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- 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.
- Crypto executives say digital native generations may never need a bank accountby Olivier Acuna on July 18, 2026 at 6:30 pm
Steakhouse Financial co-founder Adrian Cachinero says digital-native generations may rely less on banks, while Binance says younger users are already driving crypto adoption in emerging markets.
- DOG Mode explains Bitcoin’s next governance fightby Jamie Crawley on July 18, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Leonidas’ DOG Mode client challenges Bitcoin’s default relay policies, reopening a philosophical debate over censorship, free markets and who really governs the network.
- Trump targets Brazil’s payments system while dollar stablecoins are quietly overtaking country’s paymentsby Francisco Rodrigues on July 18, 2026 at 4:09 pm
Washington views Brazil’s promotion of non-dollar payment channels, including Pix and the growth of stablecoins, as a potential threat to dollar-based trade, even as dollar-linked stablecoins account for about 90% of Brazil’s crypto transactions.
- Here is why a massive $1.6 billion in crypto liquidity is sitting idle and wasting awayby Francisco Rodrigues on July 18, 2026 at 3:50 pm
About $542 million weekly sat outside active trading ranges, meaning this capital earned zero fees and provided no market depth.
- Massive bitcoin call spreads target $72,000 by month end, right when the Fed meetsby Omkar Godbole on July 18, 2026 at 2:15 pm
Large traders are betting on a BTC price rise to $72,000 by the end of the month, latest options market flow suggests.
- Tokenization has become a strategic priority for 84% of financial firmsby Helene Braun on July 18, 2026 at 2:00 pm
A Broadridge survey found Wall Street is accelerating tokenization efforts while betting on hybrid markets where digital and traditional assets coexist.
- Polymarket traders cut Clarity Act passage odds to record low as Senate delay drags onby Helene Braun on July 17, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Polymarket bettors have cut the odds of the CLARITY Act passing this year to a record low as Senate negotiations over ethics provisions remain unresolved.
- Stripe and Swift race to control the next generation of global payments infrastructureby Olivier Acuna on July 17, 2026 at 5:23 pm
Crypto and blockchain experts say this week’s moves show the two established finance companies are increasingly competing for control of the infrastructure behind digital payments.
- Cardano hands core development to outside teams in decentralization pushby Olivier Acuna on July 17, 2026 at 4:23 pm
Input Output will transfer control of the Haskell node, Plutus, Hydra and other components as founder Charles Hoskinson says the network must change and start growing again.
- Inside Robinhood’s high-stakes bet to onboard millions of casual users onto decentralized financeby Oliver Knight on July 17, 2026 at 3:36 pm
The company says its advantage lies in bringing retail customers onchain, but early activity remains dominated by memecoins, while its original tokenization vision remains small.
- Japan’s SBI Group is building Asia’s first cross-border digital asset empireby Olivier Acuna on July 17, 2026 at 1:46 pm
The securities giant announced today the consolidation of Singapore-based Coinhako as part of a rapid regional expansion that includes a tokenization partnership with Ondo Finance.
- Bitcoin faces fresh headwinds as China’s Kimi beats Claude, GPT in coding benchmarkby Shaurya Malwa on July 17, 2026 at 12:45 pm
Moonshot’s Kimi K3 took the top spot in frontend coding away from Claude and OpenAI, and it’s free. Semiconductor stocks fell, and crypto fell with them.
- AI frenzy losing steam leaves bitcoin less volatile than South Korean stocksby Omkar Godbole on July 17, 2026 at 11:48 am
Your day-ahead look for July 17, 2026
- Live markets: Bitcoin returns to $63,000 as Nasdaq trims large early lossby Shaurya Malwa on July 17, 2026 at 10:43 am
A deepening global selloff in chipmakers dragged risk assets lower, pulling bitcoin back from the $65,000 level it reached on this week’s soft inflation print.
- Risk-off wave drags bitcoin below $63,000 as AI selloff spreads from stocks to cryptoby Oliver Knight on July 17, 2026 at 10:26 am
Crypto fell as AI stock fatigue and U.S.-Iran tensions weighed on sentiment, though a technical measure hints at oversold conditions heading into the weekend.
- Airbnb CEO says X account was hacked, attacker posted AI-slop on tokenizationby Francisco Rodrigues on July 17, 2026 at 8:50 am
Brian Chesky regained control of his account and told any new crypto followers he would be a “disappointing follow”.
- Ether falls twice as hard as bitcoin and HYPE drops 10% as the chip trade unwindsby Shaurya Malwa on July 17, 2026 at 7:29 am
Japan’s Nikkei had its worst day since March. Ether is still the only major holding a gain on the week, barely.
- This $28 million ether market bet aims to profit from pure market chaosby Omkar Godbole on July 17, 2026 at 7:28 am
The mega trade aims to profit from a potential surge in ether price turbulence.
- DOG Mode vs. BIP-110: Inside the Bitcoin client built to bypass data restrictionsby Shaurya Malwa on July 17, 2026 at 5:32 am
While BIP 110 wants to restrict data through a consensus change and has almost no miner support, a new DOG Mode client wants the opposite and requires no vote at all.
- Bitcoin under $63,000 after new U.S. strike on Iran. Trump’s China comment adds to uncertaintyby Omkar Godbole on July 17, 2026 at 4:10 am
Geopolitical tensions and renewed fears of U.S.-China frictions are weighing on risk assets, including bitcoin.
- $1.9 trillion asset manager T. Rowe Price bets on active management with first multi-token crypto ETFby Helene Braun on July 16, 2026 at 6:38 pm
T. Rowe Price launched what it says is the industry’s first actively managed multi-token spot crypto ETF, offering diversified exposure to digital assets.
- Citadel Securities invests $400 million in Crypto.com, valuing exchange at $20 billionby Will Canny on July 16, 2026 at 6:00 pm
The exchange’s first institutional funding round values it at $20 billion and will fund expansion into tokenized securities and derivatives.
- Stripe’s $53 billion PayPal bid is a high-stakes play to own the future of digital paymentsby Jamie Crawley on July 16, 2026 at 4:37 pm
If Stripe acquires PayPal, the real prize could be consumer wallets, stablecoin issuance or the infrastructure powering the next generation of digital payments.
- This Week’s Biggest Gainers and Losers Revealed as Bitcoin (BTC) Aims at $65K: Weekend Watchby Jordan Lyanchev on July 19, 2026 at 6:53 am
ZEC stands in one corner, HYPE in the opposite.
- This Rare Bitcoin Signal Preceded a 700% Rally: Is History About to Repeat?by Jordan Lyanchev on July 19, 2026 at 6:05 am
If BTC is to mimic its previous surge, it would rise above $500,000.
- XRP Has Stayed in Crypto’s Top 10 for 13 Straight Years – No Other Altcoin Has Done Thisby Jordan Lyanchev on July 19, 2026 at 3:52 am
XRP stands next to BTC in this very prestigious list.
- a16z Reveals What TradFi Really Wants From Blockchainby Chayanika Deka on July 18, 2026 at 9:46 pm
Institutional adoption may be a big opportunity, but a16z said that it is not simply an extension of DeFi.
- Sports Events Push Prediction Market Trading to Record Highs in Juneby Chayanika Deka on July 18, 2026 at 7:13 pm
Polymarket rival, Kalshi, grew its prediction market share in Q2.
- Ethereum Price Analysis: $2K Dream Remains on the Table as ETH Defends Key Levelsby Shayan Markets on July 18, 2026 at 5:50 pm
Ethereum remains trapped below a major higher-timeframe resistance cluster despite recovering strongly from its June lows. The recent rejection near local highs has pushed the asset back into an important support zone, while the price is approaching a technical decision point that should determine whether buyers can extend the recovery toward higher resistance or whether
- Here Are Four Important Crypto Stories You Might Have Missed This Weekby Jordan Lyanchev on July 18, 2026 at 3:06 pm
MetaMask reportedly had a North Korean dev working on its team; Dutch crypto platform goes bankrupt, and more.
- Analyst Says Long-Term Bullish Setup Could Take Ethereum to $22Kby Wayne Jones on July 18, 2026 at 2:22 pm
The projected upside depends on Ethereum first overcoming key resistance levels before any larger advance can unfold.
- The ETF Battle Between Gold and Bitcoin: Is BTC Really Losing?by Jordan Lyanchev on July 18, 2026 at 10:41 am
Spot Bitcoin ETFs lost over $8 billion in weeks. However, one gold ETF lost more than than in just a single month.
- Bitcoin’s Coinbase Premium Has Been Negative for 60 Days – Why It Mattersby Jordan Lyanchev on July 18, 2026 at 8:22 am
The metric just set another new record low. But it may not be as bad as it sounds.
- Pi Network’s PI Shows Resilience After Recent Crash as Bitcoin Eyes $64K: Weekend Watchby Jordan Lyanchev on July 18, 2026 at 7:35 am
Aside from PI, the other notable gainers today are CRO and VVV.
- Bitcoin Volatility Alert: Is BTC in for a Rollercoaster Ride Soon?by Jordan Lyanchev on July 18, 2026 at 6:42 am
One other analyst expects these fluctuations to arrive as early as this weekend.
- FTX to Pay Creditors Another $900 Million: Here’s Who Gets the Moneyby Jordan Lyanchev on July 18, 2026 at 5:38 am
Meanwhile, FTX’s ex-CEO requested a pardon but it was unanimously rejected by the US Senate.
- Numerai Completes Third Strategic NMR Buyback, Bringing Total Repurchases to $3.2 Millionby Chainwire on July 18, 2026 at 5:22 am
[PRESS RELEASE – San Francisco, CA, July 17th, 2026] Crowdsourced Hedge Fund Completes Third Open-Market Purchase as Contributor Network and Assets Continue to Grow Numerai, the decentralized hedge fund powered by crowdsourced machine learning, today announced the completion of a third strategic purchase of Numeraire (NMR), acquiring an additional $1.2 million of the token from
- XRP’s Road to a $1 Trillion Market Cap: Analyst Says ‘Kaboom 4’ Has Begun – How Realistic Is It?by Jordan Lyanchev on July 18, 2026 at 3:55 am
Is this XRP’s path forward and toward a $1 trillion market cap?
- ZachXBT’s Hardware Wallet Criticism Ignites Debate Over Crypto Self-Custodyby Wayne Jones on July 17, 2026 at 9:36 pm
Mobile wallets may offer a smoother experience, but critics warn they introduce a much broader attack surface than dedicated hardware.
- Bitcoin’s Surprising Reaction to Trump’s Iran Threats and Rising US Margin Debtby Jordan Lyanchev on July 17, 2026 at 6:54 pm
BTC tends to move south after such reports come out, but there’s more to the story now.
- CASHCAT Plummets 65% in a Week: The Doom of Another Meme Coin or New Pump Loading?by Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on July 17, 2026 at 6:05 pm
Several market observers have labeled the meme coin a scam, warning investors to stay away from it.
- Is the Worst Over for Bitcoin? New Analysis Examines Whether $57.7K Marked the Bottomby Wayne Jones on July 17, 2026 at 4:34 pm
Attention is now shifting from finding a bottom to determining whether a genuine trend reversal is beginning.
- Shiba Inu (SHIB) News Today: July 17thby Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on July 17, 2026 at 3:15 pm
Check out the latest and most important developments surrounding Shiba Inu’s ecosystem.
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- Bitcoin is trading through a dangerous weekend as 20% of the world’s oil hangs in the balanceby Andjela Radmilac on July 18, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Bitcoin traded near $62,900 on Friday afternoon, down roughly 38% from its October 2025 all-time high, as Brent crude settled above $85 and the Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed to normal commercial traffic. By early Saturday, it had recovered to around $63,900, then traded flat throughout the EU morning. The disputed waterway normally carries The post Bitcoin is trading through a dangerous weekend as 20% of the world’s oil hangs […]
- China found a $125 billion escape valve for an economy running out of momentumby Andjela Radmilac on July 18, 2026 at 3:05 pm
China’s June trade numbers and second-quarter growth numbers looked strong if you look at them one at a time. However, when you put them together, they describe an economy with a very specific problem: factories are still finding buyers abroad, especially for higher-value industrial goods, while demand at home remains too weak to absorb what The post China found a $125 billion escape valve for an economy running out of momentum appeared first […]
- Trump posts may soon reach trading bots before users and prediction markets are not readyby Gino Matos on July 18, 2026 at 2:05 pm
Trump Media is turning Truth Social posts into a feed for traders, and prediction markets now face a timing problem. The issue is what happens after a post becomes public but before most users can see, read, and act on it. On July 17, the Financial Times reported that Trump Media discussed charging traders up The post Trump posts may soon reach trading bots before users and prediction markets are not ready appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Circle became a federal trust bank – now lenders warn stablecoins is projected to drain $500 billionby Andjela Radmilac on July 18, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Washington just gave one of the world’s largest digital currencies a more official place in the US financial system. On July 10, Circle won final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to open a national trust bank under federal supervision. Circle called it a major step for USDC, as the approval The post Circle became a federal trust bank – now lenders warn stablecoins is projected to drain $500 billion appeared first on […]
- One year later, GENIUS Act just made stablecoins easier to sellby Gino Matos on July 18, 2026 at 11:20 am
On the eve of the GENIUS Act’s first anniversary, the stablecoin market holds about $310 billion, including roughly $184 billion in USDT and $73 billion in USDC. President Donald Trump signed the law on July 18, 2025, creating a federal framework with one-for-one liquid reserves, redemption rights, and monthly reserve disclosures for a market that The post One year later, GENIUS Act just made stablecoins easier to sell appeared first on […]
- Bitcoin must defend $62,500 as altcoins lose $8.8 billion in a weekby Gino Matos on July 18, 2026 at 10:14 am
Bitcoin enters the weekend trading near $62,500 to $64,300, keeping the intraday low as the market’s clearest immediate threshold. That level’s defense and the behavior of Ethereum, HYPE, and the broader altcoin market present a combined test this weekend of whether Bitcoin can hold $62,500 as the rest of the market starts closing the distance. The post Bitcoin must defend $62,500 as altcoins lose $8.8 billion in a week appeared first on […]
- Citadel Securities backs two rival crypto exchanges with $600 million as both chase the same Wall Street prizeby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 17, 2026 at 7:25 pm
Crypto.com and Kraken are pursuing the same tokenized-market expansion, while only one has disclosed Citadel’s operational role. The post Citadel Securities backs two rival crypto exchanges with $600 million as both chase the same Wall Street prize appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- JST Hits Record Deflationary Milestone: Over 355M Tokens Burned as JustLend DAO Revenue Fuels Value Appreciationby News Desk on July 17, 2026 at 7:15 pm
Summary: The fourth round of JST’s buyback and burn has concluded with higher-than-expected results. A total of over 355 million JST tokens—valued at more than $34.59 million—were burned in this round, marking the highest single-round burn by value to date. On July 17, JST—the native token of TRON’s decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure JUST—completed its fourth The post JST Hits Record Deflationary Milestone: Over 355M Tokens […]
- Bitcoin treasury company offers 10% income and still can’t sell nearly half its sharesby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 17, 2026 at 5:50 pm
BTC PREF is expected to begin trading July 20, with any discount to SEK 120 lifting the indicated cash yield above 10%. The post Bitcoin treasury company offers 10% income and still can’t sell nearly half its shares appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Trump aide allegedly made $100K betting on 12 speeches before anyone knew – then Kalshi stepped inby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 17, 2026 at 4:50 pm
More than a dozen speeches are alleged, but no cited report dates the first alert, restriction, or CFTC referral. The post Trump aide allegedly made $100K betting on 12 speeches before anyone knew – then Kalshi stepped in appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Iran’s Reliance On China’s Beidou Satellite System Is A Game-Changer In War With USby Tyler Durden on July 19, 2026 at 3:20 am
Iran’s Reliance On China’s Beidou Satellite System Is A Game-Changer In War With US Authored by former CIA officer Larry Johnson During the 12-day war in June 2025, Iranian missiles and drones struggled against sophisticated Israeli and American electronic warfare. GPS jamming and spoofing repeatedly disrupted their guidance systems, limiting their effectiveness during the intense 12-day conflict. Fast-forward to early 2026, and […]
- White DSA Member Inadvertently Exposes Socialist Playbook: “Secret Nazis” Are Fine If They Advance Agendaby Tyler Durden on July 19, 2026 at 2:45 am
White DSA Member Inadvertently Exposes Socialist Playbook: “Secret Nazis” Are Fine If They Advance Agenda Far-left podcaster and Democratic Socialists of America member Emma Vigeland appeared to inadvertently expose the far-left movement’s ends-justify-the-means political calculus: Even a “secret Nazi” would be acceptable if the candidate advanced a national socialist agenda. Vigeland, a former field reporter, producer, and […]
- Election Integrity: Is Representative Democracy A Foolish Fantasy?by Tyler Durden on July 19, 2026 at 2:10 am
Election Integrity: Is Representative Democracy A Foolish Fantasy? Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us The US Constitution is perhaps the most significant historical and governmental document in a millennia. It established the modern conception of the western Republic, along with true representative government designed to answer to the people rather than rule over the people. The Bill of Rights outlined clear restrictions […]
- Welcome To Trillionistan; Don’t Get Comfortable…by Tyler Durden on July 19, 2026 at 1:00 am
Welcome To Trillionistan; Don’t Get Comfortable… Authored by Peter C. Earle via The Daily Economy, Not long ago, the notion of trillions belonged either to the furthest cosmic reaches of the universe or the submicroscopic world of atoms. These numbers describe galaxies in the observable universe, roughly two trillion, or, at the opposite extreme, the picosecond – one trillionth of a second – is used to measure molecular motion […]
- Flock Safety Defends Cameras After AI System Triggers Wrongful Police Stops Of Two Journalistsby Tyler Durden on July 19, 2026 at 12:25 am
Flock Safety Defends Cameras After AI System Triggers Wrongful Police Stops Of Two Journalists Plymouth, Minnesota – Automotive journalist Joel Feder and his wife were detained by multiple police officers in a coordinated stop while driving a Jaguar Land Rover press vehicle, after Flock Safety’s automated license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras flagged the car based on a flawed database entry. Screenshot Plymouth Police […]
- The View’s Sunny Hostin Hates ‘Privilege’… Except For Her Ownby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 11:50 pm
The View’s Sunny Hostin Hates ‘Privilege’… Except For Her Own Authored by Andrea Widberg via AmericanThinker.com, No one hates “privilege” more than Sunny Hostin. The slightly black co-host of The View, who earns $2 million annually and lives with her orthopedic surgeon husband in a 12,000-square-foot New York City apartment, repeatedly castigates those—usually white—who exercise their “privilege.” However, when it […]
- DC Circuit Gives Trump A Huge Election Integrity Victory On Mail-In Ballotsby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 11:15 pm
DC Circuit Gives Trump A Huge Election Integrity Victory On Mail-In Ballots On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a temporary order allowing the Postal Service to move forward with a proposed rule requiring states to verify voter registration data before mailing federal election ballots. A three-judge panel, ruling per curiam, granted USPS’s request to stay a district court injunction that […]
- Academia Embarrasses Itself… Againby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 10:40 pm
Academia Embarrasses Itself… Again Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker, Over at Twitchy, a publication that curates the news in funny yet insightful ways, a headline reads, “Head of Medical School Tells Congresswoman the Vast Majority of Pregnancies Occur in Women.” Sure enough, Twitchy is telling the truth. During witness testimony before a congressional committee examining the impact of forced […]
- “We’ve Burned Through All Buffers”: Oil Traders Warn Market Running On Fumesby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 10:05 pm
“We’ve Burned Through All Buffers”: Oil Traders Warn Market Running On Fumes Brent crude futures jumped a little more than 4% to nearly $88 a barrel, putting the crude oil benchmark on track for its biggest weekly gain since April. That move followed an Axios report that said the Trump administration had notified Israel it was deploying additional aerial assets to the region, signaling the US military could expand strikes on Iran as […]
- State Department Issues “Worldwide Caution” As US-Iran Tit-For-Tat Spirals Into Regional Crisisby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 9:55 pm
State Department Issues “Worldwide Caution” As US-Iran Tit-For-Tat Spirals Into Regional Crisis Summary CENTCOM Says US Forces Launch New Strike On Iran State Dept. Issues Worldwide Warning CENTCOM says two US troops killed in Iranian attack on Jordan base. Iran formally suspends MoU with the US, declaring agreement is over & commitments will no longer be fulfilled. Fighting escalates into seventh straight day of heavy […]
- “Start Spreadin’ The News”: New York Losing Billions As Millionaires Flee Big Appleby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 9:30 pm
“Start Spreadin’ The News”: New York Losing Billions As Millionaires Flee Big Apple Authored by Jonathan Turley, Below is my column in the New York Post on the sharp decline in millionaires in New York, costing the state billions as many flee. The exodus has been building for years but may now be accelerating. As Mayor Mamdani holds another press conference promising to end the “violence of evictions,” businesses are reading […]
- FCC Head Carr Moves To Reshape TV Ownership Rules, Save Local Broadcasting From Being ‘Mouthpieces’by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 8:55 pm
FCC Head Carr Moves To Reshape TV Ownership Rules, Save Local Broadcasting From Being ‘Mouthpieces’ The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to scrap longstanding national limits on television station ownership – a regulatory overhaul that Chairman Brendan Carr says will give local outlets critical breathing room to compete and invest in community journalism – instead of being ‘Hollywood mouthpieces.’ The agency is […]
- Is Home Affordability Actually Better Than Headlines Suggestby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 8:20 pm
Is Home Affordability Actually Better Than Headlines Suggest Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The doom feed says home affordability locked a generation out. The math on the payment you actually write says something the headlines won’t. Here are the “facts” that the media tells you about home affordability. Let’s start with a recent survey. Two out of three Americans now say it’s a bad time to […]
- The Supreme Court’s AI Collision Courseby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 7:10 pm
The Supreme Court’s AI Collision Course Authored by Brian Boyle via RealClearPolitics, Imagine a tight House race in a swing state. In the final weeks of the campaign, a new super PAC begins spending heavily against the incumbent. It runs ads on local television and reaches individual voters with highly tailored texts. The messaging is hard-hitting and seems to be swaying the electorate. None of it traces back to the opposing […]
- “Enemies Of Our Civilization”: Rubio Unveils Visa Curbs On ‘Far-Left Terrorists’by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 6:35 pm
“Enemies Of Our Civilization”: Rubio Unveils Visa Curbs On ‘Far-Left Terrorists’ Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new visa policy barring foreign nationals linked to far-left terrorist organizations from entering the U.S. The move appears to be part of a broader, multi-agency, and multinational campaign to identify, disrupt, and dismantle left-wing extremist nodes operating across the West. “Today, the State Department […]
- Paul Pelosi Officially Charged With Hit-And-Run In Northern Californiaby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Paul Pelosi Officially Charged With Hit-And-Run In Northern California Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Paul Pelosi, husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), was charged with misdemeanor hit-and-run on July 17 after authorities alleged he struck another vehicle parked on the side of a road on July 3 in Napa County, California. The Napa County District Attorney’s Office also charged Pelosi, 86, of St. Helena, […]
- Landmark Decision: Federal Appeals Court Rejects New Jersey’s AR-15 And Magazine Bansby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 5:25 pm
Landmark Decision: Federal Appeals Court Rejects New Jersey’s AR-15 And Magazine Bans In a major victory those seeking to rid America of bans on so-called “assault weapons,” for the first time ever, a federal appeals court has ruled that a state’s ban on AR-15s and similar rifles, and its ban on “high-capacity” magazines, violate the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution. The bans in question had been enacted by New Jersey, but the […]
- DHS Issues Funding Warning To States That Don’t Purge Voter Rollsby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 4:50 pm
DHS Issues Funding Warning To States That Don’t Purge Voter Rolls Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Friday said that states that do not purge their voter rolls of potentially ineligible voters and noncitizens could lose funding. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin speaks during a news conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office […]
- The Falkland Islands: Don’t Cry Argentinaby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 3:40 pm
The Falkland Islands: Don’t Cry Argentina Authored by Noel Williams via AmericanThinker.com, Yesterday, Mr. Noel S. Williams noted the impudent and impertinent behavior of Argentina’s soccer players after their World Cup semi-final match against England (you’re welcome). The unfurling of the banner that read “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” may have flown under the radar for many, but it was actually a rather sizable […]
- Venezuela Quake Disaster Tops 5,000 Deaths As 50,000 Remain Missingby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Venezuela Quake Disaster Tops 5,000 Deaths As 50,000 Remain Missing Venezuela’s official death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck the country on June 24 has surpassed 5,000 and could climb much higher. New footage of the June 24th earthquake in La Guaira shows multiple buildings collapsing #Venezuela pic.twitter.com/hq1ywikhpA — CNW (@ConflictsW) July 11, 2026 Poorly constructed multifamily housing complexes, built with […]
- More Than 227,000 US Property Foreclosure Filings In First Half Of 2026by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 2:30 pm
More Than 227,000 US Property Foreclosure Filings In First Half Of 2026 Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, A total of 227,548 properties in the United States made foreclosure filings in the first six months of this year, a 21 percent increase from the same period last year, according to real estate analytics company ATTOM. The first half foreclosure filings are also up by 28 percent from the same period two […]
- US Strikes Take Out 116 Telecoms Towers In Southern Iranby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 1:55 pm
US Strikes Take Out 116 Telecoms Towers In Southern Iran Communications and even the supply of drinking water has been severely impacted in some places of southern Iran, amid continuing US airstrikes on civic and national infrastructure, amid the seventh consecutive day of war. “Hormozgan’s chief of communications and information technology says the US’s overnight attacks disrupted telecommunications in Bandar Abbas and Hajiabad, […]
- “Sanctions, Asset Freezes, Visa Bans, Tariffs”: GOP Senator Readies Bill Against Canada Over Toxic Wildfire Smokeby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 1:25 pm
“Sanctions, Asset Freezes, Visa Bans, Tariffs”: GOP Senator Readies Bill Against Canada Over Toxic Wildfire Smoke Summary: Questions Swirl Whether Ecoterrorism May Have Accelerated Wildfires Economic Activity Impacted in Some States WaPo Warns Smoke Plume To Worsen GOP Members Blast Canada Over Toxic Smoke; Sanction Bill Against Canada Set To Be Introduced Toxic Smoke Plume Over Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, […]
- Meanwhile In The English Countryside…by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 1:20 pm
Meanwhile In The English Countryside… Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, A British woman out for a long countryside hike with her daughters found herself being shadowed by a creepy migrant male for miles. The footage is clinical, relentless, and deeply unsettling. No confrontation is shown. No words are exchanged on camera. Just the steady pursuit across English fields and paths that once felt like the safest […]
- 32 Jailed Over 2018 Italian Bridge Disaster That Killed 43by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 12:10 pm
32 Jailed Over 2018 Italian Bridge Disaster That Killed 43 Authored by Guy Birchall via The Epoch Times, An Italian court sentenced 32 people to a total of more than 170 years in prison on July 16, over their role in a 2018 bridge collapse that claimed the lives of 43 people. The collapsed Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy, on Aug 14, 2018. Reuters/Stefano Rellandini The former head of Italian motorway operator Autostrade per […]
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- Trump Expects Conflict in Ukraine to Conclude Before End of His Presidential Termby Garrison Vance on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects the conflict in Ukraine to end before the conclusion of his presidential term on Jan. 20, 2029, according …
- Largest Egg Producers to Pay $3.3 Million in Price-Fixing Settlementby Sterling Ashworth on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Settlement AnnouncedThe Department of Justice announced a settlement on June 30, 2026, with the three largest U.S. egg producers — Cal-Maine Foods,…
- Ultra-processed foods leave a measurable metabolic fingerprint in your blood, new research confirmsby Willow Tohi on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A major European study found that people who consume ultra-processed foods carry a distinct metabolic signature in their blood, detectable through…
- Blood and Oil: How the Israel lobby captured American foreign policyby Ramon Tomey on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The book “Blood and Oil: The Price of Empire” reveals a well-documented pattern showing how U.S. foreign policy has been captured by Israeli inter…
- Astronomers Detect First Atmosphere on Rocky Exoplanet in Habitable Zoneby Iva Greene on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Astronomers have detected an atmosphere on a rocky planet within a potentially habitable zone outside the Solar System for the first time, according t…
- HHS Secretary Kennedy’s behind-the-scenes vaccine overhaul revealed: A five-year campaign to reshape childhood immunization policyby Willow Tohi on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. proposed $5 billion in NIH funding to study vaccine-autism links, later dropped after agency resistance. …
- Beyond the coffee fix: Unconventional, science-backed strategies to recover from a sleepless nightby Jacob Thomas on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
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- 11 Everyday snacks that combat blood sugar spikesby Ava Grace on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
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- Study: Microplastics in Blood Linked to Severe Heart Attacksby Morgan S. Verity on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Italian researchers have detected microplastics in the coronary blood of 84% of patients suffering from ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (ST…
- Lymphatic System Dysfunction Linked to Chronic Disease, Researchers Reportby Coco Somers on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Researchers report that dysfunction of the lymphatic system, a network of vessels that clears waste and supports immune function, is linked to the dev…
- Gold Prices Decline as U.S.-Iran Tensions and Fed Rate Hike Expectations Weigh on Marketby Sterling Ashworth on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Gold prices fell sharply on June 24, 2026, as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran combined with growing expectations of a Federal R…
- China’s Oil Imports Plunge 40% as Conflict Flares in Strait of Hormuzby Sterling Ashworth on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
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- U.S. Grants UAE Expanded Access to Advanced AI Technology After Support in Iran Conflictby Chase Codewell on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on July 10 that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been granted expanded access to advanced artificial intel…
- DHS Orders Full Body Camera Mandate for ICE Operativesby Garrison Vance on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a nationwide body camera mandate for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.The…
- The hidden power of prebiotics: Why your gut’s unsung heroes deserve a spotlightby Patrick Lewis on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The multi-billion-dollar supplement industry promotes expensive probiotics, but the true foundation of gut health lies in simpler, cheaper prebiot…
- “The Human Shutdown” on BrightU: How morning light reprograms brain and mitochondria for total healthby Belle Carter on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
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- Intermittent fasting proves potent weapon against dangerous visceral fat, studies showby Ava Grace on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
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- Study: Lifestyle Interventions Key to Long-Term Weight Maintenanceby Chase Codewell on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
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- Coinbase Says 95% of Its Code Is Now AI-Generated, Echoing Broader Tech Shiftby Chase Codewell on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
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The Defiant Defi News. The Defiant curates, digests, and analyzes all the major developments in decentralized finance, so that you can stay informed and smart about the most cutting-edge and fastest-changing corner of crypto and finance.
- Tether’s Former CIO Heathcote Plans to Sell Equity Stakeby The Defiant Team on July 19, 2026 at 8:06 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 19, 2026 at 8:06 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 19, 2026 at 8:06 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 19, 2026 at 8:06 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 19, 2026 at 8:06 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 19, 2026 at 8:06 am
Aave founder Stani Kulechov called the DeFi access point ‘an OG’ as its team said it would sunset the UI.
- ‘Coinbase Man’ Token Crashes as Armstrong Swaps His Avatar for a CryptoPunkby The Defiant Team on July 18, 2026 at 3:59 pm
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong set his X profile picture to the artwork behind a Base memecoin, then replaced it with a newly acquired CryptoPunk. The $BRIAN token round-tripped from obscurity to millions and back, a stark test of how far one social cue can move an onchain market.
- OKX Launches Tokenized US Stocks on Shared Order Bookby The Defiant Team on July 17, 2026 at 7:53 pm
The exchange routes every issuer’s version of a stock into one market backed by Backed Assets’ xStocks, and bars US and EU traders.
- Tokenized Stock Lending TVL Reaches $23M as DEX Volume Climbsby The Defiant Team on July 17, 2026 at 7:06 pm
Token Terminal data shows QQQ and SPY trackers gaining onchain trading and collateral use, but the totals remain a rounding error next to broader DeFi.
- CASHCAT Falls 75% from Peak After Hyperliquid Perp Listingby The Defiant Team on July 17, 2026 at 6:34 pm
The Robinhood Chain memecoin’s slide has erased most of a 4,000% run, even as its spot price held through a 60% perp wick that liquidated leveraged traders.












































































































