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TrueDAO Raises $10 million in Strategic Funding to Accelerate AI-Powered Financial Infrastructure – CoinDesk
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 ⇢
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BNB Chain AI Agents vs Solana Bots: Which Network Is Building the Faster Trading Layer? – CoinDesk
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 ⇢
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Robinhood Chain TVL surpasses $10M as Lighter integration gains traction – CoinDesk
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 ⇢
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Robinhood’s stablecoin market cap surpasses $270M, up 100% in a week – CoinDesk
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 ⇢
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Metaplanet Eyes Bitcoin-Backed Credit – Here Is Why BTC Could Move Deeper Into Traditional Finance – CoinDesk
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 ⇢
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Circle Wins National Trust Bank Approval – Here Is Why USDC Just Took a Major Step Forward – CoinDesk
Circle has received final OCC approval to establish First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A., operating as Circle National Trust. The federally regulated trust bank will initially provide digital asset custody services, with institutional custody expected to expand over time. The approval strengthens Circle’s regulatory position as competition in the stablecoin… Listen ⇢
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Roberto Martinez emerges as top candidate for Scotland manager, and betting markets are moving fast – CoinDesk
Roberto Martinez, the 52-year-old Spanish coach who just parted ways with Portugal’s national team, has rapidly become the bookmakers’ favorite to take charge of Scotland. His odds have collapsed from 25/1 to 2/1 in a matter of days, the kind of move that usually means someone, somewhere, knows something. The… Listen ⇢
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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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