AI boom fuels inflation fears, complicating Fed’s next rate move
Ongoing strong demand for AI infrastructure “would likely sustain upward pressure on prices for technology products and electricity,” Federal Reserve policymakers said.
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Crypto VC Paradigm raises $1.2B to push into AI
Crypto venture firm Paradigm is widening its investment gaze toward AI and other frontier industries with its latest fund.
Read more →Mark Cuban-backed DeFi dashboard Zapper shutters after 7 years
Zapper provided crypto market data to over 2 million monthly active users and oversaw more than $13 billion in processed transactions during its peak.
Read more →Crypto could benefit if Fed steps in to backstop US stock market: Analysts
The size and scope of the US stock market “gives policymakers a strong incentive to backstop major drawdowns,” said Bitget Wallet COO, Alvin Kan.
Read more →The New Grok 4.5 Is Out. Elon Musk Says It Competes With Last Year's Claude Opus
Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI released Grok 4.5 on Wednesday, its first public model since the SpaceX-xAI merger closed in February and SpaceX's pending $60 billion deal to acquire Cursor. It targets coders, engineers, and what …
Read more →Bitcoin tumbles back to key $60K support level: What’s behind the sell pressure?
Bitcoin faces renewed sell pressure amid an oil price surge, Japan economic contagion risks and a fresh round of selling from Strategy.
Read more →Paradigm Raises $1.2 Billion Fund as Crypto VC Pushes Further Into AI
Crypto venture firm Paradigm has raised a $1.2 billion fund to invest in AI, robotics, crypto, and other technologies, broadening its focus beyond digital assets.
Read more →Tokenized stock transfers surge 105% in a month to $8.4B
Industry data shows trading activity and market value accelerating as crypto companies and traditional financial institutions expand tokenized equity initiatives.
Read more →Bitcoin Stalls as Ethereum Flashes Worst Weekly Signal in Years: Analysis
Bitcoin is holding on, but just barely, in the low $60,000s after briefly touching 21-month lows under $58,000 last week. Ethereum is below $1,750, down around 4% on the day, and more than 30% in the last year. The broa…
Read more →Officials set to revise MiCA to cover non-EU stablecoin issuers: Report
EU officials reportedly plan to consider changes to the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, dubbed by some as “MiCA 2.0,” in response to a US stablecoin law and rules on tokenized payments and deposits.
Read more →Bitcoin peels back to $62K as Fed-wary futures traders cut risk: Is the BTC rally over?
Bitcoin hovered around the $62,000 mark following a spike in oil prices, escalating hot war in Iran and traders’ move to cut risk ahead of a Federal Reserve policy statement.
Read more →Bitcoin ETFs 'Turning a Corner' After Record Bleed Hits $8 Billion
Wall Street’s favorite crypto vehicles have notched net inflows for three consecutive days, reversing a record slump as investors cautiously wade back into Bitcoin.
Read more →Binance DOJ Report Sparks Questions Over Crypto Investigations
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Read more →Adam Back’s Bitcoin treasury company seeks new terms with Cantor for SPAC merger
The Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company and Cantor Equity Partners I announced that they were looking into amending the terms of a 2025 merger deal that “better reflected market conditions.”
Read more →Stablecoin-settled TradFi perpetual trading tops $1.1T: Binance Research
A new Binance Research report said stablecoins are fast becoming a preferred settlement layer for tokenized TradFi markets while gaining traction in payments and savings.
Read more →Bank of England governor denies Farage lobbying swayed CBDC policy: Report
Andrew Bailey reportedly said Bank of England policy remained independent after a meeting with Nigel Farage that included discussions on cryptocurrency.
Read more →AscendEX Collapse Leaves Users Locked Out as Exchange Shuts Down
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Read more →Lucky Trader Turns $85 Into $2 Million on Robinhood Chain Meme Coin
A patient meme coin investor turned less than $100 into a small fortune on a new meme coin on Robinhood Chain, the new Ethereum layer-2 network from the brokerage and crypto exchange Robinhood.
Read more →BNB Chain Plans New Layer-1 for AI Agents and Quantum Future
AI agents may be ready to trade crypto—but BNB Chain says today’s blockchains aren’t ready for them.
Read more →XRP Logo Lands on Kansas Jayhawks Jerseys as Ripple Inks Multi-Year Deal
Ripple, the payments company whose founders created the XRP cryptocurrency, has inked a multi-year sponsorship deal with the University of Kansas Athletics that will place the XRP logo on the jerseys of all Kansas athle…
Read more →Polymarket bets on U.S. marketing blitz to win back trust after 4-year ban: Report
Polymarket has started a campaign to persuade policymakers, regulators and potential users that it is trustworthy, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday.
Read more →Malaysia Seizes Over 75,000 Crypto Mining Rigs in Power-Theft Crackdown
Malaysian authorities have seized more than 75,000 cryptocurrency mining machines in over 3,000 raids nationwide between 2022 and May 2026, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar told parliament on Wednesday, …
Read more →Bitcoin slides as Iran ceasefire collapse sees $75 oil on Hormuz blockade threats
Bitcoin price pressure took BTC toward the "crucial" $61,000 mark as oil prices soared on the collapse of the US-Iran ceasefire.
Read more →Crypto Long & Short: With MSTR concerns assuaged, look to traditional signals around BTC
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