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View More NewsIn brief Bitcoin deposits spiked to nearly 50,000 BTC per day in the last week, CryptoQuant said. The average size of deposits doubled to approximately 2 BTC, pointing to action from institutional and whale investors. Historically, this level of deposits has preceded sharp price volatility. Bitcoin deposits to centralized exchanges—often a precursor for sales—spiked in the last week as BTC fell below $60,000, according to data gathered by blockchain analytics firm CryptoQuant. Deposits of the top crypto asset reached nearly 50,000 BTC a day, hitting that mark for only the fourth time thus far this year. In all other instances, it…
In a recent New York Times op-ed, the senior socialist senator from Vermont argued that artificial intelligence was “built on our collective intelligence”—our “books, songs, artwork, journalism, computer code, scientific research, videos, conversations, images and ideas spanning generations.” The most important question, he said, is not whether AI will change the world but “who will own and control that future.” He proposed a one-time 50 percent tax on the largest AI companies, to be paid in shares held by a government-run sovereign wealth fund. The federal government would get voting shares, board representation, and the power to “block decisions” it decides are…
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Recorded on 30 June 2026, Claire Lehmann sat down with Derek Francis— former chief economist at the NSW Parliamentary Budget Office and a fund manager—to discuss a flaw in Treasury’s modelling of Australia’s new capital gains tax, one that could push effective tax rates on shares as high as 70 percent. TranscriptClaire Lehmann: Last month, Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered one of Australia’s most ambitious and controversial budgets to date. It was framed as an attempt to restore intergenerational equity, in light of the fact that house prices have become completely unaffordable for young people across the country. To address this, negative…
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In recent days, there have been signs of a reevaluation.The Roundhill Memory ETF has fallen roughly 25% from its June 22 record high, while…
Bitcoin (BTC) saw new July highs on Friday as bulls kept pushing over the US holiday period.Key points:Bitcoin sustains upside momentum as BTC price…
In brief A 21-year-old American man has been indicted in Israel on espionage charges—the first such case involving a U.S. citizen amid a broader…
Abuja, July 3, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerian authorities to urgently investigate Wednesday’s seizure of Secret Reporters journalist Stanley Ugagbe by…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX sets the price of its Friday IPO on Nasdaq later today. While the company is currently valued at roughly $1.77 trillion,…
Archax has introduced real-time yield payments on Hedera, enabling interest generated by tokenized securities to be distributed continuously in USDC.The system allows interest payments…
In brief Nakamoto, Inc. said it sold about $48 million worth of Bitcoin and derivatives positions to help eliminate debt. The company also refinanced…
A federal jury in Iowa awarded $105,000 to a former college student late last week after officers wrongfully arrested him for driving under the…
Exchange flows remain broadly normal, while stablecoin supply has seen little meaningful contraction. More speculative corners of the digital asset market also continue attracting…
BEAT, the native token of AI music platform Audiera, has exploded higher over the past month, surging more than 1,500% to a record high…
In brief Microsoft President Brad Smith published a 3,000-word essay calling graduates’ AI backlash a “powerful wake-up call” for the tech industry In his…
An excerpt from yesterday’s Sixth Circuit decision (which I think is generally quite correct) in Boddy v. Grech, written by Judge Richard Allen Griffin,…