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Crypto exchange MNX takes on OKX, BitGet offering pre-IPO futures for AI giants MNX is offering a different way to trade the future valuations of private AI companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic and DeepSeek. Read on site
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Palantir's Europe head warns the region is 'missing the boat' on AI just as it did with the internet The Palantir UK chief said the U.S. is racing ahead on enterprise AI while Europe hesitates, and explained why he thinks the company faces intense political attacks.
Read on site Clarity's failure could speed crypto innovation while shielding incumbents Executives see openings for tokenization, DeFi and dealmaking, while lawyers warn agency action leaves spot-market oversight and lasting certainty unresolved.
Read on site One year after 10/10 flash crash, bitcoin and ether liquidity have rebuilt, but altcoins still face risks Bitcoin and ether order books are deeper than before the crash, while altcoin liquidity keeps eroding and spot trading remains well below its October 2025 peak.
Read on site New York AG secures up to $35 million and lifetime crypto ban from Celsius’ Alex Mashinsky Alex Mashinsky, already serving 12 years for fraud, settled New York’s civil case over claims he misled Celsius customers about the failed crypto lender’s safety.
Read on site U.S. government moves $1 billion in bitcoin from Bitfinex hack wallet, no sale indicated Arkham data shows the 12,267 BTC went to unlabeled wallets rather than an exchange, a day after $383 million hit Coinbase Prime.
Read on site Crypto Long & Short: Zcash and the case for privacy in the age of AI AI has made it cheap to link wallet addresses to the people behind them, and the permanence of the blockchain means records don’t age out. Michael Zhao of Grayscale Research explains how Zcash’s shielded transactions address this problem, and why close to 29% of all ZEC ever mined now sits in the shielded pool.
Read on site Gate bets all-in-one money app is crypto’s biggest consumer trend this year and next Gate rebrands around Gate Money, which combines accounts, asset conversion, savings and card payments as the exchange broadens beyond its trading base.
Read on site U.S. CFTC joins SEC in proposing crypto regulations, though spot-market gap lingers The derivatives regulator is proposing two rules meant to cover the waterfront of crypto activity and exchanges, as long as it's not simple, direct trading.
Read on site Crypto poured years into new products. The next challenge is keeping users Crypto firms have spent years building financial products on blockchains. Getting people to use them — and keep using them — is becoming the next challenge.
Read on site Cathie Wood says smart investors need to start watching where AI agents spend money As AI agents evolve from answering questions to spending real money, investors and tech giants are scrambling to control the financial networks powering machine-driven commerce.
Read on site America at a crossroads: Commissioner Peirce’s parting challenge It is incumbent upon us to continue Commissioner Peirce’s mission, writes Will Schwartz, policy associate at the Blockchain Association.
Read on site Crypto for Advisors: The CLARITY Act failed, but the rules came anyway Crypto for Advisors: The CLARITY Act failed, but the rules came anyway
Read on site Open USD takes on Tether, Circle with a different stablecoin model that's 'building money' The “overwhelming majority” of Open Standard’s equity will be distributed over time to partners based on how much they help grow the stablecoin, CEO Zach Abrams said.
Read on site Ethereum users get another way to pay privately as zk.money returns after three years The relaunched wallet hides payments made on the Aztec Network, while deposits from Ethereum remain visible.
Read on site AI agents could drain cheap bank deposits, Apollo's Torsten Slok warns AI agents could trigger a bank run by automatically moving household cash from low-interest checking accounts to higher-yield alternatives, Slok warns.
Read on site Vitalik Buterin maps Ethereum’s shift beyond a blockchain in sweeping 2030 vision Buterin wants Ethereum to do far more work without forcing every computer on the network to repeat the same calculations.
Read on site Kraken’s parent Payward is betting billions on becoming financial infrastructure, not just a crypto exchange Kraken parent Payward is unifying trading, payments, asset management and institutional services on common rails, co-CEO Arjun Sethi said.
Read on site Circle and Tether step in to freeze hacker wallet after massive Bitget crypto heist The stablecoin issuer blacklisted a wallet holding about $318,000 in USDT and USDC. Most of the stolen funds sit in ether, which can't be frozen.
Read on site Crypto casino Duelbits goes offline after $7 million hot wallet hack Attackers drained Duelbits' hot wallets across four blockchains; about $6 million in stolen funds now sits in a single Ethereum address.
Read on site Creatio commits $300m to scale financial AI Creatio commits $300m to scale financial AI
Read on site Defense Stocks Fall While Oil Slides on Hormuz Reopening Report: Lockheed Martin and RTX Drop 3%, Boeing Dips Defense Stocks Fall While Oil Slides on Hormuz Reopening Report: Lockheed Martin and RTX Drop 3%, Boeing Dips
Read on site Crypto's Fairshake repeats history with $30 million to oppose Sherrod Brown Senate bid It's the biggest spending from the industry's campaign arm in 2026, much like Fairshake's $40 million against Brown two years ago was its largest-ever outlay.
Read on site Musk Says NVIDIA (NVDA) AI Chips Are Headed to Space With SpaceX (SPCX) Next Year Musk Says NVIDIA (NVDA) AI Chips Are Headed to Space With SpaceX (SPCX) Next Year
Read on site Clarity Act, we hardly knew ye: We look at what was in the bill and what's replacing it U.S. agencies are racing to substitute their regulations for the law that was meant to set crypto markets in governmental bedrock, but will the stand-ins last?
Read on site Oil Retreat Slows on Saudi Supply Concerns Oil Retreat Slows on Saudi Supply Concerns
Read on site Lockheed Martin Targets Drone Defense, Missile Output Surge With AI-Powered Strategy Lockheed Martin Targets Drone Defense, Missile Output Surge With AI-Powered Strategy
Read on site Bitget Publishes 45th Consecutive Monthly Proof-of-Reserves Report at 122% Reserve Ratio Bitget Publishes 45th Consecutive Monthly Proof-of-Reserves Report at 122% Reserve Ratio
Read on site Crypto Clarity Act barrels toward disappointment barring last-minute Senate turnaround As the parties dig in their heels, the market structure bill hasn't yet amassed the votes it would need to clear the first Senate hurdle scheduled for Tuesday.
Read on site Spot Bitcoin ETFs Lose $463M Amid ‘Difficult’ Time for Markets Spot Bitcoin ETFs Lose $463M Amid ‘Difficult’ Time for Markets
Read on site If You'd Invested $5,000 in VGT 10 Years Ago, Here's Exactly How Much You'd Have Today If You'd Invested $5,000 in VGT 10 Years Ago, Here's Exactly How Much You'd Have Today
Read on site Jim Cramer Explains Why Merck (MRK) Is His Fantasy Defense Stock Jim Cramer Explains Why Merck (MRK) Is His Fantasy Defense Stock
Read on site The Dividend Stocks That Generate $6,400 Tax-Free Inside a Roth (And What They Cost You in a Taxable Account) The Dividend Stocks That Generate $6,400 Tax-Free Inside a Roth (And What They Cost You in a Taxable Account)
Read on site Monument Bank delays retail tokenized deposits, cites regulatory issues in the UK The London-based challenger bank tapped a Canadian custodian to meet the Financial Conduct Authority’s regulatory requirements. It now expects to roll out retail tokenized deposits by November.
Read on site Robinhood’s CEO Vlad Tenev fires back at AMC CEO in escalating fight over stock tokens Teven told CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Wednesday that public companies shouldn't have veto power over third-party securities that reference their shares.
Read on site Why Did Oracle Stock Pop Today? Why Did Oracle Stock Pop Today?
Read on site Hunter Biden debuts 'LAPTOP' memecoin targeting TRUMP holders LAPTOP debuts Wednesday on Base, with nearly a third of the supply set to be burned if a slate of political and market outcomes — including a Democratic win in 2028 — comes good.
Read on site Nvidia’s Profits Could Rival a Country’s GDP by 2029 Nvidia’s Profits Could Rival a Country’s GDP by 2029
Read on site British investor thought he lost $2,000 in bitcoin in 2012. He just recovered $4.5 million CEL Solicitors says it has identified a wallet holding more than 5,500 BTC linked to former Intersango users.
Read on site Bond Yields Are Soaring. Why That's Bad for Homebuilder and Automaker Stocks. Bond Yields Are Soaring. Why That's Bad for Homebuilder and Automaker Stocks.
Read on site Meta Stock Has a New AI Catalyst. Is META Headed Back Toward Its All-Time High? Meta Stock Has a New AI Catalyst. Is META Headed Back Toward Its All-Time High?
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Editorial notes.
BlackRock Rose After Earnings—Markets Drove Most of the AUM Jump A strong print and share move can still be mostly market beta. Sophron focuses on organic flows versus mark-to-market AUM when reading asset-manager results.
Read Buffett Warns the Market Is Gambling Again—Then Backs Alphabet Speculation can obscure value even as high-quality franchises remain investable. Sophron’s take on separating noise, philanthropy signals and durable cash-flow businesses.
Read Warsh’s Hearing Was Not About Cuts—It Was the Inflation Test Commentary around Kevin Warsh’s hearing pointed less to imminent rate cuts and more to how the Fed should separate temporary AI-linked price shocks from persistent inflation.
Read Is SPCX a Buy? SpaceX Slides Below IPO Price SpaceX-linked trading weakens below IPO reference levels as debt supply and lock-up nerves hit sentiment. Sophron’s desk separates long-cycle aerospace thesis from short-term positioning risk.
Read ASML Lifts 2026 Sales Outlook as Chip Capacity Accelerates Stronger equipment guidance reinforces the AI-capex chain—but Sophron watches expectations, cycle timing and concentration across semis.
Read Avoiding Losers May Beat Picking Winners Behavioral and left-tail risk management can matter as much as winner selection. Sophron’s research culture privileges what not to hold—and when to cut.
Read IBM Slumped as Clients Shift Budgets From Software Toward Hardware A sharp drawdown after soft results raises a structural question: is AI-era spend rotating from software into hardware and infrastructure?
Read June CPI Cooler Than Feared as Oil-Driven Inflation Eased—For Now Softer U.S. CPI on easing energy prices calmed markets, but geopolitics can put oil-driven inflation back on the table quickly.
Read Did SK Hynix’s Plunge Expose a Crack in the AI Chip Boom? A sharp memory-chip selloff triggered a broader AI hardware reset. Sophron reads expectations and positioning—not a collapse in end demand by default.
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