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Haaland’s World Cup heroics are fueling a spike in crypto speculation

Haaland’s World Cup heroics are fueling a spike in...

5 days ago 19

Chipmakers rush to sell shares as first-half boom cools

Chipmakers rush to sell shares as first-half boom ...

6 days ago 33

Strategy sells 3,588 BTC in its largest divestment since going all-in on Bitcoin

Strategy sells 3,588 BTC in its largest divestment...

6 days ago 26

Smarter Web Company finalizes $178M reserves for Bitcoin-backed stock

Smarter Web Company finalizes $178M reserves for B...

6 days ago 23

US-Iran clashes sink interim deal, send oil surging and crypto sliding

US-Iran clashes sink interim deal, send oil surgin...

6 days ago 39

Fiorentina agrees to sign Arthur Atta from Udinese for over €20M as football’s transfer inflation mirrors crypto market dynamics

Fiorentina agrees to sign Arthur Atta from Udinese...

6 days ago 32

US strike hits Iranian railway bridge on major China-Russia trade corridor, rattling risk assets

US strike hits Iranian railway bridge on major Chi...

6 days ago 45

French Competition Authority nears completion of Nvidia probe, with penalties potentially reaching 10% of global revenue

French Competition Authority nears completion of N...

6 days ago 57

Alfa Bank plans to launch digital depository for crypto services by mid-2026

Alfa Bank plans to launch digital depository for c...

6 days ago 35

Humanoid robots perform surgery successfully for the first time, and the implications extend beyond the operating room

Humanoid robots perform surgery successfully for t...

6 days ago 27

Kuwait intercepts ballistic missiles and drones as Gulf tensions spike

Kuwait intercepts ballistic missiles and drones as...

6 days ago 29

Executives express cautious optimism as Iran war continues, Bitcoin sends mixed signals

Executives express cautious optimism as Iran war c...

6 days ago 39

US strikes hit military bunkers near Bushehr as crypto markets shrug

US strikes hit military bunkers near Bushehr as cr...

6 days ago 38

US launches new strikes against Iran as ceasefire collapses, Bitcoin slides to $61K

US launches new strikes against Iran as ceasefire ...

6 days ago 35

Hanwha Life Esports vs Bilibili Gaming lights up MSI 2026 with 16 kills in 16 minutes

Hanwha Life Esports vs Bilibili Gaming lights up M...

6 days ago 29

SK Hynix’s $28B US share sale oversubscribed seven times as AI infrastructure fever grips Wall Street

SK Hynix’s $28B US share sale oversubscribed seven...

6 days ago 34

Wolves Esports opens VCT China Stage 2 with dominant win, highlighting crypto’s quiet push into competitive gaming

Wolves Esports opens VCT China Stage 2 with domina...

6 days ago 21

US missiles heading to Germany as Chancellor Merz confirms deployment plans

US missiles heading to Germany as Chancellor Merz ...

6 days ago 16

EU set to approve new Russia sanctions on July 13, continuing crypto crackdown trajectory

EU set to approve new Russia sanctions on July 13,...

6 days ago 31

Databricks tests GLM-5.2, finds it rivals top closed models in enterprise coding

Databricks tests GLM-5.2, finds it rivals top clos...

6 days ago 47

Jupiter launches Active Staking Rewards for Q2 claim period with 50 million JUP up for grabs

Jupiter launches Active Staking Rewards for Q2 cla...

6 days ago 30

Binance USDC holdings drop 22% to $4.6B as $1B in stablecoin liquidity exits

Binance USDC holdings drop 22% to $4.6B as $1B in ...

6 days ago 25

Cerebras plans 200MW AI compute capacity in Europe by 2027

Cerebras plans 200MW AI compute capacity in Europe...

6 days ago 30

Alfa-Bank tests cryptocurrency trading for qualified investors as Russia builds regulated crypto market

Alfa-Bank tests cryptocurrency trading for qualifi...

6 days ago 51

Arbitrage traders face tougher challenges with SK Hynix than TSMC

Arbitrage traders face tougher challenges with SK ...

6 days ago 43

Manchester United’s £2 billion stadium project highlights where sports, real estate, and digital fan engagement collide

Manchester United’s £2 billion stadium project hig...

6 days ago 33

UK government faces pressure to scale back long-dated debt sales amid political uncertainty

UK government faces pressure to scale back long-da...

6 days ago 31

Indonesia receives first Russian oil shipment after deal with Moscow, raising questions about crypto settlement

Indonesia receives first Russian oil shipment afte...

6 days ago 34

SK Hynix prepares for US listing as tech sector darling with $28 billion Nasdaq debut

SK Hynix prepares for US listing as tech sector da...

6 days ago 41

Nansen winds down Somnia validator, delegates have until July 16 to unstake

Nansen winds down Somnia validator, delegates have...

6 days ago 16

Karim Adeyemi agrees to personal terms with FC Barcelona as crypto-powered sports deals reshape transfers

Karim Adeyemi agrees to personal terms with FC Bar...

6 days ago 22

Riot Games drops VCT CN Stage 2 trailer as esports keeps crypto at arm’s length

Riot Games drops VCT CN Stage 2 trailer as esports...

6 days ago 28

Bain confirms 14% stake in Kioxia through SK Hynix vehicle as $15B exit winds down

Bain confirms 14% stake in Kioxia through SK Hynix...

6 days ago 36

CXMT targets $4.3B IPO in what would be the largest listing on Shanghai’s STAR Market

CXMT targets $4.3B IPO in what would be the larges...

6 days ago 38

Europe’s financial stability watchdog turns its attention to private credit risks

Europe’s financial stability watchdog turns its at...

6 days ago 24

Middlesbrough signs Hull City forward Kyle Joseph in £5M deal, adding to Championship transfer season spending spree

Middlesbrough signs Hull City forward Kyle Joseph ...

6 days ago 28

Chainlink, DeepBook, Lido rank as top DeFi projects by development activity

Chainlink, DeepBook, Lido rank as top DeFi project...

6 days ago 31

Meta develops AI glasses designed to capture every moment, and that’s exactly what worries people

Meta develops AI glasses designed to capture every...

6 days ago 24

Bahrain air raid sirens signal fresh Gulf tensions with crypto markets watching nervously

Bahrain air raid sirens signal fresh Gulf tensions...

6 days ago 23

Mamdani joins backlash over Egypt’s disallowed goal against Argentina

Mamdani joins backlash over Egypt’s disallowed goa...

6 days ago 18

FIFA’s Collina defends World Cup referee integrity as crypto sponsorship puts new spotlight on the beautiful game

FIFA’s Collina defends World Cup referee integrity...

6 days ago 38

Didier Deschamps downplays concerns over Argentine referees in World Cup quarter-final against Morocco

Didier Deschamps downplays concerns over Argentine...

6 days ago 41

World Cup drama meets fan tokens: Olise’s yellow card and Saibari’s injury ripple into crypto markets

World Cup drama meets fan tokens: Olise’s yellow c...

6 days ago 43

European football’s biggest transfers still run on traditional rails, and crypto isn’t closing the gap

European football’s biggest transfers still run on...

6 days ago 42

Lionel Messi wins record 17 Man of the Match awards at World Cup, and crypto markets are paying attention

Lionel Messi wins record 17 Man of the Match award...

6 days ago 45

Barcelona’s €100M Arsenal transfer target and what it signals about football’s token economy

Barcelona’s €100M Arsenal transfer target and what...

6 days ago 27

Trump moves to delist Syria from terror designation, opening door for Gulf investment and regional realignment

Trump moves to delist Syria from terror designatio...

6 days ago 41

US airstrikes kill 14 in Iran as crypto markets slide on renewed Middle East conflict

US airstrikes kill 14 in Iran as crypto markets sl...

6 days ago 34

Chelsea signs Geovany Quenda for £40M as Premier League clubs continue spending spree

Chelsea signs Geovany Quenda for £40M as Premier L...

6 days ago 26

Grok 4.5 tops SWE Marathon benchmark as xAI’s coding model war heats up

Grok 4.5 tops SWE Marathon benchmark as xAI’s codi...

6 days ago 31