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- Polymarket bets on U.S. marketing blitz to win back trust after 4-year ban: Reportby Olivier Acuna on July 8, 2026 at 3:58 pm
The prediction market’s head of U.S. operations says the business is taking steps to legitimize itself after years of legal scrutiny.
- Crypto Long & Short: With MSTR concerns assuaged, look to traditional signals around BTCby Caue Teixeira on July 8, 2026 at 3:18 pm
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short, FalconX’s Gaspar Martin writes that BTC is reaching a market bottom and is poised for a turnaround.
- Crypto VC Paradigm launches $1.2 billion AI fund as it broadens beyond digital assetsby Helene Braun on July 8, 2026 at 3:11 pm
The firm’s latest fund backs AI and robotics startups but leadership says it remains committed to crypto investing.
- Dinari, tZERO join forces on turnkey platform for tokenized U.S. equitiesby Krisztian Sandor on July 8, 2026 at 2:35 pm
The move comes as firms race to build the infrastructure for blockchain-based stocks and debate how tokenized stocks should work.
- Adam Back’s bitcoin treasury firm scraps SPAC merger, seeks new dealby James Van Straten on July 8, 2026 at 2:17 pm
BSTR and Cantor Equity Partners will not complete their merger under the original July 2025 agreement, with the shareholder meeting postponed indefinitely.
- BNB Chain is building a new layer-1 for high-frequency trading and AI agentsby Francisco Rodrigues on July 8, 2026 at 2:01 pm
The network aims to process over 100,000 transactions per second by streaming them directly, eliminating public queues to make trades faster and more secure.
- Citadel abandons multi-year crypto lawsuit to focus on bankruptcy order against an ex-employeeby Will Canny on July 8, 2026 at 12:45 pm
After winning a 6 million-pound London arbitration award, Citadel dropped its U.S. trade secrets case, saying another judgment would likely go uncollected.
- SpaceX’s first bitcoin wallet movements in six months likely don’t signal salesby Shaurya Malwa on July 8, 2026 at 12:44 pm
Onchain trackers found the newly public company shifted a tiny amount of bitcoin between its own addresses. Nothing reached an exchange.
- Bitcoin’s inflation quagmire gets stickier as renewed MidEast conflict sends oil price soaringby Omkar Godbole on July 8, 2026 at 11:15 am
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- Crypto and stocks tumble after Trump declares ceasefire ‘over’ following Iran strikesby Oliver Knight on July 8, 2026 at 10:37 am
Bitcoin fell, altcoins slid after Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is “over” as U.S. and Iran traded airstrikes.
- Reserve Bank of India still favors crypto prohibition to curtail tax evasion: Reutersby Omkar Godbole on July 8, 2026 at 9:45 am
Indian regulators maintained a hawkish stance despite the growing embrace of digital assets and technology by governments worldwide.
- Validators embrace XRP Ledger’s recent upgrade. But not everyone’s on board yetby Shaurya Malwa on July 8, 2026 at 8:40 am
The new software leads among the network’s validators, yet by node count it sits behind the older v3.1.3, and the security amendment bundled with it remains a separate, slower vote. The upgrade needs 80% of the trusted validator list to activate.
- Live markets: Bitcoin drops to $62,000, stocks slide, oil soars as Iran ceasefire collapsesby Shaurya Malwa on July 8, 2026 at 5:29 am
Hedge funds have turned the most bearish on the yen since 2007, boosting bets on further losses to nearly 138,000 contracts as of June 30.
- Bitcoin under pressure as Trump says Iran ceasefire is overby Omkar Godbole on July 8, 2026 at 4:30 am
Major cryptocurrencies are trading in the red as renewed U.S.-Iran airstrikes push oil higher.
- BlackRock-backed Securitize slides 40% after SPAC debut despite tokenization boomby Krisztian Sandor on July 7, 2026 at 7:35 pm
The decline fits into a pattern of recently-public digital asset companies sliding after debut, Arca’s Jeff Dorman said.
- Crypto exchange Kraken is trying to become a bank in Europeby Ian Allison on July 7, 2026 at 6:38 pm
Kraken’s focus is on Lithuania as the jurisdiction to secure the license, according to a person familiar with the plans.
- SpaceX IPO powers record $3.86 billion in tokenized equities trading in Juneby Francisco Rodrigues on July 7, 2026 at 4:18 pm
SpaceX tokens captured $1.19 billion, or 31% of total monthly volume, with Backpack’s SPCX leading trading at $1.08 billion.
- U.S. SEC to propose crypto rule as soon as this month to ease startups, fundraisingby Jesse Hamilton on July 7, 2026 at 4:08 pm
A newly updated agenda from the securities regulator shows so-called Reg Crypto high on its near-term list.
- Analysts see more upside for SpaceX as post-IPO research beginsby Helene Braun on July 7, 2026 at 2:39 pm
Major brokerages initiated coverage on Tuesday with mostly buy ratings following the company’s $75 billion June IPO.
- Vanguard opens search for digital assets leader in sign of evolving crypto strategyby Helene Braun on July 7, 2026 at 2:28 pm
The new role would oversee tokenization, stablecoins and blockchain initiatives as Vanguard reassesses digital assets.
- AI trade loses steam as infrastructure boom faces reality checkby James Van Straten on July 7, 2026 at 2:17 pm
Record earnings, rising competition and concerns over slowing AI spending are forcing investors to reassess one of the market’s biggest trades.
- EDX Markets raises $76 million in funding round led by SBI Holdingsby Francisco Rodrigues on July 7, 2026 at 2:07 pm
EDX’s model targets institutional clients by separating trading from custody through a central clearinghouse to minimize counterparty risk.
- Former Tether investment chief is looking to sell part of his stake in the stablecoin giant: Bloombergby Olivier Acuna on July 7, 2026 at 1:46 pm
Richard Heathcote is reportedly working with PJT Partners to find a buyer for a small part of his 1.26% holding in the issuer of USDT following his transition to an advisory role.
- Bitcoin, XRP draw Japanese firms as weak yen drives treasury diversificationby Shaurya Malwa on July 7, 2026 at 1:26 pm
SBI VC Trade says corporate demand for crypto is rising as a weak yen pushes firms to diversify reserves, part of a run that took its registered accounts past 2 million.
- Coinbase secures UK authorization to offer traditional investments alongside cryptoby Francisco Rodrigues on July 7, 2026 at 11:37 am
The license allows institutional traders to access perpetual futures and gives U.K. retail customers the ability to trade equities to begin with.
- Charles Hoskinson Says Ethereum Is Adopting Cardano Ideas Without Creditby Wayne Jones on July 8, 2026 at 8:09 pm
Hoskinson argues Cardano’s years of research deserve recognition as Ethereum explores similar technical approaches.
- Bitcoin Maxi Warns BIP-110 Failure Could Mean the End of Permissionless Moneyby Wayne Jones on July 8, 2026 at 6:34 pm
BIP-110 has become a symbolic battle over Bitcoin’s future direction, from censorship resistance to network governance.
- Altcoin Market Reaches Extreme Underperformance, 40% of Coins Trade Near Their ATLby Mandy Williams on July 8, 2026 at 4:53 pm
One of the major drivers of this underperformance is the low liquidity despite thousands of coins being created and added to the market daily.
- Ripple Price Analysis: The Critical Level XRP Must Defend to Avoid Another Breakdownby Shayan Markets on July 8, 2026 at 2:51 pm
XRP remains under pressure across both the USDT and BTC pairs, with sellers continuing to control the broader trend despite several short-lived recovery attempts. While the USDT chart shows buyers defending an important support area, the XRP/BTC pair continues to trade near multi-month lows, highlighting the token’s persistent relative weakness against the market leader. Ripple
- Ethereum Price Analysis: Fresh Pullback Pushes ETH Further From $2Kby Shayan Markets on July 8, 2026 at 2:28 pm
Ethereum has been trying to recover from its early June sell-off, but the rebound is getting rejected from a technically significant resistance area. While short-term momentum still remains constructive, both the daily structure and the Coinbase Premium Index suggest buyers still have work to do before confirming a broader trend reversal. Ethereum Price Analysis: The
- Ripple Lands Major XRP Partnership as Garlinghouse Shares Rare Personal Momentby Jordan Lyanchev on July 8, 2026 at 1:03 pm
XRP’s logo will appear on countless jerseys in the US.
- Bitcoin Hasn’t Fully Capitulated Yet: Analysts Warn of Lower Levels Aheadby Jordan Lyanchev on July 8, 2026 at 12:47 pm
What does BTC’s latest rejection mean for the asset’s upcoming price moves?
- Japanese Firms Are Boosting BTC and XRP Holdings – SBI VC Trade Reveals Whyby Chayanika Deka on July 8, 2026 at 11:18 am
SBI VC Trade reported rising institutional demand for BTC and XRP as Japanese firms adjust treasury strategies amid continued yen weakness.
- India’s Central Bank Renews Push for Crypto Ban: Reportby George Georgiev on July 8, 2026 at 10:29 am
India’s central bank has again backed a tougher stance on crypto, while tax officials warned that offshore trading and private wallets are making enforcement harder.
- SpaceX Bitcoin Wallet Wakes Up With a Tiny Transaction: What’s Next?by George Georgiev on July 8, 2026 at 9:45 am
A tagged SpaceX Bitcoin address has moved funds for the first time in months, raising speculation about whether a larger transfer could follow.
- Pi Network’s Pi Crumbles to New ATL, Bitcoin (BTC) Halted at $64K: Market Watchby Jordan Lyanchev on July 8, 2026 at 9:40 am
M has surged by double digits, while LAB has plunged by over 80% in the past 24 hours.
- Oil Soars, Bitcoin Plunges as Trump Declares Iran MoU ‘Is Over’by Jordan Lyanchev on July 8, 2026 at 8:47 am
USOIL just hit a two-week peak after Trump’s latest statement.
- ZEC Briefly Tops $500 After Founder Says Formal Proof Is Nearly Readyby Chayanika Deka on July 8, 2026 at 7:38 am
Following Orchard’s hidden bug, Zcash said Ironwood’s formal verification is close to proving it has no undetectable counterfeiting bugs.
- Pi Network Unveils 2 Major Updates but PI Token Dumps to a New All-Time Lowby Jordan Lyanchev on July 8, 2026 at 5:32 am
PI has plummeted by over 7% in the past day and has lost the $0.11 support.
- Rapid Retail Mood Swings Signal Caution as BTC Retreats Amid Iran Strikesby Martin Young on July 8, 2026 at 5:07 am
Crypto markets have seen a minor rally as crowd sentiment improves, but this is not necessarily a good thing, say analysts.
- Was It a Hack or Governance? BONK’s $21M Treasury Vote Divides Cryptoby Wayne Jones on July 7, 2026 at 9:19 pm
BonkDAO says it has alerted law enforcement about the treasury drain and is coordinating with exchanges to manage the situation.
- Ripple CLO Stuart Alderoty: 67 Million Crypto Owners Are Not a ‘Rounding Error’by Wayne Jones on July 7, 2026 at 7:46 pm
New industry data suggests that crypto ownership has expanded significantly across different demographic groups.
- Bitcoin Records Worst June in Four Years – Is a Cyclical Bottom in Play?by Mandy Williams on July 7, 2026 at 6:14 pm
With BTC reclaiming the $60,000 level on July 1, market experts believe the plunge may have been a failed breakdown rather than a sustained leg lower.
- Analyst Predicts 2-3 Years of Crypto Gains as Risk-On Environment Emergesby Wayne Jones on July 7, 2026 at 4:26 pm
Bitcoin dominance signals are among the indicators the analyst believes point toward a changing market cycle.
- Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC’s Structure Remains Bearish Until This Key Level Is Reclaimedby Shayan Markets on July 7, 2026 at 2:23 pm
Bitcoin continues to recover from its recent sell-off, but the market remains trapped beneath a major resistance cluster that has capped every relief rally since the June breakdown. While short-term momentum has improved, BTC is now approaching a decisive area where the next move could determine whether the recovery evolves into a larger trend reversal
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- BNB Chain makes 1,000,000 TPS moonshot bet on AI as BNB price slips to 2024 lowsby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on July 8, 2026 at 8:10 pm
Binance-backed BNB Chain is restructuring its underlying architecture and setting a long-term goal of processing 1 million transactions per second while integrating protocol-level privacy. The strategic pivot aims to capture two distinct yet demanding emerging markets: traditional financial institutions and the nascent sector of autonomous artificial intelligence agents. This aggressive technical roadmap arrives at a The post BNB Chain makes […]
- Bitcoin Mining Pools in 2026: Hashrate Consolidation Is Creating a Two-Tier Market — and Smaller Miners Are Feeling Itby News Desk on July 8, 2026 at 7:15 pm
The Bitcoin mining industry in 2026 looks very different from what it did just a few years ago. Post-halving pressure, rising network difficulty, and margin compression have reshaped the competitive landscape — and nowhere is that more visible than in the mining pool market. According to data from miningpoolstats.stream (as of June 23, 2026), just The post Bitcoin Mining Pools in 2026: Hashrate Consolidation Is Creating a Two-Tier Market — […]
- XRP cleaned out leverage, now ETF demand has to prove itselfby Andjela Radmilac on July 8, 2026 at 7:05 pm
The washout reduced forced-selling risk, but spot volume and ETF creations still need to carry the next move. The post XRP cleaned out leverage, now ETF demand has to prove itself appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Pump Fun is unlocking $127M insider tokens worth double PUMP’s recent daily volumeby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 8, 2026 at 6:10 pm
The July 12 unlock is large enough to test whether trader demand can absorb insider supply without forcing a deeper repricing. The post Pump Fun is unlocking $127M insider tokens worth double PUMP’s recent daily volume appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Bitcoin’s rally has 4 weeks to get its Washington CLARITY catalyst before the clock runs outby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on July 8, 2026 at 5:05 pm
The US Senate returns to Washington next week with 20 working days to decide whether the CLARITY Act, which is the most advanced crypto market-structure bill in Congress, becomes law this summer or slips into another round of delay. Data from CryptoSlate shows that Bitcoin has climbed about 10% this month after a bruising June, The post Bitcoin’s rally has 4 weeks to get its Washington CLARITY catalyst before the clock runs out appeared first […]
- Bitcoin’s ETF comeback is relying on a $79B futures market betting the rebound holdsby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on July 8, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Futures volume is running far ahead of spot demand, making absorption the next test for BTC’s recovery. The post Bitcoin’s ETF comeback is relying on a $79B futures market betting the rebound holds appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Bitcoin miners are using up to 12% of treasury BTC as collateral rather than selling coinsby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 8, 2026 at 3:10 pm
Its June update shows why headline Bitcoin holdings can be harder to read when coins are collateral, receivables, restricted balances, or already tied to treasury trades. The post Bitcoin miners are using up to 12% of treasury BTC as collateral rather than selling coins appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- New Vanguard job posting could decide how crypto reaches 50 million investorsby Gino Matos on July 8, 2026 at 2:05 pm
Vanguard posted a Head of Digital Assets, Personal Wealth role on July 6, with openings in Dallas, Scottsdale, Charlotte, and Malvern. The posting asks the incoming executive to lead digital assets strategy, build a multi-year roadmap, and run enterprise execution across Vanguard’s wealth business. Two years earlier, the same firm refused to list spot Bitcoin The post New Vanguard job posting could decide how crypto reaches 50 million investors […]
- One Bitcoin treasury’s paper loss just made Strategy’s stress everyone’s problemby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 8, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Strategy remains the center of STRC pressure, but Strive’s disclosed holding turns preferred-stock discounts into a broader credit test for Bitcoin treasuries. The post One Bitcoin treasury’s paper loss just made Strategy’s stress everyone’s problem appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Bitcoin looks calm but a July 17 oil deadline looms as Iran shock sends crude up 5%by Gino Matos on July 8, 2026 at 11:35 am
The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control revoked General License X on July 7, cutting off the authorization that had allowed Iranian crude oil, petrochemical, and petroleum-product transactions through Aug. 21. Its replacement, General License X1, permits only wind-down transactions through 12:01 a.m. ET on July 17. Brent crude settled at $74.16 and WTI The post Bitcoin looks calm but a July 17 oil deadline looms as Iran shock sends […]
- Trump’s Threatened US Strike Wave On Iran Commences, Explosions Heard Along Coastby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 8:05 pm
Trump’s Threatened US Strike Wave On Iran Commences, Explosions Heard Along Coast Summary Wednesday night US attack wave commences along Iran’s coast. Trump tells NATO summit that Iran wants to assassinate him: “on every single one of their list.” Iran threatens to reclose the Strait of Hormuz and suspended final talks with the US. The US earlier revoked an Iranian oil waiver & now signals readiness to restore a maritime […]
- Consumer Credit Unexpectedly Shrinks For The First Time Since 2024 As Credit Card Rates Jumpby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Consumer Credit Unexpectedly Shrinks For The First Time Since 2024 As Credit Card Rates Jump After two consecutive outsized jumps in consumer credit in the months of March and April, when gas prices surged and inflation resumed its track higher, lifting most prices as a result of the war in Iran, moments ago the Fed published its latest consumer credit (G.19) report for the month of May and it was a doozy: instead of the expected […]
- Brown University Prof Bans Take-Home Exams After Mass-Cheatingby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 7:20 pm
Brown University Prof Bans Take-Home Exams After Mass-Cheating Authored by Jennifer Kabbany via The College Fix, A Brown University professor says he will no longer allow students to take exams at home after he caught a large chunk of his class cheating on a test. Economics Professor Roberto Serrano said he allowed students to take a midterm at home, and 40 students, nearly half the class, earned a perfect 100; among the 86 […]
- Coffee Lovers, Take Note: Lavazza Sounds Alarm, Suggest It May Be Time To Stock Upby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 6:45 pm
Coffee Lovers, Take Note: Lavazza Sounds Alarm, Suggest It May Be Time To Stock Up Following the largest daily surge in Arabica coffee futures since the Dot-Com bubble, the head of Italian coffee giant Lavazza Group warned that prices are unlikely to fall over the next two years. Giuseppe Lavazza, chairman of the Italian roaster, was quoted by Bloomberg as saying, “The market needs to have stability before it’s time to think about […]
- Are Flattening Curves And Style Rotations Deceptive Omens?by Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 6:25 pm
Are Flattening Curves And Style Rotations Deceptive Omens? Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Bond market pundits often warn that bear yield curve flatteners or inverted yield curves ultimately lead to recessions. Similarly, some equity experts caution that periods of violent back-and-forth rotations among stock sectors and/or style factors are precursors to a market top. Additionally, the combination of a […]
- FOMC Minutes Show ‘A Few’ Fed Members Wanted To Hike In June, ‘Majority’ Fear Higher Inflationby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 6:05 pm
FOMC Minutes Show ‘A Few’ Fed Members Wanted To Hike In June, ‘Majority’ Fear Higher Inflation Tl;dr: The minutes underscored a more hawkish tone on inflation. UBS traders noted that most participants cited scenarios in which price pressures could remain elevated, including stronger AI-related demand, the ongoing Middle East conflict and tariffs. In those cases, nearly all of those officials said some additional policy tightening […]
- Bezos’ Blue Origin Seeks $10 Billion In First-Ever Outside Funding Roundby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 5:45 pm
Bezos’ Blue Origin Seeks $10 Billion In First-Ever Outside Funding Round Fresh off Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO, it appears that, for the first time, Blue Origin is preparing to raise outside capital in a deal that would value Jeff Bezos’ rocket company at about $130 billion. Andrew Ross Sorkin, financial columnist for The New York Times and a co-anchor of CNBC’s Squawk Box, wrote in a DealBook report, “I’ve got a scoop on Blue Origin […]
- The Great Migration: What The Dow-To-Gold Ratio Is Telling Usby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 5:25 pm
The Great Migration: What The Dow-To-Gold Ratio Is Telling Us Authored by Bryan Lutz, Editor at Dollarcollapse.com, It takes about 13 ounces of gold to buy the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The Dow-to-gold ratio prices the entire American stock market. And it does it in the one currency no central bank can print. Over the past century, it tells the same story. It measures when the US stock market is overvalued… when it’s […]
- Stellar 10Y Auction Stops Through, With 3rd Highest Foreign Demand On Recordby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 5:24 pm
Stellar 10Y Auction Stops Through, With 3rd Highest Foreign Demand On Record Following yesterday’s stellar 3Y auction, moments ago – with yields surging to the highest level since mid-May – the Treasury completed the sale of $39BN in a 9 Year 10 Month reopening of 10Y cusip QQ7, in what was another spectacular auction. The note sale, which priced just after 1pm ET, stopped at a high yield of 4.580%, up from last month’s 4.538%, and […]
- Russia Bans Diesel Exports, Assuring Even Higher Pricesby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 5:10 pm
Russia Bans Diesel Exports, Assuring Even Higher Prices As was widely speculated in recent days, Russia banned exports of diesel in order to avoid domestic shortages after a flurry of attacks by Ukrainian drones on the nation’s refineries. “Today we introduced ban on exports of diesel,” Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said at the government’s meeting with President Vladimir Putin. The decision will further squeeze […]
- George Soros Angers Hamptons Residents After Massive Land Purchaseby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 4:55 pm
George Soros Angers Hamptons Residents After Massive Land Purchase Authored by Luis Cornelio via Headline USA, George Soros has long used his billions to influence politics, but now his family appears to be using that wealth to reshape its own backyard through a massive land grab in the Hamptons. The Soros family has purchased 18 plots of land on Shelter Island, a Hamptons community, angering residents who are concerned that […]
- FOMC Minutes Preview: Scrutiny For Hawkish Biasby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 4:25 pm
FOMC Minutes Preview: Scrutiny For Hawkish Bias Today’s FOMC minutes will be scrutinized for further insight into policymakers’ appetite for additional rate hikes and the thinking behind the Committee’s hawkish shift at last month’s meeting. The minutes are an account of the June 17th meeting and therefore will not reflect subsequent developments, including the softer-than-expected June nonfarm payrolls report or Chair Warsh’s […]
- Southern Poverty Law Center Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Fraud Chargesby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 4:05 pm
Southern Poverty Law Center Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Fraud Charges Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on July 7 entered not guilty pleas again to 11 criminal counts alleging it defrauded donors by sending millions of dollars to informants who infiltrated white supremacist and so-called hate groups that it publicly opposed. The fresh arraignment of the nonprofit organization […]
- 63 Million Barrels Of Iranian Oil Stuck At Sea After US Pulls Iran Sanction Waiverby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 3:45 pm
63 Million Barrels Of Iranian Oil Stuck At Sea After US Pulls Iran Sanction Waiver Tehran’s oil export troubled just got worse. One week after we reported that Iran was already struggling to sell its crude to buyers in Asia (including China, which appears to now prefer UAE exports instead), overnight the US rescinded the sanctions waiver that allowed Tehran to sell its oil without penalties, making sales of Iranian crude to […]
- Your Delusion Doesn’t Make Me A “Doomer”by Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 3:25 pm
Your Delusion Doesn’t Make Me A “Doomer” Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance “There exists in society a very special class of persons that I have always referred to as the Believers. These are folks who have chosen to accept a certain religion, philosophy, theory, idea or notion and cling to that belief regardless of any evidence that might, for anyone else, bring it into doubt. They are the ones who encourage and support the […]
- Trump Greenlights Patriot Missile Production In Ukraine, Praises Deep Strikes Into Russiaby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Trump Greenlights Patriot Missile Production In Ukraine, Praises Deep Strikes Into Russia President Trump just prior to entering the Oval Office vowed to quickly achieve peace in the Russia-Ukraine war, which is currently in its fifth year. The MAGA base got energized by Trump’s earlier repeat statements that he’d bring peace to major global flashpoints and hotspots, but instead of anti-interventionism he started a new war of choice […]
- WTI Extends Gains As Crude Exports Slide, SPR Drain Continues, ‘Tank Bottoms’ Hitby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 2:39 pm
WTI Extends Gains As Crude Exports Slide, SPR Drain Continues, ‘Tank Bottoms’ Hit Oil prices spiked overnight to three-week-highs after President Trump said that he thought the Iran cease-fire was “over” amid a volatile 24 hours in the Persian Gulf region. The Trump admin launched a series of strikes on Iran and revoked a waiver that had allowed Iran to sell oil in retaliation for attacks on tankers this week in the Strait of […]
- Trump Admin Approves Public Release Of OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Models Ahead Of Thursday Releaseby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 2:25 pm
Trump Admin Approves Public Release Of OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Models Ahead Of Thursday Release The Trump administration has approved the wide public release of OpenAI’s advanced GPT-5.6 model family, a source familiar with the discussions confirmed to Axios on Tuesday. OpenAI announced late Tuesday night that its flagship model, named Sol, along with the more accessible Terra and Luna variants, will launch publicly this Thursday. Prompt […]
- The Plumbing For Vast Defense Spending Needs To Be Set Upby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 2:05 pm
The Plumbing For Vast Defense Spending Needs To Be Set Up By Michael Every of Rabobank In response to Iranian strikes on ships using the Omani route in Hormuz, the US has struck Iranian air defense, missile, and drone sites in the Strait and suspended its oil sanctions waiver. These are clear breaches of the MoU, and we will now see if Iran escalates –it says it will take “decisive” action– with the risk of war if the US is […]
- South Korea Falls Into Bear Market As Memory Euphoria Fizzlesby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 1:45 pm
South Korea Falls Into Bear Market As Memory Euphoria Fizzles It started off with the usual morning rush by retail momentum chasers into the handful of massive, market-moving names (read Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix), but as has been the case over the past two weeks, the initial euphoria quickly reversed and the Kospi rolled over, closing down 5.4%, 9.99% over the past two days, and down 22% from the all time high of 9385 hit […]
- Zelensky In Ankara Still Insistent On Ukraine Joining NATO: ‘Alliance For The Future’by Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 1:25 pm
Zelensky In Ankara Still Insistent On Ukraine Joining NATO: ‘Alliance For The Future’ President Volodymyr Zelensky is in full court press mode while being present in Ankara for the annual NATO summit, amid Western leaders including President Trump. He has predictably renewed his argument for Ukraine to join the North Atlantic alliance, while also touting some momentum on the battlefield as Russia comes under repeat long-range drone […]
- Higher Electricity Rates In Blue States Linked To Renewable Energy Policiesby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 12:45 pm
Higher Electricity Rates In Blue States Linked To Renewable Energy Policies Authored by AG News Staff via American Greatness, A new analysis by Always On Energy Research and the Institute for Energy Research concludes that renewable energy mandates and net-zero policies have contributed to higher electricity prices in states that adopted them, while states with fewer climate-related mandates generally have lower electricity costs. […]
- Futures Slide, Oil Jumps After Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire Overby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 12:32 pm
Futures Slide, Oil Jumps After Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire Over Markets are on the backfoot this morning with equity futures and macro credit under pressure, bond yields spiking, the USD higher, and oil jumping after President Trump thrust geopolitical risks back into focus by declaring the ceasefire between the US and Iran to be over calling it “a waste of time” after the US launched strikes against Iran in response to […]
- NATO Chief Backs Renewed US Strikes On Iran As ‘Absolutely Necessary’ by Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 12:25 pm
NATO Chief Backs Renewed US Strikes On Iran As ‘Absolutely Necessary’ Even if most individual NATO members are still reluctant to jump on board Trump’s Iran war, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is busy praising American military action there amid the annual summit in Ankara. Rutte has freshly described the overnight fresh US military strikes on Iran in response to Tehran attacking multiple international shipping vessels […]
- Senate Defense Bill Would Establish Fund For Government To Buy Into Private Companiesby Tyler Durden on July 8, 2026 at 12:05 pm
Senate Defense Bill Would Establish Fund For Government To Buy Into Private Companies Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times, A new bill in Congress would enshrine into law the ability of the executive branch to buy into private companies, and create a fund to finance the purchases. The Pentagon in Arlington, Va., in this file photo. Carolyn Kaster/AP The current Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act […]
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- Israel’s AI Targeting System Identified 850,000 “Real-Time Targets”‘ in Gaza, Lebanon, Elbit Saysby Chase Codewell on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Elbit Systems Ltd., a major Israeli defense contractor, announced that its Tzayad digital army program had identified 850,000 âreal-time intel targe…
- Moisture-Activated Stretchable Battery Developed as Potential Kill Switch for IoT Devicesby Edison Reed on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Researchers have developed a moisture-activated, stretchable battery that can serve as a kill switch for surveillance devices, according to a report p…
- Egypt Announces Discovery of Byzantine-Era City in Western Desertby Edison Reed on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Saturday, July 4, the discovery of a well-preserved Byzantine-era residential city at the Dak…
- China’s Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test in Pacific Marks Rare Demonstration of Nuclear Deterrentby Garrison Vance on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) confirmed on Monday, July 6, that one of its strategic nuclear submarines launched a submarine-launched b…
- Former NASA Contractor Alleges Agency Removed UFOs From Photosby Edison Reed on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) contractor with top-secret clearance has accused the U.S. space agency of systematically…
- Study: Marigold Flower Proteins Show Promise as Sustainable Food Ingredientby Coco Somers on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Proteins extracted from marigold flowers demonstrated strong heat stability and functional properties in a new laboratory study, according to research…
- The Death Centers: How digital twins and AI superintelligence are engineering humanity’s endby Belle Carter on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The book claims that the massive, resource-intensive data centers being built are not for consumer demand but for gestating a superintelligence de…
- War with Iran is Back On, and the Coming Energy Lockdowns Are Now Inescapableby Mike Adams on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The War is Back and the MOU is DeadI warned you this would happen. The promise of peace was a lie, and the so-called Memorandum of Understanding sig…
- Ron Paul Was Right All Along: Why His Principles Matter Now More Than Everby Mike Adams on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Ron Paul: The Timeless Voice of ReasonI recently sat down with Chris Rossini from the Ron Paul Institute, and the conversation reinforced something …
- Researchers Develop Diving Suits for Cyborg Roachesby Edison Reed on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have developed miniature diving suits for cyborg cockroaches, a development the team says…
- Study links higher vitamin A and D levels to better lung function in asthma patientsby Chase Codewell on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Study Links Higher Vitamin A and D Levels to Better Lung Function in Asthma PatientsA new study published in the journal Thorax has found that highe…
- Study Traces PFAS in Great Lakes Food Webs for Over 40 Yearsby Coco Somers on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Researchers from the University of Notre Dame published a meta-analysis in the Journal of Environmental Quality that combines 42 years of data to trac…
- The billion-dollar rig: How Pharma’s grip on government turns medicine into a pay-to-play systemby Willow Tohi on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Pharmaceutical companies now fund nearly 51% of the FDA’s budget through user fees, creating a financial conflict of interest in drug regulation. …
- Cargo Plane Missing Off Pakistan Coast After Rapid Descent, Search Underwayby Garrison Vance on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A cargo plane operated by K2 Airways disappeared near Karachi late Tuesday, according to flight tracking data. The Boeing 737-400 was carrying five cr…
- 8 Hydrating Drinks That May Improve Skin Health, According to Researchby Iva Greene on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Skin health and appearance are affected by hydration and nutrient intake, according to several studies. Water, vitamin C, antioxidants, and collagen a…
- The manufactured depression crisis: How $9 billion in antidepressant sales pathologized normal human sadnessby Willow Tohi on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Antidepressant market valued at $6.9 billion in 2022, projected to reach $9.37 billion by 2030. Depression diagnosis rates surged from 3.33% to…
- Tart cherry juice and probiotics: A duo that supports restful sleep and optimal gut healthby HRS Editors on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Tart cherry juice contains melatonin and serotonin, hormones that regulate your sleep-wake cycle. Studies show that drinking it can help you fall …
- Study Links Prolonged Sitting to Higher Cancer Risk, Light Activity May Reduce Death Riskby Morgan S. Verity on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A new study published in PLOS Medicine on July 2 found that prolonged sedentary behavior is associated with a higher risk of several cancers and a 10%…
- U.S. Population Ages 45-64 Shrinks by 2.68 Million Since 2020, Census Data Showsby Douglas Harrington on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The U.S. population aged 45-64 declined by 2.68 million from April 2020 to July 2025, according to new Census Bureau estimates reviewed by Axios. The …
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 8, 2026 at 8:42 pm
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 8, 2026 at 8:42 pm
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 8, 2026 at 8:42 pm
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 8, 2026 at 8:42 pm
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 8, 2026 at 8:42 pm
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.
- Robinhood Chain Metrics Surge as the Network Leans Into Memecoinsby The Defiant Team on July 8, 2026 at 6:57 pm
Pump.fun added trading for Robinhood Chain tokens and prediction market World said it will migrate from Solana, as CEO Vlad Tenev reversed course to call the RWA-focused chain ‘great for memes.’ The biggest jump in value locked, though, came from an Ethena stablecoin deposit.
- Paradigm Raises $1.2 Billion for Fourth Venture Fundby The Defiant Team on July 8, 2026 at 6:31 pm
The new pool targets crypto, AI and robotics, widening the firm’s bet beyond pure digital-asset investing.
- Dinari, tZERO Partner on Tokenized US Stock Frameworkby The Defiant Team on July 8, 2026 at 5:34 pm
Dinari, an issuer of tokenized U.S. equities, and tZERO Group, a blockchain-based financial infrastructure provider, said Wednesday they are partnering to build an operating framework that would let broker-dealers offer tokenized U.S. stocks.
- Strike Launches Bitcoin Loans With No Price Liquidationsby The Defiant Team on July 8, 2026 at 5:28 pm
Strike, the bitcoin financial services firm run by CEO Jack Mallers, launched a bitcoin-backed loan product on July 7 that removes price-triggered liquidations for the life of the loan, according to Strike’s own FAQ. The product, called “volatility-proof loans,” strips out the 65% LTV warning, 70%…
- AscendEX Halts Operations, Freezes Automated Withdrawalsby The Defiant Team on July 8, 2026 at 5:23 pm
Crypto exchange AscendEX ceased operations effective July 1, 2026, and moved all withdrawal requests to manual review starting July 6, according to a notice posted on its website addressed to retail account holders.













































































































