Bitcoin weakness deepens as war pushes traders to cut risk in BTC and stocks
Bitcoin price remains rocky, and BTC and equities ETF outflows soar as the US and Israel-Iran war enters a fourth week.
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Gold sees biggest weekly fall in 43 years as Iran war rages on
Gold is also being impacted by rising anticipation that the US Federal Reserve won’t cut interest rates this year, while Fed chair Jerome Powell said inflation would rise.
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New court filing reveals Pentagon told Anthropic the two sides were nearly aligned — a week after Trump declared the relationship kaput
Anthropic submitted two sworn declarations to a California federal court late Friday afternoon, pushing back on the Pentagon’s assertion that the AI company poses an “unacceptable risk to national security” and arguing that the government’s case relies on technical misunderstandings and claims that were never actually raised during the months of negotiations.
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Grayscale files S-1 for Hyperliquid ETF, joining Bitwise, 21Shares
Unlike Bitwise, Grayscale doesn’t plan to incorporate staking for its Hyperliquid ETF but hasn’t ruled out integrating it in the future.
Jury finds Elon Musk’s ‘stupid tweets’ caused Twitter investors’ losses
A California jury determined that Elon Musk misled Twitter investors before making a $44 billion deal to buy the company in 2022, reports CNBC. The New York Times reports that Musk had testified this month that he didn’t believe his posts would spook markets, but he did say that “If this was a trial about … Read more
Elon Musk misled Twitter investors while trying to get out of acquisition, jury says
At the time, Musk had tweeted that Twitter had too many bots, which is why he was trying to renege on his commitment to buy the company.
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An automated moderation error left Tumblr users panicked
Tumblr users were left scrambling on Wednesday after dozens of accounts were banned in the same afternoon by an automated system. Numerous users contacted The Verge about the incident, claiming that the wave of bans disproportionately seemed to impact accounts run by users who identify as trans women, many of whom were given no specific … Read more
Rumors emerge of a CLARITY Act deal between White House and lawmakers
The deal reportedly focuses on stablecoin yield and interest-bearing stable tokens, a major pain point for the banking industry.
Bitcoin price aims to hold $70K amid rising inflation concerns
Bitcoin searches for equilibrium at $70,000 while rising crude oil prices and tanking stock markets have investors worried over the future of inflation in the US.
Microsoft rolls back some of its Copilot AI bloat on Windows
The company is reducing Copilot entry points on Windows, starting with Photos, Widgets, Notepad, and other apps.
Bitcoin Has Stabilized, But Investors Are Paying Up for Downside Protection: VanEck
Bitcoin’s volatility has subsided over the last month, but traders are still paying a premium for downside protection, VanEck said.
Man Pleads Guilty to Using AI to Generate $8 Million in Fraudulent Streaming Music Royalties
Prosecutors say automated plays of AI-generated songs fraudulently diverted royalties from human artists—to the tune of $8 million.
Nevada Becomes First State to Ban Prediction Market Kalshi—At Least for Now
Kalshi’s sports, politics, and entertainment prediction markets will be banned in Nevada for at least the next 14 days.
Google Threat Intel flags ‘Ghostblade’ crypto-stealing malware
Ghostblade is one of six malware tools in the “DarkSword” suite of malicious software designed to steal crypto private keys and user data.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s past political cash gives AI PAC fuel for bashing NY candidate Bores
A mailer from Think Big PAC told voters that the Democratic U.S. House candidate once got $100,000 in support from the former head of failed global exchange FTX.
What happened at Nvidia GTC: NemoClaw, Robot Olaf, and a $1 trillion bet
CEO Jensen Huang took the stage at Nvidia’s GTC conference this week in his signature leather jacket to deliver a two-and-a-half-hour keynote, projecting $1 trillion in AI chip sales through 2027, declaring that every company needs an “OpenClaw strategy,” and closing with a rambling Olaf robot that had to get its mic cut. The message was hard to miss: Nvidia … Read more
Crypto Biz: Institutions aren’t waiting for the bottom
Nearly three-quarters of institutional investors plan to increase their digital asset allocations this year, with Bitcoin, Ether, stablecoins and tokenized assets seeing the most interest.