Standard Chartered Reaffirms $40K Ethereum Price Target Due to DeFi Dominance
Analysts compared Ethereum’s current position to Amazon following the dot-com bubble burst.
How long is Anthropic’s lease with SpaceX? Opinions vary.
Elon Musk is publicly reframing xAI’s massive Anthropic compute deal as short-term and cancellable, despite SpaceX’s own S-1 filing describing payments through May 2029.
Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, launches its iOS app
Sesame’s new iOS app brings its conversational AI agents to the public, offering more natural back-and-forth interactions designed to feel less like traditional chatbots and more like talking to a person.
Slate Auto will start taking orders for its low-cost EV on June 24
The Bezos-backed EV startup has yet to announce final pricing for its vehicle, which is supposed to start shipping by the end of this year.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is out in October, and it’s coming to the Switch 2
Activision has officially announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and says the game will launch on October 23rd, 2026. Modern Warfare 4, which is developed by Infinity Ward, will be available on PS5, Xbox Series X / S, PC – and it will also be the first Call of Duty title to launch on … Read more
The secret to Roku’s success: not being cool
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Roughly 10 years ago, someone told me that Roku was making “cheap hardware to sell to Walmart customers in flyover states.” The remark was meant to be an insult, belittling … Read more
Bitcoin Traders Increasingly Convinced Price Will Fall Below $70K by End of May
Prediction market odds are rising for Bitcoin to drop below $70,000 in the next few days following a dip to a six-week low price.
Bitcoin pinned below $73,000 despite potential U.S.-Iran deal news
U.S. stocks and bonds, and the oil market are reacting positively to yet another purported peace agreement, but crypto markets remain under heavy pressure.
This AI Compressed ‘All Human Cooking’ Into 2 Megabytes
A London startup trained an AI on 4.1 million recipes across seven languages—and the whole thing is smaller than a song file.
Argentina bill targets crypto payments to illegal gambling sites
Argentina’s proposed online gambling bill would restrict banks, payment firms and crypto providers from serving unauthorized betting platforms.
Waymo to begin passenger rides in its new Ojai robotaxi
After several months of testing, Waymo is finally ready to invite non-employee passengers into its newest vehicle, the Zeekr RT minivan, which has been rebranded as Ojai. Waymo says it will begin offering “select riders” access in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix, before “gradually” expanding to more riders and cities. Trips will be free … Read more
Crypto Long & Short: Asia’s regulated crypto future
Asia’s adoption of crypto and stablecoins is driving regulated growth in payments and remittances. Learn how Singapore, Hong Kong, India, and Korea are leading the way.
A blockchain lottery plans to turn crypto gambling fees into Ethereum developer funding
Decentralized lottery protocol Megapot is teaming up with Protocol Guild in what the firms describe as the crypto industry’s first programmable charity lottery.
This sound card could give gamers a competitive edge
Fosi Audio announced a new sound card today with a unique feature designed to give FPS players an advantage. The C3 Gaming Sound Card, which sits outside your PC or laptop and connects with a USB-C cable, includes the company’s StepSense “audio enhancement technology” powered by a model that was “trained on extensive FPS audio … Read more
ERC-7943 author says institutions can’t play DeFi’s ‘pirate game’
RWA standard ERC-7943 reaches final stage as Ethereum builders rethink how institutional finance move onchain.
Sneak peek at new Siri app reveals Apple’s plans to take on ChatGPT and more
New renders offer a closer look at Apple’s planned AI overhaul for iOS 27, including a redesigned Siri experience powered and standalone Siri app.
Rivian under investigation over rear suspension failures on R1 models
At least two owners have lost control of their vehicles after a critical suspension component broke. In both cases, the vehicles had been previously serviced.
These new iOS 27 renders hint at Siri’s big redesign
Apple’s long-awaited Siri overhaul, expected to arrive in iOS 27, might look a lot like ChatGPT with a splash of Liquid Glass. Renders from Bloomberg offer a preview of iOS 27, including the new app and chat interface for Siri. The renders are “based on information viewed by Bloomberg and people with knowledge of [Apple’s] … Read more
StanChart says Ethereum price will catch up to bullish internal metrics
Standard Chartered reaffirms bullish Ether price targets, citing strong network fundamentals even as ETH trades 57% below its 2025 peak and fund flows turn negative.
Prediction Market Myriad Launches $100K World Cup Competition
A prize pool of over $100,000 is available for top traders and makers on prediction markets linked to FIFA World Cup matches.
Disciplined AI agents are the disruptor needed to break the exchange churn model
Programmable incentives that allow independent trading agents to earn only when portfolios rise will create a fairer market for retail customers, explains Naja.
Gemini taps SpaceXAI to build a personalized prediction markets feed
The new feature integrates SpaceXAI models to deliver real-time market intelligence, personalized signals and portfolio insights directly inside the Gemini app.
Bitcoin bids farewell to CME futures gaps with $67K still on the radar
Bitcoin approached the final week of CME futures gaps with several still open, providing potential BTC price targets as low as $67,000.
‘Debasement trade’ falls out of favor as inflation fears cool, JPMorgan says
Investors are abandoning bitcoin and gold, perhaps sensing a coming end to Middle East hostilities.
Asset manager Grayscale delays IPO plans as crypto listing boom loses steam
Grayscale’s decision to delay its IPO highlights the growing caution across the crypto industry as volatile markets and weak investor demand weigh on public listing plans.
VanEck launches first U.S. spot BNB ETF on Nasdaq
The ETF offers investors BNB exposure through traditional brokerage accounts without requiring them to directly buy or store the token.
Bit Digital bought $20 million ETH for first time since October before 15% plunge
The firm said it purchased 8,568 ether on May 11 at an average price of $2,334. Since then, ETH broke below $2,000, leaving the firm sitting at a $3 million unrealized loss.
What’s next as hot money cycle has gone from crypto to gold to AI to memory
As bitcoin and gold momentum fades, investor flows are increasingly rotating into AI infrastructure, semiconductor and memory-related equities.