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- Crypto executives say digital native generations may never need a bank accountby Olivier Acuna on July 18, 2026 at 6:30 pm
teakhouse Financial co-founder Adrian Cachinero says digital-native generations may rely less on banks, while Binance says younger users are already driving crypto adoption in emerging markets.
- DOG Mode explains Bitcoin’s next governance fightby Jamie Crawley on July 18, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Leonidas’ DOG Mode client challenges Bitcoin’s default relay policies, reopening a philosophical debate over censorship, free markets and who really governs the network.
- Trump targets Brazil’s payments system while dollar stablecoins are quietly overtaking country’s paymentsby Francisco Rodrigues on July 18, 2026 at 4:09 pm
Washington views Brazil’s promotion of non-dollar payment channels, including Pix and the growth of stablecoins, as a potential threat to dollar-based trade, even as dollar-linked stablecoins account for about 90% of Brazil’s crypto transactions.
- Here is why a massive $1.6 billion in crypto liquidity is sitting idle and wasting awayby Francisco Rodrigues on July 18, 2026 at 3:50 pm
About $542 million weekly sat outside active trading ranges, meaning this capital earned zero fees and provided no market depth.
- Massive bitcoin call spreads target $72,000 by month end, right when the Fed meetsby Omkar Godbole on July 18, 2026 at 2:15 pm
Large traders are betting on a BTC price rise to $72,000 by the end of the month, latest options market flow suggests.
- Tokenization has become a strategic priority for 84% of financial firmsby Helene Braun on July 18, 2026 at 2:00 pm
A Broadridge survey found Wall Street is accelerating tokenization efforts while betting on hybrid markets where digital and traditional assets coexist.
- Polymarket traders cut Clarity Act passage odds to record low as Senate delay drags onby Helene Braun on July 17, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Polymarket bettors have cut the odds of the CLARITY Act passing this year to a record low as Senate negotiations over ethics provisions remain unresolved.
- Stripe and Swift race to control the next generation of global payments infrastructureby Olivier Acuna on July 17, 2026 at 5:23 pm
Crypto and blockchain experts say this week’s moves show the two established finance companies are increasingly competing for control of the infrastructure behind digital payments.
- Cardano hands core development to outside teams in decentralization pushby Olivier Acuna on July 17, 2026 at 4:23 pm
Input Output will transfer control of the Haskell node, Plutus, Hydra and other components as founder Charles Hoskinson says the network must change and start growing again.
- Inside Robinhood’s high-stakes bet to onboard millions of casual users onto decentralized financeby Oliver Knight on July 17, 2026 at 3:36 pm
The company says its advantage lies in bringing retail customers onchain, but early activity remains dominated by memecoins, while its original tokenization vision remains small.
- Japan’s SBI Group is building Asia’s first cross-border digital asset empireby Olivier Acuna on July 17, 2026 at 1:46 pm
The securities giant announced today the consolidation of Singapore-based Coinhako as part of a rapid regional expansion that includes a tokenization partnership with Ondo Finance.
- Bitcoin faces fresh headwinds as China’s Kimi beats Claude, GPT in coding benchmarkby Shaurya Malwa on July 17, 2026 at 12:45 pm
Moonshot’s Kimi K3 took the top spot in frontend coding away from Claude and OpenAI, and it’s free. Semiconductor stocks fell, and crypto fell with them.
- AI frenzy losing steam leaves bitcoin less volatile than South Korean stocksby Omkar Godbole on July 17, 2026 at 11:48 am
Your day-ahead look for July 17, 2026
- Live markets: Bitcoin returns to $63,000 as Nasdaq trims large early lossby Shaurya Malwa on July 17, 2026 at 10:43 am
A deepening global selloff in chipmakers dragged risk assets lower, pulling bitcoin back from the $65,000 level it reached on this week’s soft inflation print.
- Risk-off wave drags bitcoin below $63,000 as AI selloff spreads from stocks to cryptoby Oliver Knight on July 17, 2026 at 10:26 am
Crypto fell as AI stock fatigue and U.S.-Iran tensions weighed on sentiment, though a technical measure hints at oversold conditions heading into the weekend.
- Airbnb CEO says X account was hacked, attacker posted AI-slop on tokenizationby Francisco Rodrigues on July 17, 2026 at 8:50 am
Brian Chesky regained control of his account and told any new crypto followers he would be a “disappointing follow”.
- Ether falls twice as hard as bitcoin and HYPE drops 10% as the chip trade unwindsby Shaurya Malwa on July 17, 2026 at 7:29 am
Japan’s Nikkei had its worst day since March. Ether is still the only major holding a gain on the week, barely.
- This $28 million ether market bet aims to profit from pure market chaosby Omkar Godbole on July 17, 2026 at 7:28 am
The mega trade aims to profit from a potential surge in ether price turbulence.
- DOG Mode vs. BIP-110: Inside the Bitcoin client built to bypass data restrictionsby Shaurya Malwa on July 17, 2026 at 5:32 am
While BIP 110 wants to restrict data through a consensus change and has almost no miner support, a new DOG Mode client wants the opposite and requires no vote at all.
- Bitcoin under $63,000 after new U.S. strike on Iran. Trump’s China comment adds to uncertaintyby Omkar Godbole on July 17, 2026 at 4:10 am
Geopolitical tensions and renewed fears of U.S.-China frictions are weighing on risk assets, including bitcoin.
- $1.9 trillion asset manager T. Rowe Price bets on active management with first multi-token crypto ETFby Helene Braun on July 16, 2026 at 6:38 pm
T. Rowe Price launched what it says is the industry’s first actively managed multi-token spot crypto ETF, offering diversified exposure to digital assets.
- Citadel Securities invests $400 million in Crypto.com, valuing exchange at $20 billionby Will Canny on July 16, 2026 at 6:00 pm
The exchange’s first institutional funding round values it at $20 billion and will fund expansion into tokenized securities and derivatives.
- Stripe’s $53 billion PayPal bid is a high-stakes play to own the future of digital paymentsby Jamie Crawley on July 16, 2026 at 4:37 pm
If Stripe acquires PayPal, the real prize could be consumer wallets, stablecoin issuance or the infrastructure powering the next generation of digital payments.
- Visa backs Open USD with new stablecoin platform as Circle faces fresh competitionby Helene Braun on July 16, 2026 at 4:14 pm
Visa launched a stablecoin platform that lets banks and fintechs issue, manage and settle digital dollars through its payments network.
- Keyrock acquires BlockFills trading assets to expand institutional crypto businessby Will Canny on July 16, 2026 at 3:26 pm
The deal adds institutional trading clients, derivatives expertise and regulatory licenses as Keyrock looks to deepen its presence in crypto capital markets.
- ChatGPT AI Predicts This Exact Bitcoin Price by the End of 2026, and It’s Insaneby Ahmed Barakat on July 18, 2026 at 10:16 am
ChatGPT AI predicts Bitcoin price surge as regulatory clarity emerges under political support. Explore the implications today. The post ChatGPT AI Predicts This Exact Bitcoin Price by the End of 2026, and It’s Insane appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Solana News: SOL Hits 300,000 RWA Holders, Leaving Other Chains in the Dustby Ahmed Barakat on July 18, 2026 at 8:54 am
Solana crosses 300,000 RWA holders as Circle adds $250M liquidity. SOL trades at $74.56 with a key supply wall at $79–$85. Full price analysis and what it means for traders. The post Solana News: SOL Hits 300,000 RWA Holders, Leaving Other Chains in the Dust appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Google Gemini AI Reveals Shocking Solana Price Target for 2026by Ahmed Barakat on July 17, 2026 at 6:29 pm
Gemini AI predicts remarkable Solana price increases ahead. Find out how market dynamics play a crucial role in these predictions. The post Google Gemini AI Reveals Shocking Solana Price Target for 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Two July Windows Left: The CLARITY Act’s Senate Fight and What Failure Meansby Ahmed Barakat on July 17, 2026 at 10:46 am
The CLARITY Act faces its last realistic Senate votes in July. With passage odds near 48%, here’s what a failed crypto market structure bill means for U.S. firms. The post Two July Windows Left: The CLARITY Act’s Senate Fight and What Failure Means appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Bitcoin Price Prediction: Larry Fink Turns Bullish on BTC, Blames Leverage Tradingby Ahmed Barakat on July 17, 2026 at 9:26 am
Larry Fink is bullish on Bitcoin price after one of the year’s sharpest leverage flushes in a bearish prediction environment. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Larry Fink Turns Bullish on BTC, Blames Leverage Trading appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Cardano News: Cardano’s Van Rossem Hard Fork Activates Tomorrow, And Whales Are Buying While Traders Go Shortby Ahmed Barakat on July 17, 2026 at 9:09 am
Cardano open interest rises 4% to $421M with a 0.58 long-to-short ratio as whale accumulation hits 2023 highs before the July 18 Van Rossem hard fork. The post Cardano News: Cardano’s Van Rossem Hard Fork Activates Tomorrow, And Whales Are Buying While Traders Go Short appeared first on Cryptonews.
- XRP Price Could Double as Ripple Pushes Senate for Clarity Actby Ahmed Barakat on July 17, 2026 at 8:44 am
XRP price is trading around $1.09 as Ripple continues to engage U.S. lawmakers amid stablecoin legislation moving through Congress. The post XRP Price Could Double as Ripple Pushes Senate for Clarity Act appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Ethereum News: BlackRock, JPMorgan Builds Make ETH a Wall Street Asset, Tom Lee Arguesby Ahmed Barakat on July 17, 2026 at 8:33 am
Ethereum News: Fundstrat’s Tom Lee says BlackRock BUIDL, and Robinhood Chain signal institutional tokenization is reshaping Ethereum. The post Ethereum News: BlackRock, JPMorgan Builds Make ETH a Wall Street Asset, Tom Lee Argues appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta AI Just Revealed This Shocking Bitcoin Price Prediction for the End Of 2026by Ahmed Barakat on July 16, 2026 at 7:55 pm
Meta AI predicts a Bitcoin price prediction bottom at $64,700 and targets $140,000 to $170,000 by December. Explore the insights. The post Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta AI Just Revealed This Shocking Bitcoin Price Prediction for the End Of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Elon Musk Grok AI Predicts Incredible Netflix Stock Price by Next 30 Daysby Ahmed Barakat on July 16, 2026 at 2:28 pm
Elon Musk’s Grok AI looked at Netflix trading at $73.83 and predicts for $85 to $92 price prediction within 30 days. That is a 15% to 25% rally on a stock that just gave back 40% of its value. The post Elon Musk Grok AI Predicts Incredible Netflix Stock Price by Next 30 Days appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Google Gemini AI Predicts XRP Price Will Surprise Everyone in the Next 60 Daysby Ahmed Barakat on July 16, 2026 at 1:04 pm
Google Gemini AI is watching the same XRP that everyone else price prediction is dead money, and it sees a trendline break instead. At $1.11, the model predicts a $1.50 to $1.80 move is sitting 60 days out. The post Google Gemini AI Predicts XRP Price Will Surprise Everyone in the Next 60 Days appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Retraces as Iran Attacks Americaby Ahmed Barakat on July 16, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Bitcoin price pulled back after touching an intraday high near $65,500 despites its continuing bullish prediction. Why? The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Retraces as Iran Attacks America appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Bitcoin News: Phong Le Sets $8K–$10K as Strategy’s Debt Risk Threshold for Bitcoinby Ahmed Barakat on July 16, 2026 at 10:51 am
Strategy CEO Phong Le reveals the $8K–$10K BTC level as a debt stress threshold, while STRC losses and a 1.02 mNAV signal mounting capital structure pressure. The post Bitcoin News: Phong Le Sets $8K–$10K as Strategy’s Debt Risk Threshold for Bitcoin appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Ripple XRP ETF Inflows Near Zero as Institutional Demand and On-Chain Activity Fall Togetherby Ahmed Barakat on July 16, 2026 at 10:42 am
XRP ETF daily inflows crashed to $107K on July 10 as institutional demand and on-chain activity hit multi-month lows, leaving price propped up by cold-storage holders. The post Ripple XRP ETF Inflows Near Zero as Institutional Demand and On-Chain Activity Fall Together appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Dogecoin, Elon Musk, and SpaceX: Can DOGE Run Again?by Ahmed Barakat on July 16, 2026 at 10:28 am
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s company, is at an all-time low, while the Dogecoin ETFs launched in late 2025 have done little to change the trend. The post Dogecoin, Elon Musk, and SpaceX: Can DOGE Run Again? appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Ethereum Price Prediction: BlackRock Drives ETH Ahead of BTC in ETF Inflowsby Ahmed Barakat on July 16, 2026 at 9:58 am
ETH trades near $1,919 with BlackRock’s ETHA absorbing $45.3M in a single day. Here’s what the ETF flow data means for Ethereum’s price path toward $2,000. The post Ethereum Price Prediction: BlackRock Drives ETH Ahead of BTC in ETF Inflows appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Crypto News, July 16: All Eyes on Tomorrow’s Clarity Act Hearing as Bitcoin and Ethereum Hold Key Price Levelsby Ahmed Barakat on July 16, 2026 at 9:07 am
Bitcoin and Ethereum price hold firm as we await tomorrow’s Clarity Act hearing, a key test for crypto and U.S. regulation. The post Crypto News, July 16: All Eyes on Tomorrow’s Clarity Act Hearing as Bitcoin and Ethereum Hold Key Price Levels appeared first on Cryptonews.
- Clarity Act Stalls on Ethics Rules Curbing Trump’s Business Interestsby Ahmed Barakat on July 16, 2026 at 7:59 am
Trump’s $1B crypto exposure fuels an ethics standoff over the Clarity Act, with a Senate floor vote and August recess deadline looming. The post Clarity Act Stalls on Ethics Rules Curbing Trump’s Business Interests appeared first on Cryptonews.
- The Most Powerful Claude AI Model Predicts Explosive Solana Price Rallyby Ahmed Barakat on July 15, 2026 at 6:45 pm
Claude AI predicts an explosive Solana price rally that could drive notable price increases by the end of 2026. The post The Most Powerful Claude AI Model Predicts Explosive Solana Price Rally appeared first on Cryptonews.
- XRP Price Prediction: Binance Reserve Hits 6 Months Lowby Ahmed Barakat on July 15, 2026 at 5:42 pm
Binance’s XRP reserve just hit its lowest level since February as its price prediction turns slightly bullish. The post XRP Price Prediction: Binance Reserve Hits 6 Months Low appeared first on Cryptonews.
- The Supreme Court’s AI Collision Courseby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 7:10 pm
The Supreme Court’s AI Collision Course Authored by Brian Boyle via RealClearPolitics, Imagine a tight House race in a swing state. In the final weeks of the campaign, a new super PAC begins spending heavily against the incumbent. It runs ads on local television and reaches individual voters with highly tailored texts. The messaging is hard-hitting and seems to be swaying the electorate. None of it traces back to the opposing […]
- “Enemies Of Our Civilization”: Rubio Unveils Visa Curbs On ‘Far-Left Terrorists’by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 6:35 pm
“Enemies Of Our Civilization”: Rubio Unveils Visa Curbs On ‘Far-Left Terrorists’ Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new visa policy barring foreign nationals linked to far-left terrorist organizations from entering the U.S. The move appears to be part of a broader, multi-agency, and multinational campaign to identify, disrupt, and dismantle left-wing extremist nodes operating across the West. “Today, the State Department […]
- Paul Pelosi Officially Charged With Hit-And-Run In Northern Californiaby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Paul Pelosi Officially Charged With Hit-And-Run In Northern California Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Paul Pelosi, husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), was charged with misdemeanor hit-and-run on July 17 after authorities alleged he struck another vehicle parked on the side of a road on July 3 in Napa County, California. The Napa County District Attorney’s Office also charged Pelosi, 86, of St. Helena, […]
- Two American Troops Killed In Attacks On Jordan Base As Iran Declares MoU Deal Is Overby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 5:35 pm
Two American Troops Killed In Attacks On Jordan Base As Iran Declares MoU Deal Is Over Summary CENTCOM says two US troops killed in Iranian attack on Jordan base. Iran formally suspends MoU with the US, declaring agreement is over & commitments will no longer be fulfilled. Fighting escalates into seventh strait day of heavy bombings. Iran reportedly struck a US base in Saudi Arabia for the first time in four months. US […]
- Landmark Decision: Federal Appeals Court Rejects New Jersey’s AR-15 And Magazine Bansby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 5:25 pm
Landmark Decision: Federal Appeals Court Rejects New Jersey’s AR-15 And Magazine Bans In a major victory those seeking to rid America of bans on so-called “assault weapons,” for the first time ever, a federal appeals court has ruled that a state’s ban on AR-15s and similar rifles, and its ban on “high-capacity” magazines, violate the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution. The bans in question had been enacted by New Jersey, but the […]
- DHS Issues Funding Warning To States That Don’t Purge Voter Rollsby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 4:50 pm
DHS Issues Funding Warning To States That Don’t Purge Voter Rolls Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Friday said that states that do not purge their voter rolls of potentially ineligible voters and noncitizens could lose funding. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin speaks during a news conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office […]
- The Falkland Islands: Don’t Cry Argentinaby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 3:40 pm
The Falkland Islands: Don’t Cry Argentina Authored by Noel Williams via AmericanThinker.com, Yesterday, Mr. Noel S. Williams noted the impudent and impertinent behavior of Argentina’s soccer players after their World Cup semi-final match against England (you’re welcome). The unfurling of the banner that read “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” may have flown under the radar for many, but it was actually a rather sizable […]
- Venezuela Quake Disaster Tops 5,000 Deaths As 50,000 Remain Missingby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Venezuela Quake Disaster Tops 5,000 Deaths As 50,000 Remain Missing Venezuela’s official death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck the country on June 24 has surpassed 5,000 and could climb much higher. New footage of the June 24th earthquake in La Guaira shows multiple buildings collapsing #Venezuela pic.twitter.com/hq1ywikhpA — CNW (@ConflictsW) July 11, 2026 Poorly constructed multifamily housing complexes, built with […]
- More Than 227,000 US Property Foreclosure Filings In First Half Of 2026by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 2:30 pm
More Than 227,000 US Property Foreclosure Filings In First Half Of 2026 Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, A total of 227,548 properties in the United States made foreclosure filings in the first six months of this year, a 21 percent increase from the same period last year, according to real estate analytics company ATTOM. The first half foreclosure filings are also up by 28 percent from the same period two […]
- US Strikes Take Out 116 Telecoms Towers In Southern Iranby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 1:55 pm
US Strikes Take Out 116 Telecoms Towers In Southern Iran Communications and even the supply of drinking water has been severely impacted in some places of southern Iran, amid continuing US airstrikes on civic and national infrastructure, amid the seventh consecutive day of war. “Hormozgan’s chief of communications and information technology says the US’s overnight attacks disrupted telecommunications in Bandar Abbas and Hajiabad, […]
- “Sanctions, Asset Freezes, Visa Bans, Tariffs”: GOP Senator Readies Bill Against Canada Over Toxic Wildfire Smokeby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 1:25 pm
“Sanctions, Asset Freezes, Visa Bans, Tariffs”: GOP Senator Readies Bill Against Canada Over Toxic Wildfire Smoke Summary: Questions Swirl Whether Ecoterrorism May Have Accelerated Wildfires Economic Activity Impacted in Some States WaPo Warns Smoke Plume To Worsen GOP Members Blast Canada Over Toxic Smoke; Sanction Bill Against Canada Set To Be Introduced Toxic Smoke Plume Over Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, […]
- Meanwhile In The English Countryside…by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 1:20 pm
Meanwhile In The English Countryside… Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, A British woman out for a long countryside hike with her daughters found herself being shadowed by a creepy migrant male for miles. The footage is clinical, relentless, and deeply unsettling. No confrontation is shown. No words are exchanged on camera. Just the steady pursuit across English fields and paths that once felt like the safest […]
- 32 Jailed Over 2018 Italian Bridge Disaster That Killed 43by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 12:10 pm
32 Jailed Over 2018 Italian Bridge Disaster That Killed 43 Authored by Guy Birchall via The Epoch Times, An Italian court sentenced 32 people to a total of more than 170 years in prison on July 16, over their role in a 2018 bridge collapse that claimed the lives of 43 people. The collapsed Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy, on Aug 14, 2018. Reuters/Stefano Rellandini The former head of Italian motorway operator Autostrade per […]
- Russia Pressing Ahead On Rail Link To Iran & Azerbaijan To Ease Strain On Maritime Routesby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 11:35 am
Russia Pressing Ahead On Rail Link To Iran & Azerbaijan To Ease Strain On Maritime Routes This week has brought new US attacks on Iranian infrastructure and logistics, including fresh overnight attacks on some half a dozen bridges, and even reports of strikes on rail hubs and airports. The New York Times observes Friday that “Bridges, rail lines, power and water facilities, and other targets in Iran, Kuwait and elsewhere in the […]
- Finnish MEP Warns Britain Is ‘Worst Example’ Of Free Speech In Europe After Entry Banby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 11:00 am
Finnish MEP Warns Britain Is ‘Worst Example’ Of Free Speech In Europe After Entry Ban Via Remix News, Finnish MEP Sebastian Tynkkynen has warned that Britain is fast becoming the worst example in Europe when it comes to defending free speech after he became the latest elected European politician to be banned from entering the country ahead of his appearance at the inaugural Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Great […]
- The Great Normalization (Nobody Declared Martial Law… Yet America Began Looking Like It Anyway)by Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 3:25 am
The Great Normalization (Nobody Declared Martial Law… Yet America Began Looking Like It Anyway) Authored by Madge Waggy, There are stories that announce themselves with explosions, riots, or breaking-news headlines, and then there are stories so subtle that they quietly rewrite an entire society before anyone realizes what has happened. This is one of those stories. During the preparation of this investigation, several retired […]
- “Just The Beginning”: Japan Buys Billions In Nvidia Rubin Chips To Power Humanoid Robotsby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 3:00 am
“Just The Beginning”: Japan Buys Billions In Nvidia Rubin Chips To Power Humanoid Robots Japan plans to acquire 27,500 Nvidia Rubin chips as part of a $2.4 billion, government-backed push to develop domestic humanoid robotics models and reduce its dependence on foreign AI. This major effort comes as physical AI comes after data center buildouts, with global shipments of humanoid robots expected to surge next year. Bloomberg reports […]
- When Socialists Tell You Who They Are, Believe Themby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 2:35 am
When Socialists Tell You Who They Are, Believe Them Authored by Jim Davis via AmericanThinker.com, In a Zoom video call in 2023, a leader of the Democratic Socialists of America said, “Our goal is communism.” It was published as part of a compilation in April 2026. None of the Democratic Socialists disavowed it. Nobody posted a “clarifying statement” distancing the DSA from that statement. So that’s who they […]
- Israel Advances Plan For Palestinian Prisons With Crocodile-Filled Moatsby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 1:45 am
Israel Advances Plan For Palestinian Prisons With Crocodile-Filled Moats Via Middle East Eye The Israeli government has stripped Nile crocodiles of their protected status, paving the way for a proposal to build a detention facility for Palestinians surrounded by the reptiles, Israeli media reported on Thursday. Environment Minister Idit Silman signed a decree on Wednesday reclassifying Nile crocodiles as a “specially managed […]
- Russia Expresses Alarm Over Deepening NATO-South Korea Tiesby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 1:20 am
Russia Expresses Alarm Over Deepening NATO-South Korea Ties Moscow and Pyongyang have quite obviously deepened their relations in unprecedented ways over the past years since the Ukraine war began, and this has been most on display with the transfer of thousands of North Korean troops in support of Russian forces, and DPRK soldiers even losing their lives while fighting Ukraine. So it’s only to be expected that Russia side with […]
- Fake Records May Have Put Untrained Drivers On America’s Roadsby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 12:55 am
Fake Records May Have Put Untrained Drivers On America’s Roads Authored by David Manney via PJMedia.com, Fake training records can move an unprepared driver one step closer to a commercial license. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin are now investigating about 75 entry-level driver training schools suspected of doing exactly that. Federal Motor Carrier Safety […]
- $100 Billion & Climbing: Iran War Price Tag Believed Far Higher Than WH Estimatesby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 12:30 am
$100 Billion & Climbing: Iran War Price Tag Believed Far Higher Than WH Estimates While the Pentagon publicly clings to a $30 billion price tag for its war against Iran, internal Defense Department assessments (unsurprisingly) paint a far more staggering picture: the true cost is rapidly closing in on the $80 billion to $100 billion range, according to NBC News. The Pentagon’s Office of Management and Budget told Congress on […]
- Why Washington Is Challenging The International Criminal Courtby Tyler Durden on July 18, 2026 at 12:05 am
Why Washington Is Challenging The International Criminal Court Authored by William Brooks via The Epoch Times, Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent announcement of a “whole-of-government” campaign to challenge the International Criminal Court (ICC) has generated predictable discourse worldwide. The Trump administration is applying diplomatic pressure on allied governments to reconsider their support for the Court. […]
- Organized Insanity: Why ICE Shootings Are Usually Justifiedby Tyler Durden on July 17, 2026 at 11:40 pm
Organized Insanity: Why ICE Shootings Are Usually Justified It has been noted by many deportation advocates that the enforcement of basic immigration laws has always been a responsibility of government. It’s not a new, unique, bizarre or despotic policy – It’s simply common sense. However, in the past decade, the common sense enforcement of the law is being treated like a humanitarian crisis akin to slavery, ethnic cleansing and […]
- California Grocery Stores Use Facial Recognition Technology To Combat Theftby Tyler Durden on July 17, 2026 at 11:15 pm
California Grocery Stores Use Facial Recognition Technology To Combat Theft Via American Greatness, Faced with a shoplifting epidemic that has battered California retailers for years, Grocery Outlet is fighting back with technology. Customers are not thrilled about it. The Emeryville-based discount grocery chain has begun installing facial recognition software called SAFR at a handful of Bay Area stores, including its Pleasant […]
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- Bitcoin is trading through a dangerous weekend as 20% of the world’s oil hangs in the balanceby Andjela Radmilac on July 18, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Bitcoin traded near $62,900 on Friday afternoon, down roughly 38% from its October 2025 all-time high, as Brent crude settled above $85 and the Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed to normal commercial traffic. By early Saturday, it had recovered to around $63,900, then traded flat throughout the EU morning. The disputed waterway normally carries The post Bitcoin is trading through a dangerous weekend as 20% of the world’s oil hangs […]
- China found a $125 billion escape valve for an economy running out of momentumby Andjela Radmilac on July 18, 2026 at 3:05 pm
China’s June trade numbers and second-quarter growth numbers looked strong if you look at them one at a time. However, when you put them together, they describe an economy with a very specific problem: factories are still finding buyers abroad, especially for higher-value industrial goods, while demand at home remains too weak to absorb what The post China found a $125 billion escape valve for an economy running out of momentum appeared first […]
- Trump posts may soon reach trading bots before users and prediction markets are not readyby Gino Matos on July 18, 2026 at 2:05 pm
Trump Media is turning Truth Social posts into a feed for traders, and prediction markets now face a timing problem. The issue is what happens after a post becomes public but before most users can see, read, and act on it. On July 17, the Financial Times reported that Trump Media discussed charging traders up The post Trump posts may soon reach trading bots before users and prediction markets are not ready appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Circle became a federal trust bank – now lenders warn stablecoins is projected to drain $500 billionby Andjela Radmilac on July 18, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Washington just gave one of the world’s largest digital currencies a more official place in the US financial system. On July 10, Circle won final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to open a national trust bank under federal supervision. Circle called it a major step for USDC, as the approval The post Circle became a federal trust bank – now lenders warn stablecoins is projected to drain $500 billion appeared first on […]
- One year later, GENIUS Act just made stablecoins easier to sellby Gino Matos on July 18, 2026 at 11:20 am
On the eve of the GENIUS Act’s first anniversary, the stablecoin market holds about $310 billion, including roughly $184 billion in USDT and $73 billion in USDC. President Donald Trump signed the law on July 18, 2025, creating a federal framework with one-for-one liquid reserves, redemption rights, and monthly reserve disclosures for a market that The post One year later, GENIUS Act just made stablecoins easier to sell appeared first on […]
- Bitcoin must defend $62,500 as altcoins lose $8.8 billion in a weekby Gino Matos on July 18, 2026 at 10:14 am
Bitcoin enters the weekend trading near $62,500 to $64,300, keeping the intraday low as the market’s clearest immediate threshold. That level’s defense and the behavior of Ethereum, HYPE, and the broader altcoin market present a combined test this weekend of whether Bitcoin can hold $62,500 as the rest of the market starts closing the distance. The post Bitcoin must defend $62,500 as altcoins lose $8.8 billion in a week appeared first on […]
- Citadel Securities backs two rival crypto exchanges with $600 million as both chase the same Wall Street prizeby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 17, 2026 at 7:25 pm
Crypto.com and Kraken are pursuing the same tokenized-market expansion, while only one has disclosed Citadel’s operational role. The post Citadel Securities backs two rival crypto exchanges with $600 million as both chase the same Wall Street prize appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- JST Hits Record Deflationary Milestone: Over 355M Tokens Burned as JustLend DAO Revenue Fuels Value Appreciationby News Desk on July 17, 2026 at 7:15 pm
Summary: The fourth round of JST’s buyback and burn has concluded with higher-than-expected results. A total of over 355 million JST tokens—valued at more than $34.59 million—were burned in this round, marking the highest single-round burn by value to date. On July 17, JST—the native token of TRON’s decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure JUST—completed its fourth The post JST Hits Record Deflationary Milestone: Over 355M Tokens […]
- Bitcoin treasury company offers 10% income and still can’t sell nearly half its sharesby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 17, 2026 at 5:50 pm
BTC PREF is expected to begin trading July 20, with any discount to SEK 120 lifting the indicated cash yield above 10%. The post Bitcoin treasury company offers 10% income and still can’t sell nearly half its shares appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Trump aide allegedly made $100K betting on 12 speeches before anyone knew – then Kalshi stepped inby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on July 17, 2026 at 4:50 pm
More than a dozen speeches are alleged, but no cited report dates the first alert, restriction, or CFTC referral. The post Trump aide allegedly made $100K betting on 12 speeches before anyone knew – then Kalshi stepped in appeared first on CryptoSlate.







































































































