Botanix to shut down after 4 years, cites weak demand for Bitcoin DeFi
The Spiderchain developer told users to withdraw assets by July 9 after concluding demand for Bitcoin-native DeFi was not sufficient to support the network.
Month: June 2026
‘Intense Capitulation’ Hits Crypto as 8M BTC, Bulk of ETH Supply Sit at Loss
Millions of Bitcoin are underwater as experts say the ‘scale of market reset’ signals capitulation, but long-term opportunities remain.
The inflation scenario that could send bitcoin tumbling below $60,000
Your day-ahead look for June 10, 2026
Kalshi Rolls Out New Safeguards After Insider Trading Concerns Hit Prediction Markets
Kalshi’s new rules force traders to disclose their employers before trading high-risk markets flagged for insider trading or manipulation.
BYD to install thousands of 5-minute EV chargers across Europe
Chinese EV colossus BYD has announced plans to speed up its conquest of the European auto market with the rollout of superfast Flash Chargers across the continent. BYD has already installed the first new chargers in Germany and the UK, and plans to roll out 3,000 across Europe by the end of next year. At … Read more
Xbox exploring ‘radically different’ console business models
The RAMageddon crisis has got Microsoft rethinking its Xbox console hardware business. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Xbox strategy chief Matthew Ball have both revealed this week that Microsoft is reevaluating plans for its next-generation Project Helix console and exploring “radically different” console business models in the meantime. “We are working very hard to rethink … Read more
Zcash, Hyperliquid tokens lead losses as traders bet against a bitcoin bounce
Crypto markets are under pressure ahead of key U.S. inflation data due later Wednesday.
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Minimus Launches Supply Chain Protection & Minicli For Policy Enforcement & Image-as-Code Capability
Positioned directly between internal developer environments and public NPM or PyPI repositories, the pull-through proxy automatically calculates risk scores by analyzing package metadata, metadata anomalies, commit velocity, and cooling-off periods. This allows enterprises to intercept high-risk dependencies before they enter local environments or continuous integration (CI/CD) pipelines, preserving developer velocity while maintaining absolute system trust.
EU proposes ban on 11 crypto platforms in Russia sanctions push
The proposed measures would ban transactions on 11 crypto platforms and expand sanctions targeting networks accused of helping Russia evade restrictions.
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Japan’s Largest Banks Plan Joint Stablecoin Launch by March 2027
Megabanks MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank and SMBC have formed a council to develop frameworks for jointly issuing a stablecoin in fiscal year 2026.
Microsoft is disabling Office 2019 for Mac next month
Microsoft’s Office 2019 apps for Mac will stop working next month, because the company isn’t renewing a certificate that validates Office licenses. Owners of Office 2019 for Mac are being warned they’ll have to purchase Office 2024 or a Microsoft 365 subscription if they want to continue editing documents. Microsoft previously promised that “all your … Read more
Japan’s three largest banks aim for joint stablecoin issue by March
MUFG, SMBC and Mizuho will establish a council to explore operational frameworks and prepare for the issuance of stablecoins.
Waymo says it built a better benchmark for comparing robotaxis to humans
Waymo created a new computer model to help it better understand how humans behave in crash scenarios that its robotaxis encounter.
Waymo built a virtual driver to study how humans react to surprises on the road
Waymo has a lot of experience building virtual systems to help its autonomous vehicles better understand the real world. It built realistic 3D worlds to better anticipate natural disasters and unpredictable edge cases. It created a virtual representation of a hyperattentive driver to test against its own autonomous vehicles in a series of simulated scenarios … Read more
System Definition Brings Software Engineering to AI Coding
A conceptual companion to Working Code, Wrong Engineering AI can generate code, but engineered software still requires structure: intent, boundaries, scoped generation, contracts, evaluation harnesses, provenance, and accountable architecture. AI’s promise is to remove the complexity of development. When AI starts delivering code, that promise is often understood as a way to skip engineering. The … Read more
WhatsApp ordered to host rival AI assistants for free
Meta has been ordered by the European Commission to restore free WhatsApp access for chatbots made by rival AI providers while the regulator finishes its antitrust investigation. The rare interim measure announced on Tuesday was deemed necessary “to prevent serious and irreparable damage to competition” in the general-purpose AI assistant market. This is only the … Read more
The Postgres Developer’s Guide to Vector Index Tradeoffs
Vector search in Postgres usually starts simply. You add an embedding column, run a nearest-neighbor query, and order by distance. SELECT content FROM documents ORDER BY embedding <=> ‘[0.1, 0.2, …]’ LIMIT 10; For a while, that is enough. That simplicity breaks down as the workload becomes real. The table grows, filters become part of … Read more
XRP market shows signs of capitulation as holders sell at loss
XRP holders are capitulating, according to data tracked by Glassnode. That suggests a bottom may be near.
10 Best Residential Proxies for Developers in 2026
Residential proxies have become one of the most strategic pieces of infrastructure for modern engineering teams. Workloads have changed and continue to change as you read this. In 2026, developers are feeding AI training pipelines, running compliance and brand-safety monitoring around the clock, automating market intelligence across hundreds of regions, and verifying ads at a … Read more
Burnout Is Also a Software Architecture Problem: Anil Kumar Karumuru on Building Enterprise Systems
Burnout is usually discussed as a management issue, a staffing issue, or a culture issue. In workforce-heavy industries, it can also be a software issue. When enterprise systems are slow, fragmented, confusing, or unreliable, the pressure does not stay inside the technology organization. It moves directly to managers, supervisors, support teams, and frontline employees. People … Read more
SpaceX IPO nears 4 times oversubscribed, squeezing crypto and tech
Tech stocks and crypto are selling off in a “classic pre-mega-IPO liquidity squeeze,” say analysts.
SpaceX’s pre-IPO market on Hyperliquid has fallen 27% in three weeks
The SPCX perpetual still trades above SpaceX’s $135 offer price, but it has fallen sharply from its May highs as traders mark down the first-day premium.
Meta signs first AI data center deal in India with Reliance
The 168-megawatt facility will support Meta’s global AI computing needs and can be expanded over time.
Chainalysis, South Korean police link up to fight crypto crime
South Korea’s national police has been battling crypto-enabled crimes from DPRK-state level threats to scams targeting retail investors.
Logitech’s new Mobi Fold squeezes a lot of functionality into a tiny folding mouse
The Mobi Fold feels like a full-sized mouse when opened and includes a touch panel for scrolling. Logitech finally announced its new ultraportable travel mouse following leaked marketing images that spoiled the surprise last month. As the name implies, the Mobi Fold is a compact mouse that can fold in half using a hinge that … Read more
Hyperliquid, Paradigm urge revision of GENIUS money laundering rule
The Hyperliquid Policy Center and Paradigm say the Treasury’s money laundering rules for the GENIUS Act are too onerous for stablecoin issuers.