Penalties are supposed to be free goals. A shooter twelve yards from a goalkeeper with almost no time to react. Through July 10, just 39 of 60 penalties have found the net during the tournament. That 65% success rate, covering both in-play spot kicks and shootout attempts, is the lowest… Listen ⇢

FIFA has a long history of controversy. This week, it added a new chapter. The FIFA Disciplinary Committee suspended the enforcement of a red card issued to US Men’s National Team striker Folarin Balogun, placing his automatic one-match ban on a one-year probation under Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary… Listen ⇢

Polymarket has applied for a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) license to expand its regulated presence in the United States. The company wants to introduce leveraged prediction markets, but still needs CFTC approval before launching margin trading. If approved, Polymarket would compete more directly with rival Kalshi in the growing regulated… Listen ⇢

Michael Edwards, the architect behind Liverpool FC’s golden era, has walked away from Fenway Sports Group barely a year into his role as CEO of Football. The reason is straightforward: FSG hired him to build a multi-club empire, then decided they didn’t want one. Edwards was brought back to FSG… Listen ⇢

New York, USA, July 10th, 2026, Chainwire TrueDAO announced today the completion of a $10 million strategic funding round. The round was led by Brevan Howard Digital, with participation from Zee Prime Capital and Jump Capital. The proceeds will primarily fund core AI protocol development, AI-driven risk control, security audits,… Listen ⇢

Traders are trying to answer a simple question that turns out to be messy in practice: if you want speed and clean fills for automated trading, do you build on BNB Chain’s new AI agent stack or lean into Solana’s battle-tested bot scene? This piece cuts through the noise. We’ll… Listen ⇢

Robinhood just launched a blockchain, and people are actually using it. Lighter, the zero-knowledge rollup decentralized exchange serving as Robinhood Chain’s default perpetual futures platform, has crossed $10 million in total value locked on the network. The broader Robinhood Chain itself tells an even more striking story. The network’s DeFi… Listen ⇢

Robinhood’s blockchain experiment just had the kind of first week most chains dream about. The stablecoin supply on Robinhood Chain, the company’s Ethereum Layer-2 network, has blown past $270 million, roughly doubling in the span of seven days. How $270M showed up this fast The bulk of the stablecoin growth… Listen ⇢

Metaplanet is exploring tokenized credit products backed by Bitcoin, expanding beyond its corporate BTC treasury strategy. The initiative could allow Bitcoin-backed debt instruments with 24/7 trading, automated interest payments, and onchain settlement. The project brings together Metaplanet, JPYC, Progmat, and its newly acquired securities business to study future issuance. Metaplanet… Listen ⇢