🔥 RESEARCH: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) form the backbone of Europe’s economy — yet they’re frequently locked out by traditional banks.

Since the implementation of Basel III, SME lending across the EU has plummeted by 40–50%. From 2023 onward, it has dropped another 12%. The result? A persistent €39B annual funding gap — now increasingly filled by non-bank lenders offering floating-rate debt, exposing SMEs to greater risk as interest rates rise.

This gap highlights a clear opportunity: onchain lending platforms that empower retail investors to directly fund SME growth.

Explore the full report below 👇
https://s3.cointelegraph.com/reports/8lends_report.pdf

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🔥 JUST IN: Polymarket has launched the Combo Cup, offering $50,000 in daily bonuses to the top-performing Combo traders—running until July 31.

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🚨 UPDATE: This week’s token unlocks total $183.94M, with $PUMP making up $138.85M — the largest portion of the released value, according to data from Cryptorank.

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🇺🇸 UPDATE: The U.S. has refunded $81.3 billion in tariffs so far this fiscal year, following the Supreme Court's decision to invalidate key tariffs imposed during the Trump administration.

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🇺🇸 BULLISH: The CLARITY Act has now secured support from the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association—the second major law enforcement organization to back the bill.

Read more: https://cointelegraph.com/news/clarity-act-gains-second-law-enforcement-endorsement-before-senate-push

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🚨 ALERT: Telegram's t[.]me domain has been reportedly suspended by the .me registry and is currently not resolving in global DNS.

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🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: Spot Bitcoin, Ethereum, and HYPE ETFs saw net outflows on July 13.

BTC: -$424.66M
ETH: -$15.41M
HYPE: -$3.93M

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🚨 BREAKING: President Trump has proposed a 20% fee on cargo moving through the Strait of Hormuz and has officially informed Congress of a reactivated U.S. naval blockade on Iran, Semafor reports.

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🔥 BREAKING: Trump scraps the proposed 20% U.S. tariff, shifting focus to new trade and investment agreements across the Gulf—while keeping a firm shipping embargo on Iran.

Learn more

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🔥 UPDATE: Tom Lee notes that $ETH is spearheading the market rally following softer-than-expected CPI data, further supporting the view that $ETH is transitioning into real money.

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🇺🇸 UPDATE: Rep. Bryan Steil confirms the Federal Reserve has until this Saturday to issue regulations under the GENIUS Act.

Will they meet the deadline? More

#GENIUSAct #stockshighrated

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🔥 NEW: Binance has recovered over $8 billion in erroneous cryptocurrency transfers since 2021, according to co-founder Yi He.

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🇺🇸 BREAKING: SEC Chair Paul Atkins announces the agency is overhauling and streamlining its regulations to attract innovators back to the United States.

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🔥 NEW: Morgan Stanley has updated its S-1 filings for proposed spot Ether and Solana ETFs, naming Coinbase as custodian and staking services provider.

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🇺🇸 🇮🇷 BREAKING: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reveals that OFAC has launched sanctions against several digital asset wallets linked to Iran’s central bank, freezing over $130 million in assets.

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🇨🇳 JUST IN: China's economic growth slows to its weakest level since late 2022, with Q2 GDP missing market expectations.

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⚡️ EXCLUSIVE: Rob Witoff, Coinbase’s Head of Platform, reveals that 95% to 100% of the company’s code is now developed with AI assistance.

Most engineers simultaneously run five to ten AI agents—equivalent to the output of roughly 1,200 developers.

Read the full story:

https://cointelegraph.com/news/over-95-of-coinbases-code-is-now-written-with-ai

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🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs recorded net inflows on July 14.

BTC: $181.08M
ETH: $58.34M

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🇯🇵 JUST IN: Japan has officially passed a groundbreaking bill, classifying cryptocurrency as a recognized financial asset—clearing the path for Bitcoin ETFs and introducing a flat tax rate of approximately 20%.

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🇺🇸 NEW: Elon Musk announces that X will open-source its entire codebase once the security review is complete, inviting independent auditors to verify the live platform aligns with the published code. Learn more #TechNews #OpenSource

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