Bitcoin ETF inflows return, but $2.3 […]
- Ethereum bridge users have 24 hours to exit before chain shuts down after just 5 week warningby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 20, 2026 at 9:44 am
Claims and unstaking are already closed, leaving liquid balances one final bridge route to Ethereum before 6:00 AM UTC on July 21. The post Ethereum bridge users have 24 hours to exit before chain shuts down after just 5 week warning appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- NYC Street Vendors Now Openly Selling Illegal Prescription Pills Across 10 Blocksby Tyler Durden on July 21, 2026 at 12:30 am
NYC Street Vendors Now Openly Selling Illegal Prescription Pills Across 10 Blocks What looks like an ordinary row of street vendors in Washington Heights is, in reality, an illegal outdoor pharmacy, according to the NY Post. Along roughly half a mile of St. Nicholas Avenue, between West 179th and West 183rd streets, vendors openly sell prescription medications from folding tables, offering everything from antibiotics and pain […]
- Winter Is Coming: The Work To Keep Us Warm Is Underwayby Tyler Durden on July 21, 2026 at 12:05 am
Winter Is Coming: The Work To Keep Us Warm Is Underway Authored by Larry Behrens via RealClearEnergy, As temperatures near 100 degrees across the country, the last thing on the minds of most Americans are worrying about is…heat. Not the summer heat. The other kind. Winter is coming, and in just a few months, millions of Americans will move from cranking up their air conditioners to firing up their furnaces. Fortunately, the […]
- Trump Reaches For A 1930 Tariff Law To Hit Canada With 50% Duties – But Not On These Itemsby Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 11:40 pm
Trump Reaches For A 1930 Tariff Law To Hit Canada With 50% Duties – But Not On These Items President Donald Trump signed three proclamations Monday imposing an additional 50 percent tariff on a broad list of Canadian goods, accusing Canada of discriminating against American dairy, alcohol, and auto exports. The White House said the president was acting to hold Canada accountable for what it called “continued discrimination” against […]
- Border Czar Warns New York City That ‘ICE Surge’ Is Coming, Enforcement Expandingby Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 11:15 pm
Border Czar Warns New York City That ‘ICE Surge’ Is Coming, Enforcement Expanding Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness, Federal Border Czar Tom Homan has announced that an unprecedented surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents is coming to New York City in response to the city’s sanctuary policies. Homan told Fox News on Sunday, “It’s coming,” citing the Trump administration’s refusal to be […]
- Trevor Milton Must Pay $581K In Fees After Losing Suit Against CNBC And Hindenburg, Court Ordersby Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Trevor Milton Must Pay $581K In Fees After Losing Suit Against CNBC And Hindenburg, Court Orders Trevor Milton’s unsuccessful defamation case against CNBC and Hindenburg Research has ended with another costly setback for the disgraced Nikola founder. A New Jersey judge ordered the Nikola founder to reimburse CNBC $286,087 in attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses after Milton ultimately lost his appeal. Hindenburg Research will […]
- Iranian Strikes On US Bases In Jordan Aided By ‘Accurate Intel’ From Locals, IRGC Saysby Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 10:25 pm
Iranian Strikes On US Bases In Jordan Aided By ‘Accurate Intel’ From Locals, IRGC Says Via The Cradle Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Monday that its most recent retaliatory operations against US military assets in Jordan were carried out with “cooperation and accurate information” provided by the Jordanian people. “Honorable people and troops of Jordan, thank you for your sincere cooperation and […]
- NASA Warns Scientists Understating Worst-Case Solar-Storm Scenarioby Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 10:00 pm
NASA Warns Scientists Understating Worst-Case Solar-Storm Scenario As if the growing risk of a global economic disaster springing from the US-Israeli war on Iran weren’t enough to worry about, researchers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center are warning that miscalculations and false assumptions may have resulted in an enormous underestimation of the worst-case effects of a solar storm. Solar storms are events in which the sun […]
- The New Market Structure, Liquidity Dynamics, & Fragilizers: An Unprecedented Situation With Serious Implicationsby Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 9:40 pm
The New Market Structure, Liquidity Dynamics, & Fragilizers: An Unprecedented Situation With Serious Implications Authored by Alexis Maubourguet, CIO, and Clément Mary-Dauphin, CEO of Adapt Investment Managers, RISK ACTUALLY A holistic review of the recent changes in the distribution of risk across the financial system and their consequences for market structure in general and Liquidity Dynamics in particular. INTRODUCTION […]
- Anduril Unveils Tiltrotor Killer Drone Straight Out Of ‘Terminator’by Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 9:20 pm
Anduril Unveils Tiltrotor Killer Drone Straight Out Of ‘Terminator’ Palmer Luckey’s defense company Anduril Industries unveiled Thunder, an autonomous aircraft designed to deliver missiles, drones, electronic-warfare systems and cargo into heavily contested airspace. “In this new era of maneuver warfare, we need eyes for what’s ahead and a shield for what we can’t afford to lose,” Anduril wrote in a tweet. Thunder is a Group 5 […]
- Trump’s Taking On ‘Right To Repair’: What Does It Mean?by Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 9:00 pm
Trump’s Taking On ‘Right To Repair’: What Does It Mean? Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times, Questions persist over what it means for drivers to have the right to repair their cars and trucks after President Donald Trump’s recent memorandum, which aims to open up access to aftermarket vehicle repairs. Rivian R2 SUVs move down the assembly line at the manufacturing plant in Normal, Ill., on May 19, 2026. The R2 produces zero […]
- “Americans Deserve To Know”: State Dept. Report Details Cuban Espionage, Subversion, And Role In Rise Of Far Leftby Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 8:40 pm
“Americans Deserve To Know”: State Dept. Report Details Cuban Espionage, Subversion, And Role In Rise Of Far Left The State Department has released a new 100-page report, “Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism,” which is likely to land as a bombshell for much of the public. However, for ZeroHedge readers who have been paying attention, its findings are far less surprising. “For more than six decades, the Cuban regime has […]
- Democrats Dismiss Our Constitutional Traditions As ‘Nostalgia’by Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 8:20 pm
Democrats Dismiss Our Constitutional Traditions As ‘Nostalgia’ Authored by Jonathan Turley, Below is my column in The Hill on the latest spin from the left to convince Americans to abandon core constitutional institutions and values as part of a radical agenda in the upcoming elections. Those who defend our traditions, on the 250th anniversary of our Republic, are now being accused of being “nostalgic” rather than progressive. […]
- Federal Prosecutors Probe Guggenheim, Billionaire Dem Donor Walter’s Insurersby Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 7:45 pm
Federal Prosecutors Probe Guggenheim, Billionaire Dem Donor Walter’s Insurers Federal investigators are taking a closer look at billionaire Mark Walter’s financial empire, with criminal and regulatory inquiries now spanning Guggenheim Partners and two life insurance companies under his control, according to Bloomberg. The investigation, which began last year, initially focused on Guggenheim’s $362 billion asset management business […]
- Trump Orders Review Related To Climate Guidance For Federal Judgesby Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 7:25 pm
Trump Orders Review Related To Climate Guidance For Federal Judges Authored by Melanie Sun via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump has ordered federal officials to review conduct related to climate guidance included in a scientific reference manual for federal judges, which he described as politically biased and based on discredited science. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on July 6, 2026. Anna […]
- Biden-Appointed Judge Rules Former FEMA CFO’s Firing Over Luxury Hotels For Illegals Was Unlawfulby Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 6:50 pm
Biden-Appointed Judge Rules Former FEMA CFO’s Firing Over Luxury Hotels For Illegals Was Unlawful Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times, A federal judge ruled on Friday that a former FEMA chief financial officer was illegally fired by the Trump administration over what it claimed were millions spent by the agency on luxury hotels for illegal immigrants in New York City. Mary Comans’s termination in February 2025 amidd […]
- 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Reaches Highest Level In Almost A Yearby Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 6:05 pm
30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Reaches Highest Level In Almost A Year Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The average weekly rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is at its highest level in nearly a year, contributing to elevated housing costs and dampening buyer interest. A home for sale in Alhambra, Calif., on Aug. 28, 2025. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images For the most recent week, the mortgage rate was at […]
- FBI Calls Incendiary Attack On Manhattan Federal Building An “Anti-Government Attack”by Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 5:45 pm
FBI Calls Incendiary Attack On Manhattan Federal Building An “Anti-Government Attack” Summary: FBI Calls incident “anti-government attack on a federal facility” Suspect had “ICE Off Our Streets” Sign Suspect Arrested FBI New York Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the incident FBI tells Fox News “an individual deployed an incendiary device” Immigration agents and FBI rushed out, guns drawn, and FPS […]
- Oh My F**king God, They’re Doing It Againby Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 5:25 pm
Oh My F**king God, They’re Doing It Again Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance Assholes who wear Vineyard Vines all summer on Wall Street have once again put those Wharton PhD’s to good use by again “discovering” that assets so toxic and illiquid they make drinking cement taste like Fiji water apparently become safe when you rearrange them, rename them, and place an insurance company between the losses and the people buying […]
- Judge Slaps A 14-Day Timeout On Paramount-Warner Bros. Mega-Mergerby Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 5:10 pm
Judge Slaps A 14-Day Timeout On Paramount-Warner Bros. Mega-Merger A federal judge just threw a wrench into one of the biggest media shake-ups in years. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin (Biden) temporarily blocked Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, giving a coalition of 12 state attorneys general a short-term win in their fight to kill the deal. The temporary restraining […]
- RNC Sues To Stop Non-Residents From Voting In Six Statesby Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 5:00 pm
RNC Sues To Stop Non-Residents From Voting In Six States While it seems like common sense that living in a state should be a prerequisite to voting there, the Republican National Committee is suing six states to stop them from doing so. Fresh off a court win in North Carolina, the RNC has filed lawsuits against Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New Jersey, Virginia, and Nebraska, each targeting a version of the same loophole. In these […]
- A 28 Item Grocery Order From Target That Cost $64.50 In 2020 Now Costs $158.30by Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 4:20 pm
A 28 Item Grocery Order From Target That Cost $64.50 In 2020 Now Costs $158.30 Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, The cost of living has become absolutely suffocating for millions of Americans. For years, the bureaucrats in Washington have been feeding us numbers that show that the rate of inflation is low, but it is obvious to everyone that what they are telling us is simply not true. Many of the items that […]
- Buyers Trading In Vehicles With Negative Equity Face Record Monthly Payments: Edmundsby Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 3:40 pm
Buyers Trading In Vehicles With Negative Equity Face Record Monthly Payments: Edmunds Authored by Rob Sabo via The Epoch Times, The number of automobile owners trading in vehicles with negative equity continues to rise, with 29.6 percent of trade-ins in the second quarter showing more money owed on existing auto loans than the vehicles were worth, according to automotive insights platform Edmunds’s July 16 vehicle transaction […]
- US Gas Prices Cross Politically Sensitive $4 Level Closely Watched By Trumpby Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 3:20 pm
US Gas Prices Cross Politically Sensitive $4 Level Closely Watched By Trump The U.S. national average for a gallon of regular 87-octane gasoline has climbed back above the politically sensitive $4 threshold as U.S. military forces and Tehran enter a ninth day of tit-for-tat strikes. This level is significant because it is where fuel costs begin to alter spending and driving behavior among working-poor households, while also […]
- 400+ Ukrainian Drones Launched On Moscow In One Of Biggest Attack Waves To Dateby Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 3:00 pm
400+ Ukrainian Drones Launched On Moscow In One Of Biggest Attack Waves To Date The Russian capital has been hit with a massive drone wave from Ukraine, which injured at least ten people – including three Chinese citizens – local authorities say. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has stated that more than 400 UAVs were launched toward Moscow and its suburbs overnight in one of the largest single raids since the war’s start. Reuters: […]
- Houthis Announce Blockade On Saudi Shipping, Threaten Drone & Missile Attacks On Kingdomby Tyler Durden on July 20, 2026 at 2:25 pm
Houthis Announce Blockade On Saudi Shipping, Threaten Drone & Missile Attacks On Kingdom Yemen’s Houthi rebels have announced they are imposing a new maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia in response for a recent attack on Sanaa Airport, and after years of the kingdom leading a blockade of Houthi-controlled Yemeni ports. A military statement by Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the maritime ban on all Saudi shipping will be […]
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- Iran Reportedly Orders Houthis to Prepare to Block Bab el-Mandeb Strait Amid Trump’s Threats to Target Power Plantsby Garrison Vance on July 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi rebels to prepare to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the United States attacks Iranian power infrastructure, according…
- China Rejects Trump’s Election Interference Allegations as “Fabricated”by Douglas Harrington on July 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Chinaâs Foreign Ministry on Thursday, July 16, formally denied allegations by U.S. President Donald Trump that Beijing orchestrated the theft of 220…
- Study: Low Vitamin B12 Levels Linked to 33% Higher Dementia Risk in Older Adultsby Douglas Harrington on July 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Adults over age 50 with consistently low vitamin B12 levels had a 33% higher risk of developing all-cause dementia compared to those with levels in th…
- The Silver Singularity: Choosing between AI empire and human libertyby Ramon Tomey on July 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) “The Silver Singularity: AI Empire and the 2026 Fracture” points out that AI systems are demonstrating signs of self-awareness, with the cost of c…
- U.S. Strikes Civilian Infrastructure in Iran; Tehran Retaliates Against Gulf Basesby Garrison Vance on July 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) U.S. President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes against civilian infrastructure in Iran overnight Thursday, July 16, according to Iranian officials. Th…
- Google Sold Its Soul to the Military â Here’s Why That Should Terrify Youby Mike Adams on July 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The DeepMind ExodusAs Zach Vorhies reported in our recent “Zach-Adams Effect” episode on Decentralize.TV, Alex Turner and other top researchers res…
- China’s Global AI Cooperative: A Pro-Human Revolution vs. America’s Techno-Fascist Police Stateby Mike Adams on July 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A New Era for AI: The World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation OrganizationLate last week, 29 nations signed the agreement to create the World Arti…
- Trump’s War on Iran Is a War on Global Food Security â Here’s the Math That Proves Itby Mike Adams on July 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
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- AI-driven system discovers six new metal alloys that could reshape jet engines and nuclear powerby Ramon Tomey on July 20, 2026 at 6:00 am
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- Japan’s Parliament Reclassifies Bitcoin and Crypto as Financial Assets Under FIEAby Sterling Ashworth on July 19, 2026 at 6:00 am
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- Tether’s Former CIO Heathcote Plans to Sell Equity Stakeby The Defiant Team on July 21, 2026 at 12:41 am
Richard Heathcote, who until earlier this year served as Tether Holdings SA’s chief investment officer, is planning to sell a small stake in the stablecoin issuer, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Heathcote is working with investment bank PJT Partners to sell part…
- EDX Markets Closes $76M Series C Led by SBI Holdingsby The Defiant Team on July 21, 2026 at 12:41 am
EDX Markets, an institutional-only crypto trading venue with its own central clearinghouse, closed a $76 million Series C funding round led by SBI Holdings, the firm said in a press release. The Tokyo-listed financial group becomes a strategic investor in the U.S. exchange. The capital will fund…
- BitMine Adds $73 Million in ETH, Pushing Holdings to 4.8% of Supplyby The Defiant Team on July 21, 2026 at 12:41 am
BitMine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR), the Ethereum treasury company chaired by Fundstrat’s Tom Lee, bought 42,197 ETH worth roughly $73 million over the past week, according to the company’s own holdings update posted Monday. The purchase lifts BitMine’s total to 5,742,237 ETH, about 4.8% of…
- NEAR Governance Votes to Scrap Developer Gas Rebateby The Defiant Team on July 21, 2026 at 12:41 am
NEAR’s on-chain governance body, House of Stake, passed proposal HSP-027 to eliminate the protocol’s developer gas rebate, a change that will send all network gas fees to be burned rather than partly rebated to smart-contract owners. NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin confirmed the outcome Monday,…
- eToro Takes Strategic Stake in Onchain Derivatives Exchange Extended, Plans Zengo Tie-Upby The Defiant Team on July 21, 2026 at 12:41 am
eToro has become a strategic investor in Extended, an onchain perpetual futures exchange, and said the round begins a partnership with Zengo, the self-custody wallet eToro acquired earlier this year. Neither company disclosed the investment size.
- SummerFi to Wind Down After Seven Years, Citing Exploitby The Defiant Team on July 21, 2026 at 12:41 am
Aave founder Stani Kulechov called the DeFi access point ‘an OG’ as its team said it would sunset the UI.
- Armstrong Says His X Posts and Avatars Are Not Token Endorsementsby The Defiant Team on July 20, 2026 at 9:05 pm
The Coinbase CEO told traders not to treat his personal account as alpha after his profile-picture changes fueled a memecoin trading frenzy.
- Consensys Halted MetaMask Releases Over North Korea-Linked Contractorby The Defiant Team on July 20, 2026 at 7:18 pm
A contractor brought in through a third-party provider worked on MetaMask code from March until Consensys cut off access in April and paused product releases. The company says it found no stolen assets, exposed data or malicious code.
- Lighter Makes Stock Tokens Eligible Collateral on Robinhood Chainby The Defiant Team on July 20, 2026 at 7:05 pm
The perpetuals exchange now accepts Robinhood’s tokenized equities as margin, expanding beyond the USDG stablecoin and delivering on a plan to broaden collateral in the third quarter.
- Saylor Opposes Bitcoin’s BIP-110 in 110-Point Essayby The Defiant Team on July 20, 2026 at 6:58 pm
The Strategy chairman says the anti-spam soft fork would set a censorship precedent worse than the data problem it targets, weeks before an August signaling window.
















































































































