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With the help of crypto rails, retail investors have a variety of ways to bypass traditional Wall Street gatekeepers to get SpaceX exposure.

Devin Kim alleged he was terminated after repeatedly warning about bias, misinformation, and dangerous outputs from Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot.

Authorities are seeking extradition to the U.S. of two arrested individuals for allegedly laundering $389 million in Bitcoin.

The 48-team FIFA World Cup tournament is expected to be the single largest catalyst for online sports betting in history, Bernstein said.

Canton Network creator Digital Asset secured $355 million in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz alongside an array of other backers.

Banking industry trade groups argue AML rules should focus on higher-risk activity while addressing gaps in stablecoin secondary markets.

The pace of outflows from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs has “moderated,” with analysts assessing whether selling pressure is exhausting.

Citadel says the AI boom may be running into a cost wall, and Tether just led a $1.4B round into humanoid robotics.

The warning echoes the IMF’s concerns over crypto adoption, including previous clashes with El Salvador over Bitcoin accumulation.

South Korean police have placed Lee Jae-won under investigation for bribery over allegedly hiring a legislator’s relatives.

DiffusionGemma hits 1,000 tokens per second by ditching word-by-word generation entirely. It just doesn’t run on most people’s machines yet.

In a new essay, Dario Amodei called for binding safety rules for frontier models as his company heads toward an IPO.

Solana-based decentralized exchange Raydium will repay the funds swiped in the $1.34 million exploit using its treasury.

Stablecoin giant Tether led a massive Series C round for German robotics firm NEURA, which will embed crypto payment tools and edge AI.

Token burn, silent censorship, and a mandatory data grab—the biggest Claude release has become Anthropic’s messiest.

An MIT study found AI assistants improved misinformation detection in the moment, but appeared to weaken users’ ability to spot falsehoods on their own.

Botanix asked users to withdraw funds, disclosing plans to wind down its Bitcoin-based layer-2 network in July.

Bitcoin’s bear market might be nearing an end, analysts said, but individuals and institutions aren’t lining up to buy the top crypto asset.

With crypto swaps growing in popularity, the best crypto swap platforms are embracing speed, security, and asset availability.

Mastercard’s Agent Pay for Machines is designed to let AI buy services and settle transactions using cards, bank accounts, and stablecoins.

Proposed CFTC rules would forbid markets where an outcome could be impacted by war or assassination, even when conflict isn’t mentioned.

The reading likely supports restrictive monetary policy.

The groups say issuers, DeFi apps, and validators need clearer limits on who is responsible once stablecoins change hands.

Publicly traded Fold sold Bitcoin holdings to restructure its balance sheet, fueling a stock surge on Wednesday morning.

Lawmakers have advanced legislation that would ban all cryptocurrency kiosks statewide, with physical removal mandated within 90 days.

Players can now enter World Series of Poker tournaments with SOL or stablecoins, with Solana branding to be prominent at events.

Markets sold off ahead of CPI. Crypto tax bills hit a wall in the House. And Morpho closed one of the biggest DeFi rounds in a long time.

Millions of Bitcoin are underwater as experts say the ‘scale of market reset’ signals capitulation, but long-term opportunities remain.

Kalshi’s new rules force traders to disclose their employers before trading high-risk markets flagged for insider trading or manipulation.

Megabanks MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank and SMBC have formed a council to develop frameworks for jointly issuing a stablecoin in fiscal year 2026.