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Former UFC champion Conor McGregor placed a $100,000 wager on July 19 predicting Argentina would defeat Spain 3-2 in regulation time during the World Cup final. The bet, placed through 1xBet at approximately 36.00 odds for a potential $3.6 million payout, was inspired by a July 11, 2021 social

France's gambling regulator ordered internet providers to block Polymarket on July 16, escalating actions that began in November 2024 when the platform cut off French trading. The Autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ) said Polymarket promotes illegal gambling that could expose users to significant

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported record Q2 2026 net income of NT$706.56 billion on July 16, 2026, up 77.4% year on year and marking its fifth consecutive record quarter, on revenue of NT$1.27 trillion ($40.20 billion, +36% year on year). The stock fell 2.77% to $398.37

Prediction market traders on Polymarket and Kalshi turned bearish on the Clarity Act (H.R. 3633) becoming law by December 31, 2026, with Polymarket odds falling to 39% as of July 19, 2026. The decline reflects skepticism that congressional action will translate into signed legislation despite

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) trades at $16.73 as of July 17, 2026, with a $6.20 billion market capitalisation against $12.44 million of trailing-twelve-month revenue — roughly 498 times sales. The stock faces a $37.39 analyst consensus bull case versus a $13 bear case anchored to its $12.75 52-week low,

US President Donald Trump stated on the 19th (local time) that Aberdeen, Scotland residents are celebrating after new Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced plans to fully open North Sea oil fields. Trump described the North Sea as one of the highest quality oil sources on Earth with centuries of res

Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor posted a chart on July 19 showing the company's 843,775 BTC holdings without disclosing a new transaction. The post arrived after Strategy raised $466.7 million through common-stock sales during the week ended July 12 and increased its c

Bitcoin is trading near $64,750 after recovering from its late-June low near $58,000, with technical analysts identifying resistance at $65,600-$72,000 and support around $62,500. Analysts Kaz and More Crypto Online characterize the rebound as corrective, highlighting unswept equal highs near $65,60

Dogecoin's Market Value to Realized Value ratio dropped below 0.8, placing the cryptocurrency in a valuation zone that historically appeared during periods of low market attention and investor confidence. The price trades near $0.0721 after an afternoon rebound lost momentum before the close, with b

SK Hynix stocks fell 11.53% to 1,842,000 won on the 16th in the Korean market while its American Depositary Receipt (ADR) closed at $168.01 in the US, 12.75% above the $149 offering price, highlighting contrasting investor sentiment across the two markets. Korean financial regulators responded by

Musinsa is pursuing an IPO targeting a 10 trillion won corporate valuation, but Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares (RCPS) issued during past fundraising rounds are pressuring net income and financial structure. In 2024, the company recorded operating profit of 140.5 billion won but net profit o

A Bitcoin quantum security proposal published in April by Jameson Lopp and five co-authors has gained a potential recovery mechanism through zero-knowledge proof technology. BIP-361 proposes freezing bitcoin held in quantum-vulnerable addresses after a multi-year timeline, targeting more than 34% of

Corporate insiders sold $77.6 billion in stocks during the first half of the year, marking a 20% increase from the same period in 2025, according to The Kobeissi Letter. The selling was driven by concerns over valuations, geopolitical factors, and the sustainability of massive AI spending. This

Kenya's government is investigating a cyberattack that disabled President William Ruto's official website on July 18, with hackers defacing the homepage and demanding 5 bitcoins to prevent a threatened data leak. The attackers replaced standard content on president.go.ke with derogatory messages and

U.S. regulators missed the July 18 one-year rulemaking deadline for the GENIUS Act without issuing final regulations needed to implement the federal stablecoin framework, leaving core rule packages unfinished less than six months before the law takes effect Jan. 18, 2027. The Treasury Department,

XRP reached an all-time high of $3.65 on July 18, one year ago, before entering a prolonged correction that has tested investor conviction. Market analyst ChartNerd stated that this pullback follows XRP's historical pattern of suffering more than 70% corrections after previous market tops, which

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix stocks became global indicators for AI and semiconductor equities as the 60-day correlation between KOSPI and the NASDAQ100 index reached 0.46, approaching a two-year high. Bloomberg reported on the 19th (local time) that the Korean stock market now guides

Warren Buffett disclosed for the first time Berkshire Hathaway's investment background in Alphabet (Google's parent company) during a CNBC interview on the 18th (local time). Buffett reaffirmed that not investing in Google earlier was a 'mistake' because it was an 'asset-light' business, and

Bolivia's government is studying the integration of USDT into its financial system, Minister Jose Gabriel Espinoza stated on Friday. Venezuela's Binance peer-to-peer market recorded USDT 1.389 billion in volumes between June 11 and July 13, according to estimates by economic consulting firm

Astoria Portfolio Advisors launched the ROE ETF (Astoria US Equal Weight Quality Kings ETF) focusing on high Return on Equity stocks amid growing demand for quality investments driven by extreme volatility in AI-related stocks. The ETF selects the top 100 US large- and mid-cap stocks based on qualit