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Trump escalates military campaign against Iran as US sends refueling planes to Israel
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
Trump escalates military campaign against Iran as US sends refueling …

The US escalates military operations against Iran with airstrikes and refueling plane deployments, rattling crypto mark…

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Meta in talks to lease computing power to Anthropic in deal that may reach $10B
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
Meta in talks to lease computing power to Anthropic in deal that may …

Meta is negotiating a $10B deal to host Anthropic's Claude AI models, while Bitcoin miner TeraWulf signed a $19B lease …

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Amazon Web Services customers receive erroneous bills up to $1.5T
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
Amazon Web Services customers receive erroneous bills up to $1.5T

AWS billing glitch showed customers invoices up to $1.5 trillion. Here's what happened, why crypto companies should car…

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Zinedine Zidane named France’s next head coach, and crypto’s biggest sports play is still wide open
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
Zinedine Zidane named France’s next head coach, and crypto’s biggest …

Zinedine Zidane will become France's next head coach after Deschamps, with a formal signing expected before July 21. Th…

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Cardano hands core development to outside teams in decentralization push
News Article Jul 17, 2026
Cardano hands core development to outside teams in decentralization p…

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China’s central bank loads up on gold as de-dollarization push accelerates
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
China’s central bank loads up on gold as de-dollarization push accele…

China's PBOC has bought gold for 20 straight months, its longest streak since 1999. Here's what the de-dollarization pu…

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US margin debt rises $87B to record $1.5T in June, up 23% year-over-year
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
US margin debt rises $87B to record $1.5T in June, up 23% year-over-y…

US margin debt surged $87 billion in June to a record $1.5 trillion, up over 53% year-over-year. Here's what it means f…

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Apple targets 40 former employees now at OpenAI over trade secrets
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
Apple targets 40 former employees now at OpenAI over trade secrets

Apple filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and sent preservation letters to 40 former employees, alleging systematic …

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Polymarket faces dispute risk with $2B FDV bet on USD.AI token launch
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
Polymarket faces dispute risk with $2B FDV bet on USD.AI token launch

Polymarket's USD.AI FDV market has drawn $5.5M in volume, with traders betting heavily against a $2B valuation for the …

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PayPal shares surge amid reported joint takeover bid from Stripe and Advent International
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
PayPal shares surge amid reported joint takeover bid from Stripe and …

Stripe and Advent International bid over $53B to take PayPal private, with major implications for PYUSD stablecoin and …

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US import prices rise unexpectedly in June, posting largest annual gain since 2022
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
US import prices rise unexpectedly in June, posting largest annual ga…

US import prices rose 0.3% in June 2026, defying expectations of a 0.7% decline. Annual gains hit 7.1%, the highest sin…

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Three signs the US economy is on firmer footing, and what it means for crypto
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
Three signs the US economy is on firmer footing, and what it means fo…

US GDP growth hit 2.1% in Q1 2026, consumer spending climbed 0.7%, and recession odds fell to 25%. Here's what it means…

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