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Donald Trump Launches US Quantum Push With Two Executive Orders

The White House warned that adversaries could steal encrypted data today and decrypt it later using future large-scale quantum computers. United States President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders aimed at advancing the country’s quantum technology capabilities while preparing federal systems for emerging security threats posed by quantum computing. The orders, 14411 and…

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Fed’s Inflation Problem ‘Unambiguously Worse’ as It Forecasts 3 Rate Hikes in 2026

Key Takeaways Bank of America forecasts three 25-basis-point Fed hikes in September, October, and December of this year. BofA Economist Aditya Bhave believes the Fed’s inflation problem has gotten “unambiguously worse” over the last couple of years. The projected hikes would lift the federal funds rate to 4.25%-4.5%, a headwind for crypto. A Sharp Reversal…

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Ripple Joins 210 MiCA-Compliant Firms Days Before EU Hard Deadline

In XRP news today, Ripple has received a preliminary ‘Green Light Letter’ for its Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), the country’s financial regulator, under the EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation, announced June 23, 2026. The approval, still subject to final conditions, covers all…

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ICE and OKX Form Joint Venture to Bridge Wall Street and Blockchain in Historic Tokenized Markets Deal

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the Fortune 500 company that owns the New York Stock Exchange, and OKX, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, have announced the formation of a landmark 50-50 joint venture aimed at building next-generation infrastructure for tokenized and digitally native financial products. The venture, to be called OKXICE, will be co-chaired by…

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