Autonomous AI agent economy faces infrastructure gaps: Visa, Artemis July 16, 2026, 6:33 am
Visa and Artemis found that infrastructure bottlenecks are preventing broader commercial adoption of the autonomous AI agent economy.
US Senate unanimously adopts resolution opposing clemency for SBF July 16, 2026, 5:26 am
The Senate approved a resolution opposing clemency for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried as prediction markets put the odds of a Trump pardon by July 31 below 1%.
Tether invests $20M into Argentine neobank Ualá July 16, 2026, 4:27 am
Tether reportedly invested $20 million into Ualá, as part of the Argentine neobank’s $197 million funding round announced earlier in March.
Bitcoin $107K buyers providing ‘early signals’ of 2026 bear-market bottom: Glassnode July 16, 2026, 4:11 am
Bitcoin realized losses appeared to be copying a reversal structure that marked previous bear-market bottoms, with $69,000 a new BTC price battleground.
Robinhood Chain memecoin launchpad Vlad.fun halts after ‘internal integrity’ issue July 16, 2026, 3:43 am
Vlad.fun suspended its platform after discovering a “serious internal integrity issue” involving members of its team, without disclosing the nature of the alleged misconduct.
Hyperion DeFi to deploy 500K HYPE for Hyperliquid HIP-3 markets July 16, 2026, 2:41 am
The deal gives Hyperion an equity stake in Skew and a share of listing-service revenue as it expands the utility of its HYPE treasury assets.
Here’s what happened in crypto today July 16, 2026, 1:55 am
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.
Trump to meet with senators over CLARITY Act on Thursday: Politico July 16, 2026, 12:18 am
US President Donald Trump is set to meet with several senators on Thursday as negotiators race to get the CLARITY Act across the line before the Senate’s August recess.
Base’s social bet left it trailing in prediction markets and perps: Pollak July 15, 2026, 9:14 pm
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.
Stanford study says 5-minute Bitcoin prediction markets enable settlement manipulation July 15, 2026, 4:05 pm
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.