Author: CryptoExpert
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Meet WebBrain: An Open-Source, Local-First AI Browser Agent That Reads Pages and Automates Tasks in Chrome and Firefox
[ad_1] WebBrain is a free, open-source browser agent for Chrome and Firefox. It reads pages, extracts data, and automates multi-step tasks. Unlike most browser AI plugins, it can also run entirely on a local model. It is built by Emre Sokullu and licensed under MIT. The full source lives on GitHub. Run the agent against…
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SBI Crypto Pulls the Plug on Bitcoin Pool as 20,412 PH/s Hunts for a New Home
[ad_1] Key Takeaways SBI Crypto will stop accepting mining shares at 22:00 UTC on July 30, 2026. The pool holds 20,412.11 PH/s, just over 2% of Bitcoin’s global hashrate. CEO Hiroaki Morita pointed miners toward Braiins, Luxor Pool and Neopool. The company launched the pool in March 2021 as part of SBI Holdings’ push into…
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Bitcoin Eyes Independence Day at New July High as 200-week Trend Line Nears
[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) saw new July highs on Friday as bulls kept pushing over the US holiday period. Key points: Bitcoin sustains upside momentum as BTC price action nears its 200-week moving average. That trend line now forms the centerpoint of a “strong resistance area.” Global equities hit record levels as Fed rate-hike odds simmer…
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Enterprises lost Claude Fable 5 for a few weeks. New data shows two-thirds had already built their hedge
[ad_1] Two-thirds of enterprises have hedged their AI model strategy, and the past few weeks of controversy around Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 model showed why that posture has gone mainstream. On June 12, a U.S. export-control order pulled Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 — the most capable model on the market — offline for every customer,…
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Ripple Co-Founder Invests in Crypto Venture Founded by US Senator’s Son: Report
[ad_1] Chris Larsen, co-founder and executive chair of Ripple Labs, was reportedly among those backing the financial venture of US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s son as negotiations over a significant piece of crypto-related legislation continue in the Senate. According to a Thursday Politico report, Larsen was one of a handful of investors backing the American Perpetuals…
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Aave V3 Goes Live on Monad With $15M Incentive Plan
[ad_1] Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Aave has deployed its V3 lending protocol on Monad, expanding the layer-1 blockchain’s lending ecosystem with support for 12 assets at launch. On Thursday, Aave announced that the initial market supports USDT0, USDC, Aave’s GHO stablecoin, USDe, mUSD, AUSD, WETH, cbBTC, wstETH, weETH, syrupUSDC and sUSDe. It is also Aave’s…
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Ireland’s CAB Cracks Third Bitcoin Wallet, Recovers $31 Million From Cannabis Grower
[ad_1] Key Takeaways Ireland’s CAB recovered 500 more BTC on July 2, 2026, pushing its 2026 total to 1,500 BTC. Europol supplied technical support that let CAB crack a third of Clifton Collins’ 12 wallets. About 4,500 BTC, worth roughly $275 million, remains locked in nine unaccessed wallets. The bureau, working with Europol’s European Cybercrime…
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Why Is Crypto Market Going Up Today July 2nd
[ad_1] Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Fact Checked by CryptoNews Editorial Team Author CryptoNews Editorial Team Part of the…
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Crypto Lending Drops to $23.3 Billion as Tether Holds 68% of CeFi Loan Market in Q1
[ad_1] Key Takeaways CeFi loan books fell 6% to $23.3B in Q1 2026, ending growth since Q3 2024. Tether held a 68% share, while Maple, Nexo, and Coinbase gained market share. Galaxy and Ledn shrank the most, signaling selective growth in crypto lending. CeFi Crypto Lending Falls 6% as Maple, Nexo and Coinbase Gain Market…
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Ethereum Nonprofit Launches to Expand Institutional Adoption
[ad_1] An Ethereum founder and some of its biggest treasury holders are behind a new independent nonprofit launched to coordinate the blockchain’s institutional outreach, underscoring the ecosystem’s push to attract more banks, asset managers and financial institutions as competition from rival blockchains intensifies. The nonprofit, Ethereum Institutional, was introduced on Wednesday with backing from Ether…