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      "title": "California pair charged with laundering crypto proceeds from darknet fentanyl sales",
      "url": "https://www.theblock.co/post/408560/california-duo-darknet-drug-crypto-money-laundering?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss",
      "summary": "The pair allegedly shipped over 500 drug parcels over a seven-month period and laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars through crypto.",
      "source": "The Block",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:23:34 -0400",
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      "title": "Base’s social bet left it trailing in prediction markets and perps: Pollak",
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/bases-social-bet-left-it-trailing-in-prediction-markets-and-perps-pollak?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "summary": "Base creator Jesse Pollak is stepping back from leadership of the Base App after admitting he was “definitively wrong” to bet on social experiences driving crypto adoption.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph",
      "published": "Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:14:58 +0000",
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    {
      "title": "From Perpetual Swaps to Perpetual CFDs: The Regulated Evolution",
      "url": "https://www.theblock.co/post/408553/from-perpetual-swaps-to-perpetual-cfds-the-regulated-evolution?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss",
      "summary": "The 24/7 Trading Imperative Fixed exchange sessions are a structural mismatch with the global retail base. The NYSE opens at 9:30 a.m. Eastern and closes at 4:00 p.m., a window designed for an era when the participant base was concentrated in a single geography and order flow was",
      "source": "The Block",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:19:00 -0400",
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    {
      "title": "Stripe-PayPal deal could accelerate shift to blockchain-based money, Polygon exec says",
      "url": "https://www.theblock.co/post/408525/stripe-paypal-deal-accelerate-stablecoins-blockchain?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss",
      "summary": "\"Within the next few years the majority of money will live and move on blockchain in one form or another,\" according to Polygon Labs.",
      "source": "The Block",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:41:07 -0400",
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    {
      "title": "Public Hyperliquid treasury firm Hyperion enters into new 500k HYPE bond agreement with Skew",
      "url": "https://www.theblock.co/post/408538/hyperliquid-treasury-firm-hyperion-new-500k-hype-bond-skew?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss",
      "summary": "Hyperion will deploy 500,000 tokens to Skew through a HYPE Asset Use Service (HAUS) agreement in exchange for equity and revenue share.",
      "source": "The Block",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:33:12 -0400",
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    {
      "title": "Strategy CEO says company isn’t going anywhere as bitcoin buyer, sees debt concerns only below $10,000 BTC",
      "url": "https://www.theblock.co/post/408532/strategy-ceo-bitcoin-debt-concerns-btc-interview?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss",
      "summary": "Strategy would begin considering risks associated with its debt only if bitcoin falls to around $8,000-$10,000, CEO Phong Le said.",
      "source": "The Block",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:08:05 -0400",
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    {
      "title": "Coinbase's Jesse Pollak steps back from Base app leadership after admitting his crypto social strategy failed",
      "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/15/coinbase-s-jesse-pollak-steps-back-from-base-app-leadership-after-admitting-his-crypto-social-strategy-failed",
      "summary": "Pollak said that Jordan Fish, also known on X as 'Cobie,' will lead the Base app team.",
      "source": "CoinDesk",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:18:02 +0000",
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    {
      "title": "Here’s what happened in crypto today",
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/what-happened-in-crypto-today?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "summary": "Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:13:29 +0000",
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    {
      "title": "Stanford study says 5-minute Bitcoin prediction markets enable settlement manipulation",
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/stanford-study-5-minute-bitcoin-prediction-markets-enable-settlement-manipulation?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "summary": "Researchers found that Polymarket’s five-minute Bitcoin prediction markets create incentives to manipulate spot prices around contract settlement, proposing longer settlement windows as a potential fix.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:05:08 +0000",
      "image": "https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-could-bitcoin-enter-the-mainstream-as-a-means-of-payments-kalshi.png",
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    {
      "title": "‘Hugely positive’ meeting on Thursday with Trump to discuss ethics raises hopes for passage of sweeping crypto legislation",
      "url": "https://www.theblock.co/post/408517/hugely-positive-meeting-thursday-trump-ethics-raises-hopes-passage-crypto-legislation?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss",
      "summary": "Ethics will be front and center Thursday at a meeting with President Donald Trump, a small group of lawmakers and White House staff.",
      "source": "The Block",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:03:29 -0400",
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    {
      "title": "Benchmark says Securitize investors should ‘strip out the noise’ after post-SPAC selloff",
      "url": "https://www.theblock.co/post/408511/benchmark-says-securitize-investors-strip-out-noise-after-post-spac-selloff?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss",
      "summary": "Separately, Securitize announced a partnership with Cantor Fitzgerald to support blockchain-based IPOs and secondary offerings.",
      "source": "The Block",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:49:50 -0400",
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    },
    {
      "title": "Revolut receives in-principle approval from UAE authorities for crypto services",
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/revolut-approval-uae-crypto-services?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "summary": "Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority approved the London-headquartered fintech company for broker-dealer, management and investment, and exchange services in the UAE.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:34:39 +0000",
      "image": "https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-follow-up-license-blockchain.jpg",
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    },
    {
      "title": "Coinbase’s Jesse Pollak hands Base app leadership to Cobie after admitting social bets fell short",
      "url": "https://www.theblock.co/post/408504/coinbases-jesse-pollak-hands-base-app-leadership-cobie-social-bets-fell-short?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss",
      "summary": "Coinbase executive Jesse Pollak will focus on Base blockchain's infrastructure, prioritizing trading, stablecoin payments, and AI agents.",
      "source": "The Block",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:58:49 -0400",
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    },
    {
      "title": "US Senator blasts AG pick for ‘dismantling’ crypto unit, Trump’s CZ pardon",
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/todd-blanche-hearing-dismantling-justice-crypto-unit-donald-trumps-pardon?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "summary": "President Donald Trump’s pick for US Attorney General faced criticism from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on his approach to crypto enforcement and the pardon of former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:56:00 +0000",
      "image": "https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/tribune-hearing-congress.jpg",
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    },
    {
      "title": "Ostium pauses trading as security firms report multimillion-dollar oracle exploit",
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/ostium-pauses-trading-as-security-firms-report-multimillion-dollar-oracle-exploit?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "summary": "Ostium halted trading and advised revoking contract approvals after blockchain security firms reported an apparent oracle-related exploit of its OLP liquidity vault, with estimated losses ranging from $18 million to $22 million.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:14:21 +0000",
      "image": "https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/magazine-defillama-hacks-analysis.png",
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    {
      "title": "DTCC moves tokenized securities into live trading, marking a milestone for Wall Street's blockchain push",
      "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/15/dtcc-moves-tokenized-securities-into-live-trading-marking-a-milestone-for-wall-street-s-blockchain-push",
      "summary": "DTCC's first live production trades using tokenized securities show how blockchain could reshape the infrastructure behind Wall Street.",
      "source": "CoinDesk",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:02:22 +0000",
      "image": "https://cdn.sanity.io/images/s3y3vcno/production/017c04b0a6f702fccd76ffd5aa923321e5b66146-2048x1152.jpg?fm=jpg&amp;w=1920&amp;h=1080&amp;crop=focalpoint&amp;fit=clip",
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    {
      "title": "BlackRock outlines vision for crypto-TradFi convergence as product pipeline grows",
      "url": "https://www.theblock.co/post/408436/blackrock-outlines-vision-crypto-tradfi-convergence-product-pipeline-grows?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss",
      "summary": "The firm seeks to offer tokenized long-term investments like \"Treasury funds, iShares ETFs, and even private markets.\"",
      "source": "The Block",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:56:06 -0400",
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    {
      "title": "Cantor and Securitize collaborate on blockchain-based IPOs",
      "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/15/cantor-and-securitize-collaborate-on-blockchain-based-ipos",
      "summary": "The move creates a pathway for public companies to raise capital onchain and issue tokenized securities.",
      "source": "CoinDesk",
      "published": "Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:52:28 +0000",
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