Old Const, a hosting provider that bought Bitmain's "HASH supercomputing servers" and agreed to provide hosting services, has filed a lawsuit against Bitmain, a maker of bitcoin mining machines, alleging that Bitmain "fabricated an alleged breach of contract in order to terminate the agreement immediately". In addition, Old Const accused Bitmain of threatening to seek a "retraction order" outside of Texas jurisdiction.
The Thai-Cambodian border conflict continues to escalate, with analysts warning that Cambodia's economy may be hit hard and its tourism industry is far more vulnerable than Thailand's. The US military has made a rare call for a ceasefire. Will the two sides move towards a full-scale military confrontation? Click to view...
On July 13th, local time on the 12th, European Union Commission President von der Leyen issued a statement saying that the European Union has taken note of a letter sent by US President Trump outlining revised tariff rates and a new timetable. The statement said that the United States' imposition of 30% tariffs on European Union exports will disrupt important supply chains on both sides of the Atlantic, harming businesses, consumers and patients on both sides. The statement said that globally, f...
On the 12th local time, European Union Commission President Von der Leyen issued a statement saying that the European Union has taken note of a letter from US President Trump outlining revised tariff rates and a new timetable. The statement said that the US imposition of 30% tariffs on European Union exports will disrupt important supply chains on both sides of the Atlantic, harming businesses, consumers and consumers on both sides.
Representatives Maxine Waters, Democrat of California, and Stephen Lynch, Democrat of Massachusetts, have declared July 14 "Anti-Crypto Corruption Week," during which Democrats will oppose three Republican-backed cryptocurrency bills: the CLARITY Act, the GENIUS Act, and a proposed ban on central bank digital currencies. Waters pointed out that the main concern is the lack of regulations to prevent President Trump from engaging in lucrative cryptocurrency businesses while in office.
OpenAI's partnership talks with Microsoft have stalled and the relationship between the two sides is on the verge of collapse. OpenAI wants to weaken Microsoft's control over its AI technology and computing power, and seeks the other party's consent to transform it into a for-profit enterprise to promote financing and listing. OpenAI is considering filing an antitrust complaint with regulators as tensions between OpenAI and Microsoft over the artificial intelligence partnership rise.
The United States and Iran are scheduled to hold a new round of talks on the Iranian nuclear issue on the 15th. Before the talks, the United States decided to withdraw non-essential US personnel and their families from the US embassy in Iraq and other places, and the US defense secretary approved the voluntary withdrawal of US military families in the Middle East. US President Trump expressed that he is not optimistic about reaching an agreement. The Iranian side sent a double signal. On the one...
US PRESIDENT TRUMP: I will substantially increase trade with India and Pakistan. In addition, I will work with both India and Pakistan to explore whether a solution can be reached on Kashmir "in a thousand years."
Helium, the DePIN project, has announced the signing of "a commercial agreement" with telecoms company AT & T to connect its community-built Wi-Fi networks to AT & T subscribers' networks. Mario Di Dio, managing director of Helium Networks, said AT & T subscribers would "automatically connect" to the Helium network when they are close to a hotspot. Hotspot device deployers will not receive payments directly from AT & T, but will continue to earn HNT tokens through a "usage-based rewards system"....
The Iranian Foreign Minister met with Trump's Middle East envoy. The two sides rarely called each other "constructive". Iran wants to ensure that sanctions are lifted! Click to view...