Month: July 2026

US tariffs on Brazil rise to 17.7% with 25% set for 2026. Dollar stablecoins dominate 90% of Brazil’s crypto volume as trade tensions reshape The post Brazil’s tariff rate rises to 18% after Trump’s new measures appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

Exa’s semantic web search API is now integrated into xAI’s Grok Build, giving coding agents access to billions of indexed pages and financial The post Exa plugin now available in Grok Build for agentic web search appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

Arival Bank launches USDC and USDT stablecoin payment and treasury tools for global businesses across Base, Polygon, Solana, and Ethereum with The post Arival Bank launches USDC payment rails for global businesses, targeting Latin America’s cross-border headaches appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

US threatens to destroy IRGC revenue facilities amid rising tensions. Iran reconstruction funding in a US-Iran deal in 2026 at 29% YES. The post US threatens to destroy IRGC revenue facilities amid rising tensions with Iran appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

OFAC designated four individuals and nine entities tied to Babak Zanjani’s sanctions network, targeting crypto exchanges that processed $94B in The post Treasury’s OFAC designates four individuals and nine entities in Babak Zanjani sanctions evasion network appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

Viking Global Investors’ $53 billion hedge fund posted just 2.6% gains in H1 2026, calling its conservative AI stock positioning a missed The post Viking Global Investors admits sitting out AI rally was a costly mistake appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

Pep Guardiola rejected Italy’s national team coaching offer despite negotiations reaching 20M per year, choosing a sabbatical over the The post Pep Guardiola turns down Italy national team job, choosing sabbatical over €20M-per-year offer appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

Samsung and SK Hynix will announce major multi-year memory chip supply deals with US tech companies, signaling a structural shift driven by The post Samsung, SK Hynix to unveil major chip deals with US tech firms as AI memory demand surges appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

Elon Musk says Grok 4.6 arrives in two weeks and Grok 4.7 in four weeks, with the new model reportedly featuring two trillion parameters. The post Elon Musk announces Grok 4.6 in two weeks, Grok 4.7 in four weeks as AI arms race accelerates appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

Coinbase has replaced or reassigned four senior leaders after cutting 14% of its workforce, as the exchange builds a platform spanning crypto, stocks, derivatives and prediction markets. A Coinbase regulatory filing states that Chief People Officer Lawrence Brock will leave…...