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US Treasury Secretary Comments Influence Bitcoin Price Movement
Bitcoin prices have been on a rollercoaster recently, and the latest catalyst might come as a surprise to some: the words of US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Notably, his comments on the US government’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve policy have sent ripples through the market. Back in August 2025, h
Kalshi Launches Midterms Hub to Display Real-Time U.S. Congressional Election Odds
ME News reports that on July 22 (UTC+8), the prediction market platform Kalshi launched the Midterms Hub, which displays real-time market odds for U.S. Senate and House of Representatives districts. The page aggregates live trading prices, polling averages, Federal Election Commission fundraising da
Analysts predict a Tesla and SpaceX merger by 2027, valued at $3 trillion.
According to CNN, JPMorgan analyst Rajat Gupta stated that a merger could align the vision, engineering management, and AI initiatives of Tesla and SpaceX. Tech analyst Dan Ives estimates an over 80% probability of a Tesla-SpaceX merger by 2027, with a combined valuation potentially reaching around
Lightning Labs Launches Wavelength Toolkit for Bitcoin Payments
Lightning Labs just dropped a toolkit that could quietly reshape how Bitcoin payments get built. Wavelength, announced on July 21, is a non-custodial API designed to let developers integrate Lightning Network payments into applications and AI agents without touching the infrastructure headaches that
Google's Q2 earnings report will shape the AI market outlook.
Article by: Tide ResearchAt 4:00 AM Beijing time on July 23, Alphabet will release its Q2 2026 earnings report, followed by an earnings call at 4:30 AM. This is the first earnings report among the "Magnificent Seven," with Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and NVIDIA to follow. The options market has already
Strive CEO Matt Cole Defends Bitcoin Treasury Companies' Value
Strive, Inc. is rapidly emerging as a leading player in the Bitcoin treasury arena. Under the leadership of its CEO, Matt Cole, the company is charting a course for institutional investors to gain Bitcoin exposure without diving directly into the crypto waters. Cole argues that Bitcoin treasury comp
BTC Surges to $64,900 Amid CPI Decline and Iran Tensions
According to Wintermute OTC trader @Jjay_dm, the June CPI fell 0.4% month-over-month, the largest single-month decline since April 2020, with overall inflation dropping from 4.2% to 3.5%. Markets promptly priced in a hold at the July FOMC, and the probability of a September rate hike fell from over
Bitcoin Reclaims Weekly MA200 as Bearish Traders Grow Quiet
Bearish traders grow quiet as Bitcoin successfully reclaims weekly MA200. Is a bull trap brewing for ETH traders?Bullish analysts believe a strong recovery will take over.The crypto community is debating between bullish and bearish dynamics once again as several bullish signals flare on the BTC pric
KuCoin Futures Adjusts Funding Rate Intervals for ERAUSDT Perpetual Contracts
Citing Announcement, KuCoin Futures will change the funding rate intervals for the ERAUSDT Perpetual Contract from every four hours to every one hour. The next settlement is scheduled for 13:00 on July 22, 2026 (UTC).
Wintermute: The crypto market shows relative strength this week, but the uptrend is not confirmed.
BlockBeats report: On July 22, Wintermute released a market analysis stating that the U.S. CPI decreased by 0.4% month-over-month in June, marking the largest single-month decline since April 2020, with overall inflation falling from 4.2% to 3.5%, below the market expectation of 3.8%. The market has
Talos Integrates with Kalshi, Enabling Institutional Trading of Event and Perpetual Contracts
The institutional crypto trading platform Talos has integrated with the prediction market platform Kalshi, enabling institutional clients to trade Kalshi’s event contracts and crypto perpetuals through Talos’s infrastructure. Talos offers algorithmic order types including Iceberg, Pegged, Sniper, TW
BTC Rises Amid CPI Decline and Iran Tensions
ChainThink reports that on July 22, Wintermute OTC trader @Jjay_dm wrote that the June CPI fell 0.4% month-over-month, marking the largest monthly decline since April 2020, with overall inflation dropping from 4.2% to 3.5%.The market subsequently priced in a hold at the July FOMC, and the probabilit
US DOJ Files Civil Forfeiture Action Targeting $25M in Crypto Linked to Fraud Networks
The US Department of Justice is going after another pile of allegedly dirty crypto. Prosecutors have filed a civil forfeiture action targeting more than $25 million in tokens connected to international fraud and money laundering networks.The action lands at a moment when the scale of crypto fraud is
SwarmBase Completes $7M Funding Round for On-Chain AI Infrastructure
ChainCatcher report, according to The Block, SwarmBase, an on-chain infrastructure layer for autonomous AI agents, has announced the completion of a $7 million funding round. The round was led by Castrum Capital, M2M Capital, Notch Ventures, and Becker Ventures, with Castrum Capital contributing an
OpenAI to Launch Enterprise Software OpenAI Presence
ME AI message: OpenAI is set to launch a new product that could mark a pivotal step for the company in moving beyond the hyper-competitive market of selling large models. The product, named OpenAI Presence, integrates AI agents with enterprise internal data, policies, existing software, and business
