July 2, 2026

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Crypto

Binance discloses Alpaca stake as stock trading deal expands

Binance has disclosed a minority stake in Alpaca as the crypto exchange expands into U.S. stock and ETF trading for eligible users outside the United States. Summary Binance disclosed a minority Alpaca stake as its U.S. stock trading service expands globally. The Alpaca deal gives Binance order flow and lending revenue tied to user stock

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Crypto

Can Sugarcane Actually Power Bitcoin? Inside Tether New Brazil Mining Play

Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin, is preparing to mine Bitcoin using electricity generated from sugarcane waste in Brazil, and the pilot is set to go live by July 1, 2026. The operation, run through Tether-backed agribusiness Adecoagro, will start with 10 megawatts of capacity and approximately 1,280 Bitcoin mining machines powered entirely

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Coinbase

Circle wants its USDC payments network to be the Ripple killer

Crypto exchanges report around $55M in RLUSD volume over the last 24 hours — 99.4% less than Circle’s $9.8B for its much larger USDC. Source link

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Tech & AI

Redditors Are Using AI to Beat Obscene World Cup Ticket Prices

Jordan vs. Algeria isn’t a soul-stirring World Cup matchup for most soccer fans. They’re the 63rd and 29th best teams in the world, according to FIFA rankings. The game will be played at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium (officially called Levi’s Stadium) in Santa Clara, yet both nations’ diaspora are more heavily concentrated on

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Bitcoin

El Salvador Buys the Dip as Bitcoin Slides Under $66,000, Reserve Nears 7,600 BTC

Key Takeaways El Salvador’s bitcoin reserve sits near 7,600 BTC, valued above $510 million as of June 3. The country kept adding coins through a roughly one-BTC-a-day policy even as prices have continued to collapse. A $1.4 billion IMF deal made accepting bitcoin optional, yet President Nayib Bukele keeps accumulating. A Familiar Playbook on a

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Crypto

Pi Network’s PI Token Plunges Toward ATL Levels Despite Gaming Progress

PI is now inches away from marking a new all-time low. Although almost the entire cryptocurrency market is deep in the red on a daily, weekly, and even monthly scale, Pi Network’s native token is among the poorest performers, as its price has slipped toward the all-time low seen in February. This comes despite

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Coinbase

MicroStrategy wannabes and the return of mNAV mania

Crypto traders invented the term ‘mNAV,’ a simplistic ratio to explain how much they overpay for crypto holdings. It can exceed 8X. Source link

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Crypto

What does the SEC’s new 2030 strategy mean for crypto regulation?

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has unveiled a 2026–2030 strategic plan that places digital assets, blockchain technology, and tokenized financial infrastructure among its key regulatory priorities. Summary The SEC has made digital assets, tokenization, and blockchain infrastructure a strategic priority in its 2026 to 2030 roadmap. Regulatory clarity for crypto markets and a clearer

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Falls to $65,710 as Record ETF Outflows and Strategy Sale Rattle Market

Key Takeaways Bitcoin dropped close to $65,700 on June 3, hitting another intraday low after $66,346. Spot bitcoin ETFs bled an estimated $3.5 billion in their longest outflow streak since 2024. Traders are now watching the $60,000 support level after Strategy disclosed its first BTC sale in nearly four years. A Broad Crypto Rout Gathers

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Tech & AI

Squishmallows, dentures, and an ‘I Heart Hot Dads’ bag: Uber has found thousands of items left in robotaxis

For the past 10 years, Uber’s annual Lost & Found Index has provided a rather quirky anthropological snapshot of its riders — and even a few insights into society. The annual catalogue of millions of forgotten items ranges from mundane modern-day tools such as smartphones and laptops, to more eyebrow-raising objects like live fish, an

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