President Donald Trump’s investment accounts made 327 previously undisclosed stock purchases worth as much as $12.8 million on April 8, 2025, one day before his surprise tariff pause sent the S&P 500 up 9.5% in its eighth-best session in history, a new filing shows. A 927-Page Filing Lands More Than a Year Late The purchases …
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A renewed ethics fight over President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency earnings has sharpened as U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand pushes to ban elected officials from profiting from digital assets they create or promote while in office. Why Trump’s Crypto Earnings Intensified the Ethics Debate U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) renewed her push on July 3, 2026, to …
Strategy’s CEO linked his family’s escape from Vietnam in 1978 to his belief that bitcoin can provide individuals with monetary freedom through transparent rules, property rights, and individual sovereignty. Why Did Strategy’s CEO Connect Bitcoin to America’s Promise? Strategy CEO Phong Le, head of Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR), the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, shared …
A massive pile of data stolen from millions of people’s devices has just been added to a major breach database. The dataset contains 56 million unique email addresses and 124 million unique passwords across hundreds of millions of records, collected from various infostealer malware sources. Individuals can check if their email appears in the records on …
Eligible users can now use select tokenized stocks and ETFs as collateral for futures and margin trading without selling their holdings. Crypto exchange Kraken has begun accepting select tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as collateral for futures and margin trading, allowing eligible users to open leveraged positions without selling their holdings. The feature initially …
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A major dental benefits provider that administers dental insurance and benefits programs for millions of members says it has been hit by cybersecurity breach. DentaQuest says attackers gained entry to a section of its systems. “DentaQuest is actively managing a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to a limited portion of our network. Upon discovery of …
DefiLlama data shows Kalshi posted a record month for trading volume as the expanded FIFA World Cup boosted prediction market activity. Kalshi posted a record month for trading volume in June as the 2026 FIFA World Cup fueled activity across prediction markets. DefiLlama data shows Kalshi recorded nearly $9.4 billion in trading volume in June, …
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OpenUSD’s first proof point is a formal commitment. The project launched around a sweeping corporate roster, but the roster itself is now the part Open Standard has to explain. A July 3 Chosun Biz report said several Korean companies named in connection with the OUSD alliance had neither held official consultations with the issuer nor …
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Americans are on pace to lose more money on legal gambling this year than at any point in the country’s history. A new analysis by economics writer Joseph Politano projects that the total will exceed a quarter trillion dollars in 2026. Losses have climbed 67% since the start of COVID-19 and another 8% over the past …
Riot Platforms’ reported 500 BTC movement to NYDIG Custody gives the market a live signal for how public miners may use coin treasuries as AI and data-center costs rise. PANews reported the July 3 transfer, citing on-chain monitoring data, and valued the movement at roughly $30.7 million. The available record supports a custody movement, but …
The Esports World Cup 2026 will bring the world’s largest competitive gaming festival to Paris with a $75 million prize pool, 25 tournaments, and a Club Championship race built to reward the deepest organizations in esports. Paris Takes Esports’ Biggest Stage The event runs from July 6 to Aug. 23 at Paris Expo Porte de …
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Zcash developers are closing in on a July 21 mainnet launch for Ironwood, a network upgrade built to let any node operator verify the coin’s circulating supply on day one. The upgrade traces back to a discovery on May 29. Security researcher Taylor Hornby, working under contract for Shielded Labs, found a soundness flaw inside …
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A pseudonymous bitcoin holder has become the first named defendant to challenge New York’s closely watched lawsuit seeking ownership of roughly 3.8 million BTC, as another wallet named in the case moved 500 BTC on July 2, further undermining claims the coins were abandoned. Inside the $293 Billion Bitcoin Claim The lawsuit, filed March 11, …
The U.S. money supply climbed to $23.05 trillion in May, the first time the Federal Reserve’s M2 gauge has ever crossed the $23 trillion mark. The record lands as critics have accused the Fed of quietly restarting stimulus. Inside the Federal Reserve’s Latest Numbers The Federal Reserve’s H.6 money stock release, published yesterday, put seasonally …
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Crypto trader Ansem’s portfolio has gained more than $193 million in a single week on the back of his namesake ANSEM meme coin, per Lookonchain. The same firm flagged an airdrop recipient who left $2.38 million on the table by selling early. A Namesake Token Mints a Nine-Figure Week Lookonchain, a firm that traces wallet …
