IMF projects global inflation to rise in 2026, easing in 2027

Germany's diplomatic push and mine-clearing offer may catalyze regional stability, influencing future US-Iran dialogue and market dynamics. The post Germany urges US-Iran talks, offers mine-clearing in Hormuz amid 2026 tensions appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The proposed budget increase could lead to heightened U.S. military activities, impacting global stability and domestic program funding. The post Trump seeks $1.5T US military budget for 2027, largest increase since WWII appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Report: Paradigm Raises $1.2 Billion as AI Funding Outpaces Crypto Deals in 2026 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Takeaways Paradigm closed a $1.2 billion fund on Wednesday targeting AI and robotics. Bloomberg’s Rebecca Torrence reported the fund marks Paradigm’s third venture vehicle. Paradigm already backed Zipline and True Anomaly through the new frontier fund. Bloomberg’s Rebecca Torrence reported the news on July 8, 2026, describing the vehicle as the venture firm’s third fund. Matt Huang and Fred Ehrsam founded Paradigm in 2018. Huang previously worked as a partner at Sequoia Capital. Ehrsam co-founded Coinbase. Together they built one of the more technically involved firms in crypto investing, often working directly with founders on protocol design alongside writing checks. The new fund lands at a moment when capital is moving in two different directions. AI startups have pulled in the bulk of global venture dollars over the past year. Crypto deal counts have dr

The post How To Watch The 2026 Genesis Scottish Open appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. NORTH BERWICK, SCOTLAND – JULY 13: A general view as Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays his second shot on the 18th hole on day four of the Genesis Scottish Open 2025 at The Renaissance Club on July 13, 2025 in North Berwick, Scotland. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) Getty Images The Genesis Scottish Open kicks off as a co-sanctioned DP World Tour and PGA Tour Event in the East Lothian region of Scotland this week. Hosted at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, this year’s Genesis Scottish Open includes many of the best golfers in the world one week before The Open Championship, competing for a total purse of $9 Million. Notables in the field include Chris Gotterup who returns for a title defense having won the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open and who won the John Deere Classic on Sunday of last week. The number one ranked player in the world, Scottie Scheffler, is also in the field as he be

The post BNB Chain plans 2027 launch date for AI agent L1 rollout appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. BNB Chain disclosed today that it is already setting up the stack for the projected boom in on-chain agentic activity as it announced the ongoing development of a separate Layer 1 blockchain tuned for autonomous trading agents. The Binance-linked blockchain network said that the testnet is expected to become public by late 2026, with mainnet to launch in early 2027, according to its H2 2026 technical roadmap. BNB Chain, which already has BNB Smart Chain (BSC), opBNB, and Greenfield, is pitching the fourth chain in its stack as the solution for workloads its older chain was not designed for, rather than a replacement for the existing $8.4 billion DeFi ecosystem on BSC, per DeFiLlama data. Splitting BSC’s liquidity across the new chain is a real possibility that the technical team is planning to get ahead of. The plan, according to the project’s CTO, is to connect the new chain to BSC t

AI's economic contributions may stabilize global growth, influencing monetary policy and reducing the likelihood of significant rate cuts. The post IMF: AI offsets Middle East conflict impact, global growth steady for 2026 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

BNB Chain's AI-focused strategy could redefine blockchain infrastructure, influencing developer migration and prompting industry-wide shifts. The post BNB Chain leans further into AI with 2027 layer 1 plan appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Paradigm has closed a $1.2 billion fund built to chase artificial intelligence and robotics deals outside its crypto roots. Bloomberg’s Rebecca Torrence reported the news on July 8, 2026, describing the vehicle as the venture firm’s third fund. Matt Huang and Fred Ehrsam founded Paradigm in 2018. Huang previously worked as a partner at Sequoia […]