‘I didn’t know what else to do:’ Patients take their health-insurance battles to Facebook and LinkedIn
Pushed to their limits, patients are turning to social media to plead for help getting their medical care covered. Source：MarketWatch
More than half of Gen Z redirected money away from investing and toward sports betting over the past year
The results of a recent survey from wealthmanagement platform Betterment are making America’s financial advisers cringe. Source：MarketWatch
City of Baltimore goes after prediction markets for sports betting
The city’s complaint over gambling laws and deceptive trade practices included Robinhood, Webull and Coinbase as partners with prediction market platform…
SEC Charges Toms River Trio in Connection with Alleged $47 Million Fraud Targeting Orthodox Jewish Communities
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged three Toms River, New Jersey residents for their roles in an affinity investment fraud that raised…
SpaceX set an IPO record. Now there’s hope that Anthropic could shatter it.
A new report says that some Anthropic investors expect the company to seek a $2 trillion to $3 trillion valuation, above SpaceX’s $1.7 trillion milestone.…
The average car loan is now $785 a month — and lasts for almost 6 years
Americans borrowed a record $211 billion to pay for their cars last quarter. Source：MarketWatch
Delio CEO sentenced to 15 years in prison on crypto fraud in South Korea
More than a year after being indicted on fraud charges related to his activities at crypto company Delio, Jeong Sangho faces prison time in South Korea.…
CFTC to join SEC in exploring crypto regulations without CLARITY bill
The CFTC will hold a meeting for its Innovation Advisory Committee on Aug. 20 to address regulation related to crypto assets, artificial intelligence and…
Forecasts for $1 million bitcoin price likely look too ambitious, key ratio suggests
The thesis is that high yields on longterm U.S. Treasuries make nonyielding assets like bitcoin less attractive. Source：CoinDesk
Crypto group backs Custodia in Supreme Court battle over Fed access
The Blockchain Association argues the Fed should not have broad discretion to deny eligible statechartered banks direct access to its payment system.…
Robinhood Chain nears $1B TVL as Uniswap drives liquidity: Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered said Robinhood’s Uniswap integration could solve a key challenge for new blockchains while accelerating UNI token burns. Source：Cointelegraph
Trezor warns 14,000 customers after fulfilment partner suffers data breach
The incident marks the first time Trezor customers' shipping addresses were exposed. Source：CoinDesk