AST SpaceMobile’s stock is sinking as the SpaceX rival looks to raise more cash
AST SpaceMobile also pushed back a satellitelaunch target. Source:MarketWatch
These cities are blanketed with wildfire smoke. Here’s what to know about bad air quality.
“It is a growing cardiovascular threat”: Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis and New York City are considered some of the world’s most polluted cities Thursday.…
Keyrock acquires BlockFills trading assets to expand institutional crypto business
The deal adds institutional trading clients, derivatives expertise and regulatory licenses as Keyrock looks to deepen its presence in crypto capital markets.…
The Clarity Act is the most important consumer protection effort in years
Consumers should not have to wait for another crisis to get the protections they deserve, argues Summer Mersinger, CEO of the Blockchain Association.…
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former chief lending officer of Heritage State Bank
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former chief lending officer of Heritage State Bank Source:Federal Reserve
Crypto for Advisors: Strengthening defenses against AI fraud
Strengthening defenses against AI fraud Source:CoinDesk
Crypto brokerage firm Alpaca raises $135 million for tokenized stock infrastructure
The company has previously cleared or held in custody roughly 94% of tokenized U.S. equities and now holds over $1.5 billion in underlying stocks.…
He backed Tesla and SpaceX before anyone else — here is the impossible bet he is making now
Veteran venture capitalist Tim Draper weighs in on the AI bubble and four huge opportunities he missed. Source:MarketWatch
Alpaca raises $135M to fund tokenized agent-first infrastructure
The BNPbacked brokerage infrastructure provider is expanding into tokenized markets and AInative financial services as both DeFi and TradFi companies pursue…
Gambling on random Pokémon cards: Onchain gagcha hits record high as crypto sinks
Users spent a record $324 million on onchain gacha in June, even as Bitcoin hit a 21month low. The thrill of scoring a top Pokemon card from a random pack is…
Oil is facing a supply crunch — and the war in Iran isn’t the only problem
Constraints on Russia’s refining system have added to the existing crisis, strategists at J.P. Morgan said. Source:MarketWatch
Prediction markets defy crypto downturn with record Q2 volume: CoinGecko
Prediction markets reached a record $113.8 billion in notional volume in Q2 as spot CEX trading, derivatives volume and stablecoin market cap declined.…