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Twitch CEO Dan Clancy has revealed that viewbotting is on the company’s radar, but says that big streamers are generally innocent. On July 30, 2025, Dan Clancy appeared on a podcast to discuss Twitch’s newest innovations. When the host brought up the issue of viewbotting, the CEO admitted that he wasn’t sure how big the problem was, but that it is on the list of issues for Twitch to tackle. In addition, Clancy blamed small and medium streamers for the issue, saying that big streamers are generally innocent. This had divided the Twitch community, with some saying that Clancy is…

Amsterdam tried using algorithms to fairly assess welfare applicants, but bias still crept in. Why did Amsterdam fail? And more important, can this ever be done right? Hear from MIT Technology Review editor Amanda Silverman, investigative reporter Eileen Guo, and Lighthouse Reports investigative reporter Gabriel Geiger as they explore if algorithms can ever be fair. Speakers: Eileen Guo, features & investigations reporter, Amanda Silverman, features & investigations editor, and Gabriel Geiger investigative reporter at Lighthouse Reports

An Australian digital asset investment firm, Jelly C, has joined a new “collateral mirroring” program, enabling lower-risk institutional crypto trading via the OKX exchange. This program uniquely allows Standard Chartered, a global investment bank, to handle asset custody. Jelly C will primarily use Franklin Templeton’s tokenized money market fund (TMMF) as off-exchange collateral for trading […]

Jurors will now decide the fate of Roman Storm, co-founder of cryptocurrency mixing service Tornado Cash, after prosecutors and the defense delivered closing arguments on Wednesday.The closing arguments phase of a trial is when both sides summarize a case before a judge or jury, making their cases and trying one last time to persuade before the fact-finder goes off to deliberate.Storm is standing trial in the Southern District of New York in a case that could set a precedent for how much responsibility developers have for decentralized software that is used illegally.US prosecutors allege that Storm conspired to launder money,…

The White House unleashed a bold crypto strategy demanding immediate congressional action, with Ripple’s legal chief calling it a breakthrough blueprint from the “most pro-crypto Administration we’ve ever seen!” Ripple Legal Chief: Most Pro-Crypto Admin Delivers the Regulatory Signal Investors Need The White House released a 160-page report on July 30, through the President’s Working […]

A tale of two strategies is emerging in crypto’s smart money circles. Ethereum maintains its institutional stronghold with $1.6 billion in SPAC backing, while simultaneously, nimble capital tests the waters with SOL’s comeback narrative and under-the-radar movers like SKY and BONK. Summary Smart money is doubling down on ETH via derivatives and staking, driven by the $1.6B Ether Machine SPAC. Capital is rotating into SOL, UNI, ONDO, BONK, and SKY, reflecting renewed appetite for high-conviction altcoin narratives. According to the latest Bybit Smart Money report shared with crypto.news on July 30, sophisticated investors are executing a dual-track strategy: deepening exposure…

Team Nemesis have announced their CS2 roster, featuring Thomas ‘Thomas’ Utting, James ‘bevve’ Slinn, and former Endpoint AWPer Joey “CRUC1AL” Steusel. The roster marks the first entrance of Team Nemesis into CS2. Following the infamous collapse of the Into The Breach organisation, Team Nemesis sought to “rise from the ashes” and rebuild the legacy of the people behind the org. As Into The Breach ceased when the organisation had invested in a hugely ambitious CS2 roster, which included Owen ‘Smooya’ Butterfield and Dionis ‘sinnopsyy’ Budeci, many expected Team Nemesis to return to the game upon Team Nemesis’ foundation. Instead, the…

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved in-kind redemptions for spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, marking the agency’s first major crypto policy shift under new Chair Paul Atkins. When the funds were approved last year, it was on an in-cash basis, meaning shares had to be redeemed for cash. This incurred an extra fee because the underlying assets had to be sold first. With the recent move by the SEC, authorized representatives, such as Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan, have the ability to swap shares…

The US President Donald Trump’s Working Group on Digital Assets released its long-promised crypto report outlining policy recommendations for regulating crypto in the United States, including crypto market structure, jurisdictional oversight, banking regulations, promoting US dollar hegemony through stablecoins and taxation of cryptocurrencies. Establishing a “taxonomy” of digital assets by clearly defining which cryptocurrencies are securities and which are commodities was the first issue outlined in the report, released on Wednesday.According to recommendations in the document, jurisdictional oversight over digital assets should be shared between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with the CFTC…

Image Credits: Shopify Rebellion Shopify Rebellion has announced its departure from competitive Dota 2, effective immediately, after a two-and-a-half-year run. In addition to this, all current roster members are now allowed to explore new opportunities as free agents.  “I hope they all find great new homes and continue to shine, bringing their incredible talent and dedication to new teams,” said Shopify Rebellion CEO Dario TLO Wünsch. Keep Reading ESL FACEIT Group and GRID announce multi-year partnership Valve’s Facet rework backfires: Nature’s Prophet emerges stronger than ever Clavision appoints GRID as live esports data partner for Dota 2 Masters 2025: Snow-Ruyi…