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Former Tether Investment Chief Stake Sale: What Private Liquidity Says About Stablecoin Power – CoinDesk
If you care about stablecoins, you should care when insiders try to sell equity. It’s one of the few real-time signals we get about private valuations, buyer appetite, and how durable the moat really is. So when news hits that a former Tether investment chief is shopping part of his… Listen ⇢
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England’s World Cup quarterfinal prep disrupted by viral outbreak as sports betting markets react – CoinDesk
Two days before one of the biggest matches in English football’s recent history, a sickness bug has torn through the Three Lions’ camp ahead of England’s World Cup 2026 quarterfinal against Norway, scheduled for July 11-12 in Miami. Midfielder Declan Rice has missed at least two consecutive training sessions and… Listen ⇢
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Fed officials weigh rate hikes as inflation runs hot at 4.1% – CoinDesk
The Federal Reserve held rates steady at its June meeting. Not everyone was happy about that. Minutes from the June 16-17 FOMC meeting, released on July 8, revealed a meaningful faction of policymakers who wanted to raise interest rates immediately, citing persistent inflation that has stubbornly refused to behave. The… Listen ⇢
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Citadel Drops Its Crypto Trade-Secrets Case: Why TradFi Litigation Risk Is Shifting – CoinDesk
This piece walks through what actually changed with Citadel and Portofino, why it matters for anyone building or trading in crypto, and how the legal playbook is shifting toward collectability over courtroom wins. If you’re a desk lead, founder, or counsel trying to price legal risk, you’ll get a plain-English… Listen ⇢
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Trump administration commits $17.5 billion in loans for nuclear reactors to power AI data centers – CoinDesk
The Department of Energy just put $17.5 billion on the table to build ten new nuclear reactors across the United States. The driving force behind this push isn’t national defense or climate goals. It’s the insatiable electricity appetite of AI data centers. The DOE announced plans to offer loans of… Listen ⇢
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Ledger researchers reveal laser attack vulnerability in Tangem wallets – CoinDesk
Ledger’s security research arm, Donjon, just published findings showing that a precisely aimed laser pulse can bypass the password protection on Tangem hardware wallet cards. The attack targets the Samsung S3D232A secure element chip inside the cards, manipulating the firmware’s recovery-state check to reset the access password entirely, no original… Listen ⇢
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Tunisia’s World Cup coaching chaos highlights the gap in sports crypto fan tokens – CoinDesk
Tunisia’s football federation parted ways with head coach Sabri Lamouchi after the national team was dismantled 5-1 by Sweden in their opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The termination, described as “by mutual agreement,” came just five matches into Lamouchi’s tenure. He was appointed on January 14, barely… Listen ⇢
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Russia’s helium export ban is quietly squeezing China’s chip ambitions – CoinDesk
Russia just turned the screws on the global helium market, and China is feeling it first. Temporary export controls enacted by Moscow on April 14 require special government approval for helium shipments outside the Eurasian Economic Union, effectively choking off a key supply line for the world’s second-largest economy. The… Listen ⇢
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FIFA rules out English referees Taylor and Oliver for Argentina matches at 2026 World Cup – CoinDesk
FIFA has confirmed that English referees Anthony Taylor and Michael Oliver will be barred from officiating any Argentina matches at the 2026 World Cup. The decision, rooted in conflict-of-interest protocols that have governed referee assignments for decades, carries significant implications for both officials’ tournament prospects. FIFA has long maintained a… Listen ⇢
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