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LOUD signs David ‘DaviH’ Cruz as initiator for VCT Americas Stage 2
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
LOUD signs David ‘DaviH’ Cruz as initiator for VCT Americas Stage 2

LOUD completes its VCT Americas Stage 2 roster by signing Portuguese initiator DaviH from CGN Esports via buyout as the…

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Crypto Clarity Act odds drop to record low of 31% amid Trump ethics concerns
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
Crypto Clarity Act odds drop to record low of 31% amid Trump ethics c…

Polymarket odds for the Crypto Clarity Act passing in 2026 dropped to 30.5%, down from over 70%, as Trump ethics concer…

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Japanese retail investors bet $17B against US dollar as yen support grows
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
Japanese retail investors bet $17B against US dollar as yen support g…

Japanese retail investors hold $17.2 billion in net short positions against the US dollar, the largest since 2008, as y…

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NATO commits €70B annually to Ukraine, US absent from funding
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
NATO commits €70B annually to Ukraine, US absent from funding

NATO commits 70B annually to Ukraine without U.S. funding. Russia entering Sloviansk by December 31, 2026 at 21% YES. T…

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Patreon partners with Cloudflare to block AI scraping bots, raising questions about content ownership in the agentic web
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
Patreon partners with Cloudflare to block AI scraping bots, raising q…

Patreon deploys Cloudflare's Crawl Control to block AI training bots, as Cloudflare's stablecoin-powered pay-per-crawl …

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US Rep French Hill pushes for Senate floor vote on crypto market structure bill
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
US Rep French Hill pushes for Senate floor vote on crypto market stru…

Rep. French Hill pushes Senate to vote on the CLARITY Act before August recess. The crypto market structure bill passed…

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Senator Lummis endorses CLARITY Act as crypto regulation’s best shot before 2030
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
Senator Lummis endorses CLARITY Act as crypto regulation’s best shot …

Senator Cynthia Lummis is backing the CLARITY Act, calling it the US's last real shot at digital asset regulation befor…

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Wells Fargo rolls out AI Teammate for financial advisors managing $2.4 trillion in client assets
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
Wells Fargo rolls out AI Teammate for financial advisors managing $2.…

Wells Fargo launched its AI Teammate for financial advisors managing $2.4 trillion in client assets, part of a $1 billi…

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Senator Lummis backs CLARITY Act for digital asset market reform
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
Senator Lummis backs CLARITY Act for digital asset market reform

Senator Lummis backs the CLARITY Act for digital asset reform. Act signed into law by 2026 at 34.5% YES. The post Senat…

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California billionaire tax proposal to appear on November 2026 ballot
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
California billionaire tax proposal to appear on November 2026 ballot

California's billionaire tax proposal will be on the November 2026 ballot. Tax passing at 31% YES. The post California …

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US forces destroy Iranian surveillance tower at Chabahar port for the third time
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
US forces destroy Iranian surveillance tower at Chabahar port for the…

US forces destroyed an IRGC surveillance tower at Chabahar port for the third time, targeting Iran's maritime monitorin…

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HSBC becomes first firm approved by Bank of England for digital assets platform
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
HSBC becomes first firm approved by Bank of England for digital asset…

HSBC is the first firm approved by the Bank of England to go live in the UK Digital Securities Sandbox, enabling tokeni…

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