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AI filmmaking lands in Spain with “The Great Reset” as actors elsewhere worry about being replaced by pixels.

Microsoft has upgraded GitHub Copilot into a full AI coding agent, capable of reasoning and executing tasks with minimal developer input.

A new chapter in AI manipulation: Chatbots armed with basic personal data outperform humans at changing minds.

Bitcoin developers and die-hards alike are debating a proposed change that would change Bitcoin’s base unit—and impact how BTC is perceived.

Coinbase confirmed Monday that it is working with the U.S. Department of Justice following a recent hack for customer data.

The Commission pushed back its deadline on proposals from 21Shares, Bitwise, VanEck and Canary Capital.

The well-known critic of the biggest cryptocurrency by market cap said Monday that his bank would allow customers to buy BTC.

An investor argued that Strategy “overstated” the profitability of its Bitcoin treasury strategy before disclosing a first-quarter loss.

Overall, investors poughed $785 million into digital asset investment products, lifting year-to-date inflows to more than $7.4 billion–their highest point of 2025.

Bitcoin has had a choppy start to the week tapping $106,000 before falling to $102,450 in a matter of hours.

Ponke is exploring the opportunity to produce blind box collectibles, high-end toys, and cannabis products as part of a new partnership.

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A typo in Strategy founder Michael Saylor’s initial post, which was quickly amended, suggested the acquisition was worth $764.9 billion.

The new standard will “fundamentally reshape” WalletConnect’s economic dynamics alongside native token WCT, said Pedro Gomes.

The chip manufacturer is set to power Taiwan’s next-gen sovereign AI projects as it deepens its global research footprint.

The group offered “illegal hawala banking, cash collection, cash courier services, and the exchange of cryptocurrencies for cash,” Europol said.

Vitalik Buterin’s lightweight, local-first design for Ethereum could cut the 1.3TB storage load by syncing only the data users need.

El Salvador now holds 6,181 BTC worth $644M, up $137M in a month, ranking just behind the U.S., China, U.K., Ukraine, and Bhutan.

The music icon joins industry pushback against a proposed law allowing AI training on creative works without explicit permission.

The Australian man’s assets were seized under proceeds of crime laws following an AFP probe into a major crypto hack from 2013.

Pepe, WIF, BONK, and other meme coins are rallying again, buoyed by renewed market optimism and surging trading volumes.

Bitcoin nears record high as ETF inflows, macro uncertainty, and trade-driven inflation risks draw investor interest.

It was another busy week for crypto games, with the big MapleStory N launch on Avalanche, Solana’s Nyan Heroes closing up shop, and more.

Pixels is offering token rewards to players that can flirt the best with an AI agent. Do you have enough rizz to earn an airdrop?

From gold to real estate, tokenized real-world assets are tying physical assets to blockchain, creating value in the volatile crypto space.

Bitcoin is now just 3% away from its all-time high mark following the latest leg up, while Dogecoin, XRP, and Ethereum gain.

Bitwise’s Jennifer Thornton swapped a career trading super-safe assets like government bonds at BlackRock for one buying and selling crypto and NFTs.

From welding steel to simulating sex and exploring beyond Earth, robots are replacing humans across numerous industries.

As AI systems grow more powerful, zero-knowledge proofs offer a way to verify their decisions—without peering inside the black box.

Users aren’t buying xAI’s explanation after Musk’s Grok started randomly injecting “white genocide” into conversations.