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Crypto Wallets Can ‘Directly Compete With Neobanks’

Cryptocurrency wallets now offer sufficiently comprehensive features to compete directly with neobanks, which are fully digital banking platforms. These solutions enable users to access...

Elon Musk announces Grok 4.6 in two weeks, Grok 4.7 in four weeks as AI arms race accelerates

Elon Musk announced on July 24 that Grok 4.6 would launch in two weeks and Grok 4.7 four weeks later, an exceptionally compressed schedule....

Samsung, SK Hynix to unveil major chip deals with US tech firms as AI memory demand surges

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are set to announce significant long-term memory chip supply contracts with US technology companies on July 24, during South...

Microsoft, Meta, Amazon face investor anxiety over AI spending as Big Tech capex tops $700B

The four largest AI spenders plan to pour more than $700 billion in capital expenditures in 2026, nearly double their previous spending. Alphabet sparked...

KAST’s ToS Draw Fire After Public Feud With EtherFi CEO

KAST, a stablecoin-powered card and neobank that raised $80 million in a Series A round in March at a $600 million valuation, faced widespread...

AscendEX Halts Operations, Freezes Automated Withdrawals

Cryptocurrency exchange AscendEX ceased operations on July 1, 2026 and suspended automated withdrawals starting July 6, now subjecting all requests to manual review. The...

Dinari, tZERO Partner on Tokenized US Stock Framework

Dinari, an issuer of tokenized U.S. equities, and tZERO Group, a blockchain-based financial infrastructure provider, announced Wednesday a partnership to build an operating framework...

Paradigm Raises $1.2 Billion for Fourth Venture Fund

Paradigm, the crypto-focused venture capital firm co-founded by Matt Huang, announced it raised $1.2 billion for its fourth fund. The fund will invest in...