A spokesperson using ICE’s general press email referred WIRED to a statement issued by acting director Todd M. Lyons on June 30, but did not provide further comment. The White House did not immediately respond to WIRED’s request for comment. In the statement, Lyons called CNN’s coverage of the app “reckless and irresponsible.” When reached…
Bitcoin derivatives markets show significant activity, with futures open interest reaching $76.21 billion and options traders heavily favoring bullish call contracts. Bitcoin Derivatives Heat Up: Futures Open Interest Grows Nearly 6% in 24H The bitcoin futures market represents agreements to buy or sell BTC at a predetermined price on a future date. A key metric,…
Key Takeaways The US House passed President Trump’s spending bill on Thursday; it’s now heading to Trump for his signature. The legislation includes tax cuts, increased discretionary spending, and safety-net program reductions. Share this article President Donald Trump’s flagship tax-and-spending legislation, the “Big Beautiful Bill,” cleared Congress on July 3 after passing the House of…
A widely followed cryptocurrency analyst and trader is suddenly turning bullish on altcoins. The analyst, pseudonymously known as Bluntz, tells his 322,200 followers on social media platform X that the Bitcoin dominance (BTC.D) metric is flashing a bearish divergence, setting the stage for alts to outperform the flagship crypto asset. A bearish divergence occurs when…
A day after reports surfaced of mass layoffs at Microsoft and its gaming division, Xbox, Sony-published video game Helldivers 2 announced it’s coming to Xbox next month. Where once game publishers kept their products exclusively available to their own gaming systems — e.g., Sony games on Playstation, Microsoft games on Xbox — that wall appears…
It only took one day for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to walk back on an approval given to Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund (GDLC) to convert to an exchange-traded fund (ETF), inadvertently halting its launch. On 1 July 2025, the SEC shared a letter stating its intention to again review the recent…
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is asking tech companies to pitch digital forensics tools that are designed to process and analyze text messages, pictures, videos, and contacts from seized phones, laptops, and other devices at the United States border, according to documents reviewed by WIRED. The agency said in a federal registry listing…
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TL;DR The penguin-themed meme coin reached a two-month high, while its market cap exceeded $1 billion. Analysts see potential for further gains, with Ali Martinez noting striking similarities between PENGU’s current trajectory and PEPE’s past breakout. PENGU’s Rally The Solana-based Pudgy Penguins (PENGU), which saw the light of day towards the end of last year,…
Imagine you’re messaging some friends on the Facebook Messenger app or WhatsApp, and you get an unsolicited message from an AI chatbot that’s obsessed with films. “I hope you’re having a harmonious day!” it writes. “I wanted to check in and see if you’ve discovered any new favorite soundtracks or composers recently. Or perhaps you’d…
