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More than 100 authors have filed a lawsuit against Anthropic seeking over $75 million in damages, alleging the AI company behind Claude pirated their copyrighted books to train its models. The case, filed in mid-June 2026 in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, represents a

The U.S. Treasury will accept philanthropic donations of publicly traded stock to fund Trump Accounts, Secretary Scott Bessent announced two days before the children’s savings program launched, with more than 6 million families already signed up.Key Takeaways:Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said st

EtherFi proposes deploying a dedicated Aave V4 instance on the OP Mainnet to support EtherFi Cash, with the proposal including $175 million in startup funding, GHO integration, and a 20% revenue share paid to the Aave DAO. Aave founder Stani stated that EtherFi is committed to building reliable end-

OpenAI is reportedly planning a $1 trillion initial public offering (IPO), which could be the largest tech listing in history. This comes after OpenAI’s confidential filing of an S-1 prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in May 2026. Microsoft, which holds a significant 2

Celtic is finalizing a deal to sign Colombian winger Camilo Duran from Azerbaijani club Qarabag FK for a fee reportedly in the range of £2.5M to £3M. The transfer, if completed at the upper end, would represent a record sale for the Azerbaijan Premier League.For a player who cost Qarabag less than £

President Donald Trump’s investment accounts made 327 previously undisclosed stock purchases worth as much as $12.8 million on April 8, 2025, one day before his surprise tariff pause sent the S&P 500 up 9.5% in its eighth-best session in history, a new filing shows.Key Takeaways:Trump’s accounts...

Key Insights:Bitcoin ETFs recorded their best single day in two months, breaking a 10-session outflow streak.The $281 million short squeeze wiped out a large amount of bearish positions.On July 2, Bitcoin funds recorded a fresh inflow of $221.7 million. This single day marked the highest inflow in 2

“Summer stock crash” is trending on Wall Street — and for once the phrase isn’t pure hyperbole. Record-high bullishness is colliding with several tangible market risks just as Q2 earnings season begins, and JPMorgan technical strategist Jason Hunter warns that collision could produce a meaningful co

Bitcoin and Ethereum still lead as ETF outflows weaken crypto market sentiment in 2026. Stablecoins remain central as USDT and USDC hold major settlement roles in crypto. RWA assets gain focus as tokenized gold, credit, funds, and Treasuries expand.Crypto markets entered the second half of 2026 with

Some players show up to international tournaments. Zeka shows up to make a statement.Kim Geon-woo, the mid laner for Hanwha Life Esports, leads all competitors in KDA after Round 1 of the MSI 2026 bracket stage, posting a 16.5 mark on the back of 20 kills, 2 deaths, and 13 assists. For context: dyin

MicroStrategy chief executive Phong Le has called Bitcoin (BTC) the “United States of money.” On-chain tracker Arkham says the $1 million bet he made on the firm’s preferred stock is back to break-even.The purchase, in a securities filing, doubles as a personal wager on the company Le runs. Strategy

A renewed ethics fight over President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency earnings has sharpened as U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand pushes to ban elected officials from profiting from digital assets they create or promote while in office.Key Takeaways:U.S. Senator Gillibrand is urging Congress to prohibit

Riyad Mahrez walked away from Al Ahli this week as a free agent, cutting short a contract that was supposed to run through June 2027. For football fans, it’s a roster move. For crypto, it’s a quiet case study in why athlete tokenization remains one of the industry’s most underwhelming experiments.Th

A 20-year-old attacking midfielder just became the most talked-about name in two very different markets simultaneously. Johan Manzambi’s electric 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign has Newcastle United reportedly preparing a £42 million bid, while his NFT player cards on Sorare, the Ethereum-based fantasy

BNB Chain just made deploying an autonomous AI agent about as complicated as ordering a coffee. The network launched BNB Agent Studio on July 1, bringing a one-prompt deployment tool to its Smart Chain mainnet that handles the entire backend stack automatically.The pitch is straightforward: tell the