In brief UK politician Nigel Farage pledged this week to pass a pro-crypto bill if made prime minister. Farage said he would slash crypto capital gains taxes and force the Bank of England to establish […]
In brief The New York Times has signed a multi-year deal with Amazon, licensing its news, cooking, and sports content for use in Alexa and Amazon’s AI training models. The agreement marks the newspaper’s first […]
In brief The Bank of Russia announced that financial institutions can now offer crypto-linked derivatives to qualified investors. These instruments must be “non-deliverable,” meaning investors cannot actually own the underlying cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum. […]
Video game retailer turned meme stock GameStop has announced that it has purchased Bitcoin, currently worth approximately $512 million. The firm tweeted that it had purchased 4,710 BTC, after having completed a $1.5 billion offering […]
In brief The Bank of Korea is considering issuing deposit tokens on a public blockchain to coexist with private stablecoins. $19.5 billion worth of stablecoins left South Korea in Q1 2025, prompting calls for a […]
In brief Responding to a sarcastic prompt on X, Australian Senator Gerard Rennick called Bitcoin a “Ponzi scheme” driven by asset managers such as BlackRock. Critics, including the Australian Bitcoin Industry Body, said his comments […]
In brief Despite ongoing attempts to eliminate bias and racism, AI models still apply a sense of “otherness” to names not typically associated with white identities. Experts attribute this issue to the data and training […]
In brief WalletConnect’s WCT token is launching on Solana. The integration will be accompanied by an airdrop of 5 million WCT tokens to active Solana users. Further chain integrations are “already in development,” WalletConnect told […]
In brief U.S. First Lady Melania Trump has released an AI-narrated audiobook of her memoir, available exclusively via the ElevenReader app. The book explores her Slovenian childhood, modeling career, and her meeting with President Donald […]
In brief The UK appeals court has dismissed the bulk of a $13.3B class action against Binance, rejecting claims that BSV could have reached Bitcoin-level value if not delisted in 2019. The court ruled damages […]
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