According to ABC News, federal regulators are investigating whether the longtime White House staffer used nonpublic information to profit from event contracts tied to President Donald Trump’s speeches. US President Donald Trump’s longtime teleprompter operator is in talks with federal regulators to settle allegations that he used nonpublic information to profit from bets on Kalshi …
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1inch co-founder says he was fired, announces new venture
Anton Bukov said that he no longer took an active role at 1inch and had been “fired” in 2025 after pushing for changes to the company’s management and operations. Anton Bukov, the co-founder of 1inch, said that he was completely exiting his role in the company’s operations after more than seven years. In a Thursday …
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Bitcoin outlook improves amid 6% weekly gain: Can BTC bulls push higher?
Bitcoin buyers have returned to spot, futures and ETF markets but geopolitical headwinds could quickly unravel the progress of the past two weeks. Bitcoin (BTC) spent the week split across two scenarios. One highlighted improving onchain buying pressure and ETF inflows, while the other remained synced to sentiment gauges and news events that projected fear. …
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Injective files for SEC transfer agent registration to bring securities ownership records onchain
The company said the filing would create a regulated pathway for maintaining ownership records for tokenized securities onchain. Injective said Thursday it has filed a transfer agent registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, seeking to bring one of the core record-keeping functions of securities markets onto blockchain infrastructure. Transfer agents are a core …
Scammer Drains $11,500 From Elderly Virginia Woman After Posing as Wells Fargo Employee
An 86-year-old New Kent, Virginia, resident says she lost a large sum of money to a scammer pretending to work at Wells Fargo. Edith Minor says an urgent alert abruptly popped up on her computer, claiming that a hacker was attempting to access her accounts. Minor says she dialed a number, which she believed was …
62,150 Americans Warned After ‘Unauthorized Party’ Breaches Healthcare Firm in Houston – Personal and Health Records Potentially Exposed
A firm specializing in pediatric health and primary care says hackers have hit its network and stolen files, potentially exposing patient data. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the breach at the Houston, Texas-based Blue Fish Pediatrics impacts 62,150 people. The firm says an unauthorized entity gained access to its computer …
Bitcoin price dips on US stocks sell-off as Micron losses pass 30%
Bitcoin fell 1.5% from local highs amid a reversal in US stocks as markets moved from bullish US inflation cues to retail profit-taking. Bitcoin (BTC) cooled off with US stocks on Thursday as tech selling tempered gains from low inflation. Key points: Read more Go to Source
Ethics in crypto market structure ‘really not our concern,’ says Blockchain Association CEO
A former CFTC commissioner urged lawmakers not to “kill all the hard work that we put in the rest of the bill” by making ethics a make-or-break issue on crypto market structure. Summer Mersinger, the CEO of the Blockchain Association and a former commissioner at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), anticipated a vote …
Tradable’s $1B Stellar deal adds to institutional tokenization boom
Tradable will bring up to $1 billion in private credit assets to Stellar, extending the blockchain’s push into institutional finance and tokenized real-world assets. Tokenization platform Tradable plans to bring up to $1 billion in private credit assets onto the Stellar blockchain, expanding institutional access to tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) as demand for onchain private …
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Morgan Stanley’s E*TRADE launches spot crypto trading through Zero Hash
Eligible E*TRADE retail clients can now buy, sell and hold Bitcoin, Ether and Solana through a partnership with crypto infrastructure provider Zero Hash. Morgan Stanley’s E*TRADE platform has launched spot cryptocurrency trading, allowing eligible clients to buy, sell and hold Bitcoin, Ether and Solana through a partnership with crypto infrastructure provider Zero Hash. Clients can …
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Massachusetts Healthcare Provider Sending Cash To Patients in $400,000 Data Breach Settlement
Patients impacted by a healthcare data incident now have access to financial relief and protective services in a newly approved class action resolution. Aspire Health Alliance, a healthcare provider offering mental health and related services, has agreed to the $400,000 settlement resolving claims stemming from a 2023 breach. The lawsuit was launched because the company …
Bitunix Exchange Launches Visa Debit Card for Daily Purchases and Earning
July 16th, 2026 – Kingstown, St. Vincent, the Grenadines Cryptocurrency exchange Bitunix has launched the Bitunix Card, a Visa-powered payment solution that allows users to spend their funds on everyday purchases, and earn yield on idle balances. The launch reflects a growing demand for practical crypto products that connect digital assets with everyday spending. Instead …
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Washington State Receiving $547,000 from 23andMe Data Breach Settlement
Washington residents affected by a genetic testing company breach will benefit from millions in combined settlements aimed at accountability and consumer relief. The genetic testing company 23andMe has agreed to an $18 million multistate settlement resolving claims from the 2023 incident, says the Washington Attorney General. The lawsuit was launched because 23andMe allegedly engaged in …
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Alpaca raises $135M to fund tokenized agent-first infrastructure
The BNP-backed brokerage infrastructure provider is expanding into tokenized markets and AI-native financial services as both DeFi and TradFi companies pursue onchain business. Brokerage infrastructure provider Alpaca said Thursday that it raised $135 million in a funding round led by Peak XV, along with as much as $300 million in debt financing from Kraken parent …
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Prediction markets defy crypto downturn with record Q2 volume: CoinGecko
Prediction markets reached a record $113.8 billion in notional volume in Q2 as spot CEX trading, derivatives volume and stablecoin market cap declined. Cryptocurrency markets struggled broadly in the second quarter of 2026, with declines across stablecoins, spot trading and derivatives, but prediction markets reached record highs. Spot trading volume across the top 10 centralized …
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