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GameStop Sales Fall Amid Continued Retail Troubles, Bitcoin Value Decline — wsj.com
GameStop Sales Fall Amid Continued Retail Troubles, Bitcoin Value Decline WSJ
Western Union has big plans for stablecoins — americanbanker.com
Western Union CEO Devin McGranahan said at the Digital Asset Summit in New York that stablecoins were a great way to earn float revenue on money moving through its network. But the possibilities didn't end there.
Anthropic’s Claude can now control your Mac, escalating the fight to build AI agents that actually do work — venturebeat.com
Anthropic on Monday launched the most ambitious consumer AI agent to date, giving its Claude chatbot the ability to directly control a user's Mac — clicking buttons, opening applications, typing into fields, and navigating software on the user's behalf
Man says his wife used a security camera to steal his password and $176 million in Bitcoin — boingboing.net
Ping Fai Yuen kept 2,323 Bitcoin — $176 million — on a Trezor hardware wallet, a small USB-like device that stores cryptocurrency offline. The only way to access the funds is a seed phrase: a string of randomly generated words that serves as the master
An Evening at Polymarket’s Totally Broken Pop-up Bar — thebulwark.com
(Photo by Alex Kent/Washington Post via Getty Images) Monitoring the monitoring of the situation For some time now, the prediction-market companies, which allow users to gamble on everything from sports to the weather to the military activities of the U.S.
Tether announces it has brought on a Big Four firm to conduct long awaited audit — fortune.com
Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin company, announced on Tuesday that it has signed a Big Four accounting firm to complete its first full audit. The move stands to give the company, which has long faced criticism over its lack of transparency, a stamp
Private or public blockchain? Banks say yes to both — americanbanker.com
JPMorganChase, Invesco and other digital asset leaders are increasingly open to working with public blockchains like Solana as well as private, permissioned ledgers like Ethereum layer 2s.
Bitcoin’s Institutional Shift Drives Bernstein’s $150,000 Call — bloomberg.com
Bitcoin has likely reached a floor and could rise to $150,000 by the end of 2026, according to Bernstein, which argues the cryptocurrency is being reshaped by a steady shift toward institutional ownership and financing.
Gould wants crypto rules to level the playing field — americanbanker.com
Speaking at the Digital Asset Summit, the Comptroller of the Currency argued that part of his goal in shifting the agency's posture toward the crypto industry is to allow smaller financial institutions to engage in novel technologies, which he said will
Brad Lander Is Demanding an AIPAC-Free Congressional Race — jacobin.com
Former NYC Comptroller Brad Lander is demanding Rep. Dan Goldman sign a “People’s Pledge” ahead of the congressional primary pitting the two against each other to limit the influence of lobbying groups like AIPAC on campaign funding and advertising. The
Pam Bondi Finally Relents in US Attorney Fiasco — talkingpointsmemo.com
Judges Appoint Interim NJ US Attorney After a monthslong saga in which the Trump DOJ put at risk dozens of criminal prosecutions with brazenly unlawful efforts to install an interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, Attorney General Pam Bondi finally stood
Self-propagating malware poisons open source software and wipes Iran-based machines — arstechnica.com
A new hacking group has been rampaging the Internet in a persistent campaign that spreads a self-propagating and never-before-seen backdoor—and curiously a data wiper that targets Iranian machines. The group, tracked under the name TeamPCP, first gained
Crypto Firm Ledger Completed a $50 Million Secondary Share Sale — bloomberg.com
Paris-based digital asset firm Ledger completed a $50 million secondary share sale and its chief executive officer said the company has no imminent plans to pursue a public offering.
Populist Waves in the Americas: Redefining Politics and Democracy — theglobalist.com
The political landscape of the Americas has been dramatically transformed by a surge in populist leadership. From the United States to Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and El Salvador, populist figures have tapped into widespread dissatisfaction with traditional
Hyperscale Data Bitcoin Treasury at 627.8970 Bitcoin; Cash and Bitcoin Holdings at Approximately 147.07% of Market Capitalization – Company Announcement - FT.com — ft.com
Hyperscale Data Bitcoin Treasury at 627.8970 Bitcoin; Cash and Bitcoin Holdings at Approximately 147.07% of Market Capitalization – Company Announcement - FT.com Financial Times
Invesco takes over Superstate’s $900 million T-bill fund as Wall Street accelerates tokenization push — fortune.com
The giant asset manager Invesco revealed on Tuesday that it will run a crypto investment vehicle known as the Superstate Short Duration US Government Securities Fund (USTB), which holds over $900 million in assets under management. Like BlackRock with its
Invesco to manage Superstate's tokenized USTB fund — americanbanker.com
The investment firm is growing its digital asset portfolio in a "tokenization race" by being the external asset manager for Superstate's flagship on-chain fund.
How CEOs are grappling with the greatest energy shock ever — fortune.com
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady reports on energy CEOs’ reactions to the war in Iran. The big story: The knock-on effect of Mark Zuckerberg’s AI sidekick. The markets: Mixed globally as uncertainty hangs over the Iran war Plus: All the news and
Voices: How Farage and Cameo exposed the monetisation of British politics — independent.co.uk
From personalised videos to crypto ventures, Britain’s politicians are increasingly turning influence into income – and blurring the line between public service and private gain, says Cleo Watson
Why Tech Titans Love Trump and Hate ‘Introspection’ — thebulwark.com
Marc Andreessen in 2016. (Photo By Paul Chinn/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) THE BILLIONAIRE TECH FOUNDER and venture capital investor Marc Andreessen thinks introspection is for suckers and losers. A podcaster recently asked Andreessen: “You
Agentic AI – Ongoing coverage of its impact on the enterprise — computerworld.com
Over the next few years, agentic AI is expected to bring not only rapid technological breakthroughs, but a societal transformation, redefining how we live, work and interact with the world. And this shift is happening quickly. “By 2028, 33% of enterprise
Folks, We’ve Got Yet Another Right-Wing Media Payola Scandal — thebulwark.com
(Photo credit: Shutterstock) HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST to bribe a Daily Caller writer for positive coverage? It could be cheaper than you think. According to a newly unearthed ledger kept by a Washington lobbyist who tracked his payments to conservative
Australian Pension Fund Mulls Offering Crypto in Rare Move — bloomberg.com
One of Australia’s largest pension funds, Hostplus, is considering offering cryptocurrencies as an investment option to its members, an asset class that’s so far been largely shunned by its industry rivals.
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