Month: June 2026
Meet the Agents That Pay for Their Own Compute: Inside Aeon, MiroShark, and Agentic Commerce
What happens when software stops waiting for you to ask? Most AI agents today fall into two camps: chat wrappers that sit idle until prompted, and rigid bots that act without any judgment. Aaron Elijah Mars is building for the gap in between. His two open-source projects, Aeon and MiroShark, share a single conviction, that … Read more
Collecting robot training data is dirty, unglamorous work. Some AI labs are already paying XDOF to do it.
If physical AI is going to match the accomplishments of LLMs, there’s a data problem that needs to be solved.
Trace Finance raises $32M for cross-border stablecoin settlement expansion
The raise comes as stablecoin regulation advances globally and financial firms invest in infrastructure connecting blockchain payments with traditional banking systems.
BitGo stock surges on $50 million share buyback as value languishes 65% below IPO price
The buyback comes as newly public digital-asset firms face a tougher environment, with crypto markets lagging and investor attention shifting toward AI stocks.
Bitcoin price sets $64.5K week-to-date low as Strategy selling worries return
Bitcoin circled $65,000 after downside BTC price pressure into the FOMC meeting as analysis warned over the impact of Strategy potentially selling more BTC in the future.
‘Rapidly Evolving’: Benchmark Analyst Bullish on Coinbase After Stocks, Options Moves
Benchmark-StoneX reiterated a $270 price target for COIN—60% higher than Coinbase’s current share price—following an array of product announcements.
In a big year for horror, Widow’s Bay still stands apart
Horror is having a moment. In 2026, the genre is especially well-represented: new blood is dominating the box office through films like Backrooms and Obsession, established names like Sam Raimi and Damian McCarthy are at the top of their game, and long-running franchises like 28 Years Later and Resident Evil continue to stay relevant. But … Read more
Paramount Plus is two dollars for two months of ad-free viewing
A poster showing the cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Image: Paramount Paramount Plus is offering new and former subscribers a discounted rate until June 25th, 2026. You’ll pay 99 cents per month for the first two months, with the Premium plan automatically renewing for $13.99 per month after that, and the more … Read more
Pramaana Labs raises $27M seed round from Khosla Ventures to bring formal verification to AI
Pramaana will focus on highly sensitive verticals like law, drug discovery, and tax preparation — where errors can be costly and reliability is at a premium.
Crypto’s security nightmare won’t be solved by ordinary audits
Without an update to the current auditing infrastructure, the crypto space will likely continue to suffer significant losses, explains Beyer.
Ready USDC card halts non-EEA service after issuer change, users report
Users reported losing access to Ready’s USDC card outside the EEA after a card provider change triggered rapid deactivation notices.
In Toy Story 5, the problem really is these damn phones (and tablets)
The Toy Story franchise began with a story about a vintage doll feeling threatened by the arrival of an electronic action figure. Woody and Buzz’s rivalry embodied a shift that was happening in the ’90s as children’s toys were becoming more technologically sophisticated, and while toys have gotten even more tech-focused in the years since, … Read more
Mexican billionaire with 70% of his investment portfolio in bitcoin says it’s better than real estate
Ricardo Salinas Pliego, whose net worth is estimated at roughly $5 billion, is a bitcoin maximalist who told his wife to mortgage her house to buy bitcoin.
Kevin Warsh’s first Fed meeting could be more about communication than rates
While monetary policy is expected to remain unchanged, markets are focused on whether the new chair begins reshaping how the U.S. central bank communicates.
CoinMENA, Standard Chartered partner on UAE payment rails
CoinMENA will use Standard Chartered to strengthen fiat payment rails in the UAE, while Revolut reportedly secured central bank licenses ahead of a planned local launch.
Onchain, in court: What happened in crypto legal news this week
The Polymarket insider trading case and a retrial of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm are expected to move forward in late 2026 while former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky awaits a response to his motion to vacate his sentence.
SpaceX alum nabs $22M to turn rocket engines into geothermal power plants
Critical Energy is turning rocket engines into geothermal power plants, and it wants to build 300 GW per year by 2045.
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bitcoin Cash (BCH) drops 3.1%, leading index lower
Cardano (ADA), down 2.8%, was also among the underperformers.
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Opposing SBF Pardon
Senators Gallego and Lummis want the chamber on record that the FTX fraudster should get no clemency under any circumstances.
Canadian pension giant joins race to fund India’s AI-fueled data center boom
The Canadian pension giant will acquire an 8.2% stake in CtrlS, a tech giant that operates more than 15 data centers across India.
Morning Minute: Coinbase Pushes to Become ‘Everything Exchange’ With Stocks, Perps, and AI
The wall between crypto and TradFi continues to break down as Coinbase ushers in non-crypto products.
DeepL acquires Mixhalo for live-event audio streaming and translation
With this acquisition, DeepL is opening an office in San Francisco to expand its U.S. business.
SpaceX’s $2.6 trillion market cap nearly double that of bitcoin
Eight days after its IPO, SpaceX has surged past $2.5 trillion to become the world’s sixth-largest company. And market watchers say it is pulling the risk capital crypto wants.
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