Spain joins growing list of countries shutting out Polymarket and Kalshi
The platforms were blocked for operating without licenses required by Spanish gambling law, citing a lack of safeguards for minors and self-excluded gamblers.
Amazon fulfillment competitor Stord raises $250M at $3B valuation
Stord was founded in 2015 by then-college students CEO Sean Henry and CTO Jacob Boudreau while they were still at Georgia Tech.
AI warfare is already here
The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, an international forum that focuses on lethal autonomous systems, is hosted twice a year at the United Nations in Geneva. When Branka Marijan attended in November 2017, she thought the five-day sessions – which dealt largely in hypotheticals, speculating on a world where warfare was fought with killer robots … Read more
Spotify is narrating magazine articles now
Would you listen to magazine articles on Spotify? The streaming platform certainly hopes so, as it’s launching a new format for narrated long-form articles, alongside its usual array of music, podcasts, and audiobooks. Starting today, more than 650 articles from publications including Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Vogue, Variety, Billboard, Vibe, GQ, Wired, Vanity Fair, and … Read more
Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs Shed $112M as Hyperliquid Funds Extend 8-Day Win Streak
Hyperliquid ETFs posted an 8-day inflow streak as the network’s native token HYPE hit a new all-time high Sunday.
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StablR freezes USDR and EURR after attacker mints $13.5 million in unbacked tokens
The breach, linked to a 1-of-3 multisig wallet weakness, allowed attackers to compromise a key and mint $13.5 million in unbacked tokens, netting them $2.8 million.
Bitcoin ETFs crushed by billions in outflows as Treasuries stifle interest-rate cut hopes
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Ex-Hodlnaut CEO charged with fraud over Terra exposure claims
Singapore police charge ex-Hodlnaut CEO Zhu Juntao with six counts of fraud by false representation over allegedly misleading statements on the company’s exposure to the Terra/UST crash.
Crypto funds bleed $1.47B as risk-off sentiment deepens
Crypto ETPs logged $1.47 billion of outflows last week as Bitcoin funds led losses, while nine altcoin ETPs still attracted inflows of more than $1 million.
Bitcoin risks another lower high as stocks rally, AI tokens outperform
The bitcoin price chart is forming a potential lower high while ether languishes in a months-old range even as S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 index futures push higher.
Ethereum price chart targets $1.8K as total value locked hits 13-month lows
Ether price eyes a 14% drop to $1,800 as it trades in a classic bearish pattern amid declining total value locked on the Ethereum network.
Luffa secures strategic investment from GoFintech Quantum at US$220 million valuation, pioneering AI + fintech frontier
Luffa AI, a leading innovator at the intersection of Web3 and Artificial Intelligence, today announced a strategic equity investment from Hong Kong-listed GoFintech Quantum Innovation Limited (“GoFintech Quantum”, Stock Code: 00290.HK).
Hyperliquid launches prediction markets for real-world events
Hyperliquid launched canonical prediction markets for offchain events, expanding beyond perps as analysts frame it as an onchain superapp.
Uber president says AI spending is getting ‘harder to justify’
Uber president Andrew Macdonald (pictured) says its “hard to draw a line” between AI spending and deliverable features. | Photo: Zed Jameson/Bloomberg via Getty Images After reportedly exhausting its annual AI budget just four months into 2026, Uber is now questioning whether it’s actually seeing meaningful returns on its investments. In an interview with Rapid … Read more
Bitcoin caught between critical onchain support and an options showdown
Heavy supply concentration and large options positioning continue to suppress volatility and keep bitcoin range-bound.
XRP Ledger to delete NFT junk and patch key bugs in a new upgrade
The XRP Ledger is rolling out the fixCleanup3_1_3 upgrade on Wednesday, to clean up expired NFTs.
A battery-powered Starlink Mini is likely on the way
This, but no cable. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge Code in recent Starlink firmware suggests that SpaceX might soon release a version of its smallest internet dish with an integrated battery. A battery-powered Starlink Mini would offer untethered portability for vanlifers, emergency responders, and anyone who wants fast, low-latency internet from almost … Read more
Cissie Villa
:::info Astounding Stories of Super-Science May 2001, by Astounding Stories is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. A ROOM WITH A VIEW – Chapter X – Cecil as a Humourist Astounding Stories of Super-Science May 2001: A ROOM WITH A VIEW – Chapter X … Read more
AI Attacks Are Coming for Mac Users: A Guide To Staying Safe
Your boss calls you after-hours with urgency. He needs the login credentials for a company account. You give it to him. The next day at work, the company is in crisis mode. That wasn’t your boss calling you. It was a deepfake generated automatically and in seconds. Once the realm of science fiction, this type … Read more
What to Look For in a Free VPN
Byline: Daniel Fusch A free Virtual Private Network (VPN) can help you browse the internet more securely, but it’s important to vet the app you’re using to make sure it fits your needs and provides the level of security you require. Amid concerns over privacy and cybersecurity when using public Wi-Fi, more people are using … Read more
AI agents must be treated as untrusted systems: Researchers
AI agents are becoming increasingly popular among crypto users, with Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire predicting that billions of AI agents will be operating within five years.
CoinQuant Introduces Trading Infrastructure For the Agent Economy
Dubai, UAE | May 2026 – The agent economy is reshaping financial markets. Open-source agent frameworks are accelerating autonomous financial activity, with AI agents increasingly executing trades, managing portfolios, and interacting directly with exchanges. Yet the financial infrastructure supporting this shift has not evolved at the same pace. CoinQuant, the AI-powered no-code trading platform that … Read more
Echoes Beneath the Sacred Lake
:::info Astounding Stories of Super-Science May 2001, by Astounding Stories is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. A ROOM WITH A VIEW – Chapter IX – Lucy As a Work of Art Astounding Stories of Super-Science May 2001: A ROOM WITH A VIEW – … Read more
Hyperliquid takes a swing at Polymarket with macro outcome bets
The decentralized exchange’s new HIP-4 product lets traders bet on offchain events like inflation and interest-rate decisions, using validators rather than UMA-style external dispute resolution.