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ETH Holds Crucial Support as $2K Comes Into View

Ethereum has staged a notable recovery from its June lows. It has reclaimed some important support levels and is now pushing toward a major technical barrier. While short-term momentum continues to favor buyers, the broader trend remains challenged by overhead resistance and a still-negative Coinbase Premium Index, suggesting institutional demand from U.S. investors has yet…

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Arcee, a US open source AI lab, says Chinese models are not inherently dangerous

As Chinese open-weight AI models grow in capability and popularity, arguments about what should be done about them have once again reached a fever pitch. There’s talk that the Trump administration might try to ban them (though it hasn’t yet acted on the idea). Meanwhile, proprietary model makers, particularly OpenAI and Anthropic, appear increasingly concerned…

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House Flip? Senate Hold? Prediction Markets Unleash Wild 2026 Midterm Election Bets

Key Takeaways Polymarket prices Democrats at 86% odds to win House control, with $9 million traded on the market. Kalshi’s KY-04 GOP primary, Gallrein versus Massie, leads all midterm markets at $22 million. Nevada’s abortion protection amendment carries the strongest odds among ballot measures at 92%. On Polymarket, bettors give Democrats an 86% probability of…

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BIS Warns Stablecoins Are Breaking Capital Controls as Dollarization Accelerates

Key Takeaways BIS researchers Hofmann, Mehrotra and Paulick studied 130+ economies and stablecoin data from 184 countries since 2017. Capital controls cut bank dollarization by up to 32 percentage points but showed no effect on stablecoin inflows. Stablecoin market capitalization has nearly tripled since 2023, led by USDT and USDC. A Bank for International Settlements…

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