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News briefs compiled by the Web3News desk from reporting across the industry. Every brief names and links the outlet that first reported the story.
- Finance
Social Security reform plans could sway voters in battleground Senate races, survey finds
Senators elected this November will be in office when Social Security's retirement trust fund is projected to run dry.
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- Finance
ECB Officials Pave Way for More Tightening as Inflation Worsens
European Central Bank officials are preparing the ground for further monetary tightening, signaling another move is possible as soon as October to tackle intensifying inflation pressures.
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- Finance
Ex-PayPal CEO Harris unveils AI-powered personal finance app
Former PayPal and Intuit CEO Bill Harris has unveiled his latest venture, a personalised AI-powered financial advice app called Evergreen.ai.
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- Industry
California ratifies Agua Caliente Gaming compact through 2061
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 2173, ratifying an amended tribal-state gaming compact between the state and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and extending the agreement through Dec. 31, 2061. The measure, authored by Assemblymember Greg Wallis, allows the…
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- Finance
Anthropic and OpenAI need truly independent safety evaluators, experts say in public letter
A coalition of over 100 AI experts are urging independence and transparency from Anthropic, OpenAI and other foundation model labs to conduct evaluations.
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- Altcoins
DHS’s predictive policing is unconstitutional, un-American and should be stopped
Targeting Americans based on what their spending habits can tell us about their politics is an abuse of our financial system, writes Coin Center’s Laz Pieper.
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- Sports Betting
US prediction market boom contrasts with UK betting exchange decline
The Gambling Commission’s 2025/26 Annual Report highlighted a sharp decline in British betting exchange activity. Betting exchanges now make up just 3.79% of Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) in the UK, with the figure sitting at £92.66m for April 2025-March 2026. GGY on betting exchanges has…
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- Finance
ETFs Are Getting Wackier. Investors Must Stay Sane.
Funds that track election results and hockey stats are in the works, but you don’t have to chase them.
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- Policy
ECB President Christine Lagarde intervened to block Binance’s EU MiCA license: WSJ
Although the ECB holds no formal licensing authority under MiCA, high-level intervention led Greece to stall an application that regulators had previously deemed complete, the Journal said.
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- Finance
10 of the Best Financial Advisor Companies: Well-Known Fiduciary Investment Firms to Consider
We analyzed everything from advisor credentials to fees to portfolio options at some of the larger and more well-known registered investment advisor firms to help you select a firm that could best connect you with a fiduciary financial advisor.
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- Industry
Grandfather Scoops $436K Payout
Good news: a North Carolina-based grandfather from Hendersonville has just won six figures from the state’s lottery. Identified as Johnnie Biddix Jr., the man scooped $436,796 from the Cash 5 lottery game from the North Carolina Education Lottery. Grandfather Will Use Money to Take Grandsons…
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- Finance
BOJ Hikes Rate at Fastest Pace in More Than Three Decades
The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate to 1.25% on Friday as it grapples with rising inflation and pressure from Washington. The move marks Japan’s fastest pace of rate hikes in more than three decades. Aya Wagatsuma explains. (Source: Bloomberg)
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- Finance
AI stock swings could affect your 401(k). Here’s what retirement savers need to know
Retirement savers may be affected by swings in the artificial intelligence trade. Here is how to assess the risk without making a rash move.
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- Altcoins
Microsoft Staff Asked If AI Scraping Was 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History'
Internal memos warned of a "doom loop" threatening the quality of the very models it was building with OpenAI.
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- Finance
Turkish Fund’s Goldman Dreams Collapse in ‘Ponzi-Like Scheme’
The “Goldman Sachs of Turkey” is how they described their ambitions at the investment bank and brokerage Tera Group.
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- Altcoins
Zcash targets November upgrade to make private payments up to three times faster
NU7 would reduce block times to 25 seconds while setting aside at least 60% of transaction fees to supplement mining rewards beginning in 2031.
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