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My view on stablecoins has always been this: they’re crypto, stripped of speculation.  Remove the trading, the moonshots, the get-rich-quick schemes, and what you’re left with is a genuinely novel form of payments infrastructure: a new primitive for moving value that happens to be fast, programmable, and borderless. However, just because stablecoins have been stripped of speculative trading does not mean that they are free from other forms of speculation.  Crypto advocates love to speculate on the disruptive potential of stablecoins. And their favorite target is the card networks. Stablecoins, the story goes, are going to kill Visa and Mastercard;…

Key TakeawaysIndia’s Narcotics Control Bureau dismantled the alleged Team Kalki darknet drug network.Binance and DSCI provided wallet tracking and blockchain analytics that helped investigators freeze crypto assets.The case shows how public transaction records can expose financial trails linked to encrypted criminal networks. Blockchain Left a Trail Despite the Network’s Secrecy A darknet drug syndicate allegedly used cryptocurrency, encrypted messaging platforms and anonymous online marketplaces to hide its activities across India. But investigators said its blockchain activity exposed a financial trail. Crypto exchange Binance revealed details of the investigation on July 22, describing how its investigations team worked with India’s Narcotics…

In brief The United States announced a ceasefire with Iran yesterday, but markets aren’t optimistic it will last. The odds that the ceasefire lasts a continuous 14 days dumped by 10% on Polymarket today. The U.S. and Iran had held fire for a third day by Monday, but President Trump warned military action could resume if diplomacy fails. The United States seems to have announced a ceasefire yesterday on its offensive actions against Iran. But prediction markets are not too optimistic about how long that peace will last.A Polymarket contract requiring a continuous 14-day period without a U.S. airstrike or…

ISBNdb is marketing physical-book orders of up to one million titles to AI developers, including material it describes as non-digitized, rare, or out of print.The offer, reported by 404 Media, puts a 2025 copyright ruling in an uncomfortable new light: discarding a purchased book can support the legal premise that its internal scan replaced the original while keeping the library’s copy count unchanged.ISBNdb’s current service and Anthropic’s historical scanning program follow separate source chains. Physical disposal is the shared incentive created when books become scalable training data.The one-copy incentiveIn February 2024, Anthropic hired Tom Turvey, the former head of partnerships…

To Richmond, the delay isn’t about regulators moving slowly, but a structural difference between U.S. and Canadian frameworks.”It’s not necessarily just a regulatory thing; just the nature of the rules is different,” he said.Harmonized ‘national instrument’While there is still work to be done, Richmond is encouraged by the fact that Canadian regulators are actively listening to industry players about digital asset products and are open to creating new regulatory frameworks to support the growing industry.One example Richmond cited as “a very good piece of legislation” is the new Stablecoin Act, which was enacted by the Canadian Federal government earlier this…

Jessie A Ellis Jul 28, 2026 23:00 ETHGlobal Lisbon 2026 highlighted The Graph’s impact on AI and blockchain with $15K prizes awarded to 10 innovative projects. ETHGlobal Lisbon 2026, held from July 24 to 26, spotlighted The Graph’s role in shaping blockchain-powered AI and data infrastructure. Over 10 teams competed for $15,000 in prizes across four categories sponsored by The Graph, with winning projects tackling critical challenges like real-time data accuracy, standardized schemas, and agent integrations. The event, part of ETHGlobal’s international hackathon series, provided fertile ground for Ethereum developers and innovators. This…

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Commerzbank analysts highlight that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unexpectedly tightened policy for a second straight meeting, slightly increasing the Singapore Dollar (SGD) Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) slope while leaving the band’s centre and width unchanged. The move signals greater concern over inflation risks despite benign data and softer energy prices. USD/SGD dipped modestly toward 1.2890 after the announcement and was around 1.2910 earlier.Surprise MAS move supports Singapore Dollar”In a surprise move, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) tightened monetary policy for the second consecutive meeting.””It increased the rate of appreciation of the SGD NEER policy band “very…

DBS Group Research economist Radhika Rao analyzes Indonesia markets after Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo’s unexpected resignation. She notes initial weakness in onshore assets as investors reassess implications for Rupiah stability and bonds. Rao highlights Deputy Governor Destry Damayanti’s appointment as acting Governor and stresses that leadership continuity, experience and institutional independence will be key to sustaining confidence in Indonesia’s monetary policy framework.Investors reassess Rupiah and bonds”Investors sought policy clarity after BI Governor Warjiyo unexpectedly resigned on Monday, citing personal reasons.””Onshore markets witnessed kneejerk weakness on the newsbreak, as investors attempt to parse through what the transition would mean for…

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will publish the June Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday at 01:30 GMT. The report is expected to show that inflation rose 4% from a year earlier, matching the May reading. The monthly CPI is foreseen at 0.2% following the -0.7% print from May. The ABS will also release the Trimmed Mean CPI, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) favorite inflation gauge. The annual figure is expected to print at 3.7%, higher than the previous reading of 3.6%, while on a monthly basis the Trimmed Mean CPI is also forecast to remain unchanged at…