In the latest Bitcoin ETF news, spot ETF flows have now accumulated $59.6Bn in cumulative net inflows since their January 2024 launch, and the two biggest players, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and Fidelity’s FBTC, are still buying. Bitcoin has reclaimed $80,000 for the first time since late January, with institutional capital driving the move…
Apple has reached a $250 million settlement in a lawsuit that accused the company of exaggerating Apple Intelligence’s intelligence. The suit claimed that Apple misled iPhone users about Apple Intelligence, the company’s suite of AI tools, before and after the launch of the iPhone 16 in Sep. 2024. The settlement filing states that U.S. shoppers…
Key Takeaways Circle supported OCC rules for payment stablecoins under a national licensing framework. Uniform standards could reduce arbitrage, protect users, and support trusted digital dollars. Final rules may shape redemption, reserves, supervision, and issuer competition nationwide. Circle Backs National Stablecoin Licensing Standards Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) revealed May 5 that it had submitted…
KelpDAO plans to adopt Chainlink CCIP after the massive exploit last month. KelpDAO has publicly disputed claims made by LayerZero Labs regarding the April 18, 2026, exploit. In the latest post on X, it argued that the incident stemmed from failures within LayerZero’s infrastructure rather than any misconfiguration on its own platform. According to…
Meta is beefing up its age-verification mechanisms with an AI system that analyzes images and videos on Instagram and Facebook for “visual cues,” such as height and bone structure, to identify and delete accounts of users under the age of 13. The company announced the move amid a wave of cases in which hundreds of…
NYSE parent ICE and Securitize warned at Consensus Miami 2026 that offshore synthetic tokenized stocks are misleading retail investors and creating serious risks for the broader market. Summary Executives from ICE, OKX, and Securitize said at Consensus Miami that synthetic tokenized stocks often do not represent underlying equity and use company names without issuer approval….
Developers can link a Solana wallet to AI tools like Claude Code or Gemini and have an agent accessing paid APIs within one minute. The Solana Foundation has partnered with Google Cloud to launch Pay.sh, a platform that allows AI agents to use and pay for API services using stablecoins on Solana. The two…
Crypto markets move fast, but in 2026 the real shift isn’t just volatility—it’s automation. AI crypto trading bots, automated crypto trading software, and free crypto trading platforms are now central to how trades are executed. Retail traders are no longer just analyzing charts. They are deploying systems that monitor markets, identify patterns, and execute trades…
Snap no longer has a deal with Perplexity, the company revealed on Wednesday as part of its quarterly earnings report. The deal, announced last November, would have seen Perplexity’s AI search engine integrated directly into Snapchat. Perplexity was set to pay Snap $400 million in cash and equity over one year as part of the…
Key Takeaways Gustavo Herrera publicly accused teammate Jose Calderón of match-fixing. Sporting San Miguelito self-reported its 40-year-old goalkeeper, who has 44 caps for Panama’s national team; he denied wrongdoing. Liga Panamena de Futbol’s formal investigation comes ahead of heightened regulatory concerns before the World Cup. Club Self-Reports Goalkeeper After Teammate’s Public Accusation The incident occurred…
