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This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag) provides news, data, and insights on the energy–compute–markets nexus. The expansion includes a $31.5 million miner purchase commitment and two acquisitions totaling $13.9 million for power contracts, land, buildings and mining equipment. Together, the transactions are intended to turn Fortitude from a miner reliant partly on third-party infrastructure into a more vertically integrated operator with company-controlled power and data-center capacity. Fortitude said its controlled data-center capacity has risen to more than 60 megawatts in 2026. The buildout comes…

Aave is redrafting parts of its multi-chain expansion and reducing its asset list in a bid to lower risk and align its focus. Following a broad review, the protocol is reducing 50 low adoption assets, reserves across several adoption, and winding down operations on Sonic, Scroll, zkSync, Metis, Soneium, and Aptos, which altogether cover another 25 reserves. This was announced by Aave’s CEO Stani Kulechov on social media platform X today, July 30, 2026. The changes affect $98.1 million in supply and $15.6 million in debt, and are being framed as a segment of a new Aave risk framework and…

Timothy Morano Jul 30, 2026 09:02 SHIB’s stochastic is flashing a low-territory bullish crossover while MACD momentum bleeds out against zero — a textbook “exhausted sellers, absent buyers” configuration. The 60/40 probability favo… Market Context: Why SHIB is Moving Now Here’s the honest read on SHIB heading into the last day of July: it’s drifting, and the tape knows it. A 24-hour price change of -0.22% is not a move — it’s a market holding its breath. Binance spot volume barely cleared $8.7 million, which for a token with SHIB’s retail following is…

Adam Hollander has announced that he has stepped down as OpenSea’s chief marketing officer after serving in the role for roughly a year and a half, saying the decision was driven by personal priorities rather than the company’s business outlook. Summary OpenSea CMO Adam Hollander has announced his departure after serving in the role for about 18 months. Hollander said the decision was personal, not career related, and that he plans to focus on his health, family and personal life. He expressed confidence in OpenSea’s leadership, products and future roadmap while saying he is not taking another job. In a…

All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. Binance.US intends to apply for a Commodity Futures Trading Commission license in August, seeking designation as a Designated Contract Market, the federal status held by regulated exchanges that list futures, options and event contracts. TL;DR Binance.US plans to apply in August for a CFTC license to run a regulated prediction market exchange. A Designated Contract Market license covers trading only; clearing requires separate registration or a partner. CFTC guidance issued July 24 blocks template-style filings covering many markets at once. Crypto.com bought its way in…

Ripple’s native token XRP was launched in 2014, and the lifetime charts from TradingView show that the altcoin has experienced major bull rallies only five times in the last 12 years. Even after rising more than 100% in value five times, the altcoin has dipped with equal fervor, erasing nearly 80% of its gains and getting back to square one. This pattern has been cyclic for more than a decade, giving insights into how the altcoin operates.Source: TradingViewFor instance, each time XRP climbed above $ 1.50, it fell back below $0.50. When it climbed above $2, its price subsequently fell…

Bitunix vs Binance looks like David versus Goliath on paper. Binance is the largest exchange in the world. Bitunix is the fast-rising challenger with a fraction of the volume. However, 2026 flipped parts of this script. Binance lost EU access in July after failing to secure a MiCA license. Meanwhile, Bitunix keeps winning traders with optional KYC, 200x leverage, and cheaper spot fees. Therefore, this comparison weighs size against access, privacy, and cost.Quick verdict: Binance wins on liquidity and catalog where you can legally use it. Bitunix wins on privacy, leverage, spot costs, and simple accessibility. For the deep dives,…

Robinhood delivered its strongest quarter yet, posting record Q2 revenue of $1.31 billion, up 32% year-over-year, while net income climbed 48% to $573 million and earnings per share reached $0.62 as per the report. But the biggest surprise wasn’t the record revenue, it was the company’s shifting business model.Event Contracts Steal the SpotlightTransaction-based revenue jumped 44% to $776 million, led by event contract revenue of $156 million, which surged more than 10x compared to last year. Robinhood also reported strong growth in options revenue, up 29% to $342 million, while equities revenue nearly doubled 95% to $129 million.Meanwhile, crypto revenue…

Key TakeawaysAllwyn confirmed a £177,547.30 EuroMillions prize expired after the July 15, 2026 deadline.National Lottery Good Causes gains £177,547.30, adding to roughly £33M raised weekly.EuroMillions rules stay firm after 180 days, with unclaimed prizes redirected to community projects. Somebody who bought a EuroMillions ticket in Watford, just north-west of London, is now walking around without £177,547.30 they could have collected. The ticket matched five main numbers plus one Lucky Star in the 1/16/2026 draw, but the UK’s 180-day claim window closed at midnight on 7/15/2026 with no valid claim. That means the prize is gone for good, and the money…

Today, our feeds lit up. On X, we saw a few people claim over $600 in USDC from a brand-new MoonPay product called PayBox. Naturally, we checked it out. As always, we test every airdrop we talk about on our platform before writing a single word.Here is the honest version of how that went. We followed every step, connected our AI, but couldn’t link our X, and then… nothing. No airdrop. I kept refreshing and refreshing the dashboard, staring at a “x faucet is not available” message.Until MoonPay tweeted, 12 minutes ago: “some of you missed it — lock in,…