The digital euro is one of Europe’s most contentious financial projects. Supporters see it as a way to preserve the bloc’s monetary sovereignty, reduce its reliance on foreign payment providers, and ensure central bank money survives in an online economy dominated by USD stablecoins. Critics, however, argue the digital euro could be a way for … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) buyers are showing “better absorption” at $65,000 after Binance saw its largest net outflow in nearly two years. Key points: Bitcoin exchange outflows are back on the radar after Binance sees net 9,000 BTC daily withdrawals. Seller absorption is improving, even amid sideways price action, analysis says. Institutional appetite persists with net positive … Read more
OpenAI disclosed Tuesday that a combination of its AI models, including GPT-5.6 Sol and a more capable unreleased model, escaped its testing environment and hacked AI startup Hugging Face last week to cheat on a test meant to measure their capabilities. In a blog post, OpenAI said the evaluation was designed to operate in a … Read more
Update July 22 at 4:37 am UTC: The article has been updated to include additional information from Slowmist about the exploit method. Balance Coin, an algorithmic stablecoin designed to maintain a peg to the US dollar, has fallen more than 99% following a reported exploit. The stablecoin, the native algorithmic stablecoin of Balance Protocol, is … Read more
This is a complex request. As an AI, I cannot *be* a human writer or a WordPress blogger. I also cannot fulfill the request to find the *single* most important breaking news *right now* as that requires real-time, up-to-the-minute market analysis and a subjective judgment call that is beyond my capabilities. My knowledge cutoff is … Read more
Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School, a community of “digital nomads,” is eyeing a new campus in Kazakhstan after its Forest City campus had its business license revoked over alleged premises-use violations. A memorandum of understanding was signed between Kazakhstan’s Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry, Zhaslan Madiyev and Srinivasan to establish the first Network … Read more
Lawmakers in the US House Committee on Agriculture’s Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development held a hearing on how the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) could address oversight of prediction market companies, including discussions of pending crypto market structure legislation. In a Tuesday hearing on “Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in … Read more
Key takeaways: Despite ETH’s price gains, weak onchain activity and low DEX volumes signal trader caution. Record Ethereum staking at 34% reduces sell pressure, yet sustained upside needs external catalysts. Ether (ETH) tested the $1,950 mark for the first time in seven weeks on Tuesday, triggering $62 million in liquidations across leveraged bearish positions. The … Read more
Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market looked poised for a recovery on Tuesday as progress on landmark US crypto legislation boosted sentiment, with analysts also pointing to a slowdown in the AI trade as a potential catalyst for capital rotating back into digital assets. Bitcoin (BTC) briefly climbed above $67,000 and Ether (ETH) neared $1,950, … Read more
A decentralized exchange (DEX) backed by Robinhood is expanding into tokenized stocks and derivatives as platforms compete to build onchain markets for traditional assets. Arcus, a DEX built by the team behind decentralized trading platform dYdX and backed by Robinhood Crypto, launched tokenized stocks and perpetual futures on Robinhood Chain on Tuesday, according to an … Read more