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Robinhood: Prediction Markets Hit 20% of Trading Revenue
Robinhood event contracts delivered $156m, beating equities at $129m and crypto at $100m, lifting prediction markets to 20% of trading revenue from 2% a year ago. (Source) 07-30-2026 11:17 |
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Ethereum: Block Space Revenue Share Hits 0.15%
Ethereum captures just 0.15% from Robinhood Chain while Arbitrum takes 10% and Robinhood keeps 89%, exposing ETH settlement layer pricing flaws amid $1788.65 price action. (Source) 07-14-2026 07:12 |
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Open USD: Float Battle Targets Circle Economics
Open USD draws Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock and Coinbase into float competition Circle as partners seek to mint without issuer tax and capture reserve yield in stablecoin issuance economics. (Source) 07-10-2026 20:03 |
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AskVenice: Closes $65M Series A at $1B Valuation
AskVenice lands $65M Series A at $1B valuation for its private crypto AI platform launched in 2024. (Source) 07-01-2026 19:33 |
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Brett Harrison: CFTC Compute Futures Market Map
Brett Harrison details CFTC-regulated DCMs, index providers and spot platforms building US compute futures for GPUs, neoclouds and ETF issuers. (Source) 06-30-2026 16:03 |
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Open Standard: Launches Enterprise Stablecoin
Open Standard stablecoin from Patrick Collison draws Visa, Mastercard and Coinbase to Ethereum scale push as history of stablecoin adoption on Ethereum by enterprises stays limited. (Source) 06-30-2026 16:00 |
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Stablecoins: Banks Battle for Programmable Dollar
Stablecoins: Banks, fintechs and custodians compete for programmable dollar ownership as private stablecoins win distribution while tokenized deposits emerge as bank response. (Source) 06-29-2026 17:49 |
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Lex Sokolin: ZHCs Inevitable After Harnesses Commoditize
Lex Sokolin declares ZHCs inevitable as harnesses commoditize, citing Pierre de la Grand'rive Workers AI employees hitting $1M ARR and eliminating knowledge jobs workflow. (Source) 06-23-2026 08:40 |
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Stablecoins: Shift Focus to Fintech Operations
Stablecoins: Charters, ledgers and fraud controls now define winners in programmable regulated dollars race. (Source) 06-22-2026 15:24 |
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Peaq: Google ARD Announcement Spotlights Machine Economy
Peaq at $0.02 eyes Google ARD launch as machine economy narrative accelerates with AI agent discovery specs from major tech firms. (Source) 06-20-2026 08:01 |
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Bitcoin: Decouples From Nasdaq QQQ Since 2025
Bitcoin at $65779.58 diverges from Nasdaq as QQQ climbs while BTC flattens, breaking seven-year correlation that began in 2018. (Source) 06-15-2026 09:20 |
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Stablecoins: Dollar Plumbing Beats Revolution
Stablecoins: Lex Sokolin notes they won via useful dollar plumbing as money market funds scale to multi-trillions in 2026. (Source) 06-14-2026 13:33 |
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Visa: Stablecoins and AI Agents Reshape Payments
Visa targets stablecoin settlement systems and AI agent demand as procurement policies replace cards, positioning trust layers as the core prize in Bitcoin finance. (Source) 06-12-2026 17:55 |
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Mastercard: Launches Agent Pay for Machines
Mastercard Agent Pay for Machines deploys cards, accounts and stablecoins for AI agents; Nevermined AI agent transaction infrastructure sets purchase rules and pricing. (Source) 06-10-2026 15:24 |
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AI Agents: Trillions in Transactions Ahead
AI agents will transact trillions annually as billions emerge in 5-10 years, driving stablecoin adoption trends and DeFi infrastructure growth per NIV's Travis Scher. (Source) 06-09-2026 15:53 |
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Lex Sokolin: Web4 Agentic Economy Reshapes Finance
Lex Sokolin flags Web4 transition as AI transforms payments and banking with Ethereum at $1587 amid oversold RSI. (Source) 06-05-2026 14:40 |
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Agent Payments: Compliance Problems Emerge
Agent payments create compliance hurdles in the machine economy as software executes financial events, demanding permissioning, audit trails and privacy-preserving transaction design. (Source) 06-04-2026 17:16 |
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CEX Listings: Median Token Returns Reach -82%
CEX listings since January 2025 posted median returns of -82%, driving funds and investors out of crypto as losses mount across new tokens. (Source) 06-03-2026 19:42 |
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Tether: Fuels AI Agent Economy via USDT0
Tether positions USDT0 as robot money for AI agents settling $3-5 trillion by 2030 across chains without SWIFT delays. (Source) 06-03-2026 10:08 |
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Grayscale: Hyperliquid ETF Amendment Filed for $HYPG
Grayscale files amendment 6 for Hyperliquid ETF $HYPG at 0.29% fee, launch imminent as HYPE trades at $73.31. (Source) 06-01-2026 18:25 |