(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskCrypto for Advisors: Is the Clarity Act dead? (opens original source in a new tab)Aaron Brogan·30 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskCME's Duffy warns an overlooked tax risk looms over U.S. perpetual futuresCME CEO Terry Duffy said a court battle over whether perpetual futures are swaps or futures could eventually affect how the IRS taxes the contracts. Independent legal experts say the issue remains unresolved. (opens original source in a new tab)Aoyon Ashraf·30 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskThe economics behind Aave proposal to ditch 6 chains that earn loose change in revenueA governance proposal would shut deployments on Sonic, Scroll, zkSync, Metis, Soneium and Aptos, and retire 50 asset markets elsewhere. Deposits on some have fallen more than 90%. (opens original source in a new tab)Shaurya Malwa·30 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)STAT NewsKey Senate panel backs Trump’s picks for CDC, pandemic preparednessIn win for RFK Jr., Senate committee sends nominations of Erica Schwartz for CDC director and Sean Kaufman for ASPR to full Senate. (opens original source in a new tab)Chelsea Cirruzzo·30 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskJPMorgan says fading Clarity Act odds weigh on crypto outlookThe bank said deteriorating prospects for U.S. market structure legislation remove a key catalyst for digital assets, even as tokenization and institutional adoption advance. (opens original source in a new tab)Will Canny·30 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)South China Morning PostUS scientist Elsa Reichmanis defends global collaboration amid scrutiny of science exchangeAmerican materials scientist Elsa Reichmanis, whose pioneering work helped lay part of the foundation for modern semiconductor manufacturing, said scientific collaboration should transcend rivalry after receiving one of China’s highest honours for foreign experts, describing science as “a universal language” that benefits all of society. Reichmanis, a professor of chemical engineering in Lehigh University’s department of chemical and biomolecular engineering and the director of its Institute for (opens original source in a new tab)Ben Jiang,Ling Xin·30 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)IEEE SpectrumDetect Dark Matter’s Mark From Your BackyardIf you’re wondering what dark matter is, you’re not alone. Astronomers don’t know. But they’ve determined that this invisible material must be far more abundant than the stars and nebulas that they can see. They’ve surmised as much from observing the gravitational effects of all this perplexing dark stuff, launching a decades-long campaign to understand its nature.I recently learned that it is possible to sense the presence of dark matter using a small radio telescope such as the Discovery Dish (opens original source in a new tab)David Schneider·30 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)STAT NewsJudge denies states’ motion to postpone Medicaid work requirementFederal judge denied 26 states’ request to postpone the implementation of Medicaid work requirements announced in June. (opens original source in a new tab)Anil Oza·30 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Supply Chain DiveUPS: Over two-thirds of US volume now handled by automated locationsThe carrier is increasing its use of automation in a bid to reduce package handling costs and more flexibly adjust capacity. (opens original source in a new tab)Max Garland·30 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Supply Chain DiveFed holds benchmark rate steady in vote with three dissentsThe central bank held the main interest rate steady as inflation remained elevated due to supply shocks across sectors such as energy. (opens original source in a new tab)Grace Noto·30 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)The Hacker NewsAzure Cosmos DB Flaw Exposed Platform-Wide Key That Could Access Any DatabaseA now-patched vulnerability in Azure Cosmos DB could have let an attacker escape the service's Gremlin query sandbox and obtain full read and write access to databases across customer tenants, according to Wiz. Wiz, which codenamed the chain CosmosEscape, said the exploit chain began with a crafted query against a Gremlin database controlled by the attacker. From there, code execution on a (opens original source in a new tab)info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)·30 July 2026
