Author: James Wilson

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. As XRP ETF expectations rise, investors are exploring platforms like EX DeFi that offer alternative ways to participate in the digital asset ecosystem. Summary EX DeFi expands its cloud mining platform as growing interest in XRP ETFs boosts attention on digital asset services. EX DeFi highlights cloud mining and platform security as XRP ETF optimism drives interest in crypto infrastructure. Rising XRP ETF expectations fuel interest in EX DeFi’s cloud mining platform and digital asset infrastructure. With Ripple obtaining…

He built the app that made stock trading free, sat at the center of the GameStop crisis, launched a blockchain, dismissed memecoins, embraced one six days later, and runs an AI company chasing mathematical superintelligence on the side. Summary Vlad Tenev is co-founder and CEO of Robinhood Markets, the brokerage that popularized commission-free trading and now runs its own blockchain, roughly 28 million customers across 38 countries. He co-founded the company with Baiju Bhatt. Before it was Robinhood, they called it CashCat, a discarded name that a memecoin resurrected in 2026. Robinhood was at the center of the 2021 GameStop…

Taiwan has sentenced the alleged mastermind behind the BitShine crypto exchange to 22 years in prison after finding he led a fraud and money laundering operation that prosecutors said caused more than NT$1.27 billion ($39 million) in losses to over 1,500 victims. Summary A Taiwan court has sentenced the BitShine crypto exchange ringleader to 22 years in prison over a NT$1.27 billion fraud and money laundering scheme. Prosecutors said more than 1,500 victims were defrauded after funds were converted into USDT and moved overseas through the exchange. The ruling comes after Taiwan approved a new licensing framework that strengthens oversight…

Bitcoin Ordinals advocate Leonidas has proposed a new open-source Bitcoin client that would raise transaction size limits and reduce the dust threshold, seeking to remove policy restrictions affecting Ordinals and Runes transactions. Summary Leonidas has proposed a new Bitcoin client that raises transaction size limits and lowers the dust threshold for Ordinals and Runes. Bitcoin $DOG Mode is intended to remove policy restrictions enforced by Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots rather than Bitcoin consensus rules. The proposal comes months after Ord.io shut down, as Leonidas continues to push for wider support for Bitcoin native digital assets. In a Friday post…

MegaETH is shutting down its Mega Mafia accelerator after two years, saying the program helped startups raise substantial capital but failed to keep enough value inside its ecosystem.  Summary MegaETH ends Mega Mafia after most successful incubated applications stopped building on its blockchain network. Two accelerator cohorts supported about 20 teams that collectively raised approximately $80 million from investors. MegaETH will redirect funding toward first-party consumer apps and products designed specifically for its infrastructure. Core team member Shuyao Kong said on X that most successful applications backed by the program are no longer being built on MegaETH. The accelerator supported…

Venezuela’s USDT market is handling volumes that now rival one of the country’s largest sources of foreign currency. Summary Venezuela’s Binance P2P market handled 1.389 billion USDT between June 11 and July 13 alone. Ecoanalítica estimated the volume equaled 75% of Venezuela’s monthly oil export value during the period. USDT traded near 840 bolivars, around 15.5% above Venezuela’s official exchange rate in mid-July 2026. Ecoanalítica estimated that 1.389 billion USDT changed hands on Binance’s peer-to-peer market between June 11 and July 13, equal to about 44 million USDT per day. The research firm estimated that the volume represented about 75%…

Trump Media & Technology Group has unveiled a paid data service that will deliver real-time posts from Truth Social’s highest-ranking accounts to financial firms and news organizations. Summary Trump Media will sell real-time Truth Social posts through a licensed API for financial firms. President Trump’s 12.9 million-follower account gives the paid feed its main market appeal. Ethics experts question whether presidential information should generate revenue for a family-linked company. According to Trump Media, the Truth API will provide licensed access to public posts that may carry time-sensitive political, policy, or market information. The company plans to offer the feed to…

A White House teleprompter operator has been placed on paid leave after allegedly earning more than $90,000 from Kalshi bets tied to words President Donald Trump would use in his speeches. Summary The CFTC is investigating Gabriel Perez over more than $90,000 in reported Kalshi profits. Kalshi froze most of the gains after flagging bets tied to Trump’s speeches as suspicious. The case comes as Trump Media begins selling real-time Truth Social data to financial firms. According to an ABC News report, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating Gabriel Perez over trades placed in Kalshi’s “mentions” markets, where users…

President Donald Trump has promoted more than 20 companies, including Nvidia, Tesla and Apple, within days of purchasing their shares, according to a CNN investigation. Summary CNN linked Trump’s company promotions to stock purchases made only days earlier. Trump bought up to $500,000 in Nvidia shares before announcing faster AI permits. The findings have added pressure to include ethics rules in the CLARITY Act. CNN found that several Truth Social posts announced or praised government actions that could benefit companies held in Trump’s investment accounts. The report has renewed questions about whether his financial interests conflict with decisions made by…

T. Rowe Price, which manages nearly $2 trillion, has launched an actively managed crypto ETF holding nine digital assets, led by Bitcoin at almost 41%. Summary T. Rowe Price has launched TKNZ, the first actively managed multi-token spot crypto ETF. Bitcoin leads the nine-asset portfolio, followed by Ethereum and BNB. Eric Balchunas praised the firm’s decision to launch after October’s crypto selloff. According to a July 16 press release from T. Rowe Price, the Active Crypto ETF began trading on NYSE Arca under the ticker TKNZ. The asset manager described the product as the market’s first actively managed multi-token spot…