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Regulation

Lawyer Argues XRP Already Satisfies CLARITY Act's Commodity Test

Attorney Bill Morgan argues XRP's distribution already clears the CLARITY Act's digital commodity threshold, even with Ripple's escrow holdings.

August 9, 2026

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Altcoins

RaveDAO's RAVE Token Jumps 16% as Traders Eye $0.40 Breakout

RAVE surged 16% to a six-week high as derivatives volume jumped 211% and long positions outnumbered shorts four to one on Binance.

August 9, 2026

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Markets

Microsoft's AI Business Is 70% Dependent on One Customer

Microsoft generated $24.1 billion from OpenAI in fiscal 2026, about 70% of its total AI revenue, raising questions about customer concentration risk.

August 9, 2026

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Markets

Oracle's Default Insurance Costs Hit Record on AI Debt Fears

Oracle's five-year credit default swaps surged to a record 215 basis points as investors grow anxious about Big Tech's AI infrastructure borrowing.

August 9, 2026

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Markets

Berkshire Starts Deploying Its Record $397B Cash Pile

Berkshire Hathaway became a net buyer of equities in Q2 2026 with $19.8 billion in purchases, beginning to deploy cash built up over 14 straight quarters.

August 9, 2026

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Markets

China's Central Bank Buys Gold for 21st Straight Month

China's central bank added 20 tonnes of gold in July, its largest monthly purchase since 2023, extending a 21-month streak of reserve increases.

August 9, 2026

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Markets

S&P 500 Hits Record High Despite Surprise Jobs Miss

The S&P 500 closed at a record high even as July nonfarm payrolls fell by 23,000, defying forecasts and boosting bets on a September Fed rate cut.

August 9, 2026

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Markets

Houthis Claim Second Drone Strike on Saudi Aramco Site in Weeks

Yemen's Houthis claimed a drone strike on Saudi Aramco's Jizan facility on August 9, the second attack on the site in under a month.

August 9, 2026

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Markets

Japan's Top Insurers Sit on $91B in Bond Losses as Yen Slides

Japan's four largest insurers are carrying roughly $91 billion in unrealized bond losses as the yen hits a 40-year low despite $320 billion in intervention.

August 9, 2026

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Regulation

Senate Sets September 15 Cloture Vote on Crypto's CLARITY Act

Senate Majority Leader Thune filed cloture on the CLARITY Act, setting up a procedural vote for September 15 that needs 60 votes to advance.

August 9, 2026

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Bitcoin

BIP-110 Minority Fork Now 18 Blocks Behind Bitcoin Main Chain

Bitcoin's minority BIP-110 chain has fallen 18 blocks behind the main network as the low-hashrate fork struggles to keep pace after this weekend's split.

August 9, 2026

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Bitcoin

MARA Pledges 18,750 BTC to Secure $600M in New Loans

Bitcoin miner MARA pledged 18,750 BTC, worth $1.2 billion, to secure $600 million in loans from Coinbase Credit and Two Prime for energy and AI expansion.

August 9, 2026