Today’s news — and how it connects.

Why are these folded? We show the news we can explain: every story above names a tracked party, so it opens into the graph. These don’t — yet. They are folded, never deleted, and the count is stated.

• 5 things to know about the Chinese e-commerce juggernaut Shein ahead of its IPOmarketwatch
• 6 AI hardware stocks to own for the remainder of the year, according to an analystmarketwatch
• AI adoption in crypto crime rose 40% over the past year, TRM Labs saystheblock
• Anchorage CEO says AI agents need bank accounts for ‘The Jetsons’-like futuretheblock
• Bessent says there's a 'very good chance' U.S. budget deficit under Trump has peakedcnbc_economy
• Bessent's bond gambit aimed at calming markets is instead stirring inflation worriescnbc_economy
• Bessent's efforts in the Treasury market so far haven't worked. Here's what else he can trycnbc_economy
• Capital.com plans UAE spot crypto services after affiliate wins licencecointelegraph
• Coldcard strengthens seed generation with firmware updatecointelegraph
• Crypto advocates join in suing Illinois over digital asset taxcoindesk
• Crypto is still in ‘winter’ price-wise but it’s an ‘institutional summer,’ STS Digital CEO saystheblock
• Digital Asset, Paul Ryan foundation target US state benefits with Canton pilotcointelegraph
• Erik Voorhees Discusses Plan to Hand Venice’s VVV Token to Loyal Usersunchained
• Ethena's ENA token surges 48%, but altcoin season will have to waitcoindesk
• Illuvium Team Cuts Wages To Extend Runwaythedefiant
• Judge Keeps Sun's World Liberty Claims In Courtthedefiant
• MANTRA Halts Chain, Blames Cosmos EVM Modulethedefiant
• MANTRA freezes all transactions and network following incidenttheblock
• MANTRA token plunges 18% to record low as blockchain halts after exploitcoindesk
• Most Americans Say Trump's Crypto Profits Cross the Line: Polldecrypt
• Social Security union says it needs $3 billion and another 20,000 workers to fix long wait times and ‘ghost offices’marketwatch
• South Korean lawmakers seek expanded FIU powers over unregistered crypto firmscointelegraph
• States are coming after prediction markets — and setting up a costly legal battle over who gets to regulate themmarketwatch
• Tesla’s stock jumps as the company gets ready for a robotaxi pushmarketwatch
• The U.S. and Canada are scrambling to avoid new tariffs and seal a trade deal. Here’s what could be in it.marketwatch
• Upbit trading volume spikes 273% as South Korean investors re-enter cryptotheblock
• ‘This is very stressful’: My son’s roof was damaged in a storm, but his insurance won’t pay. Can he fight this?marketwatch

Why are these folded? We show the news we can explain: every story above names a tracked party, so it opens into the graph. These don’t — yet. They are folded, never deleted, and the count is stated.

• Alibaba's Revenue Jumps 9% as AI Cloud Growth Hits 45%—But a Profit Plunge Sends Shares Lowerdecrypt
• Apple has gotten too predictable. Can its next CEO bring back the element of surprise?marketwatch
• Bessent says Treasury buyback operation could be more than $4 billioncnbc_economy
• Bitdeer signs $400M AI cloud computing deal for Malaysia facilitycointelegraph
• Crypto for Advisors: What are tokenized deposits?coindesk
• Crypto generated about 1% of Webull’s record $198M Q2 revenuecointelegraph
• Cybersecurity firm unveils crypto phishing campaign targeting 885,000 phone numberscointelegraph
• Elon Musk's X is exploring stablecoins to pay influencers and content providerscoindesk
• Fake Crypto AML Checkers Are Trying to Drain Users' Walletsdecrypt
• Flock's New AI Police Tool Can Track Drivers Without a Name or License Platedecrypt
• Most Americans say the Trump family’s crypto investments are not ‘appropriate’: Pollcointelegraph
• Musk’s X Explores Paying Creators in Stablecoins as It Overhauls Its Rewards Programunchained
• Nearly 2,000 Hacked WordPress Sites Turned Into Criminal Infrastructuredecrypt
• Ondo executive says tokenization is following the same path as early ETFstheblock
• OpenLedger’s Ram Kumar sees agentic payments as crypto’s first AI ‘killer app’theblock
• Optimism Redirects $49.7 Million Airdrop Reserve After Late Deciding Votethedefiant
• Optimism moves 546.9M OP from future airdrops to ecosystem growth fundcointelegraph
• Optimism-funded team's deciding vote shifts $49 million in OP tokens away from userscoindesk
• Seahawks player on his real-estate side hustle: ‘I brought my Super Bowl ring to the open houses’marketwatch
• The biggest loser from the Treasury’s latest buyback plan: The U.S. dollar. Here’s why.marketwatch
• The energy market’s rising ‘crack spread’ is threatening to break the American consumermarketwatch
• The rise in interest rates hit a ‘raw nerve’ at the White House. Bessent’s plan has analysts on edge.marketwatch
• Trader who made $49 million shorting crypto lost $24 million on ether in 12 secondscoindesk
• U.S. bond yields are already surging again a day after Bessent’s debt-buyback planmarketwatch
• Walmart’s stock slides as investors worry that pressure on consumers is getting worsemarketwatch