Microsoft launches its own AI deployment company with $2.5 billion commitment
Microsoft follows Amazon, OpenAI and Anthropic with its new AI deployment group.
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The biggest blockchain upgrades still to come in 2026
From Ethereum’s Glamsterdam to Solana’s Alpenglow, 2026’s most important developments are protocol upgrades, not price charts.
Tesla saw a massive sales jump in the second quarter
The company delivered more than 480,000 EVs globally, seemingly thanks to geographic expansion and cheaper versions of the Model 3, Model Y, and Cybertruck.
JPMorgan says Strategy’s bitcoin sales policy adds ‘two-way risk’ to crypto markets
The bank said Strategy’s bitcoin sales policy adds avoidable market uncertainty and should be replaced with equity issuance to build cash reserves.
Metaplanet Adds 2,823 Bitcoin in Q2 as Buying Pace Cools
The Japanese firm’s 43,000-BTC stack now sits well below its cost basis, and it has leaned on debt over equity to keep buying.
UK payments blueprint outlines tokenized payments for ‘multi-money ecosystem’
UK regulators published an update to a national retail payments blueprint, calling for infrastructure support for tokenization and interoperability with new forms of digital money.
Aave brings V3 lending and GHO stablecoin to Monad
Aave launched its V3 lending protocol on Monad with 12 supported assets as the network commits $15 million in first-year incentives to build liquidity and adoption.
U.S. payroll growth slowed sharply in June, with only 57,000 jobs added
This morning’s data could slow market expectations for a Fed rate hike as soon as this summer or early Fall.
Rivian raises EV sales forecast as Q2 production ramps up
The company now expects to ship a few thousand more vehicles by the end of 2026 than it previously expected, after launching its R2 SUV last month.
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A struggling Nasdaq-listed company that tried to copy Saylor’s Bitcoin playbook is completely dumping crypto for AI
The Nasdaq-listed Korean media company once lined up $1 billion in financing to buy 10,000 bitcoin. A recent filing confirms its balance is now zero as it pivots to AI infrastructure and fights to stay listed.
Morning Minute: Robinhood Debuts ‘Robinhood Chain’
The market liked it with HOOD shares jumping 8% and their crypto perp dex partner up even more. Plus crypto’s latest unicorn is crowned.
Mystery box shows are complicated for everyone — even the actors
Silo is such a complicated show that even its showrunner gets confused sometimes. While filming the final seasons of the Apple TV sci-fi thriller, Graham Yost remembers two instances where he messed up details: once it was an actor who realized that a conversation they were about to shoot should’ve already taken place, the other … Read more
Yep, we’re using OpenClaw to date now
Ben Guez has “a bunch of potential international wives in [his] DMs,” thanks to an automated script he set up using OpenClaw, Claude code, and Instagram trials.
Three years after MiCA became law, Europe’s crypto framework is undergoing a rethink
Europe’s MiCA regime is now up for review, known colloquially as “MiCA 2.0,” through a consultation that closes around September.
Warsh’s comments set the stage for U.S. jobs data to ignite bitcoin, gold rally
Your day-ahead look for July 2, 2026
Standard Chartered, Circle bring USDC minting onto banking rails
Standard Chartered and Circle launch bank-led USDC minting and redemption for institutions, starting in Dubai’s DIFC with planned global expansion.
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Smaller tokens lead as bitcoin, sol rally in ‘first real bounce of the selloff’
Bitcoin and major cryptocurrencies rebounded on dovish Federal Reserve signals, with speculative tokens like Memecore’s M and Audiera’s BEAT leading gains.
BitTorrent’s disastrous, legendary, and controversial story
Twenty-five years ago today, a young, little-known programmer by the name of Bram Cohen fired off a short message to a mailing list for peer-to-peer enthusiasts. “My new app, BitTorrent, is now in working order, check it out here,” Cohen wrote, followed by a link to his personal website. “What’s BitTorrent, Bram?” the founder of … Read more
Solana Foundation launches framework for protocol-level governance
The Solana Foundation launched a framework for protocol-level governance, enabling validators with at least 100,000 delegated SOL to publish new proposals.
SBI Crypto shuts Bitcoin mining pool after five-year run
SBI Crypto will shut down its Bitcoin mining pool on July 31 after more than five years, ranking 12th globally with about 2.2% of hashrate share.
Bitcoin zooms above $61,000 as inflation fears soften
Bitcoin rose more than 4% to trade above $61,000, its strongest level in over a week, after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said inflation risks had eased. A 7.9% drop in South Korea’s Kospi on renewed AI chip worries did little to dent the bid.