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Ostium commits to cover liquidity providers losses in relaunch plan
Ostium plans to resume trading this week, roughly five days after an attacker drained its liquidity vault, the Arbitrum-based exchange said on Monday, July 20. Traders and liquidity providers have had funds frozen since July 15, and the restart will be their first chance to act on positions in nearly a week. The company stated...
Tue, Jul 21
World Bank backs South Africa’s reforms with fourth loan since 2022
South Africa has obtained a $1.5 billion loan from the World Bank in order to speed up upgrades to the country’s decades-overdue electricity transmission, rail, ports and water systems. The loan represents the lender’s fourth stand-alone financial assistance to South Africa since 2022, indicating more and more confidence in Pretoria’s ability to implement its plan...
Tue, Jul 21
Public equities lead growth as RWA tokenization takes off on crypto exchanges
Public equities are among the most active real-world assets traded on both centralized and decentralized markets. Whales are also moving in as earnings season approaches.
Tue, Jul 21
Is China becoming AI’s new gatekeeper?
China is considering new controls on exports of its homegrown AI models and chips. A move that could give Beijing the same kind of technological leverage Washington has exercised through years of semiconductor restrictions. The proposal is still under deliberation, as Chinese authorities have not yet released any draft regulations. However, studies carried out by...
Tue, Jul 21
South Korea’s CBDC pilot skipped independent security audit
The pilot program for the central bank digital currency (CBDC) in South Korea seems to have gone through live blockchain payments with thousands of users without even a single independent security audit, raising new doubts as central banks around the world speed up their plans to implement digital currency systems. The Project Hangang by the...
Tue, Jul 21
Gold’s slide near $4,000 is a liquidity test crypto can’t ignore
Gold is priced close to $4,030 per ounce which means it is approximately 28% lower than the price reached in January this year. The factors responsible for the pressure on gold prices are the same forces influencing the cryptocurrency market, that is rising real interest rates and tight money conditions. Whenever both factors negatively affect...
Tue, Jul 21
Oracle’s $15B AI data center hits roadblock as Wisconsin rejects rule change
Oracle’s plans for a $15 billion artificial intelligence data center in Wisconsin have encountered a major setback. This comes after state regulators refused to ease credit requirements that could force the technology giant to provide more than $7 billion in financial collateral. Regulators said the rules are intended to protect electricity customers from bearing the...
Tue, Jul 21
AI agents are becoming enterprise insiders faster than security can govern them
A lot of research that was published this month indicates that organizations are implementing AI agents much faster than security measures for them are being put in place. These systems are behaving increasingly like digital workers with constant access to corporate networks and confidential data. As a result, governance rather than model efficiency will determine...
Tue, Jul 21
Robinhood Chain Climbs to Second Position in Active Wallets on EVM DEXs
Robinhood chain has seen a massive growth curve ever since its mainnet launch on July 1. From flipping Base to lead all Ethereum Layer 2s in daily transactions to an average of around 26,000 new tokens launching on the chain daily, the network is compounding rapidly. Data from Dune now shows that Robinhood chain sits...
Tue, Jul 21
Uber Eats orders led FBI to Steam malware suspect
The FBI arrested Zyaire Wilkins, 21, of North Lauderdale, Florida. Prosecutors say he paid for malware that was embedded in eight games on Steam.
Tue, Jul 21
US AI standards chief Chris Fall resigns as director just after 3 months
The agency responsible for developing the technical standards the United States uses to evaluate advanced AI systems is searching for a new leader, creating uncertainty as governments and technology companies closely watch Washington’s next moves on AI governance. Chris Fall resigned Monday as director of the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), according to...
Tue, Jul 21
Police impersonation scam targets crypto wallet holders across NZ
Scammers posing as detectives and cryptocurrency company employees have stolen millions of dollars from wallet holders across New Zealand in recent weeks. Detective Inspector Stuart Mills stated that the police have received a number of reports from holders of crypto accounts and wallets. He stated that the losses have already totaled millions. The scam starts...
Tue, Jul 21
Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright deal leaves AI fair use unresolved
A US federal judge on July 20, 2026, approved Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement of a copyright lawsuit brought by authors who accused the AI startup of using pirated books to train its Claude models. The agreement, first reached in 2025, is the largest known copyright settlement involving generative AI and the clearest indication yet of...
Tue, Jul 21
X rewrites Android app in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
X released an entirely new version of its Android app. According to Nikita Bier, the rebuild took about a year and is one of the largest engineering projects.
Tue, Jul 21
SEC sues Mining Automatic and CEO over $22 million crypto mining scheme
The U.S. SEC has sued crypto mining firm Mining Automatic and its owner Zan Shaikh for allegedly collecting more than $22 million from over 380 investors for the purpose of mining, while spending only a fraction of it on actual crypto mining. The case, filed in federal court in Massachusetts, is a warning to anyone...
Tue, Jul 21
Grayscale files with SEC for spot Worldcoin ETF
Top Wall Street asset manager Grayscale has officially registered its intentions to launch a spot ETF for Worldcoin’s WLD token with the U.S. SEC on Monday in a move set to offer American investors a regulated platform to hold the token without touching a crypto exchange. The filing lands with WLD trading near $0.375, roughly...
Tue, Jul 21
Blackstone agrees to invest in South Korea’s actuator supplier Futronic
$1.3 trillion U.S. asset manager Blackstone has agreed to invest in South Korea’s supplier of high-precision actuators, Futronic. Blackstone said Monday private equity funds affiliated with the company entered a definitive agreement to “make a significant investment” in Futronic. The firm didn’t disclose the size of the investment. However, the deal values the South Korean...
Mon, Jul 20
Kenya restores president's official website after 5 BTC hijack
Kenya restored President William Ruto’s official website on Sunday, following an attack from unknown hackers who hacked and defaced its homepage, demanding a ransom of 5 Bitcoin, and threatening to leak alleged stolen files if payment was not made. Visitors to president.go.ke on Saturday were met with a cryptocurrency wallet address, insulting messages directed at...
Mon, Jul 20
Exodus is set to layoff 25% of its workforce
Crypto wallet company Exodus is laying off 25% its workforce as it looks to restructure its business towards stablecoin payments. Exodus announced the cut on Friday, saying the decision is intended to align the company’s cost structure and priorities with its ongoing efforts to become a card issuance and payments platform through its recently acquired...
Mon, Jul 20
Trump's AI safety head leaves role after three months
Chris Fall has resigned as the director of the Center for AI Standards and Innovation after about three months in the job. The Commerce Department confirmed his departure on Monday. Now the federal government’s main AI-testing body is left without a permanent chief. Why did Chris Fall leave CAISI? Axios was the first outlet to...
Mon, Jul 20
