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US Central Command disables oil tanker M/T Belma with Hellfire missiles near Iran’s Kharg Island
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
US Central Command disables oil tanker M/T Belma with Hellfire missil…

US Central Command fired Hellfire missiles to disable the M/T Belma near Iran's Kharg Island, the first enforcement act…

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Base announces upcoming improvements to smart accounts
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
Base announces upcoming improvements to smart accounts

Base launches Base Account with one-tap USDC payments and sponsored gas fees, with native account abstraction planned v…

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BitGo adds custody and settlement for USDM1, the world’s first onchain sovereign bond
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
BitGo adds custody and settlement for USDM1, the world’s first onchai…

BitGo announces institutional custody and T+0 settlement for USDM1, the Marshall Islands' first natively issued onchain…

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SpaceX and Blue Origin race to build massive satellite networks for AI data centers
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
SpaceX and Blue Origin race to build massive satellite networks for A…

SpaceX and Blue Origin are filing for massive satellite constellations to build orbital AI data centers, with implicati…

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Bitcoin Mining Giant Foundry Asks Miners To Vote on BIP-110 Soft Fork
News Article Jul 17, 2026
Bitcoin Mining Giant Foundry Asks Miners To Vote on BIP-110 Soft Fork

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IRGC claims ballistic missile and drone strike on US command center in Syria, crypto markets brace for impact
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
IRGC claims ballistic missile and drone strike on US command center i…

Iran's IRGC claims ballistic missile strike on US al-Tanf base in Syria. Bitcoin sees over $1B in liquidations as geopo…

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Nebius raises $775M in debt to expand AI cloud without diluting shareholders
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
Nebius raises $775M in debt to expand AI cloud without diluting share…

Nebius Group secures $775 million in senior secured debt to scale its AI cloud platform and GPU capacity, backed by ove…

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Google expects AI budget to rise amid capacity shortages, with capex doubling to $190B
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
Google expects AI budget to rise amid capacity shortages, with capex …

Alphabet plans to spend up to $190 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026, doubling its 2025 capex, as persistent compute…

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Dutch crypto exchange collapses exposing customer balances’ true value amid multi-million-euro hole
News Article Jul 17, 2026
Dutch crypto exchange collapses exposing customer balances’ true valu…

The court found an undisclosed deficit and said Knaken cannot repay customers in full, leaving recovery to an independe…

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Meta Platforms stock drops amid capital raising speculation
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
Meta Platforms stock drops amid capital raising speculation

Meta Platforms shares fell 5.5% after a Financial Times report suggested a massive equity offering to fund AI infrastru…

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DeepSeek symbolizes China’s ambitions in frontier AI, faces uncertainty ahead of potential IPO
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
DeepSeek symbolizes China’s ambitions in frontier AI, faces uncertain…

DeepSeek's rapid rise from hedge fund spin-off to $52B AI powerhouse challenges US dominance and sends ripple effects t…

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Manchester United targets Tottenham winger Tynan Thompson for transfer
Analysis Jul 17, 2026
Manchester United targets Tottenham winger Tynan Thompson for transfer

Manchester United reportedly targeting Tottenham's 18-year-old winger Tynan Thompson for transfer, with implications fo…

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