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Middle East turmoil drives US gas prices to $4.09 per gallon
15+ min ago (77+ words) Estefano Gomez is an editor at Crypto Briefing specializing in blockchain analysis, DeFi, and the intersection of crypto and digital art. He previously served as Editor in Chief at Interesante for over three years, where he covered blockchain technology, NFTs,…...
Iran-linked exchange sent $676M to Binance in sanctions-evasion scheme: Reuters
1+ hour ago (82+ words) Estefano Gomez is an editor at Crypto Briefing specializing in blockchain analysis, DeFi, and the intersection of crypto and digital art. He previously served as Editor in Chief at Interesante for over three years, where he covered blockchain technology, NFTs,…...
Iran threatens infrastructure retaliation as geopolitical risk clouds crypto markets
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (499+ words) Iranian hardliner's warning over energy attacks puts Bitcoin mining and regional stability in the crosshairs On August 1, Iranian hardline activist Ali Gholhaki issued a pointed warning: if Iran’s energy infrastructure suffers extensive damage from U.S. or Israeli strikes, Tehran will…...
Binance linked to Iranian money-moving operation tied to illegal gambling and sanctions evasion
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (216+ words) A Reuters investigation exposes a Dubai-based crypto hub that funneled billions in digital assets through sanctioned Iranian entities to major exchanges. The exchange also reportedly maintained connections to Nobitex, a sanctioned Iranian crypto platform, and to entities linked to the…...
Suriname oil sector poised for growth amid Middle East tensions, $26B project key
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (77+ words) Estefano Gomez is an editor at Crypto Briefing specializing in blockchain analysis, DeFi, and the intersection of crypto and digital art. He previously served as Editor in Chief at Interesante for over three years, where he covered blockchain technology, NFTs,…...
Quasar unveils 120B-parameter AI model amid scrutiny over training provenance
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (295+ words) Independent analysis suggests nearly all of Quasar's model weights match an existing Ant Group model, triggering a 70-75% token crash on Bittensor's Subnet 24. The fallout was swift. The SN24 alpha token dropped approximately 70-75% in a single trading session. Quasar, spearheaded by SILX…...
Loan investors push back on borrower-friendly terms, signaling higher costs for PE and AI firms
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (366+ words) Rising lender scrutiny over AI disruption risks is widening credit spreads and delaying debt deals across the leveraged loan market The leveraged loan market is sending a clear message to borrowers: the easy money era is over, at least for…...
SEC freezes Nasdaq's Bitcoin options approval as CME wages jurisdictional turf war
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (472+ words) The CME Group argues bitcoin is a commodity, not a security, and that Nasdaq's cash-settled options belong under CFTC oversight instead. The SEC just hit pause on one of the most anticipated Bitcoin derivatives products of the year, and the…...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino's future in doubt after private equity gamble backfires spectacularly
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (183+ words) A $4.2 billion deal collapsed in roughly 48 hours, and now UEFA wants answers about Infantino's leadership Gianni Infantino tried to sell off a piece of the World Cup to private equity. The World Cup, it turns out, did not want to…...
Circle and Hyperliquid identified as CLARITY Act infrastructure winners by Bob Diamond
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (484+ words) The former Barclays CEO says regulatory clarity will reward stablecoin issuers and high-performance trading venues most. Bob Diamond has a reputation for calling institutional shifts early. The former Barclays CEO and current head of Atlas Merchant Capital used a CNBC…...