Russian President Vladimir Putin praised President Donald Trump’s efforts to negotiate peace deals around the world, specifically citing his work brokering a truce between Israel and Hamas. ‘He’s really doing a lot to resolve such complex crises that have lasted for years and even decades,’ Putin said at a summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, where he […]
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The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible sidechain of the XRP Ledger is showing early signs of traction among developers, with over 1,400 smart contracts deployed just one week after launch. On July 7, Peersyst confirmed the strong demand in a post stating that nearly 1,400 smart contracts had gone live within the first week. As of […]
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A prominent Hamas leader lost his temper and stormed off from a live interview after being pressed on the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks and the devastating subsequent war in Gaza. Mousa Abu Marzouk, Hamas’ longtime foreign relations chief and a co-founder of the terror group, tried to justify his organization’s crimes by saying Hamas ‘fulfilled […]
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Friday announced that the Department of War (DOW) is establishing a new counter-narcotics Joint Task Force in the Caribbean Sea. Hegseth said the task force’s aim would be to ‘crush the cartels, stop the poison, and keep America safe. The message is clear: if you traffic drugs toward our […]
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Crypto investment products continued their strong momentum last week, recording $1.04 billion in inflows, according to the latest CoinShares report. This marks the 12th straight week of positive inflows, pushing the year-to-date total to $18 billion. The surge was accompanied by increased trading activity, with weekly volumes rising to $16.3 billion. As a result, the […]
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Venezuelan opposition leader and newly minted Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado dedicated the award on Friday to both President Donald Trump and the ‘suffering people of Venezuela.’ Machado, a leading figure in the resistance against Venezuela’s ruling party, took to X to acknowledge the honor and to praise Trump for his support. ‘This […]
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More than 50 institutions, including major stablecoin issuers and crypto service providers, have received regulatory approval under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework within the first six months of the regulation. On July 7, Circle executive Patrick Hansen shared new data from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), revealing that 53 entities […]
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President Donald Trump is in ‘excellent overall health,’ the president’s doctor said in a memorandum after a follow-up evaluation at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday. Earlier this week, the White House announced that Trump, 79, would undergo a ‘routine’ semiannual physical on Friday. The president also met with troops while at the […]
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Prediction market data shows traders are wagering millions on the price of Bitcoin reaching levels above $120,000 in 2025. On the decentralized platform Polymarket, a market asking what price Bitcoin will hit in 2025, has attracted over $15.5 million in volume. Traders assign a 75% probability that the asset will exceed $120,000 by the end […]
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While the broader crypto market remains subdued, with both Bitcoin and Ethereum posting slight losses, a select group of altcoins have defied the trend, registering substantial gains over the last 24 hours. These market-defying rallies appear disconnected from general market sentiment, instead fueled by project-specific catalysts, including major exchange listings, deflationary tokenomics, and strategic partnerships. […]
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