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View More NewsXRP is running out of room. After spending most of June trapped between resistance overhead and support near $1.10, the token is once again testing the bottom of its range. While the latest decline was small, the inability to build on recent rebounds has left traders focused on whether buyers defend support or finally give way after weeks of compression.News Background• XRP ETFs attracted another $2.4 million in inflows on June 20, extending a run of institutional buying even as retail sentiment weakened.• Analysts continue to watch the year-long downtrend from XRP’s 2025 highs, with several identifying $1.28-$1.30 as the…
In brief NYSE owner Intercontinental Exchange is forming a joint venture with crypto exchange OKX. The pair will work together to advance infrastructure for tokenization. Earlier this year ICE invested in OKX at a $25 billion valuation. NYSE owner Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and the firm behind centralized crypto exchange OKX are forming a joint venture to build tokenization and digital asset products, the firms announced on Monday. The split venture is subject to regulatory approval, but if completed will offer OKX customers globally access to tokenized equities on the NYSE and exposure to futures contracts offered by ICE. “The ICE-OKX joint venture…
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One of David Hockney’s favourite stories concerned a ceramic owl made by Picasso. Standing before it in contemplation, he would point out that a stuffed owl contains infinitely more information than Picasso’s sculpture. A stuffed bird preserves the details of plumage, coloration, and anatomy with scientific accuracy, while Picasso’s owl has none of those things. But in Hockney’s view, the artist’s rendition possessed something the stuffed bird lacked—the experience of the human gaze.Hockney, who died last week at the age of 88, spent over seven decades making pictures. During that time he became one of the most recognisable artists in…
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Solana (SOL) captured 95% of all tokenized equity trading activity across blockchains last week, setting a new record with $1.29 billion in trading volume.…
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In brief Trace Finance raised a $32 million Series A round led by CoinFund, with backing from Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, and more. The…
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In brief GLAAD says AI systems are already causing disproportionate harm to LGBTQ people through bias, misinformation, and discrimination. The advocacy group warns that…
Eugene Volokh is the Thomas M. Siebel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford, and the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law…