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Thailand Tightens Oversight of Large USDT Transactions as Central Bank Targets Shadow Economy
Thailand is tightening oversight of large USDT transactions as the Bank of Thailand and SEC increase scrutiny of stablecoin transfers.
Ethereum's Merge cut power use over 99.9%, Cambridge finds
Cambridge estimates Ethereum uses 7.87 GWh yearly and ranks second-lowest among major PoS chains by energy intensity per market value today.
Users point to BlueMove insider backdoor as liquidity pools on Sui get drained
The liquidity pools behind quite a number of tokens in the Sui ecosystem were emptied on Saturday, July 11. The liquidity pools are tied to BlueMove, a decentralized exchange on the Sui blockchain, and onchain observers are now accusing the DEX of pulling the funds through a planted backdoor.
The Open-Source AI Boom May Be a Mirage. Why Affordable AI May Be Losing the Enterprise Battle
Artificial intelligence has become one of the technology industry's biggest battlegrounds, but the debate is no longer just about which model performs best.
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Dycom Industries Says Fiber, Data Center Demand Gives Backlog ‘Staying Power'
Dycom Industries NYSE: DY Chief Executive Officer Dan Peyovich said the company is seeing broad-based demand across fiber, long-haul networks and data center-related services, arguing that the company's recent backlog growth reflects more than a short-term cyclical upturn.
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Ethereum whales add $20.6M in ETH – Is $2,000 within reach?
Ethereum demand rebounds as whales drive eight‑day exchange outflow streak, boosting scarcity and market accumulation.
Microsoft Bets on In-House AI to Cut OpenAI and Anthropic Costs
Microsoft TodayMSFTMicrosoft$385.10 +0.74 (+0.19%) As of 07/10/2026 04:00 PM Eastern52-Week Range$349.20▼$555.45Dividend Yield0.95%P/E Ratio22.92Price Target$559.84Add to WatchlistMicrosoft Corp. NASDAQ: MSFT has taken steps to lessen its reliance on frontier AI models, though it's not an outright declaration of protest. In June, the tech giant launched its own proprietary AI models (Microsoft AI or MAI) across select applications in its Office suite.
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Ethereum Completes Short-Term Golden Cross Against Bitcoin, Is Momentum Back?
Ethereum completed a golden cross against Bitcoin on its short-term chart, with the market now watching for a potential comeback. The MA 50 rose above the MA 200 after a crossover on the hourly chart.
The Market Is Missing SanDisk's Biggest Transformation
SanDisk's BiCS10 delivers 59% higher bit density while production has already begun, reducing execution risk well ahead of commercialization. Data center revenue surged more than 230% sequentially as AI inference, KV cache and enterprise SSD demand become the primary growth drivers. Five multi-year agreements secure approximately $42 billion of minimum revenue with over $11 billion of financial guarantees, fundamentally improving earnings visibility.
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Solana Eyes Breakout as Bullish Signal Returns, but $85 Remains the Level to Beat
Solana's bullish momentum is building as exchange reserves shrink and network activity rises. Analysts say a break above $85 is still needed.
Bitcoin's $64,000 rebound is outrunning ETF demand despite a $197 million inflow
US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded their first weekly net inflow in more than two months, attracting $197 million across 13 products. The inflow ended an eight-week run of net redemptions that pulled more than $8 billion from the Bitcoin ETF sector.
The U.S. Is Both The World's Top Oil Producer And Top Consumer
The newly released 2026 Statistical Review of World Energy reinforces a point that sometimes gets lost in political discussions about energy: the United States remains the world's largest oil producer.
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Saylor's Bitcoin Chart Returns After Strategy Sold BTC, but He Says Orange Dots Tell Only Part of the Story
Michael Saylor posted his signature orange-dot bitcoin chart after Strategy sold 3,588 BTC for $216 million, reigniting a familiar signal while casting fresh doubt over whether another buy is imminent or if the strategy itself is turning.
Your International Fund Yields 2%. This One Returned 26% and Yields 3.1%
The Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) is the default choice for most investors who want exposure to companies outside the United States.
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Delta Air Lines Lives Up to Its Claims: Shares Can Keep Climbing
Delta Air Lines NYSE: DAL lived up to its motto, with the Q2 2026 earnings results showing strength, suggesting its shares can Keep Climbing. Drivers include outperformance driven by international demand, overall demand, premiumization, and structural cost advantages, which together provide ample cash flow.
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Valmont Industries' Electrifying Rise Isn't Over Yet
Valmont Industries (VMI) remains a soft 'buy' as infrastructure growth offsets agricultural weakness, with shares up 36.7% since April. VMI's Infrastructure segment, driven by North American utility demand and data center expansion, posted 14.1% revenue growth in Q1 FY2026. Management targets $5.4B revenue and $35 EPS by 2029, with a $6.7B pipeline and strong grid investment tailwinds.
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BridgeBio: "Strong Buy" Attruby Differentiation And Several NDA Submissions In Play
BridgeBio Pharma (BBIO) remains a "Strong Buy," driven by regulatory approvals, robust pipeline progress, and significant commercial momentum for Attruby in ATTR-CM. Company has achieved U.S. and international approvals for acoramidis, with Q1 2026 U.S. net product revenue reaching $180.6 million, and is pursuing further pipeline expansion. Positive phase 3 PROPEL 3 data for oral infigratinib in achondroplasia supports an NDA submission in Q3 2026, targeting a $2.9B global market.
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BlackRock's BUIDL Surpasses $900M on Avalanche Network
BlackRock's tokenized Treasury fund has rapidly expanded on Avalanche, underscoring growing institutional demand for blockchain-based money market products.
Adam Back's 30,021 BTC Bitcoin treasury deal just lost the funding structure holding it together
Cantor and BSTR are negotiating new terms after the old financing package stopped being binding, turning a Bitcoin treasury launch into a test of investor demand.
Nvidia Vs. AMD: Perplexity Choosing Nvidia Over AMD Tells a Deeper Story About Chip Dominance
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) both closed strong quarters, but the ground shifted this week when Perplexity picked NVIDIA's new Vera CPUs over x86 server chips for its multi-agent AI coding stack, running 1.5 times faster than standard server processors.
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Thailand targets high-value USDT trades in grey capital crackdown
Thailand will verify cash deposits above 5 million baht and review large USDT trades with Thai SEC to trace hidden owners and illicit flows.
The U.S. Economy Is Addicted to AI Spending. What Happens If It Slows?
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Trump says Strait of Hormuz open to commercial traffic
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial traffic, though the U.S. and Iran continue to trade attacks that have raised concerns over safety on one of the world's most important oil shipping routes.
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S&P 500, SPY, VOO ETF: The 4 catalysts that could move markets this week
The S&P 500 Index continued rising and neared its all-time high on Friday as some big tech companies like Nvidia and AMD rebounded. It ended the week at 7,575, with its perpetual futures on Hyperliquid ticking downwards today.
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XRP's Old 60,000% Chart Pattern Is Back in Focus as Price Nears a Key Level
XRP has dropped nearly 70 percent from its July 2025 high of around $3.66, trading near $1.12 by early July 2026. That kind of drawdown tests even patient holders. But a growing number of chart watchers say the pain might be masking something bigger playing out underneath.
Occidental Petroleum: More Will Follow Evercore
Occidental Petroleum has been upgraded by Evercore, citing improved capital efficiency and successful deleveraging. Recent optimism is now driven by expectations of sustained higher commodity prices, making bullish theses more secure. Both Seeking Alpha's quant system and Wall Street analysts currently rate OXY as a buy.
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Helus Pharma: APPROACHing Inflection: Pivotal Readout Sets Up Asymmetric Upside
I initiate coverage of Helus Pharma with a speculative Buy, citing an attractive high-risk/high-reward setup ahead of the pivotal Phase 3 APPROACH readout in Q4 2026. HELP's lead asset HLP003, an oral deuterated psilocin analog for adjunctive MDD, shows compelling Phase 2 efficacy, FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation, and a differentiated clinical profile. Current valuation (~$269M EV, ~$207M pro forma cash) under-credits the probability-weighted value of HLP003, with a risk-adjusted implied EV of ~$1.5B if Phase 3 succeeds.
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The Noah Doe Case Revives the Threat to $293 Billion in Bitcoin
A legal case in New York threatens to create an explosive precedent for bitcoin. Noah Doe claims to be able to claim 39,069 dormant addresses, valued at around 293 billion dollars, under abandoned property laws.
BlackRock's BUIDL hits $900M on Avalanche as RWA race grows
BlackRock's BUIDL topped $900 million on Avalanche after adding $436 million in one week, taking its total AUM to about $2.87 billion today.
These 5 Optical Chip Stocks Are Cashing in on AI Data Center Bandwidth
AI data center operators are staring down a bandwidth wall, and the fastest way over it runs through glass, not copper.
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