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Kroger stock slide reveals bigger grocery problem
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Kroger stock slide reveals bigger grocery problem

A strong retail sales report can make the American consumer's wallet look more powerful than many shoppers feel. The monthly retail sales report from the U.S. C…

HTX Opens Trading for PROS (Pharos Network)
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HTX Opens Trading for PROS (Pharos Network)

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How to turn compute into a financial asset
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How to turn compute into a financial asset

Entrepreneurs, exchange operators and AI firms are creating tradable instruments backed by processing power…

MoneyGram joins Solana as validator, expanding role in blockchain infrastructure
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MoneyGram joins Solana as validator, expanding role in blockchain infrastructure

The remittance giant is staking SOL and processing transaction blocks as stablecoin adoption accelerates across the global remittance industry.…

Bitcoin weekly close above $63K amid RSI divergence may be bottom signal: Data
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Bitcoin weekly close above $63K amid RSI divergence may be bottom signal: Data

Bitcoin's repeated weekly candle close above $63,000 align with signals that may mark a market bottom.…

Andrew Cuomo to lead joint TradFi-crypto venture between OKX and Intercontinental Exchange
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Andrew Cuomo to lead joint TradFi-crypto venture between OKX and Intercontinental Exchange

The venture is subject to regulatory approvals but will be co-chaired by ICE and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who began working with OKX in 2023.…

NYSE owner ICE is forming a joint venture with crypto exchange OKX to tokenize Wall Street
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NYSE owner ICE is forming a joint venture with crypto exchange OKX to tokenize Wall Street

The 50-50 venture, co-chaired by former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, aims to give OKX's 120 million users access to NYSE equities and ICE futures…

Social trading platform Fomo raises $75M, reaches $550M valuation
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Social trading platform Fomo raises $75M, reaches $550M valuation

The Series B round values the social trading and token discovery platform at $550 million as crypto venture funding remains active in 2026.…

Strategy adds $300M to USD Reserve, acquires 520 BTC
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Strategy adds $300M to USD Reserve, acquires 520 BTC

Michael Saylor’s Strategy boosted its USD Reserve to $1.4 billion and added 520 Bitcoin, funded through $335.5 million in MSTR share sales.…

Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo to co-chair joint venture between NYSE owner and crypto exchange OKX
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Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo to co-chair joint venture between NYSE owner and crypto exchange OKX

“This blockchain has potential that we have not even realized,” said Cuomo, who has advised OKX since 2023.…

Crypto’s most controversial governance idea is making a comeback
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Crypto’s most controversial governance idea is making a comeback

DAOs promised governance without rulers, but mostly delivered drama. Now some investors want to try again.…

SK Hynix surpassed Samsung as South Korea's most valuable company for the first time in 26 years
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SK Hynix surpassed Samsung as South Korea's most valuable company for the first time in 26 years

The memory chipmaker's market cap hit $1.35 trillion on Monday, ending Samsung's 26-year run at the top of the Korea Exchange…

US dollar strength hits highest since May 2025: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
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US dollar strength hits highest since May 2025: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin faced a resurgent US dollar index and macro hurdles as it circled $64,000, but July seasonality could spark BTC price relief.…

Brexit: how it has hit your wallet at the supermarket and on holiday
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Brexit: how it has hit your wallet at the supermarket and on holiday

Ten years on, leaving the EU has made life more difficult and costly – here are some of the ways we’ve lost outIt is 10 years since voters in the UK chose to le…

Secret Network bridge exploited for $4.7M with ‘infinite mint’ bug
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Secret Network bridge exploited for $4.7M with ‘infinite mint’ bug

An exploit of the Secret Network went undiscovered for a week as the hacker moved the loot into Ethereum and then to exchanges.…

Bitcoin price is down over 40% since STRC launched: Is Strategy 'fine'?
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Bitcoin price is down over 40% since STRC launched: Is Strategy 'fine'?

STRC’s slide below par has emboldened critics, slowed Strategy’s Bitcoin buys and sparked debate over whether Michael Saylor’s BTC flywheel is still fine.…

Bitcoin ETFs shed a record $6.4B in 30 days amid crypto winter chill
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Bitcoin ETFs shed a record $6.4B in 30 days amid crypto winter chill

US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds saw their biggest 30-day net outflow since launching in 2024, coming as Bitcoin fell 17% over the past month.…

Notorious ‘sandwich attack’ bot Jaredfromsubway.eth exploited for $7.5M
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Notorious ‘sandwich attack’ bot Jaredfromsubway.eth exploited for $7.5M

Jaredfromsubway.eth was responsible for 70% of sandwich attacks on Ethereum between November 2024 and October 2025.…

AI Crypto Presale Ruvi AI Sells 99% of Phase 3 in Under a Month as Only 1% of Tokens Remain at $0.02
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AI Crypto Presale Ruvi AI Sells 99% of Phase 3 in Under a Month as Only 1% of Tokens Remain at $0.02

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Crypto industry looks to stablecoins and DeFi revisions in MiCA 2.0
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Crypto industry looks to stablecoins and DeFi revisions in MiCA 2.0

The European Commission is seeking comment on how it can tweak MiCA, its regulatory framework for the crypto and blockchain industries.…

Pudgy Penguins expands retail footprint with Target trading card rollout
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Pudgy Penguins expands retail footprint with Target trading card rollout

The NFT-born franchise is bringing its Vibes Series 3 trading cards to Target stores across the United States as it expands into physical products and mainstrea…

Crypto kidnappers who robbed a Minnesota family of $8M plead guilty
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Crypto kidnappers who robbed a Minnesota family of $8M plead guilty

Two Texas brothers admitted to holding a Minnesota family at gunpoint and forcing the transfer of $8 million in cryptocurrency.…

S token drops 5% as 3 former execs resign from Sonic Labs board
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S token drops 5% as 3 former execs resign from Sonic Labs board

Andre Cronje, Michael Kong and David Richardson stepped down from the Sonic Labs board on Friday, while Matt Visser has been appointed as CEO, replacing Mitchel…

WhiteBIT secures MiCA license in Austria ahead of July 1 EU deadline
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WhiteBIT secures MiCA license in Austria ahead of July 1 EU deadline

The Austrian authorization gives WhiteBIT access to the EU's unified crypto framework, which will require exchanges to hold MiCA licenses or stop serving client…

The One Blockchain Paradigm the World Is Watching in 2026: GxB’s Unrivaled Rise Begins
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The One Blockchain Paradigm the World Is Watching in 2026: GxB’s Unrivaled Rise Begins

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Paymentearth Announces FABTECH Debut, New Bank Partnership, and Website Relaunch as It Scales Its Transparent FX Platform for Globally Active Businesses
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Paymentearth Announces FABTECH Debut, New Bank Partnership, and Website Relaunch as It Scales Its Transparent FX Platform for Globally Active Businesses

<i>A foreign exchange firm run by its founding shareholders in the United States is entering a new phase of growth built on transparent pricing, instituti…

The One Blockchain Paradigm the World Is Watching in 2026 : GxB’s Unrivaled Rise Begins
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The One Blockchain Paradigm the World Is Watching in 2026 : GxB’s Unrivaled Rise Begins

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Franklin Templeton files ETFs that turn stock dividends into Bitcoin exposure
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Franklin Templeton files ETFs that turn stock dividends into Bitcoin exposure

The proposed funds would allocate stock dividends to Bitcoin-linked investments, using a dividend reinvestment strategy to build crypto exposure over time.…

Crypto Biz: Is AI the exit strategy for miners?
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Crypto Biz: Is AI the exit strategy for miners?

Bitcoin miners double down on AI, tokenized RWAs top $43 billion, Ripple strengthens its African payments network and Sam Bankman-Fried loses his appeal.…

Binance’s MiCA fight raises questions over ECB influence
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Binance’s MiCA fight raises questions over ECB influence

Lawyers say MiCA rules do not bar the European Central Bank from communicating with national regulators during the application process, though crypto licensing …