Donald Trump has lit a fire under Congress with a bold call to ban insider trading among its members. The proposal has lawmakers squirming as U.S.-based bipartisan insider trading is as old as American pie. Just ask Nancy Pelosi and her infamous stock tracker, or on the other side of the aisle Marjorie Taylor Greene…
Analyst and trader Benjamin Cowen believes Bitcoin (BTC) is primed to continue outperforming altcoins. In a new strategy session, Cowen tells his 892,000 YouTube subscribers that the total market cap of altcoins (Total3) when paired against Bitcoin is going to continue on a downtrend. Total3 is the total market cap of all cryptocurrencies with the…
There have been a number of protests in the past few months pushing back against President Trump’s most recent policy changes, and we’re likely to see more. Today on the show, WIRED’s senior editor of security and investigations, Andrew Couts, talks us through the technology being used by law enforcement to surveil protests, how surveillance…
SPAR, a global grocery retailer with a significant presence including over 13,900 stores across 48 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, is reportedly testing cryptocurrency payments in Switzerland. A post on Linkedin indicated that a SPAR store in Zug, Switzerland, is accepting bitcoin payments via the Lightning Network. This trial marks one of the…
Donald Trump has hit back at Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after he criticized trade tariffs and warned of dire economic consequences. Trump responded aggressively on social media, calling Powell “Too Late Jerome” and suggesting he might be fired, challenging the Fed’s independence. “I’m not happy with him… If I want him out, he’ll be…
When news broke that OpenAI was in talks to acquire AI coding company Windsurf for $3 billion, one of the first questions on the mind of anyone following the space was likely: “Why not buy Cursor creator Anysphere instead?” After all, OpenAI Startup Fund has been an investor in Anysphere, the maker of Cursor, since the…
Privacy-focused exchange eXch will shut down operations on May 1 following rising allegations that it was used to launder funds stolen in the $1.5 billion Bybit hack. In an Apr. 17 notice on the Bitcoin Forum, eXch’s team said the project had become the target of a “transatlantic operation” aiming to shut it down and…
Vlad Galabov, Omdia’s research director for digital infrastructure, spoke during Data Center World 2025’s analyst day. Image: Courtesy of Data Center World AI will drive more than 50% of global data center capacity and more than 70% of revenue opportunity, according to Omdia’s Research Director for Digital Infrastructure Vlad Galabov, who said massive productivity gains…
Canadian retail investors now have a third option on their spot crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) menu, but one analyst says it may not be as big of a deal. Canada Debuts Inaugural Batch of Solana ETFs Four investment managers launched spot solana ( SOL) ETFs on Wednesday after Canada’s largest regulator, the Ontario Securities Commission…
Key Takeaways Eliza Labs launches auto.fun, a no-code platform for creating and monetizing AI agents. Auto.fun uses a bonding curve token mechanism for a fairer token launch and distribution. Share this article Eliza Labs is launching auto.fun, a no-code platform that enables users to create, deploy, and monetize autonomous AI agents that operate across social…
