Türkiye has blocked 47,493 illegal betting websites and detained 5,629 suspects in 680 operations since the start of 2026. Authorities are increasingly following the payment infrastructure behind the sites, with recent investigations targeting thousands of bank accounts and crypto wallets allegedly used to move betting proceeds. Crypto wallets become a repeated enforcement target Türkiye has …
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BNY Mellon is launching a digital transfer agency that will record fund transactions and investor ownership onchain. Baillie Gifford, Blackrock and BNY’s Dreyfus unit are expected to be among its first users. Baillie Gifford to Use BNY Platform for UK’s First Native Regulated Tokenized Fund BNY (Bank of New York) Mellon is putting one of …
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Bitcoin briefly surged to $64,500 before pulling back to $63,700, ending down 0.6% on the day with its market cap holding at $1.277 trillion. Moderate Pullback Limits Liquidations Bitcoin seesawed July 29 as global markets reacted to a surprise Iranian strike on a U.S. military base in Jordan and the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold …
The online brokerage continued expanding its digital asset business with Robinhood Chain, tokenized stocks and decentralized lending even as cryptocurrency transaction revenue declined. Online brokerage Robinhood posted record second-quarter revenue and earnings, though cryptocurrency transaction revenue fell 38% from a year earlier. According to the company’s earnings report on Wednesday, revenue increased 32% year over …
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The CEO of the US crypto exchange said that the company would apply for a license with the CFTC in August allowing it to offer prediction markets. According to its leadership, cryptocurrency exchange Binance.US will apply for a Designated Contract Market (DCM) with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to offer prediction markets services …
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ARK Invest’s Lorenzo Valente says revenue is becoming increasingly concentrated among a handful of crypto protocols, setting the stage for more mergers, acquisitions and exchange closures. An ARK Invest analyst says the cryptocurrency industry is entering what he describes as its biggest consolidation phase yet, with revenue increasingly concentrated among a handful of dominant protocols. …
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A group of 12 county commissioners voted unanimously to ban mining facilities and data centers in unincorporated areas as it deals with a lawsuit by a digital asset company. The Hawkins County Commissioners in Tennessee passed their second ban related to digital assets, following a similar one in 2025. On Monday, the commission voted unanimously …
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A third-party vendor that services healthcare firms has suffered a colossal data breach, potentially exposing the sensitive personal and medical information of over a million Americans. The breach, classified as a hacking/IT incident by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, impacts 1,261,464 Americans after hackers gained access to the …
Ether ETFs attracted $14.53 million on Tuesday, building on Monday’s gains as demand spread across three funds. Bitcoin ETFs posted a fourth straight outflow, while solana recorded its second-largest withdrawal since launch. Blackrock Pulls $54.83M From IBIT as Bitcoin ETF Outflows Reach Four Days Institutional crypto demand split further on Tuesday, July 28. Ether funds …
Doug Casey warned that rising debt costs, prolonged geopolitical conflict and sweeping technological disruption are pushing the global financial system toward an increasingly unstable period. Doug Casey, the best-selling author of “Crisis Investing,” spoke with host David Lin on The David Lin Report, or TDLR, about U.S. debt, commodity prices, military technology, artificial intelligence (AI), …
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Sixteen years ago on this day, Bitcoin’s creator ran out of patience with a critic on a forum, and the line he left behind still tells BTC users something about how the network’s founder actually operated. A Curt Line After Months of Patient Explanation On July 29, 2010, Satoshi Nakamoto posted a reply on Bitcointalk …
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Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced Wednesday that it has formally charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorist activities and placed him on an international wanted list. The charge against Durov is the latest step in a pressure campaign that has steadily expanded beyond regulatory disputes and into criminal liability. Rather than focusing on …
Sui Network’s native token SUI is releasing an estimated $15.4 million in new supply this week through its ongoing vesting schedule, part of a broader token unlock wave topped by artist-token platform Audiera (BEAT) at roughly $81.66 million. A Crowded Week for Token Unlocks A token unlock occurs when previously restricted cryptocurrency, typically set aside …
U.S. debt is growing rapidly and now requires the Treasury to refinance enormous sums of maturing obligations at elevated interest rates. The US national debt has hit more than $39 trillion, with much of it originally sold when yields were below 2% and now must be renewed amid 10-year rates near 4.7%, reports 24/7 Wall …
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A Florida resident lost $420,000 after scammers posing as federal law enforcement officers convinced the victim they were under investigation for international money laundering. In a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division, a Lake Mary resident says the scam began in January 2025 after receiving phone …
