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AI Borrowers Tap a $3.5 Trillion Market Hiding in Plain Sight — theinformation.com
The longer I cover the money behind AI, the more I learn about new markets opening up to data center developers or operators, chip manufacturers and others looking for money to build ambitious AI projects. That’s what makes this job so interesting. For the
Binance to Cooperate Less on Crypto Cases, Justice Department Warns Staff in Memo — theinformation.com
In early June, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a memo to its attorneys working on digital currency cases with a warning: They should expect less cooperation from the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, on future cases. The email came from Rachel
Crypto VC firm Paradigm raises $1.2B to invest in ‘technical frontier’ startups — techcrunch.com
For Paradigm, the technical frontier will stretch beyond its cryptocurrency investment roots. This fund is expected to expand its investment focus to include robotics and AI.
How Polymarket plans to win back America’s trust after 4 years in exile — fastcompany.com
The prediction market platform is launching a campaign with the help of social media influencers. After four years in exile, the prediction market platform Polymarket has begun a well-funded campaign to sell a new version of itself to the American public.
Holding the U.S. to account, Tether exits EU & Congo’s conflict coltan — codastory.com
The United Kingdom has taken over the presidency of the Financial Action Task Force, the global standard-setter on tackling money laundering, and seems determined to keep calm and carry on despite the gigantic Donald Trump-sized hole being blasted in
Trump Says He’ll Fast-Track Private Gas Plants to Power AI Data Centers — motherjones.com
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In brief remarks to reporters Monday at the White House, President Donald Trump noted that he was shocked to learn how much energy
Norway police says 28 arrested in international child porn operation — scmp.com
Norwegian police said on Wednesday that 28 men across seven countries had been arrested in an operation targeting buyers of material depicting sexual abuse of children. Norway’s National Criminal Investigation Service (Kripos), said the men had used the
Bitcoin Weakens as Trump’s Remarks Raise Fresh Iran War Concerns — bloomberg.com
Bitcoin tumbled on Wednesday as renewed geopolitical tensions weighed on risk appetite, after largely shrugging off Strategy Inc.’s latest sale of the token earlier in the week.
Not All Nepo Babies Are Trumps — prospect.org
The Revolving Door Project, a Prospect partner, scrutinizes the executive branch and presidential power. Follow them at therevolvingdoorproject.org. Last month, Fortune reported that Theodore Gillibrand, son of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), had received
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