Treasury alleged that Iranian crypto exchanges enabled sanctions evasion while processing transactions connected to the IRGC and regime insiders. The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Nobitex, Iran’s largest digital asset exchange, along with three other Iranian crypto exchanges. The move is part of the Donald Trump…
Lovable and Google announced an expanded multi-year collaboration on Wednesday. Lovable, the fast-growing Stockholm vibe-coding startup, has long been a Google Cloud user. Under the new agreement, it will be a much bigger one. While the companies did not disclose the dollar figure, a person with knowledge of the deal tells TechCrunch it involves a…
Key Takeaways XRP turned 14, highlighting the XRP Ledger’s longevity in digital payments. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and CTO Emeritus David Schwartz reflected on XRP’s growth and community contributions. Mastercard’s XRPL settlement plans pointed to expanding institutional payment use cases. XRP Anniversary Highlights Community Growth and Long-Term Payments Ambitions XRP has turned 14, marking a…
Ray Dalio has warned that the AI investment boom could break when investors need real cash, not when the technology itself disappoints. Summary Ray Dalio warned that the AI bubble could burst when investors are forced to turn wealth into cash. Bridgewater estimated major technology companies could spend $650 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026…
Amazon has confirmed that Prime Day 2026 will run from June 23 through June 26, marking a shift away from the July schedule the company has followed in recent years. The shopping event begins on June 23 and will feature hundreds of thousands of deals across categories such as electronics, clothing, beauty products, home goods,…
BlackRock Bitcoin is back in the spotlight, as institutional money is dominating the space right now. Corporations are quietly stacking BTC on their balance sheets, treating it less like a speculative bet and more like a long-term treasury asset. The question is whether that quiet accumulation signals a floor or just a pause before more…
A healthy NASA orbiter disappeared as usual behind Mars back in December. When the spacecraft reemerged from the other side, it was never the same again. The U.S. space agency announced June 3 that the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission, aka Maven, is over, after a review board determined the orbiter that has circled…
Key Takeaways OpenEvidence topped 100M consultations, creating 19 AI billionaires worth $59.3B in 2026. Mercor grew revenue from $100M in 2025 to $1B in 2026, boosting AI data infrastructure. Bill Gates backs AI tax debates as investors target regulated sectors with measurable ROI. The first crop of AI tycoons made their money on foundational models;…
The market sees DOGE as a “dead meme,” but Alphractal said the chart is signaling a “coiled spring” instead. Dogecoin (DOGE) suffered a fresh decline of over 5% on Wednesday amid continued selling pressure. However, the OG meme coin is trading at a level that has historically served as an accumulation zone, as flagged…
Crypto winter looks different this cycle as capital rotates toward smaller assets with credible fundamentals instead. Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan said the “brutal” cryptocurrency market is no longer the “belle of the ball,” as digital assets are increasingly becoming a contrarian investment. In his latest memo, Hougan flagged three factors influencing the…
