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Baltimore’s consumer protection suit against xAI will test whether local law can hold AI companies liable where federal regulation has failed.

A swift reset in the crypto ATM operator’s leadership comes as regulatory oversight has hurt its core kiosk business.

The proposal would create a state licensing regime for stablecoin issuers while bolstering Delaware’s position to attract digital asset firms.

The agency has outlined a three-phase plan for lunar infrastructure and says the effort will serve as a proving ground for future missions to Mars.

OpenAI will discontinue the Sora app and API, ending its AI video-generation platform months after launching the standalone product.

Circle (CRCL) stock plunged 20% on Tuesday as stablecoin rival Tether made a long-awaited move and Clarity Act speculation grew.

Epic Games is laying off more than 1,000 employees as Fortnite engagement falls, but CEO Tim Sweeney says it’s not AI’s fault.

Aleksei Volkov facilitated dozens of attacks across the U.S. as an “initial access broker,” causing over $9 million in actual losses.

The CFTC launched a new task force designed to create a clear framework of rules for technologies like AI, crypto, and prediction markets.

BMO joins CME Group and Google Cloud to enable 24/7 tokenized cash settlement for institutional clients.

The analysts highlighted Bitcoin giant Strategy’s flagship preferred share as an alternative source of funding amid tepid market conditions.

The first independent audit of Tether’s claimed $192 billion stablecoin reserves could pave the way to USDT’s approval under the GENIUS Act.

Securitize was selected by the New York Stock Exchange as a “digital transfer agent” for a platform dedicated to tokenized securities.

Major financial players are building via the Solana Developer Platform, which is meant to streamline enterprise development on the network.

AI altcoins notched double-digit gains amid conflict-related volatility, buoyed by last week’s Nvidia GTC conference.

Strategy just unveiled a $44 billion war chest to keep buying Bitcoin, while Congress is moving to ban sports bets on prediction markets.

The payments infrastructure firm has unveiled an open-source framework enabling AI agents to manage crypto funds across multiple chains.

The derivatives give users synthetic exposure to major U.S. equities while using Bitcoin and other crypto holdings as collateral, with plans to expand into tokenized assets later this year.

Hostplus’s crypto ambition is attempting to meet rising investor demand, even as volatility keeps rivals on the sidelines.

The restructuring comes as analysts say older DeFi models built on token incentives and emissions are increasingly under pressure.

Protesters marched between the San Francisco offices of major AI developers, calling for a pause in the development of more powerful AI systems.

Leading prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi are taking new steps to try and counter insider trading.

Bitcoin bulls are feeling it right now. But the BTC price chart is quietly drawing the same pattern it drew before two major crashes in a row.

Strategy’s Michael Saylor said STRC could be interesting for “a whole class of people.” The preferred share is showing up on peers’ balance sheets.

OpenArt and Fanvue have launched a four-week global challenge with a $90K+ prize pool to find the best AI personality of 2026.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged MrBeast to move cautiously as his firm considers integrating crypto into a newly acquired mobile banking app.

Prosecutors said there was “reason to doubt” that a recent court letter supposedly from Sam Bankman-Fried was actually sent by him

An individual was arrested in Spain for their alleged role in the violent kidnapping of Ledger co-founder David Balland and his wife last year.

The Swedish Bitcoin treasury firm signed a letter of intent to acquire Moonshot and Never Say Die in an all-stock deal.

The bill, from Adam Schiff (D-CA) and John Curtis (R-UT), has already been condemned by one of America’s top prediction market platforms.