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Scott Bessent has slammed the Senate for blocking the GENIUS Act, warning it weakens U.S. crypto leadership ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Steak ‘n Shake hinted at Bitcoin support in March, signaling early interest in crypto adoption before making its full-scale move public.

The 22-year-old dev behind $LLJEFFY was discovered alive days after a viral suicide video and obituary drove the token to a $105M market cap.

The Bitcoin mining firm saw its earnings plummet as accounting rules forced it to face unrealized losses for its massive crypto holdings.

Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw criticized the agency’s settlement with Ripple, calling it a blow to investor protections and rule of law.

Bitcoin surged past $103,000 as traders bet on Fed rate cuts, welcomed signs of institutional inflows, and reacted to easing trade tensions.

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Cardinal Robert Prevost defied global betting markets to become the first U.S.-born pope, stunning gamblers and reshaping Vatican history.

The Mistral Medium 3 delivers flagship performance, is cheap enough to make inroads in enterprise software, and rivals major competitors.

A judge this week dismissed most of the claims made in a lawsuit against celebrities like Tom Brady and Larry David for promoting FTX.

The EU plans to “record data on the senders and recipients of funds” to and from crypto-asset service providers, Paschal Donohoe said.

Reddit plans to tighten verification processes after researchers used AI to manipulate users’ opinions without consent.

The SEC and Ripple agreed that the fintech company will pay just $50 million to settle a long-running lawsuit over XRP sales.

Bitcoin is back above $100K and pulling meme coins with it, with Dogecoin, Fartcoin, and President Trump’s Solana coin showing massive gains.

After a four-month prison stay last year, Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao admitted that he’s seeking a pardon from President Trump.

The crypto exchange giant’s trading revenues fell 19% from its previous quarter amid challenges that afflicted crypto markets.

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It’s been a big week for Mog Coin, as Elon Musk and other notable tech leaders adopted the rising “mog/acc” trend taking over X.

The founder of the once-prominent crypto lender had requested a more lenient prison sentence of one year and a day.  

The GENIUS Act failed a key Senate vote Thursday, leaving the future of the stablecoin bill and other crypto legislation in question.

Bitcoin rose above $101,000 even as Donald Trump pressured U.S. central bank Chair Jerome Powell anew to lower interest rates.

The tech giant’s “thinking model” outperforms rivals on complex benchmarks and is now available to all users for free

Authorities in the Gulf nation have ramped up enforcement against crypto miners exploiting cheap electricity, with temperatures set to soar.

Ethereum has gained 11% over the past 24 hours at the time of writing and has broken through $2,000 for the first time since March.

The world’s biggest crypto exchange will buy the world’s leading options exchange.

The Sweat app, which pays you crypto for the steps you take, is now leaning into AI as its token expands out to additional chains.

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CEO Sam Altman will shift his focus to AGI research, compute and safety as OpenAI enters “a next phase of growth.”

The milestone comes as President Trump teased a “major trade deal” and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent prepared for talks with China.

G7 leaders are expected to address North Korea’s crypto hacks, which have reportedly helped fund its weapons programs over the years.