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🚨 Polygon Labs cuts staff again
Polygon Labs has begun a new round of layoffs at the final stage of its acquisition of Coinme.
💳 The company is shifting its focus from blockchain infrastructure to payment solutions and is aiming for profitability by 2027.
This is already the second round of layoffs in six months amid a major business overhaul.
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⚡️❄️ Cardano (ADA). Development.
🕯At the moment, the development of the Cardano ecosystem provides the project with a clear fundamental basis, but the ADA price almost doesn’t react to it.
💬Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson, who previously said he was taking creative leave, has announced the launch of a network scaling plan.
💬By Hoskinson’s estimates, updates and optimization of the core protocol could increase transaction processing speed by 60 times by the end of this year.
💬The ambitious plan is intended to solve the blockchain’s main problem—its relatively low throughput compared with

BlackRock впервые в истории преодолел отметку $15 трлн в управлении
BlackRock сообщил, что активы под управлением (AUM) достигли $15.3 трлн по итогам второго квартала — исторический рекорд, которого не достигала ни одна управляющая компания в мире.
Масштаб позиции BlackRock усиливает его влияние на глобальные рынки капитала: компания де-факто является крупнейшим акционером большинства публичных корпораций и одним из ключевых игроков на рынке ETF и облигаций. Для инвесторов в акции BLK рост AUM напрямую транслируется в комиссионную выручку.
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🔥 Solana at a key threshold
Solana is consolidating below $80, and the next few days may determine the next move in price.
📊 On-chain activity on the network remains high despite a more subdued trend for SOL.
A break and hold above $80 will open the way to $84, while weakness could pull the price back to $74.
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👀 Fink from BlackRock: “leverage” on the “shoulders” has been wiped clean—crypto is ready for growth
Larry Fink said: excessive leverage in Bitcoin and crypto has largely been cleared out of the market, which has made it more stable. Looking bullish for the next 12 months—but mostly thanks to a technological revolution and companies’ margin expansion; crypto is not the main focus of the outlook.
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🤡 In Russia, the state messenger “Point of Contact” has begun testing for prisoners
In the new messenger for prisoners, you can send messages, photos, videos, and voice recordings. However, this is not a regular chat—every message goes through censorship, sending is paid, and access is fully controlled by the system.
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🚫 Czech Republic blocks Polymarket
The Czech Ministry of Finance has added Polymarket to a list of illegal gambling websites, with access blocked for 15 days.
📊 Earlier, restrictions against the platform were already introduced by France, Germany, Poland, Romania, and Spain.
The dispute over the status of prediction markets is only intensifying worldwide.
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🇺🇸Trump on a gold coin
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued a $1 gold coin featuring Donald Trump, in honor of the country’s 250th independence anniversary.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent emphasized that this coin symbolizes freedom, patriotism, and American values, as well as the determination to preserve independence for future generations.
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🚀 Solana is preparing for a breakout
Solana is again testing upside after rebounding from the 50-day moving average at $74.26.
📊 In a day, DEX trading volume on-chain reached $1.83 billion, while the number of active addresses surpassed 2 million.
A breakout above $80 could open the way for Solana to reach $84.
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😳 Iran threatens Musk
In Tehran, it was stated that Starlink infrastructure is a lawful military target, as it is used by the U.S. and Israel’s armed forces to coordinate strikes and guide drones
Under threat of attacks are:
➖ Starlink gateway stations located in Israel, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, and Oman
➖ Economic stakes of companies from Abu Dhabi (such as Mubadala and Alpha Dhabi), which invested in SpaceX
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🇺🇸Trump replaces a 20% fee for reimbursement in the US with trade and investment deals with Gulf countries, while simultaneously imposing a shipping blockade on Iran.
💔Also, Trump threatens to destroy Iranian power plants and bridges if Tehran does not begin negotiations.
“We’re going to shut down all of their power plants, all of their bridges. Next week they’re going to have it really bad. I think they have no choice.”
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⚡US macro data
🔴Core Consumer Price Index m/m
Actual value: 0.0%
Forecast: 0.2%
Previous value: 0.2%
🔴Core Consumer Price Index y/y
Actual value: 2.6%
Forecast: 2.8%
Previous value: 2.9%
🔴CPI m/m
Actual value: -0.4%
Forecast: -0.1%
Previous value: 0.5%
🔴CPI y/y
Actual value: 3.5%
Forecast: 3.8%
Previous value: 4.2%
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🔥 Ethereum is preparing for a breakout
Ethereum holds support after the intensification of the conflict between the US and Iran, and remains range-bound since early July.
📊 ETH’s 30-day volatility has fallen to 2.42%, which often precedes a strong price move.
Low volumes suggest the market is waiting for momentum for an upside or downside breakout.
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🇺🇸 Trump on protecting the Strait of Hormuz
Trump said the US will guard the Strait of Hormuz, and that they will be paid for it. He also stressed that Washington is ready for new “serious strikes” against Iran, showing readiness for further escalation of the conflict.
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💥 The US bombed Iran at night
More than 150 targets of the IRGC were hit with missile strikes across the country: 9 launchers, 4 air defense systems, a command center, 3 radars, 70 patrol boats, and 4 missile depots
Of course—everything showed up on the charts: BTC at $62.5K in the moment, oil +3.5% at the market open
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⚠High-volatility period this week
Tuesday:
• 15:30 — Core Consumer Price Index m/m and y/y.
• 15:30 — Consumer Price Index m/m and y/y.
• 17:00 — Fed Chair Warsh testifies.
Wednesday:
• 15:30 — Core PPI m/m and PPI m/m.
• 17:00 — Fed Chair Warsh testifies.
🗓Time: UTC+3.
🔖News significance: (Revealed on click)
• Consumer Price Index — the change in prices for goods and services. A reading above expectations can strengthen the US dollar and reduce interest in cryptocurrencies.
• Core PPI m/m — the change in prices for products excluding food and energy. A figure above the forecast positively i

🚀 $SPCX — upside potential
Analysts at Raymond James Financial consider SpaceX stock a “strong buy,” with a target stock price of $800 or 440% from the current price
In their view, the bet on Starship and Starlink will become the main driver for investors
The company’s valuation in this case will be around $10 trillion
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SpaceX IPO opens the market, but leaves control with Musk
SpaceX carried out a record IPO, giving public investors access to one of the most valuable companies in the world—though not to equal voting rights. Elon Musk owns a little more than 40% of the shares, while controlling over 80% of the votes.
A dual class share structure is a common practice in tech IPOs, allowing founders to shield themselves from short-term market pressure. But Harvard Law School professor Lucian Bebchuk warns that SpaceX’s structure goes significantly further, creating risks related to accountability, succession, co