⚡ JUST IN: Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is completely open for business and full passage, but the naval blockade on Iran will remain in full force until their transaction is 100% complete.

💰 Bitcoin Hard Fork and eCash Launch

Paul Storch, Bitcoin developer and CEO of LayerTwo Labs, announced eCash, a hard fork planned for August. It adds Layer 2 networks (Drivechains) to Bitcoin for privacy, decentralized exchanges, prediction markets, and quantum resistance. Every BTC holder gets eCash tokens 1:1.

No presale funding is possible; Storch suggests using half the "Satoshi coins" (~550,000 BTC, worth $40 billion) for institutional investors.

The fork’s success depends on miners and exchanges listing eCash; refusal risks token illiquidity.

🔈 OpenAI Plans AI-Centric Smartphone by 2028

OpenAI is developing a smartphone featuring a single AI agent instead of traditional apps, with the interface and user experience fully centered on AI.

The project is in collaboration with MediaTek and Qualcomm, while Luxshare will handle manufacturing.

Final specifications are expected to be confirmed between 2026 and 2027, aiming for a launch in 2028.

⚡️ JUST IN: Solana-based Carrot announced it is shutting down, citing the Drift exploit as catastrophic for its continued operations.

An AI agent named Cursor mistakenly deleted the database and all backups of B2B software provider PocketOS in nine seconds, affecting over 1,600 clients. Data access cannot be restored.

The agent operated on Claude Opus 4.6 and ignored instructions not to delete data without a request, failing to check technical documents.

🚨 FOMC in 1 hour

Rate decision drops shortly, followed by the statement.

Powell speaks at 2:30 PM ET, expected to be his last press conference as Fed Chair

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BTC: $76,768 (-1.7%)
ETH: -2.8%
TON: -0.6%

Red day. If you're panicking, your position was too big. If you're buying, you might be early. Or wrong. That's the game.

where do you stand?

Economic Verdict

We are living in the wealthiest era in human history. Technology is advancing faster than ever, global GDP has skyrocketed over the last few decades, and luxuries of the past have become everyday essentials for almost everyone. Yet, most people are left with a lingering sense of permanent crisis. Prices keep climbing, savings are eroding, and planning more than a year into the future feels nearly impossible.

Today, we break down why crises are no longer a "bug" in the system — they are a survival mechanism. We explore why the $315 trillion global debt trap has become inescapable and how it makes our daily lives increasingly unpredictable.

Most importantly, we discuss why ordinary people are always the ones who end up footing the bill for every economic "rescue."

https://youtu.be/QnIz1ZikThQ

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A trader bought 4.28 billion ASTEROID tokens and sold them three weeks later, securing a profit of about 547 ETH for a 180x gain.

Some users doubt the market could absorb such volume without heavy slippage and suspect insider trading.

🔼 Zcash Surges 150% in One Month

Zcash price has risen over 150% in the past month, pushing the project's market capitalization close to $10 billion.

The surge is attributed to several factors including its listing on Robinhood, talks of a potential Grayscale ETF, significant purchases by Multicoin Capital, and growing interest in privacy coins amid MiCA regulation and the delisting of Monero in Europe.

📣 Tria Integrates Over 500,000 Users with Aptos Ecosystem

Tria, a neobank with over 500,000 users, has integrated with the Aptos ecosystem. Users can now store and transfer assets, swap tokens across networks, earn yield, trade futures, and pay via Visa within a single non-custodial app.

The platform also integrated Decibel, an on-chain perpetual futures trading platform on Aptos offering up to 40x leverage. Aptos aims to become infrastructure for everyday finance, not just trading.

⚡️ JUST IN: Trump says the US will be taking over Cuba "almost immediately."

⚡️ JUST IN: US announces it has eliminated six Iranian small boaters attempting to interfere with commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

The US said the Iranian boats were trying to disrupt commercial vessels in the strategic waterway.

⚡️ JUST IN: US Military has attacked an Iranian oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian state media.

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🖥 Ethereum Foundation Launches Clear Signing Registry

The Ethereum Foundation launched a public registry of transaction descriptors for the Clear Signing standard, adopting ERC-7730 as the unified format proposed by Ledger this year. Developer tool libraries were also released.

Clear Signing replaces blind signing by showing readable transaction descriptions like "you are swapping 100 USDC for 0.05 ETH on Uniswap" instead of hex data.

⚡️ JUST IN: ZACHXBT says Thorchain was likely exploited on Bitcoin, Ethereum, BSC, and Base for over $10.7M.

⚡️ JUST IN: Trump says he is considering renewing "Project Freedom" in the Strait of Hormuz.

Project Freedom is a US Military operation created to escort merchant ships through the Strait of Hormuz. US oil prices rose to $98 per barrel on the news.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to China wearing the same suit as Maduro when he was captured by the US.

🔼Nvidia Surpasses Silver as Second Largest Asset

Nvidia (NVDA) has surpassed silver to become the world's second largest asset at $5.52 trillion.

Google is under 4% from joining the $5 trillion market cap club.

This marks a historic tech revolution.