Trump-linked social platform Truth Social is selling high-speed access to posts from key accounts through its newly launched Truth API, according to an official announcement and reports from The New York Times and other outlets cited by BlockBeats. The service went live on Aug. 1, and Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) said it has already signed more than 10 customer agreements and that the product has started generating revenue. The company has not disclosed exactly how much earlier API users receive posts than ordinary users, but TMTG said delivery occurs at the millisecond level, while Reuters described the feed as materially faster than standard push notifications. Pricing is said to range from about $60,000 to $100,000 per month. Based on a little over 10 clients, annualized revenue could reach roughly $8 million to $13 million. That stands out against Trump Media’s reported second-quarter revenue of just $1.7 million. The company has not broken out actual Truth API revenue so far. Market attention is now on whether the business can add more customers and later show verifiable revenue contribution in future earnings reports.

1confirmation founder Nick Tomaino posted on X that Polymarket has become the leading on-chain prediction market, while its US-focused app is still in its early stages. According to data from Similarweb, which Tomaino cited, Polymarket recorded 43.1 million web visits in the past month, exceeding the combined visits of FanDuel, DraftKings and Kalshi. That achievement placed the platform among the world’s most popular fintech applications, even though its marketing expenditure amounts to only a small fraction of competitors’ spending. Tomaino argued that Polymarket’s rapid growth comes not only from being a prediction trading platform, but also from its role as a tool for users to obtain information, judge current events and understand the world. Blockchain transparency and open global access, he said, provide the foundation for the platform’s goal of “optimizing information and restoring truth.” He added that Polymarket’s US client app is still at an early stage, while product optimization and commercialization are progressing steadily.

Polymarket recorded 43.1 million website visits over the past month, according to Similarweb data cited by 1confirmation founder Nick Tomaino in a post on X. Tomaino said that figure was higher than the combined traffic of FanDuel, DraftKings, and Kalshi, placing Polymarket among the world’s most-visited fintech apps. He also said the platform reached that scale while spending only a fraction of what many leading fintech and prediction platforms devote to marketing. In Tomaino’s view, Polymarket’s growth is being driven less by headline coverage and more by its usefulness as an information source, with users turning to prediction markets to gain a deeper understanding of real-world events. He added that Polymarket has taken a leading position in the on-chain prediction market segment, and argued that transparency and global accessibility from its on-chain structure are central to creating better information and a more accurate understanding of events. Tomaino also said the U.S. version of the Polymarket app is still in an early stage, though its product and monetization efforts are maturing and beginning to enter a faster growth phase.

A packed July 29 market roundup brought together policy, AI regulation, derivatives volatility and on-chain activity. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh used his first meeting dinner to announce five working groups that will reexamine how the central bank interprets the economy, according to Nick Timiraos. The move quickly drew criticism from Fed Governor Chris Waller. In AI, Bloomberg reported that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the company does not support banning open-weight models. He called instead for mandatory safety testing before release for all AI models, whether open or closed, while also arguing that the U.S. should adopt policy measures to slow China’s AI progress. On the trading side, Hyperliquid’s SKHX contract remained under scrutiny after a 17.9% flash crash. The platform said the xyz:SKHYNIX perpetual was deployed and operated by Trade.xyz, which is now investigating the incident. Separate on-chain tracking from EmberCN showed the largest SK Hynix short on Hyperliquid sitting on a $6.1 million unrealized profit, while Bitmine was seen receiving another 7,500 ETH from BitGo, worth about $14.61 million.

CoinGecko is exploring a sale at around $500 million valuation and has appointed Moelis as advisor. Crypto M&A hit $8.6B in 2025; traffic declines due to AI competition.

Meta has built a data firewall between itself and Manus, blocking mutual access to internal systems and ordering staff to migrate projects. The move follows an order from China’s NDRC to unwind the $2 billion deal on national security grounds.

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France’s national gambling regulator has ordered all domestic internet service providers to block access to Polymarket, escalating a four-year standoff with the crypto-based prediction platform. The order, formally issued on July 16, treats Polymarket as illegal gambling rather than an unlicensed crypto exchange, a distinction that could shape how other European regulators proceed. French authorities said an earlier restriction introduced in November 2024, which barred domestic users from sending funds to the platform, failed to curb activity. Citing Similarweb data, the regulator said Polymarket drew 205,057 unique visitors in France and 578,751 total visits in June 2026 alone, with VPN use allowing users to bypass payment restrictions. Authorities also pointed to two enforcement tracks: a complaint from Météo-France over alleged manipulation of temperature sensor data tied to weather contracts on Polymarket, and a review of a French trader using the account name “Fredi9999,” who was said to have shifted odds in 2024 U.S. election markets through large positions. With more than 30 countries and territories already restricting Polymarket, France’s decision may become a reference point for the European Union as it weighs whether crypto prediction markets belong under gambling law or financial-market rules such as MiCA.