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Scott Bessent's 3% deficit target looks increasingly out of reach, Fox News analysis suggests
4+ day, 52+ min ago (331+ words) The Treasury Secretary's ambitious '3-3-3' plan faces headwinds from a reconciliation bill that could push the deficit in the opposite direction Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent set a bold fiscal target when he unveiled his “3-3-3” plan: cut the federal deficit to 3% of…...
Solana reaches Mainnet Epoch 1000 milestone
1+ week, 3+ day ago (307+ words) The network's 1,000th epoch marks roughly five years of continuous operation and a record 3.77 billion transactions in June alone Solana quietly crossed a number that means more than it sounds. On July 10, 2026, at approximately 04:11 UTC, the Solana mainnet entered Epoch 1000, a…...
California enacts law to increase corporate taxes for Medi-Cal funding
1+ week, 4+ day ago (416+ words) Estefano Gomez is an editor at Crypto Briefing specializing in blockchain analysis, DeFi, and the intersection of crypto and digital art. He previously served as Editor in Chief at Interesante for over three years, where he covered blockchain technology, NFTs,…...
California Democrats approve $2B tax hike on private health insurance
2+ week, 5+ day ago (374+ words) Estefano Gomez is an editor at Crypto Briefing specializing in blockchain analysis, DeFi, and the intersection of crypto and digital art. He previously served as Editor in Chief at Interesante for over three years, where he covered blockchain technology, NFTs,…...
CFTC aligns whistleblower award rules with SEC, adds 30% presumption for claims under $5M
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (490+ words) The derivatives regulator is streamlining smaller whistleblower payouts with a rebuttable presumption that tips the scales toward maximum awards. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is overhauling how it rewards people who rat on market cheaters. The agency will adopt new…...
Dynamic becomes first wallet provider to support embedded private payments on Aleo
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (444+ words) The Fireblocks-owned embedded wallet provider now lets users send private transactions on Aleo using just an email, no seed phrases required. Sending a private crypto payment just got as simple as logging into your email. Dynamic, the embedded wallet provider…...
Department of Health and Human Services launches AI crackdown on Medicaid fraud
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (328+ words) HHS is deploying artificial intelligence to review state audits and cut funding tied to waste, marking a shift from the government's decades-old 'pay and chase' approach to fraud. The federal government is done playing defense on healthcare fraud. The Department…...
Stacks introduces Bitcoin staking model for earning yield in BTC
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (402+ words) A new whitepaper from the Stacks ecosystem outlines a framework where Bitcoin holders can stake BTC directly and earn Bitcoin-denominated returns, no STX tokens required. Stacks, the Bitcoin Layer 2 ecosystem, has published a whitepaper describing a new Bitcoin Staking model…...
Ethereum considers staking reward model change to boost ETH price outlook
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (211+ words) Ethereum’s staking reward model might get a facelift to curb inflation and boost its price. Ethereum is rethinking its staking rewards. Grayscale Research suggests tweaking the system to cap incentives above certain staking thresholds to fight inflation and enhance ETH’s…...
DeFAI integration on Solana could enhance blockchain's utility and price
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (462+ words) Estefano Gomez is an editor at Crypto Briefing specializing in blockchain analysis, DeFi, and the intersection of crypto and digital art. He previously served as Editor in Chief at Interesante for over three years, where he covered blockchain technology, NFTs,…...