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ParaFi Partner Bets AI Capital Flees to Bitcoin After Crash
ParaFi’s Jeff Park stresses that while AI has been syphoning interest and funds from the crypto ecosystem, ultimately, when the bubble bursts, capital will be ready to be reinvested in hard-to-ignore, scarce solid assets such as…
Everton’s Martin Sherif Faces FA Charge Over 61 Soccer Bets
Everton U21 forward Martin Sherif has been charged by the English Football Association over 61 alleged bets on football matches between Nov. 20, 2024, and Feb. 12, 2026. The case lands three months after Entain warned Everton about its…
A Man Bought a House for $1,000. Then He Found $10,000 in Envelopes Buried in the Basement
Walter Castanedo bought a rundown three-bedroom house in East Toledo for $1,000 in May 2024, then uncovered $10,000 in $100 bills on New Year’s Eve while gutting the basement, including five envelopes wedged between bricks where a potbelly…
Trump Takes ‘Major Step’ Toward Shutting Down Crypto Scammers
The FBI received reports of $20.877 billion in internet-crime losses during 2025, while complaints involving cryptocurrency accounted for $11.37 billion. Trump’s memorandum directs the creation of a federally supervised program that would…
Bank of Montreal Filing Reports $2,970 XRP Position in $303B Portfolio
Bank of Montreal’s $303.65 billion consolidated securities filing reports $2,970 of XRP fund shares, split between two exchange-traded products. The disclosure traces both positions to a controlled investment adviser without identifying…
MUFG Eyes Instant JGB Repos as Blockchain Invades Bond Markets
MUFG has launched a pilot to test whether Japanese government bond repo trades can settle in real time on a blockchain network. The major Japanese banking group is working with Digital Asset, creator of the Canton Network, and Progmat on…
Monaco Submits Draft Bill to Align Crypto Rules With MiCA
Monaco has submitted a draft bill to replace its 2022 crypto rules, aligning its regulatory environment with the MiCA framework and Financial Action Task Force standards. Evolving Beyond the 2022 Framework Monaco’s government has submitted…
A Maryland Man Won $50,000 Twice in a Year, and It Came Down to Persistence
A Waldorf, Maryland, lottery player has hit a $50,000 prize twice within a year, first through a Maryland Lottery Second Chance ticket and again in Bonus Match 5. The latest win came from the July 17 drawing after he bought his ticket at…
UK Lawmakers Press Banks on Crypto Access Ahead of New Rules
U.K. lawmakers are asking major banks whether the country’s incoming crypto framework will change how they treat regulated digital asset firms. The move forms part of a wider parliamentary inquiry into whether banking restrictions are…
Coinbase Says Bug Reports Could Triple as AI Adds Security Noise
Coinbase’s bug bounty volume is on track to triple as AI-generated submissions flood its review queue, yet only 4% of first-half HackerOne reports were valid paid bugs. Human reviewers must separate credible threats from a growing wave of…