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Trump aide allegedly made $100K betting on 12 speeches before anyone knew – then Kalshi stepped in

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The White House placed longtime teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez on unpaid administrative leave on July 16 after ABC News reported allegations that he used advance access to President Donald Trump’s prepared remarks to earn more than $100,000 on Kalshi. Sources told the network that the alleged trading covered more than a dozen speeches over roughly … Read more

SpaceX hype collapses with $600 million still carrying leveraged bets before a massive share unlock

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SpaceX’s record-setting market debut has completed a sharp reversal just over a month after the rocket and satellite company raised $85.7 billion in the largest initial public offering in history. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that SPCX shares fell to a post-listing low of $132.28 Wednesday, slipping below their $135 offering price for the first … Read more

Bitcoin buyers and bagholders are both selling into the rebound below $70,000

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Bitcoin’s recent price rebound faltered as the advance gave long-term holders and recent buyers an opportunity to sell before the cryptocurrency reached its next major resistance zone. Data from CryptoSlate shows that the largest digital asset crossed $65,000 on Wednesday for the first time in about a month, then retreated under $63,000 as of press … Read more

How prices from the future fooled a crypto oracle into paying out up to $24 million

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Ostium, an on-chain perpetuals trading platform, said a five-minute security incident caused losses from its public liquidity vault. Security firms estimated the exploit at up to $24 million. Co-founder Kaledora Kiernan-Linn confirmed that the issue ran from 14:18 to 14:23 UTC on July 15 and affected the public Ostium Liquidity Provider (OLP) vault. She said … Read more

BlackRock earned $82M while its crypto funds erased $30B – now it wants inside your wallet

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BlackRock generated $82 million in revenue from its digital-asset products during the first half of 2026, even as falling Bitcoin and Ethereum prices erased nearly $30 billion from the assets supporting the business. The world’s largest asset manager recorded $42 million in digital-asset base fees and securities-lending revenue in the first quarter, followed by $40 … Read more

SEC filing shows viral $71 million XRP ETF claims are out by 1,000x

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Investment manager Brookstone Capital Management reported 12,380 shares of Volatility Shares’ XRP ETF with a fair value of $71,059 in its June 30 quarter-end holdings disclosure. Yet, social media is spreading a narrative of a massive $71 million position. Brookstone’s June 30 information table filed with the SEC lists the Volatility Shares XRP ETF under … Read more