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Kenyan Investigators Freeze $751,853 in USDT as Binance Wallet Probe Widens Further
Kenyan Investigators Freeze $751,853 in USDT as Binance Wallet Probe Widens Further

Kenya’s Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) has frozen at least $888,030 in cash and tether stablecoins tied to a multi-layered money laundering operation. Parallel Channels Used to Evade Detection Kenyan investigators have seized and frozen at least $888,030 (115 million Kenyan shillings) linked to two residents after tracing a multi-layered money...

Memecoin.Fun raises $3.5M as Robinhood Chain launchpad race grows
Memecoin.Fun raises $3.5M as Robinhood Chain launchpad race grows

Robinhood Chain token launch platform Memecoin.Fun has raised $3.5 million in strategic funding as the network’s decentralized exchanges approach $9 billion in cumulative trading volume. According to an official announcement from Memecoin.Fun, Becker Ventures led the financing, while BitValue Capital,…

State Department to Debut Freedom Tech Program with Bitcoin Policy Institute, Palantir as Founding Partners
State Department to Debut Freedom Tech Program with Bitcoin Policy Institute, Palantir as Founding Partners

Bitcoin Magazine State Department to Debut Freedom Tech Program with Bitcoin Policy Institute, Palantir as Founding Partners The initiative wants to protect free expression online. This post State Department to Debut Freedom Tech Program with Bitcoin Policy Institute, Palantir as Founding Partners first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written...

Qualcomm hikes smartphone chip prices by double digits, and the ripple effects will reach far beyond phones
Qualcomm hikes smartphone chip prices by double digits, and the ripple effects will reach far beyond phones

Qualcomm will raise smartphone processor prices by double-digit percentages after September 1, joining MediaTek in passing rising supply-chain The post Qualcomm hikes smartphone chip prices by double digits, and the ripple effects will reach far beyond phones appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Dango to wind down operations, halting trading July 29
Dango to wind down operations, halting trading July 29

Dango DEX will halt perpetual trading July 29 and shut down its L1 chain August 13, citing no viable path to commercial success after raising The post Dango to wind down operations, halting trading July 29 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

House passes bill on lawmakers using insider information for stock trading
House passes bill on lawmakers using insider information for stock trading

According to Senator Elizabeth Warren, the House bill “won’t solve the problem“ of insider trading in Congress as lawmakers will still be allowed to own and sell stocks.

Deepstate to launch order book DEX on Robinhood Chain next week
Deepstate to launch order book DEX on Robinhood Chain next week

Former SushiSwap CTO Joseph DeLong will launch Deepstate, an order book DEX, on Robinhood Chain next week, targeting the L2's $3.1B first-week The post Deepstate to launch order book DEX on Robinhood Chain next week appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

After Twenty One Exit, Jack Mallers Says Bitcoin Taught Him Hard Lessons
After Twenty One Exit, Jack Mallers Says Bitcoin Taught Him Hard Lessons

Rather than predicting prices, Maller argued Bitcoin's toughest periods are what keep the network and its participants honest.

Police Union Endorses Clarity Act as Three Crypto Backers Lobby Hits Senate
Police Union Endorses Clarity Act as Three Crypto Backers Lobby Hits Senate

The post Police Union Endorses Clarity Act as Three Crypto Backers Lobby Hits Senate appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News America’s largest police union, the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), and a trio of crypto organizations have openly supported the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. In a July 24 letter, the FOP’s National President...

Manchester City enquires about Barcelona’s Marc Bernal as midfield rebuild continues
Manchester City enquires about Barcelona’s Marc Bernal as midfield rebuild continues

Manchester City made preliminary enquiries about Barcelona's 19-year-old midfielder Marc Bernal, who wants to stay and sign a new deal until The post Manchester City enquires about Barcelona’s Marc Bernal as midfield rebuild continues appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Saudi vessel NCC Masa attacked in Red Sea, sustains minor hull damage
Saudi vessel NCC Masa attacked in Red Sea, sustains minor hull damage

NCC Masa attacked in the Red Sea, sustaining minor damage. Bab el-Mandeb Strait effectively closed by September 30 at 21.5% YES. The post Saudi vessel NCC Masa attacked in Red Sea, sustains minor hull damage appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Traders prepare for hawkish Bank of Japan as yen hits four-decade low
Traders prepare for hawkish Bank of Japan as yen hits four-decade low

The yen hit 163 per dollar, its weakest since 1986, as traders brace for hawkish BoJ moves that could unwind carry trades and pressure Bitcoin The post Traders prepare for hawkish Bank of Japan as yen hits four-decade low appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Elliptic Report Shows How Bitcoin ATM Scams Move From Cash To On-Chain Wallets
Elliptic Report Shows How Bitcoin ATM Scams Move From Cash To On-Chain Wallets

Elliptic Report Shows How Bitcoin ATM Scams Move From Cash To On-Chain Wallets - Read the full analysis.

Nvidia and Meta warn U.S. against sweeping curbs on open AI models
Nvidia and Meta warn U.S. against sweeping curbs on open AI models

Nvidia, Meta and Microsoft have joined 22 other organizations in warning U.S. policymakers that sweeping controls on open-weight AI models could weaken American leadership as competition with China intensifies. The open letter has called for targeted legal and commercial measures…

OpenAI faces calls for transparency after its AI models autonomously hacked Hugging Face
OpenAI faces calls for transparency after its AI models autonomously hacked Hugging Face

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol autonomously escaped testing, hacked Hugging Face using zero-day exploits. Former board member demands transparency on the The post OpenAI faces calls for transparency after its AI models autonomously hacked Hugging Face appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

US government considers additional tariffs on European Union goods over tech fines
US government considers additional tariffs on European Union goods over tech fines

The US weighs additional tariffs on EU goods over tech fines, with 25 lawmakers pushing Section 301 investigations that could reshape crypto The post US government considers additional tariffs on European Union goods over tech fines appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Trump’s nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia puts South Korea’s reactor ambitions on ice
Trump’s nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia puts South Korea’s reactor ambitions on ice

Trump's 30-year US-Saudi nuclear deal favors American reactor firms, sidelining South Korea's KEPCO and raising questions about enrichment double The post Trump’s nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia puts South Korea’s reactor ambitions on ice appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Waymo and Uber split in Phoenix as robotaxi rivalry heats up
Waymo and Uber split in Phoenix as robotaxi rivalry heats up

Waymo and Uber have ended their robotaxi partnership in Phoenix after three years, while maintaining uneasy alliances in Atlanta and Austin. The post Waymo and Uber split in Phoenix as robotaxi rivalry heats up appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Yemen nears renewed conflict as Iran tensions rise
Yemen nears renewed conflict as Iran tensions rise

Yemen is at risk of renewed conflict as Iran tensions rise. US-Iran deal with reconstruction funding in 2026 at 29% YES. The post Yemen nears renewed conflict as Iran tensions rise appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Trump: Iran not ready yet to make a deal
Trump: Iran not ready yet to make a deal

Trump says Iran is not ready to make a deal. End of Iranian blockade by August 31, 2026 at 43% YES. The post Trump: Iran not ready yet to make a deal appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Frax burns 8M FRAX tokens worth $8M in latest deflationary push
Frax burns 8M FRAX tokens worth $8M in latest deflationary push

Frax Finance burned 8 million FRAX tokens worth $8M using its Burn Engine, continuing the DeFi protocol's deflationary strategy on the Fraxtal L2 The post Frax burns 8M FRAX tokens worth $8M in latest deflationary push appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

LSEG reviews US investment grade fund flow data after JPMorgan flags potential error
LSEG reviews US investment grade fund flow data after JPMorgan flags potential error

LSEG Lipper reviews US investment grade fund flow data after JPMorgan flags a potential error in figures showing the biggest outflows in over six The post LSEG reviews US investment grade fund flow data after JPMorgan flags potential error appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Intel and Micron shares slide as chip sector selloff erases $1.3 trillion in value
Intel and Micron shares slide as chip sector selloff erases $1.3 trillion in value

Intel and Micron lead a semiconductor selloff that erased $1.3 trillion in value, raising questions about AI capex sustainability and crypto The post Intel and Micron shares slide as chip sector selloff erases $1.3 trillion in value appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

India orders GitHub to remove Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat repositories
India orders GitHub to remove Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat repositories

India’s cybercrime authority has ordered GitHub to remove three repositories linked to Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat messaging app within three hours. According to a July 23 notice shared by Dorsey on X, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre directed the Microsoft-owned…

China investigates former securities regulator Fang Xinghai for discipline violations
China investigates former securities regulator Fang Xinghai for discipline violations

Former CSRC vice chairman Fang Xinghai is under investigation for discipline violations as Beijing's anti-corruption campaign targets senior The post China investigates former securities regulator Fang Xinghai for discipline violations appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Former House Financial Services Chair: CLARITY Act’s Passage Is ‘When, Not If’
Former House Financial Services Chair: CLARITY Act’s Passage Is ‘When, Not If’

Former House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry told Bloomberg the CLARITY Act’s passage is “a question of when, not if,” days after comparing the crypto market structure bill to the 1996 Telecommunications Act. A Telecom-Sized Comparison Patrick McHenry, the former chairman of the House Financial Services Committee who helped...

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XRP ETF Gains Investment From Kansas-Based Wealth Manager

Kansas-based wealth manager Leisure Capital Management has disclosed a $206,000 investment in Franklin Templeton's XRP ETF.

Brazil’s tariff rate rises to 18% after Trump’s new measures
Brazil’s tariff rate rises to 18% after Trump’s new measures

US tariffs on Brazil rise to 17.7% with 25% set for 2026. Dollar stablecoins dominate 90% of Brazil's crypto volume as trade tensions reshape The post Brazil’s tariff rate rises to 18% after Trump’s new measures appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Exa plugin now available in Grok Build for agentic web search
Exa plugin now available in Grok Build for agentic web search

Exa's semantic web search API is now integrated into xAI's Grok Build, giving coding agents access to billions of indexed pages and financial The post Exa plugin now available in Grok Build for agentic web search appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Bitcoin Price Prediction: Could BTC Drop to $44,000 Before This Bear Market Ends?
Bitcoin Price Prediction: Could BTC Drop to $44,000 Before This Bear Market Ends?

The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Could BTC Drop to $44,000 Before This Bear Market Ends? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Bitcoin is under renewed selling pressure, and one chart analyst says the coming weeks could determine whether this bear market is entering its final stage or has further to fall. Bitcoin was rejected from resistance...

FBI used Google cookies, 500 food orders and a Monero seed phrase to identify Steam malware funder
FBI used Google cookies, 500 food orders and a Monero seed phrase to identify Steam malware funder

A 15-page federal criminal complaint details how investigators combined a Bitcoin trail with Google cookies, phone records, and more than 500 Uber Eats deliveries to identify Zyaire Dontaevious Zamarion Wilkins as the alleged financier and marketer of a Steam malware campaign. A later search uncovered a Monero seed phrase tied to roughly $382,000...

Arival Bank launches USDC payment rails for global businesses, targeting Latin America’s cross-border headaches
Arival Bank launches USDC payment rails for global businesses, targeting Latin America’s cross-border headaches

Arival Bank launches USDC and USDT stablecoin payment and treasury tools for global businesses across Base, Polygon, Solana, and Ethereum with The post Arival Bank launches USDC payment rails for global businesses, targeting Latin America’s cross-border headaches appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

US threatens to destroy IRGC revenue facilities amid rising tensions with Iran
US threatens to destroy IRGC revenue facilities amid rising tensions with Iran

US threatens to destroy IRGC revenue facilities amid rising tensions. Iran reconstruction funding in a US-Iran deal in 2026 at 29% YES. The post US threatens to destroy IRGC revenue facilities amid rising tensions with Iran appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Treasury’s OFAC designates four individuals and nine entities in Babak Zanjani sanctions evasion network
Treasury’s OFAC designates four individuals and nine entities in Babak Zanjani sanctions evasion network

OFAC designated four individuals and nine entities tied to Babak Zanjani's sanctions network, targeting crypto exchanges that processed $94B in The post Treasury’s OFAC designates four individuals and nine entities in Babak Zanjani sanctions evasion network appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Here’s what happened in crypto today
Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.

Viking Global Investors admits sitting out AI rally was a costly mistake
Viking Global Investors admits sitting out AI rally was a costly mistake

Viking Global Investors' $53 billion hedge fund posted just 2.6% gains in H1 2026, calling its conservative AI stock positioning a missed The post Viking Global Investors admits sitting out AI rally was a costly mistake appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

FATF Says Crypto Travel Rule Adoption Is Rising, But Enforcement Still Lags
FATF Says Crypto Travel Rule Adoption Is Rising, But Enforcement Still Lags

FATF Says Crypto Travel Rule Adoption Is Rising, But Enforcement Still Lags - Read the full analysis.

ECB Rate Hike Warning Sparks Crypto Liquidity Concerns for September
ECB Rate Hike Warning Sparks Crypto Liquidity Concerns for September

The European Central Bank held rates steady but flagged a possible September hike as oil prices climb. Continue reading at DailyCoin.

Pep Guardiola turns down Italy national team job, choosing sabbatical over €20M-per-year offer
Pep Guardiola turns down Italy national team job, choosing sabbatical over €20M-per-year offer

Pep Guardiola rejected Italy's national team coaching offer despite negotiations reaching 20M per year, choosing a sabbatical over the The post Pep Guardiola turns down Italy national team job, choosing sabbatical over €20M-per-year offer appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Samsung, SK Hynix to unveil major chip deals with US tech firms as AI memory demand surges
Samsung, SK Hynix to unveil major chip deals with US tech firms as AI memory demand surges

Samsung and SK Hynix will announce major multi-year memory chip supply deals with US tech companies, signaling a structural shift driven by The post Samsung, SK Hynix to unveil major chip deals with US tech firms as AI memory demand surges appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Elon Musk announces Grok 4.6 in two weeks, Grok 4.7 in four weeks as AI arms race accelerates
Elon Musk announces Grok 4.6 in two weeks, Grok 4.7 in four weeks as AI arms race accelerates

Elon Musk says Grok 4.6 arrives in two weeks and Grok 4.7 in four weeks, with the new model reportedly featuring two trillion parameters. The post Elon Musk announces Grok 4.6 in two weeks, Grok 4.7 in four weeks as AI arms race accelerates appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

John Deaton on Becoming ‘The XRP Ripple Lawyer’ and How 75,000 Holders Found Him
John Deaton on Becoming ‘The XRP Ripple Lawyer’ and How 75,000 Holders Found Him

The post John Deaton on Becoming ‘The XRP Ripple Lawyer’ and How 75,000 Holders Found Him appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News John Deaton has run for US Senate against Elizabeth Warren. He’s also, by his own account, more likely to be recognized for something else entirely. Deaton says his path into the XRP world began the way it does for a...

BNB Chain spot DEX volume closes in on Base, already leading on shorter timeframes
BNB Chain spot DEX volume closes in on Base, already leading on shorter timeframes

BNB Chain's 30-day spot DEX volume hits $22.6B, closing in on Base's $24.5B. BSC already leads in daily and weekly trading volumes. The post BNB Chain spot DEX volume closes in on Base, already leading on shorter timeframes appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

US military fires missiles at LPG tanker suspected of carrying Iranian gas
US military fires missiles at LPG tanker suspected of carrying Iranian gas

US military fires missiles at an LPG tanker suspected of carrying Iranian gas. Traffic normalization in the Strait of Hormuz by September 30 at 21.5% YES. The post US military fires missiles at LPG tanker suspected of carrying Iranian gas appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Microsoft, Meta, Amazon face investor anxiety over AI spending as Big Tech capex tops $700B
Microsoft, Meta, Amazon face investor anxiety over AI spending as Big Tech capex tops $700B

Alphabet's $15B capex hike triggered a tech sell-off hitting Microsoft, Meta, Amazon. Big Tech's combined AI spending now tops $700B for 2026. The post Microsoft, Meta, Amazon face investor anxiety over AI spending as Big Tech capex tops $700B appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Coinbase reshuffles top ranks amid push into stocks and predictions
Coinbase reshuffles top ranks amid push into stocks and predictions

Coinbase has replaced or reassigned four senior leaders after cutting 14% of its workforce, as the exchange builds a platform spanning crypto, stocks, derivatives and prediction markets. A Coinbase regulatory filing states that Chief People Officer Lawrence Brock will leave…

BitSpider Plans to Bring Its Card-Native Crypto Point-of-Sale System to Market After MiCA Authorisation
BitSpider Plans to Bring Its Card-Native Crypto Point-of-Sale System to Market After MiCA Authorisation

BitSpider Plans to Bring Its Card-Native Crypto Point-of-Sale System to Market After MiCA Authorisation

Sam Altman urges US to lead in open-source and closed-source AI models
Sam Altman urges US to lead in open-source and closed-source AI models

Sam Altman told the US Senate that America must lead in both open-source and closed-source AI, with OpenAI planning an open model release this The post Sam Altman urges US to lead in open-source and closed-source AI models appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

BitMEX Hit With 623 BTC Lawsuit After Announcing Shutdown
BitMEX Hit With 623 BTC Lawsuit After Announcing Shutdown

BitMEX is accused of allowing internal traders access to customer data while users were locked out during server issues.

Iran denies Trump face-saving victory, maintains Strait of Hormuz stance
Iran denies Trump face-saving victory, maintains Strait of Hormuz stance

Iran denies Trump a face-saving victory and maintains its Strait of Hormuz stance. End of blockade by August 31, 2026 at 43% YES. The post Iran denies Trump face-saving victory, maintains Strait of Hormuz stance appeared first on Crypto Briefing.