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Ledger launched Ledger Agent Stack, an open-source framework that enables AI agents to assist with cryptocurrency management while requiring hardware wallet approval for all transactions. The toolkit allows AI agents to inspect balances, review portfolios, and prepare transfers without accessing

Anton Bukov, co-founder of decentralized finance project 1inch, departed from the company's operations after more than seven years and was fired in late November 2025. Bukov confirmed he is no longer involved in day-to-day operations and has shifted focus to a new venture called Second Tier. The dep

Labour Party leader-elect Andy Burnham will address the nation at noon on July 17 at the Party's special conference, where he will officially be named as the new leader before being crowned Prime Minister on Monday. The Makerfield MP's speech is expected to detail improvements to the NHS,

Bitcoin Ordinals developer Leonidas proposed a new open-source Bitcoin client on Friday, aimed at removing restrictions affecting Runes and Ordinals transactions. The proposed client, called 'Bitcoin $DOG Mode,' would lift the maximum individual transaction size to 3.9 million weight units (WU)

Gabriel Perez, President Trump's teleprompter operator since 2016, allegedly won more than $100,000 on Kalshi prediction markets by betting on speech content he knew in advance, according to an ABC News report. The alleged betting activity occurred over a three-month stretch across more than a

Injective announced at its July 16 Summit that it filed for registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission as a transfer agent. The company aims to move securities ownership record-keeping onto its blockchain, which it says settles transactions in under a second. Transfer agents

HM Revenue & Customs announced that certain cryptoasset loan and automated market-making liquidity pool disposals will receive no-gain-no-loss tax treatment from April 6, 2027. The policy defers Capital Gains Tax until users make an economic disposal of

Kioxia's stock price fell 16.10% to 52,110 yen during afternoon trading on July 17, marking a drop to roughly half its record high set one month earlier. The semiconductor company reached an all-time peak of 112,700 yen on June 22 before declining sharply. The selloff followed overnight weakness in

On July 16, the U.S. Senate passed S. Res. 772, a simple resolution, by unanimous consent, formally opposing former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) receiving a presidential pardon or a sentence reduction. The resolution was introduced by Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego and co-sponsored by Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis; it was later joined in support by Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio, forming a bipartisan stance. Text of S. Res. 772: Unanimous passage by consent S. Res. 772 was introduced b

1Password announced on its official blog the launch of “1Password for Claude,” with the core design being a zero-exposure architecture: Claude can access credentials stored in 1Password to complete logins, but the password itself, the password vault contents, and one-time verification codes never enter the Claude model or memory. 1Password for Claude Zero-Exposure Architecture According to the 1Password official blog, the zero-exposure architecture works as follows: when Claude needs to log into

Chey Tae-won, Chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry and SK Group, advised on the 17th that investors should hold SK Hynix stocks long-term rather than trading them, stating that memory demand will continue rising as AI develops. Speaking at an AI-focused discussion during the Chamber'

Space stocks including Rocket Lab (RKLB), SpaceX (SPCX), and AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) are experiencing July losses exceeding 30%, with Goldman Sachs reporting the sector's volatility is five times higher than the S&P 500. RKLB stock has fallen about 34% this month heading for its worst month since

Samsung Electronics foundry division employees showed significantly higher turnover intentions compared to their memory division counterparts, according to a recent survey by the company's early-stage labor union. The survey found 81.5% of foundry division union members expressed intention to

Circle partnered with BIND Group on Tuesday to provide Argentine institutions access to USDC liquidity through the BEN platform. The alliance enables corporate treasury management and digital asset transfers via BIND's virtual asset service provider infrastructure. Argentina has emerged as a key

Nokia stock is heading for its worst week in over five years as investors take profits following a major rally driven by artificial intelligence excitement, but retail traders remain focused on the company's AI-RAN technology push as a long-term growth catalyst. The decline follows a 12-month

Simultaneous escalation of conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine drove international oil and grain prices higher on the 16th, prompting renewed interest rate hike expectations in the United States. Brent crude reached $84.23 per barrel while Chicago wheat futures surged 5% on the 15th to

Bybit launched a locally operated platform in Indonesia on Thursday after acquiring a majority stake in PT Enkripsi Teknologi Handal, formerly known as NOBI. The acquisition enables Bybit to combine its global capabilities with an experienced local team familiar with Indonesia's market and

SBI Holdings announced on July 16 that it has reached a strategic partnership with U.S. RWA tokenization platform Ondo Finance. The plan is to tokenize assets such as Japanese stocks and bring them to Ondo’s on-chain platform, while also distributing Ondo’s tokenized products within the SBI ecosystem. Both sides also plan to use the trust-based Japanese yen stablecoin JPYSC as an on-chain settlement and collateral instrument. SBI and Ondo Finance Partnership Announcement SBI Holdings announced o

BlackRock's Ishares Bitcoin Trust held 734,762 bitcoin worth $48 billion as of July 15, 2026, making it the largest spot Bitcoin ETF by holdings. Most spot Bitcoin ETFs concentrate custody with Coinbase Custody Trust Company,

According to 36Kr on July 17, based on multiple independent sources, as of July, Zhipu (02513.HK)’s annual recurring revenue (ARR) has reached $1 billion. Zhipu increased from $100 million to $1 billion in 5 months, faster than Anthropic. Citing the platform’s latest data, Hugging Face said that China’s open-source models account for 41% of monthly and total download shares, surpassing the United States for the first time. Zhipu’s ARR hits $1 billion in five months from $100 million Based on dat