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Donald Trump is trying to turn the Abraham Accords into a package deal. In a Truth Social post on May 25, the former president called on Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and a handful of other Muslim-majority nations to normalize relations with Israel, framing participation as “mandatory” for any country hoping to be part of a broader agreement with Iran. The list of countries Trump wants on board doesn’t stop at the Gulf states. He also named Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and Jordan as nations that should sign onto the accords. The pitch, and the pushback Trump’s post came on the heels of…

That figure puts Binance well ahead of the next nine exchanges combined in some categories, according to portfolio data pulled from Arkham’s blockchain analytics platform. The rankings, logged on July 6, 2026, based on real-time wallet balances rather than self-reported figures, give traders a rare look at exactly what sits behind each exchange’s reserves. Numbers like these rarely get much scrutiny beyond a headline total. Bitcoin.com News dug into the wallet-level breakdowns behind eight major exchanges to see what those totals are actually made of, and the answers vary more than most people would guess. Binance Binance’s $130.1 billion war…

Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer has officially introduced its latest hardware innovation: the Sealminer A4 Ultra Hydro. The new mining rig, announced via the company’s X account, delivers a hashrate of one petahash per second (PH/s) per unit, a significant leap in computational power for the industry. Performance and Efficiency In high-performance mode, the Sealminer A4 Ultra Hydro can exceed 1 PH/s while maintaining a power efficiency of 10 joules per terahash (J/TH). This efficiency metric is critical for miners, as electricity costs represent a major operational expense. The rig’s design emphasizes both raw hashing power and energy optimization, making…

Alipay has quietly opened a new front in the global AI race. The payments giant behind one of the world’s largest financial apps has launched an invite-only beta of its Alipay AI platform, giving enterprise developers, merchants, and third-party software vendors the tools to wire their services directly into its conversational AI ecosystem. The move is small in rollout, but enormous in implication — and it signals something larger happening inside Ant Group. Key takeaways Alipay launched an invite-only beta of its AI Open Platform, allowing merchants to convert existing mini-programs into AI-callable tools integrated with its conversational AI, Abao.…

In brief Owners of BIG3 NFTs have sued Ice Cube’s 3-on-3 professional basketball league over allegedly unfulfilled promises. $NFT purchasers, who paid as much as $25,000 apiece, expected to earn a share of team sales and get other benefits. The suit alleges they haven’t, and seeks damages and restitution as BIG3 aims to go public via SPAC deal. $NFT buyers expecting to have some ownership stake in professional 3-on-3 basketball teams from rapper and actor Ice Cube’s BIG3 league have filed a class action lawsuit against the league in the Superior Court of California—challenging the league’s past promises as it…

Traditional financial institutions are shedding their skepticism toward crypto, and the shift is accelerating in 2026. Banks, brokerages, and exchanges are racing to offer crypto products as demand from retail investors, institutions, and wealthy clients reaches a tipping point. David Ripley, co-CEO of crypto exchange Kraken, told Axios that “nearly all traditional financial services companies are gonna offer crypto, bitcoin, ethereum to their customers” — a development he called “a big story of 2026.” The turning point reflects a broader collision of mega-trends reshaping financial markets. Stablecoins, tokenization, AI, and extended-hours trading are converging to create a financial system that…

High Prices Trigger Miner Curtailments A record-setting heat dome that recently blanketed the eastern United States and forced the U.S. Department of Energy to issue emergency orders put the heat on bitcoin miners operating within or drawing power from the regions affected by the directive. The department’s directive authorized the PJM Interconnection to deploy additional generation units and tap backup power resources as needed. The grid operator, which serves approximately 67 million people across 13 states and Washington, D.C., recently issued hot-weather alerts as triple-digit temperatures drove electricity demand toward historic highs. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said at the…

In brief Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority is seeking to buy a blockchain analytics platform to police the country’s virtual assets market. The tool would monitor Bitcoin, Ethereum, and at least 20 other networks to flag fraud, money laundering, terrorism financing, and sanctions evasion. The move follows the Virtual Assets Service Providers Act of 2025, which brought Kenya’s crypto sector under formal regulation for the first time. Kenya’s securities regulator wants to buy a blockchain surveillance system to help police the country’s fast-growing crypto market, as it prepares to license and supervise virtual asset firms under a new law. The Capital…

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) said in a Wednesday podcast that the U.S. acquiring more than 5% of Bitcoin’s supply as a strategic reserve could “erase” the country’s ballooning national debt. Is Bitcoin The Key To Improving US Fiscal Health? In a conversation with Bitcoin Magazine host Spencer Nichols, Lummis stated that acquiring just 5% of Bitcoin’s total supply— roughly 1 million $BTC—and holding it for 20 years could reduce the national debt, currently over $39 trillion, by one-third to one-half. “And if we held even more than 5% of the world’s Bitcoin, it could actually erase our debt. So this…

BlackRock has launched the iShares Space Technologies UCITS ETF, giving UK and European investors listed exposure to space companies. BlackRock said the fund trades under the ticker STAR and tracks the STOXX Global Space Satellites and Drones Index. The product covers rocket makers, satellite firms, drone producers, and companies tied to their supply chains. BlackRock’s STAR ETF tracks space, satellites, and drones According to a Bloomberg report, the STAR ETF tracks an index of companies with direct revenue from space-related activities. According to BlackRock, eligible firms must earn at least 25% of revenue from space, satellite, or drone operations. The…