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Founded in 2018, Cryptopolitan has grown from a popular blog into a trusted source of news and analysis for millions of readers worldwide. Over the years, we have expanded our coverage to include a wide range of topics, from market trends and technological innovations to regulatory changes and industry events.
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China's planning agency floats AI cooperation plan as Xi opens Shanghai summit
China’s top economic planning body has released an eight-point plan designed to increase international cooperation on artificial intelligence. The plan was published the same day President Xi Jinping gave a keynote speech, pushing for a China-led way of governing AI at a Shanghai summit What does the NRDC’s plan ask for? The National Development and...
Fri, Jul 17
The next DeFi exploit may already be hiding in Toxic Pools
Every day, billions are traded through decentralized exchanges, with the latest figures from DefiLlama showing the DEX volume has reached about $5 billion in the past 24 hours. Aggregators assess rates and paths available from various liquidity providers to find the best deals. To illustrate, while 0x collects data from approximately 150 services, Uniswap’s quote...
Fri, Jul 17
Protocol logic attacks grow as hackers shift from wallet exploits
Protocol exploits accelerated in July, switching from attacks against user wallets. Hackers picked up the pace on Solana, Arbitrum, BNB Chain, and Base, while Ethereum hacks slowed down.
Fri, Jul 17
Florida crypto fraud victim receives record $710K refund after AG intervention
Victims of crypto fraud almost never see their money again. However, there are rare cases where victims are made whole again, and this Jacksonville case is one of those, as a Florida man has been handed back $710,000, the biggest crypto-fraud reimbursement in the state’s history. The officials behind it say stolen digital funds can...
Fri, Jul 17
White House reshares CIA director post as China-tech stakes reach the Fed
The White House on Friday amplified a post from CIA Director John Ratcliffe to its followers, the latest sign of how Washington’s messaging on technological rivalry with China can bleed into trade policy, inflation, and the interest-rate bets that move crypto markets. Any government response to intelligence about that rivalry carries a long tail. Tariffs...
Fri, Jul 17
Tether adds 30M USDT wallets every quarter as user base hits 500M
Tether is attracting more than 30 million new users each quarter.
Fri, Jul 17
Another Fed rate hike? Inflation keeps the option alive
Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan has issued a new warning to investors that the battle against inflation might not be over yet. On Thursday, she pointed out that the Federal Reserve (Fed) may have to be stricter with its monetary policy if inflation does not bring down its numbers. According to her, “modestly higher”...
Fri, Jul 17
Kalshi’s Daily Crypto Contract Volume Hits Record $217.98 Million
Kalshi’s crypto event contracts saw the largest single day volume record this week on July 15. Data from Artemis shows that on Wednesday, the prediction market platform notched up $217.98 million within this category. Volume across the crypto contracts on the platform have been on a steady climb ever since May and if you go...
Fri, Jul 17
UK jails fake-police crypto gang as regulators sharpen digital-asset rules
Three individuals who masqueraded as police officers to plunder over £4 million worth of cryptocurrency were sentenced this week in London, indicating a more stringent approach to crypto regulation in the UK. The verdict was announced shortly after the Financial Action Task Force had issued a warning of billions of dollars’ worth of illegal money...
Fri, Jul 17
Starship scrub hits SpaceX stock as global markets sell off
On Thursday (July 16), the highly anticipated launch of SpaceX’s Starship test flight mission was called off at the last minute, causing SPCX shares to fall deeper below its IPO price in June and intensifying the already-existing selling wave in the aerospace and technology industries. The sell-off came at a delicate time for investors. With...
Fri, Jul 17
U.S. imposes new 25% tariffs on Brazil
The United States will place a 25% tariff on thousands of Brazilian imports starting July 22, and Brazil has promised to retaliate if this happens. This escalates a dispute in which Washington singled out Brazil’s Pix payment network as an unfair trade practice. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced the new tariffs imposed late on...
Fri, Jul 17
Wall Street can now pay to get Trump’s Truth posts about markets before everyone else
Wall Street gods will now be able to pay for faster access to Trump’s Truth Social posts. You know, the ones he use to manipulate oil, stock, and crypto markets all at once. Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ: DJT) said Thursday that it plans to launch Truth API, a paid data feed that sends...
Fri, Jul 17
Quantum computing is creating a boom in one of the world’s most rarest metals
Quantum computing is starting to pull rubidium out of obscurity. The metal is produced in tiny amounts, yet new hardware plans could make it far more valuable to technology companies, governments, and defense contractors. Supply remains narrow because rubidium is rarely mined alone and usually comes from mineral processing streams. Market Research Future estimates global...
Fri, Jul 17
Netflix says GenAI touched 300 titles as investors focus on margins
In its quarterly report issued on Thursday, Netflix managed to beat analysts’ forecasts on earnings per share but missed expectations for revenue, causing its share price to fall by 6% after hours, despite having risen by 30% over the past 12 months. Nestled within the shareholder letter was the announcement that would determine how the...
Fri, Jul 17
Stellar adds Moneygram as Tier1 validator, furthers blockchain payments
The Stellar Development Foundation announced on Thursday that MoneyGram, Figure Markets, and blockchain security firm Range will run Tier 1 validators on the Stellar network, upgrading these companies from users to operators of the chain. The Stellar network has major interests in easing cross-border payments, and the addition of a global money-transfer firm to the...
Fri, Jul 17
Aster Price Prediction 2026–2032: Can ASTER reach its all-time high again?
Key Takeaways: ASTER is the governance and utility token of the Aster ecosystem. It serves as a tool for stake governance and rewards for users who participate on the platform. After its latest tokenomics upgrade, Aster is placing 99% of platform fees into its token buyback program while permanently burning an equivalent amount of ASTER,...
Fri, Jul 17
Google adds app links to AI Mode and selfie avatars to Vids
Google integrated its AI Mode search into external apps on Thursday. It also allowed users of its Vids tool to create video avatars from a selfie.
Fri, Jul 17
ITC investigates Samsung and four others over memory-chip patents
The US International Trade Commission launched an investigation into whether Samsung and four other tech companies are infringing Netlist's memory-chip patents.
Fri, Jul 17
Nadella criticizes Anthropic’s Fable limits as Microsoft pushes AI control
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told a Wednesday meeting of engineers working on the company’s Copilot AI software that Anthropic’s limits on requests submitted to its high-end Fable model “don’t make sense,” per remarks provided to CNBC. Nadella zeroed in on the model’s rejection pattern. “If you use Fable, when it refuses for any random thing,...
Fri, Jul 17
Filing by Chinese luggage maker pegs DeepSeek's value near $52 billion
Anhui Korun, a Chinese travel luggage manufacturer, disclosed a public price for DeepSeek for the first time in a regulatory filing. The total comes to ~$51.82 billion. The Hangzhou AI startup has never stated how much outside investors will pay for a piece of it. Anhui Korun disclosed on July 16 that a fund it...
Thu, Jul 16
