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July 17, 2026Single-day social intelligence recap and verified catalyst posts · ← Back to $U Profile · Market Rankings
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43 source posts analyzed· 2026-07-17T02:32:26+00:00Thrilled to see $U featured as a core settlement stablecoin in @BNBCHAIN 's AI landscape. With 200k+ ERC-8004 agents live, the agent economy is already paying!
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· 2026-07-17T18:55:47.915627+00:00Wintermute-Backed Pascal Raises $9M as USV Bets Big on Prediction Markets Wintermute-Backed Pascal Secures $9M in USV-Led Series A, — Source: CoinGape Union Square Ventures (USV) led Pascal's Series A, taking the prediction markets startup's total funding to $15 mi
· 2026-07-17T10:55:24.354818+00:00BitPay Receives MiCA License to Operate Crypto Payments Throughout EU Key Highlights BitPay receives MiCA authorization to provide cryptocurrency payment services throughout Europe. Dutch financial regulator grants license enabling EU-wide crypto payment operat
· 2026-07-17T04:55:26.623876+00:00Trump Teleprompter Operator Faces CFTC Probe Over $100K Kalshi Bets White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez is under investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over allegations that he used advance access to President Donald Trump’s spe
· 2026-07-17T00:25:23.301438+00:00Trump Aide Under Review for $100K Kalshi Speech Bets: ABC Prediction markets are facing renewed insider-trading scrutiny after a U.S. White House staffer, long involved with President Donald Trump’s teleprompter, was reportedly in talks with federal
· 2026-07-17T08:55:04.418810+00:00Trump Speech Operator Faces Scrutiny Over Kalshi Wagers TLDR ABC News reported that Trump’s longtime teleprompter operator allegedly used advance knowledge of presidential speeches to place profitable bets on Kalshi. The Commodity Futures Trading
· 2026-07-17T17:05:19.848930+00:00OKX Europe lets users convert USDT to MiCA-compliant USDC OKX Europe has launched a one-way conversion feature allowing customers to deposit USDT and convert it into USDC, offering a regulated migration path as the European Union’s Markets in Crypto
· 2026-07-17T15:25:07.263753+00:00Clarity ACT Brings Certainty, Production, & Integrity For Markets Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) is pushing lawmakers to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, before Congress breaks for its August recess, arguing that the
· 2026-07-17T19:25:56.858014+00:00Trump Teleprompter Operator Earned $100K Betting on Kalshi via Speeches, ABC Reports Regulators are reportedly in talks with a former White House teleprompter operator as the U.S. probes whether nonpublic information was used to profit from political prediction markets. ABC N
· 2026-07-17T14:05:54.184529+00:00Clarity ACT Brings Certainty, Production, & Integrity For Markets Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) is pushing lawmakers to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, before Congress breaks for its August recess, arguing that the
· 2026-07-17T18:55:47.915663+00:00ESMA Adds Ripple & 13 Others To Interim MiCA Register ESMA Expands MiCA Register With 14 New Additions The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 14 new Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) to its interim MiCA register, bri
· 2026-07-17T18:55:47.915697+00:00Clarity ACT Brings Certainty, Production, & Integrity For Markets Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) is pushing lawmakers to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, before Congress breaks for its August recess, arguing that the
· 2026-07-17T19:25:56.858049+00:00ESMA Adds Ripple & 13 Others To Interim MiCA Register ESMA Expands MiCA Register With 14 New Additions The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 14 new Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) to its interim MiCA register, bri
· 2026-07-17T15:55:15.502637+00:00ESMA Adds Ripple & 13 Others To Interim MiCA Register ESMA Expands MiCA Register With 14 New Additions The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 14 new Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) to its interim MiCA register, bri
· 2026-07-17T15:25:07.263794+00:00ESMA Adds Ripple & 13 Others To Interim MiCA Register ESMA Expands MiCA Register With 14 New Additions The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 14 new Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) to its interim MiCA register, bri
· 2026-07-17T15:55:15.502659+00:00Clarity ACT Brings Certainty, Production, & Integrity For Markets Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) is pushing lawmakers to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, before Congress breaks for its August recess, arguing that the
· 2026-07-17T16:25:56.306058+00:00ESMA Adds Ripple & 13 Others To Interim MiCA Register ESMA Expands MiCA Register With 14 New Additions The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 14 new Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) to its interim MiCA register, bri
· 2026-07-17T16:25:56.306069+00:00Clarity ACT Brings Certainty, Production, & Integrity For Markets Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) is pushing lawmakers to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, before Congress breaks for its August recess, arguing that the
· 2026-07-17T17:15:19.848766+00:00ESMA Adds Ripple & 13 Others To Interim MiCA Register ESMA Expands MiCA Register With 14 New Additions The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 14 new Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) to its interim MiCA register, bri
· 2026-07-17T17:15:19.848790+00:00Clarity ACT Brings Certainty, Production, & Integrity For Markets Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) is pushing lawmakers to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, before Congress breaks for its August recess, arguing that the
· 2026-07-17T18:45:53.713298+00:00ESMA Adds Ripple & 13 Others To Interim MiCA Register ESMA Expands MiCA Register With 14 New Additions The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 14 new Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) to its interim MiCA register, bri
· 2026-07-17T18:45:53.713307+00:00Clarity ACT Brings Certainty, Production, & Integrity For Markets Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) is pushing lawmakers to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, before Congress breaks for its August recess, arguing that the
· 2026-07-17T19:25:56.858057+00:00Clarity ACT Brings Certainty, Production, & Integrity For Markets Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) is pushing lawmakers to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, before Congress breaks for its August recess, arguing that the
· 2026-07-17T20:05:20.011685+00:00OKX Europe Enables USDT-to-MiCA USDC Swaps for Traders OKX Europe has introduced a “one-way conversion” tool that lets customers deposit Tether’s USDT and convert it into Circle’s MiCA-compliant USDC. The feature is aimed at clients who can no lo
· 2026-07-17T20:05:20.011739+00:00ESMA Adds Ripple & 13 Others To Interim MiCA Register ESMA Expands MiCA Register With 14 New Additions The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 14 new Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) to its interim MiCA register, bri
· 2026-07-17T20:05:20.011743+00:00Clarity ACT Brings Certainty, Production, & Integrity For Markets Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) is pushing lawmakers to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, before Congress breaks for its August recess, arguing that the
· 2026-07-17T21:55:04.960668+00:00ESMA Adds Ripple & 13 Others To Interim MiCA Register ESMA Expands MiCA Register With 14 New Additions The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 14 new Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) to its interim MiCA register, bri
· 2026-07-17T21:55:04.960693+00:00Clarity ACT Brings Certainty, Production, & Integrity For Markets Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) is pushing lawmakers to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, before Congress breaks for its August recess, arguing that the
· 2026-07-17T22:25:47.433578+00:00ESMA Adds Ripple & 13 Others To Interim MiCA Register ESMA Expands MiCA Register With 14 New Additions The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 14 new Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) to its interim MiCA register, bri
· 2026-07-17T22:25:47.433601+00:00Clarity ACT Brings Certainty, Production, & Integrity For Markets Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) is pushing lawmakers to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, before Congress breaks for its August recess, arguing that the
· 2026-07-17T09:15:52.221158+00:00Dutch Regulator Authorizes BitPay Under MiCA Rules TLDR BitPay secured authorization from the Dutch AFM under the European Union’s MiCA framework. The license allows BitPay to provide regulated crypto services across all 27 EU member states.
· 2026-07-17T09:15:52.221170+00:00Rotterdam court declares Knaken bankrupt, €7 million in client funds missing A Rotterdam court has declared Dutch cryptocurrency exchange Knaken bankrupt after authorities uncovered a significant shortfall in customer funds. Investigators report that approximately €7
· 2026-07-17T09:15:52.221262+00:00BitPay wins Dutch MiCA approval for EU wide crypto services BitPay has secured authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, allowing the crypto payments company to offer regulated digital asset services across th
· 2026-07-17T09:15:52.221269+00:00Dutch crypto exchange Knaken bankrupt as €7M in funds goes missing Dutch cryptocurrency platform Knaken has been declared bankrupt by a Rotterdam court after prosecutors alleged that around €7 million in customer funds could not be accounted for. Summary Cry
· 2026-07-17T11:25:17.545018+00:00BitPay receives MiCA license for EU-wide crypto payments and stablecoin services BitPay has secured authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, granting the payment processor the right to provide cryptocurrency payment and stableco
· 2026-07-17T11:25:17.545109+00:00ESMA Adds Ripple & 13 Others To Interim MiCA Register ESMA Expands MiCA Register With 14 New Additions The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 14 new Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) to its interim MiCA register, bri
· 2026-07-17T11:55:55.065294+00:00ESMA Adds Ripple & 13 Others To Interim MiCA Register ESMA Expands MiCA Register With 14 New Additions The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 14 new Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) to its interim MiCA register, bri
· 2026-07-17T12:15:42.503206+00:00ESMA Adds Ripple & 13 Others To Interim MiCA Register ESMA Expands MiCA Register With 14 New Additions The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 14 new Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) to its interim MiCA register, bri
· 2026-07-17T12:35:28.423897+00:00Taiwan jails BitShine founder for 22 years in its biggest crypto fraud sentence yet Taiwan has just handed down its heaviest sentence to date for cryptocurrency-linked fraud, and the scale of it says something about how seriously the island’s courts now treat crimes built ar
· 2026-07-17T13:56:03.241904+00:00ESMA Adds Ripple & 13 Others To Interim MiCA Register ESMA Expands MiCA Register With 14 New Additions The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 14 new Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) to its interim MiCA register, bri
· 2026-07-17T14:05:54.184526+00:00ESMA Adds Ripple & 13 Others To Interim MiCA Register ESMA Expands MiCA Register With 14 New Additions The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 14 new Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) to its interim MiCA register, bri
· 2026-07-17T14:25:17.460384+00:00Clarity ACT Brings Certainty, Production, & Integrity For Markets Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) is pushing lawmakers to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, before Congress breaks for its August recess, arguing that the
· 2026-07-17T14:25:17.460386+00:00ESMA Adds Ripple & 13 Others To Interim MiCA Register ESMA Expands MiCA Register With 14 New Additions The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 14 new Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) to its interim MiCA register, bri