Key Takeaways Telegram is raising $1.5 billion through a bond issue, backed by investors including Citadel and BlackRock. The bond issue will help buy back previous debt as Telegram faces legal challenges in France. Share this article Telegram, the popular messaging platform, is preparing to issue at least $1.5 billion in new bonds on Wednesday,…
Let the record show that I will do almost anything for Beyoncé. I will fight for my life in a Ticketmaster queue. I will spend hours covering a cowboy hat in mirror tiles only to wear it once. I recently learned that I’ll even shelter in the basement of Soldier Field for three hours when…
LAS VEGAS, May 28 2025 — Blockstream, the global leader in Bitcoin-powered financial infrastructure, has today revealed its strategic vision to support Bitcoin’s next pivotal phase of growth, building on over a decade of pioneering work at the forefront of Bitcoin innovation. Unveiled in a keynote by Blockstream Co-Founder and CEO Dr. Adam Back at…
On 28 May 2025, popular American video game and electronics retailer GameStop confirmed the purchase of 4710 Bitcoins through a post on X. The company’s first crypto investment, especially after Bitcoin’s recent ATH, is worth over $512 million. The move comes after GameStop’s board unanimously approved an update to its investment policy to add BTC…
The hypothetical scenarios the researchers presented Opus 4 with that elicited the whistleblowing behavior involved many human lives at stake and absolutely unambiguous wrongdoing, Bowman says. A typical example would be Claude finding out that a chemical plant knowingly allowed a toxic leak to continue, causing severe illness for thousands of people—just to avoid a…
Over the past year, AI-driven projects have taken center stage in the crypto space. Currently, this sector includes 20 tokens with a collective market cap nearing $20 billion, which makes it the smallest crypto segment at just 0.67% of the overall market. To put this into perspective, the Financials sector holds a market value of…
Horizon3.ai, a cybersecurity startup that provides tools like autonomous penetration testing, is seeking to raise $100 million in a new funding round and has locked down at least $73 million, the company revealed in an SEC filing this week. NEA led the round, according to two people familiar with the deal. One person said that…
Michael Saylor, founder of business intelligence firm Strategy (formerly Microstrategy), predicted bitcoin will become the foundational network for settling global financial transactions, drawing a direct parallel to how gold underpinned the 19th-century banking system dominated by the Rothschild family. Michael Saylor Forecasts Bitcoin as Core Settlement Asset, Evoking 19th-Century Banking Analogy Speaking at the Bitcoin…
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance emphasized Bitcoin’s strategic role in U.S. policy and warned the crypto community to stay politically engaged or risk being ignored. Speaking at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Vice President J.D. Vance urged the crypto community to continue its political momentum from 2024, warning that transformational technologies like Bitcoin…
Texas has signed into law its online child safety bill, a sweeping measure that mandates Apple and Google must verify user ages and secure parental approval before minors can download apps or make in-app purchases. The law is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026. At the core of this conflict is a broader…
