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European Central Bank Picks 36 Firms for 2027 Digital Euro Payments Pilot
The European Central Bank (ECB) has selected 36 payment service providers for a 12-month digital euro pilot due to begin in the second half of 2027. The project will test payments, account setup, merchant acceptance, and offline…
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XRP Enters AI Agent Payments Push as Ripple Joins x402 Foundation
Ripple has joined the x402 Foundation as a Premier Member, placing XRP and RLUSD within an industry effort to develop internet-native payments for AI agents, APIs, and applications. The Linux Foundation-backed initiative launched with 40…
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Czechia Blocks Polymarket as Unlicensed Gambling, Ordering a 15-Day ISP Shutdown
The Czech Republic has become the latest European country to block Polymarket as unlicensed gambling, adding the crypto-based prediction market to its official blocklist and giving internet providers 15 days to cut access. Another European…
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3 Dota 2 Survivors Advance as Rune Eaters Stuns Virtus.pro at EWC 2026
Team Liquid, Rune Eaters Esports, and LGD Gaming survived elimination Tuesday at the Esports World Cup 2026 Dota 2 tournament, while an integrity review postponed the remaining July 14 series. 3 Teams Keep Their Playoff Hopes Alive The…
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Was Satoshi a Lone Genius or a Secret Team? ChatGPT, Grok and Claude Decide
More than seventeen years after Bitcoin’s launch, the question of whether Satoshi Nakamoto was a single individual or part of a coordinated group remains one of the protocol’s most consequential unsolved mysteries. So we asked five of…
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Bitcoin Bulls Drive BTC Near $65,000 Despite Middle East Strikes as Shorts Collapse
Bitcoin staged a sharp intraday turnaround, climbing from under $63,000 to peak at $64,913 before stabilizing around $64,500. This 4.2% gain pushed the total crypto market capitalization past $2.3 trillion. Inside the Intraday Rally In a…
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US Government Shifts $12.36M in ETH, USDC and USDT to Coinbase After Monday’s BTC Move
The U.S. government moved $12.36 million in ether, USDC and USDT out of a Bitfinex hack seizure wallet on Tuesday, July 14, sending the funds to Coinbase Prime and one unlabeled address, according to Arkham Intelligence data. The transfer…
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Interactive Brokers Unleashes Stablecoin Rails, Slashes Crypto Trading Costs
Interactive Brokers announced a major expansion of its digital asset footprint on Tuesday, introducing nine new trading tokens and unveiling bidirectional account funding through prominent stablecoins. The Connecticut-based brokerage firm…
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Kalshi Takes Tribal Sovereignty Fight to Ninth Circuit Over Sports Markets
Three California tribes have asked the Ninth Circuit to revive their bid to block Kalshi’s sports event contracts on tribal lands. The appeal opens a new front in the prediction market’s regulatory fight: whether its federal exchange status…
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Strategy Extends Dividend Coverage Beyond 20 Months With Larger Cash Buffer
Strategy’s U.S. dollar reserve now covers 20.4 months of dividends after the company increased the balance to $3 billion, extending the duration of its liquidity supporting preferred securities. The $450 Million Expansion Behind Strategy’s…
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