Stripe and Swift race to control the next generation of global payments infrastructure
Crypto and blockchain experts say this week's moves show the two established finance companies are increasingly competing for control of the infrastructure…
Cardano hands core development to outside teams in decentralization push
Input Output will transfer control of the Haskell node, Plutus, Hydra and other components as founder Charles Hoskinson says the network must change and start…
Iran war hasn’t hurt the U.S. economy too badly — but the danger isn’t over yet
The two main pillars of the economy — consumer spending and business investment — appear to have shrugged off early angst arising from Iran tensions.…
Taylor Farms to recall produce that may be the cause of the cyclospora outbreak: report
The Californiabased company is one of the largest producers of salad greens in the U.S. Source：MarketWatch
Inside Robinhood’s high-stakes bet to onboard 10 million casual users onto decentralized finance
The company says its advantage lies in bringing retail customers onchain, but early activity remains dominated by memecoins, while its original tokenization…
Why Trump’s speech on U.S. elections could be bad for markets
The president focused in part on accusing China of “sinister election meddling” in 2020. Source：MarketWatch
Bitcoin price sags under $62.5K as Iran strikes add to US stocks pressure
Bitcoin saw a key rejection at local highs before reversing lower, moving with stocks for a second day as USIran war downside took its toll.…
Japan's SBI Group is building Asia's first cross-border digital asset empire
The securities giant announced today the consolidation of Singaporebased Coinhako as part of a rapid regional expansion that includes a tokenization…
Netflix is paying up for costly sports rights. Is the company making the right bets?
The streaming service says live programming helps draw in new subscribers, but investors have become disillusioned with Netflix’s broader engagement trends.…
Dutch court declares crypto platform Knaken bankrupt over missing funds
The Rotterdam court said bankruptcy was necessary to ensure an orderly settlement because the company lacked enough assets to fully repay users.…
AI frenzy losing steam leaves bitcoin less volatile than South Korean stocks
Your dayahead look for July 17, 2026 Source：CoinDesk
UK sentences 2 hackers tied to $115M crypto ransom scheme
The pair pleaded guilty after investigators linked them to the Scattered Spider cybercrime group, which US prosecutors say extorted dozens of companies.…