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Robinhood’s private equity tokens, offering exposure to tech stocks like SpaceX and OpenAI, have triggered regulatory scrutiny in Europe after OpenAI raised concerns and said that the digital assets do not represent equity ownership in the company, CNBC reported on July 7. The Bank of Lithuania, which serves as Robinhood’s primary regulator in the European […] The post EU regulators probing Robinhood’s tokenized equity plans after OpenAI raises concerns appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A developer tested 17 language models and discovered they're overwhelmingly associated with the Ravenclaw team, with one notable exception.

Palestinian activists blasted the proposed plan to sell Gaza via crypto tokens and establish “blockchain-trade initiatives.”

Markets have reacted to the prospect of new tariffs set for August 1, with crypto and equities experiencing heightened volatility. The post Bitcoin Crashes on Trump’s New Trade War Threat—August 1 Could Be the Day Everything Breaks appeared first on Cryptonews.

U.S. President Donald Trump branded former special government employee Elon Musk a “train wreck” on Truth Social Sunday night after the Tesla billionaire announced the formation of a new political party on Saturday.Donald Trump Unleashes on Elon Musk Trump had some choice words for Musk after he announced the creation of the “America Party” in […] The post Trump Calls Elon Musk A Train Wreck as Political Rift Deepens appeared first on Cryptonews.

The following is a guest post and opinion from Ahmad Shadid, CEO at O.XYZ. For years, a broken value exchange has defined the web. AI companies, racing to build powerful models, deployed bots to scrape a vast internet of content without permission or compensation. This practice of harvesting news, art, and data undermined the creators […] The post Cloudflare’s bot paywall could ignite a tokenized content gold rush appeared first on CryptoSlate.

With emergency crews relying on drones to save lives in flooded areas of Texas and the Carolinas, authorities are imposing no-fly zones to keep out amateur pilots.

Ether has appreciated nearly 90,000% in the 10 years since the two Ethereum wallets received their coins. Two Ethereum wallets dormant for nearly a decade were activated on Monday, moving a combined 1,140 Ether tokens worth nearly $2.9 million. The two wallets — one starting in “0x27” and the other “0x7f” — were created 3,630 days ago, on July 30, 2015. That date marked the mainnet launch of the Ethereum blockchain, a phase called “Frontier” in the history of the ecosystem. Both wallets received their inicial Ether (ETH) from transactions labeled as “GENESIS” on Etherscan, indicating they were funded at launch. Ethereum debuted in 2015 as a proof-of-work blockchain, featuring traditional mining and block rewards akin to the Bitcoin network. It transitioned to a proof-of-stake mechanism in September 2022 during The Merge, a move aimed at reducing the energy usage required to run the network. Read more

Bitcoin (BTC) continued to trade between $100,000 and $110,500 for a second consecutive week as smaller investors replaced whales on the buy side, Bitfinex Alpha reported on July 7. The report noted that BTC spent most of July so far within a 10% channel, capped by the January high of $109,590 and floored near the […] The post Bitcoin remains stuck in $100k-$110k band as retail and whales enter potential standoff appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The country is pushing for more legal frameworks to reduce illegal siphoning of energy.

ChatGPT's AI model processed 42 live indicators, revealing bearish momentum as Toncoin plunged 2.36% to $2.771 following the UAE government's denial of golden visa claims that exposed the TON Foundation's credibility crisis, with the token trading below all major EMAs. The post ChatGPT’s 42-Signal TON Analysis Flags Critical $2.70 Support Collapse After UAE Golden Visa Scandal appeared first on Cryptonews.

Is Pump.fun finally launching its own token? Crypto exchange Gate said yes on Monday, but then apparently removed the page.

The address received the coins when ETH was worth less than 50 cents.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he is rethinking his long-held preference for permissive software licenses, advocating for broader use of “copyleft” frameworks as open source enters what he described as a more competitive and concentrated era. In a blog post published on July 7, Buterin explained that permissive licenses such as MIT or CC0 have […] The post Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin advocates copyleft to counter tech monopolies appeared first on CryptoSlate.

"This was more about staying safe than suddenly getting rich," said a crypto user who converted a 100-BTC Casascius bar they bought in 2012. A crypto user who had held physical Bitcoin for roughly 13 years talked to Cointelegraph about what led to his decision to finally move the coins to a wallet. On May 13, a BitcoinTalk user going by the pseudonym “John Galt” said they had moved 100 Bitcoin (BTC) from a physical Casascius bar to a hardware wallet. Casascius bars and coins are physical representations of different amounts of Bitcoin, with the private keys to access them attached to film on the objects themselves.  Galt said he had purchased the bar in 2012 when the BTC price was under $100. Read more

The TON Foundation clarified that its digital residency initiative is an independent project with no official backing from the UAE government. The post TON Foundation Clarifies Golden Visa Project Has No Official UAE Backing appeared first on Cryptonews.

Robinhood Stock Tokens have drawn EU regulator scrutiny as OpenAI and SpaceX disavowed ties. The post Robinhood Stock Tokens Face EU Regulator Probe After OpenAI Warns: “Not Our Equity” appeared first on Cryptonews.

Traders are unwinding their bearish positions as Bitcoin holds strong, fueling optimism for a potential breakout to $120,000. Key takeaways: Bitcoin derivatives show reduced demand for downside protection, suggesting renewed investor confidence. US import tariff hikes on Japan and South Korea intensified recession fears, boosting Bitcoin’s appeal as a hedge. Read more

Robinhood’s OpenAI and SpaceX tokens are controversial, but the fine print indicates that they offer indirect exposure to these companies through derivatives. Robinhood’s stock token offerings are under regulatory scrutiny in the European Union after OpenAI warned investors that the digital brokerage’s so-called OpenAI tokens do not represent any equity stake in the company. OpenAI’s warning prompted an inquiry by Lithuania’s central bank, which serves as Robinhood’s primary regulator in the region.  The Bank of Lithuania is “awaiting clarifications” regarding Robinhood’s stock token offerings linked to OpenAI and SpaceX, CNBC reported on Monday, citing Giedrius Šniukas, a spokesperson for the Bank of Lithuania. Read more

The company, which operates hotels across Mexico, is also exploring ways to integrate BTC as a payment and loyalty rewards program for customers.