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Bitget Stocks 2.0: How crypto users can now own real U.S. Stocks without leaving the exchange
Historically, crypto users who wanted U.S. stocks had to exit the digital-asset ecosystem. Access involved local brokers, bank transfers, and jurisdiction-specific requirements that raised entry barriers and costs. Bitget Stocks 2.0 changes that narrative by allowing eligible users to seamlessly trade 10,000+ U.S. stocks and ETFs using stablecoins directly within a single unified account What...
Mon, Jul 13
Robinhood Chain Flips Base to Lead All Ethereum L2s Daily Transactions
Robinhood Chain has already crossed $3 billion in DEX volume and at the time of writing, its 24- hour DEX volume is in the third spot amongst all networks just behind Binance Smart Chain and Solana, according to DeFiLlama. All of this is happening less than two weeks since its mainnet launch. The network has...
Mon, Jul 13
Indian senior lost over $2.2M in a crypto investment fraud
A 70 year old Indian chartered accountant gave fraudsters ₹21.06 crore, or about $2.2 million, after they became friends with him on social media.
Mon, Jul 13
Vardanyan pleads guilty in $15M Ryuk ransomware campaign
According to federal prosecutors, Vardanyan entered a guilty plea to aiding in the operation of a Ryuk ransomware campaign that stole BTC from US businesses.
Mon, Jul 13
Saylor's cryptic post follows Strategy's record $216 million bitcoin sale
Saylor uploaded Strategy's Bitcoin acquisition tracker to X. The caption, "Orange dots tell only part of the story," was more ambiguous than his buy signals.
Mon, Jul 13
Pakistan's crypto regulator meets scholar behind fatwa banning digital assets
Pakistan's top virtual asset official met with an Islamic scholar who recently ruled that purchasing anything with cryptocurrency is prohibited.
Mon, Jul 13
TCS builds bench of 8,900 AI engineers
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) plans to deploy up to 8,900 engineers who will work directly with clients.
Sun, Jul 12
OpenAI, Meta and SpaceXAI at war to make enterprise AI dramatically cheaper
There is fierce competition among OpenAI, Meta Platforms ($META), and SpaceXAI (NASDAQ: SPCX) on prices of enterprise AI, not just the scores for the models. They launched their latest models this week, promising improved performance but reduced prices to win the corporate scrutiny. This year, some firms had their employees work with AI all day...
Sun, Jul 12
Analysts push back on Musk's space computing timeline
SpaceX's AI returns over the coming years will not come from outer space. According to Wall Street analysts, the money is coming from Earth data centers.
Sun, Jul 12
Berkshire is badly trailing the S&P 500 in 2026
Warren Buffett’s grip on Wall Street looks less secure in 2026 because Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A, NYSE: BRK.B) is badly trailing the market. The company’s Class B stock is down 1.8% this year, while the S&P 500 has gained 10.7%. Once dividends are counted, the index is up 11.4%. That puts Berkshire behind by 12.4...
Sun, Jul 12
Japan wants GPIF to raise alternative investments from 1.7% toward 5%
Japan is preparing to let the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) put far more money outside regular stock and bond markets, according to Reuters and Nikkei on Sunday. GPIF, the world’s biggest pension fund, managed about $1.8 trillion and held only 1.7% of its portfolio in alternative investments in March. Officials want that share to...
Sun, Jul 12
The richest 10% now account for nearly half of U.S. consumer spending
The richest 10% of Americans now fund almost half of consumer spending, while many other households trim purchases and watch every bill. That divide sits at the center of the U.S. economy in 2026. Stocks remain near record levels despite a rougher artificial intelligence trade, so wealthy investors still have money to spend. Most families...
Sun, Jul 12
Uniswap hits $5.2M in daily fees as Robinhood Chain drives the surge
Uniswap’s founder, Hayden Adams, has shared that the company collects roughly $5.2 million in fees per day. Data from DefiLlama backs the figure at $5.16 million over the past 24 hours. The surge is largely thanks to Robinhood’s two-week-old blockchain, which now accounts for most of that fee flow. Meanwhile, a key governance vote is...
Sun, Jul 12
TSMC, Samsung and SK Hynix now make up nearly 30% of emerging markets
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE: TSM), Samsung Electronics (KRX: 005930) and SK Hynix (KRX: 000660) now make up more than 30% of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Their combined share is close to the Magnificent Seven’s weight in the S&P 500. Technology now covers about 45% of the emerging-market gauge. These three chipmakers are worth...
Sun, Jul 12
The IRS has yet to determine if betting on World Cup prediction markets is actually gambling
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) still has not said whether Americans trading World Cup contracts on prediction platforms should pay tax as gamblers or investors. The lack of such an answer means that two people who supported a specific match will end up paying vastly different amounts of tax on it. A gambler is expected...
Sun, Jul 12
Users point to BlueMove insider backdoor as liquidity pools on Sui get drained
The liquidity pools behind quite a number of tokens in the Sui ecosystem were emptied on Saturday, July 11. The liquidity pools are tied to BlueMove, a decentralized exchange on the Sui blockchain, and onchain observers are now accusing the DEX of pulling the funds through a planted backdoor. One of the voices that has...
Sun, Jul 12
São Paulo court orders Coinbase to repay $100K over hacked wallet
A São Paulo court has ordered Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) to return roughly $100,000 to a customer whose crypto disappeared from a Coinbase Wallet. The court rejected the exchange’s argument that self-custody shields it from liability when user funds are stolen. Court throws out Coinbase defense Brazilian courts may begin holding wallet software makers responsible for...
Sun, Jul 12
LAB crashes 56% as insider dumps $18.3 million worth of tokens
LAB fell about 56% after a wallet first funded by the LAB team sold 18.4 million tokens worth roughly $18.3 million through Aster. On-chain investigator ZachXBT said the sales happened over 48 hours and dragged LAB from about $1.20 to $0.55. The crash occurred just before token drops were supposed to begin, and although the...
Sun, Jul 12
Ripple XRP CEO Brad Garlinghouse says SEC nearly forced company to shut down
During an interview with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the company discussed closing after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued it in 2020. Brad said Ripple could have divided its XRP supply among shareholders, declared that it held no tokens, and ended the dispute, but they decided not to because hundreds of employees could...
Sun, Jul 12
Elon Musk sides with Apple in OpenAI suit, trades new insults with Sam Altman on X
Elon Musk woke up very happy three days ago when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) sued OpenAI over claims that the AI giant took private hardware knowledge for new consumer devices. Since then, Elon has been publicly displaying his support for Apple in the case, on X, as one does. As Cryptopolitan reported previously, Apple says more...
Sun, Jul 12
