A deputy admitted using a fake search warrant to secretly obtain a man’s cellphone location for a private client, exposing how court-approved surveillance powers can be abused and why the case ended in a federal prison sentence.

Crypto holders can now move into traditional investments such as SpaceX, Apple, and thousands of other stocks and ETFs without transferring money to another app, as Uphold launches fractional stock trading and prepares to extend access beyond regular market hours.

The XRP Ledger has crossed 1 million AI agent transactions as Ripple expands tools for autonomous spending, allowing software to purchase data and computing services with XRP or RLUSD without manual approval for every payment.

Brent crude rose near $92 per barrel and WTI surged past $84—up over 20% since U.S.-Iran hostilities resumed—threatening higher inflation and delayed Federal Reserve rate cuts.

Satsuma Technology shareholders voted overwhelmingly to liquidate the London-listed company, sell its remaining 668 bitcoin and return capital to investors after a treasury strategy unraveled under falling asset values, a collapsed share price, and mounting pressure from backers.

XRP’s 40 largest listed accounts carry a displayed footprint of 55.84 billion XRP worth more than $64 billion, but the rankings reveal that Ripple escrow and exchange custody shape the list far more than a simple collection of individual whales.

enized asset volume on Solana reached $5.77 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up 114% from the prior quarter and marking the network’s sixth consecutive quarterly record. Tokenized equities alone accounted for $4.8 billion of that total.

Russia’s State Duma passed a bill Tuesday that gives the country its first full legal framework for cryptocurrency, treating digital assets as property while keeping them out of everyday payments.

Falcon Finance has introduced a payment card that lets eligible users spend USDf, its overcollateralized synthetic dollar. The product is designed to connect tokenized collateral, onchain liquidity, and real-world purchases.

A proposed Ethereum upgrade could make validator activity harder to trace, addressing a long-standing concern for institutional stakers. Yet the added privacy may come with higher operational costs, slower workflows, and new compliance challenges.

Veteran trader Peter Brandt says bitcoin has further to fall before its next major advance, telling Trade Secrets show host Ciaran Lyons he expects a bottom near $40,000 to $50,000 in early October, followed by a rally that carries the asset above $250,000 by 2029.

Jack Mallers stepped down as chief executive of Twenty One Capital effective July 20, and the board named director Raphael Zagury as his replacement.

SpaceX’s 47% retreat from its post-IPO high and Moonshot AI’s low-cost Kimi K3 model are challenging premium AI valuations, although resilient semiconductor shares and evidence of AI adoption complicate claims that the broader trade has collapsed.

US spot bitcoin ETFs attracted $226.92 million on Monday, extending their inflow streak to five trading sessions. Ether, XRP, and solana funds also opened the week with gains, while HYPE ETFs remained quiet.

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest bought 170,634 shares of SpaceX (Nasdaq: SPCX) worth $20.5 million on July 20 as the stock traded near $119.85, even as the company’s shares remain well below their initial public offering (IPO) price. The same day, ARK sold 41,322 shares of Robinhood (Nasdaq: HOOD) worth $4.1 million.