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Binance Drops VIP 3 Asset Bar to $1M as 4x OTC Trading Credit Broadens Tier Access
Binance is cutting the VIP 3 wallet asset requirement to $1 million, down from $3 million, while over-the-counter (OTC) spot trading volume will now count toward overall spot volume at four times its actual value. Lower Thresholds and OTC…
Zuckerberg Fears His Teams Are Too Slow for a $145 Billion AI Push
Mark Zuckerberg told staff in a recent internal meeting that Meta’s AI rollout is moving slower than he wants, even as the company targets up to $145 billion in AI spending in 2026. Meta has already cut about 8,000 jobs and reassigned…
UK Lawmakers Probe 40% Crypto Transfer Blocks as Banking Scrutiny Widens
A cross-party group of U.K. lawmakers has opened an inquiry into banking restrictions affecting crypto companies and their customers. The review will assess whether account closures, payment blocks and transfer limits threaten Britain’s…
7 in 10 Crypto Traders Would Let AI Run Their Portfolios — But They Want an Emergency Off Switch
A survey of 1,400 U.S. crypto traders found broad support among respondents for autonomous AI portfolio management, but investors still want instant control as regulators warn about fraud, accountability, and market-stability risks. Traders…
FBI Warns Fake Agents Are Using AI to Trick Scam Victims Again
The FBI says criminals are using fake agents, AI-generated videos, and spoofed government websites to target previous fraud victims. Officials warn that recovery scams are becoming harder to spot as scammers adopt more convincing…
Washington Judge Rejects Kalshi’s Federal Defense, Grants State Injunction
A Washington state judge has granted a preliminary injunction against Kalshi after rejecting its argument that federal commodities law overrides state gambling rules. The court found Washington is likely to prove its claims, but will not…
Bitcoin Bettors Give BTC 70% Odds of Hitting $67,500 in July as Traders Eye a Rebound From $65K
Polymarket traders are pricing a 70% chance that bitcoin (BTC) touches $67,500 at some point in July, up from roughly 56% odds cited earlier this week, as the asset trades near $66,000. A Market Betting on a Modest Bounce Polymarket’s…
White House Strikes CLARITY Act Ethics Deal as Trump Clears Senate’s Final Hurdle
The White House has agreed on an ethics package for the CLARITY Act and sent the language to Senate Republicans. President Donald Trump personally signed off on the provision, clearing what negotiators call the bill’s last major…
‘The Next Crisis Has Already Begun’: Europe’s Top Official Urges FIFA to Act
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has urged FIFA to begin work on a new integrity framework for the 2030 World Cup, directly linking player-action betting and FIFA’s own prediction-market sponsorship with an increased risk of…
Hut 8 Secures $9.8 Billion Texas AI Lease as Bitcoin Miners Pivot to Compute
Hut 8 has signed a second 15-year lease for 352 megawatts of AI capacity at its Beacon Point campus in Texas. The deal doubles the tenant’s commitment and highlights a wider shift by bitcoin miners toward long-term data center contracts.…