A White House letter dated July 9 says President Donald Trump sought Democratic candidates for Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) vacancies before Senate Democrats accused the administration of leaving bipartisan seats open across independent agencies. White House Rejects the Charge of Empty Democratic Seats The White House pushed back against Senate Democrats’ criticism, arg
Trump Requested Democratic SEC Candidates, but No Names Arrived, White House Says
Morningstar's Moat Index gained in June as AI chips and cybersecurity stocks offset mega-cap tech pullbacks. Here's what drove the move. (Read More)
Moat Index Rises in June on Semiconductors, Cybersecurity Strength
UST partners with Anthropic to deploy Claude AI in chip manufacturing, healthcare, and banking, transforming engineering workflows globally. (Read More)
UST Integrates Anthropic's Claude AI Across Engineering Systems
Elon Musk said SpaceX could one day be worth more than the rest of Earth if the company achieves its goals, shifting a debate over a reported Anthropic, xAI, and SpaceX deal toward the company’s long-term ambitions. Why Did Musk Defend SpaceX’s Scale Against AI Deal Criticism? SpaceX CEO Elon Musk responded after X user […]
Elon Musk Says SpaceX Could Be Worth More Than Everything Else on Earth if Goals Are Met
US strikes were reported on Bushehr, Chabahar, Bandar Abbas, and Jask, with at least one death in Iranshahr and widespread power outages in Chabahar. (Read More)
Polymarket: Hormuz traffic normal-by-July odds plunge to 4.5% on strikes
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden urged Senate leaders to preserve legal protections for non-custodial blockchain developers in the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, drawing crypto policy support while leaving his final vote on the bill uncertain. Why Is Wyden Pushing to Preserve Developer Protections? U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter on July 8 to […]
US Lawmaker Pushes Crypto Developer Protections as Senate Weighs CLARITY Act
Paul Grewal has announced that he will step down as Coinbase’s chief legal officer on July 31, handing over leadership of the exchange’s legal team just days before the US Senate is expected to resume work on the CLARITY Act.…
Paul Grewal exits Coinbase legal helm before crucial CLARITY vote
North Carolina has broken with the wave of states fighting prediction markets in court, using its new budget to tax platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket at 6% while explicitly declining to regulate them – a posture that effectively recognizes federal authority over the sector even as other states sue to assert their own. Sportsbooks in […]
North Carolina Sides With Federal Preemption, Taxing Prediction Markets 6% While Sportsbooks Pay 23%
Bitdeer Technologies has unveiled a $36 million manufacturing facility in Nevada, bringing production of its SEALMINER Bitcoin mining machines to the United States. According to Bitdeer, the new plant in Sparks, Nevada, will manufacture key components for the company’s SEALMINER…
Bitdeer unveils $36M Nevada factory to shake up Bitcoin mining
At its last stage for government approval, the state's executive council rejected the bond project 3-2.
New Hampshire snuffs out trailblazing state-government bitcoin bond effort
Bitcoin has climbed back above $63,000, gaining about 2% over the past 24 hours, as lower oil prices and softer U.S. bond yields have improved sentiment toward risk assets despite the crypto market remaining in extreme fear. According to data…
Bitcoin climbs above $63K as easing oil prices lift risk appetite
Washington said it will lift Syria’s “state sponsor of terrorism” label in 45 days unless Congress blocks it, after Trump met President Ahmed al-Sharaa at a NATO summit in Turkey. (Read More)
Polymarket odds slide to 61.5% on Hormuz traffic normalizing by Dec. 31
The Ethereum Foundation has revealed that the biggest challenge in AI-assisted security research has become proving which reported vulnerabilities are genuine rather than finding potential bugs. According to the Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol Security team, recent experiments with coordinated AI agents…
Ethereum Foundation reveals why AI still fails at finding real bugs
The soon-to-be former chief legal officer did not announce the details of his next move but said that he would continue working with the Board of Coinbase National Trust Company.