Coinbase has unveiled what may be the most ambitious single-day product announcement in its history. Dubbed the “System Update,” the June 16 release covered every major segment of finance, with Coinbase framing the rollout around three pillars: more assets to trade, smarter trading tools, and a broader financial services suite. In total, the company announced…
The Trump administration’s move to impose export controls on Anthropic’s most powerful AI technology followed a spat over the company granting South Korean telecom giant SK Telecom access to its Claude Mythos model, according to people familiar with the matter. US officials were concerned about what they alleged were SK Telecom’s ties to China, those…
Key Takeaways HyperFund allegedly collected $1.8 billion from investors across multiple countries worldwide. Burton received at least $7.85 million while helping facilitate the scheme, prosecutors said. Authorities continue pursuing major crypto fraud cases involving large investor losses and misleading promises. HyperFund Drew $1.8 Billion From Investors Worldwide Rodney Burton, also known as “ Bitcoin Rodney,”…
The memecoin boom that once defined Solana’s identity as a high-throughput speculation machine is unraveling in real time, and Pump.fun is bearing the brunt of it. The seven-day average of Pump.fun‘s token graduation rate — the share of newly created tokens that accumulate enough market cap to list on decentralized exchanges — has fallen to…
It happened to me: I opened a Google Doc to write an article, and I was immediately confronted with a text box inviting me to “write with Gemini.” I looked for some button to swipe away the garish AI display, but I could not find it. It made me mad. Now, instead of writing the…
Kalshi has fueled a billion-dollar dispute over sports betting regulation as trading activity on its platforms continues to surge. Summary Gaming and tribal groups urged the Senate to block sports-related prediction contracts through the CLARITY Act. The American Gaming Association estimates prediction markets have cost states about $1.08 billion in tax revenue. Kalshi’s crypto perpetual…
Neat wants meeting rooms to do more than host video calls. At InfoComm 2026, the company announced new hardware, AI-powered framing features, BYOD-friendly room capabilities, and Neat Pulse MCP, a Model Context Protocol implementation that enables AI agents to act on device, room, sensor, user, and location data in real time. For IT teams, the…
Key Takeaways Schwartz highlighted XRP use cases across payments, tokenization, interoperability, decentralized finance, and artificial intelligence. Ripple expects Swell 2026 to be its largest event yet, with more than 1,500 attendees, over 75 speakers, and more than 50 sessions planned. Recent Ripple initiatives and broader ecosystem activity have expanded XRP’s presence in payments, treasury management,…
We’re still three months or more away from the unveiling of the iPhone 18, and outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook likely won’t be the one to introduce it (given that John Ternus takes over in September). But Cook has taken an extraordinary step — and arguably, taken one for Ternus — by warning consumers that…
The crypto market has remained under pressure even as reports have indicated that a U.S.-Iran agreement is moving closer to completion, with the total crypto market capitalization falling nearly 2% to $2.21 trillion. Summary Trump said a U.S.-Iran agreement could be signed soon, but crypto prices remained under pressure. Bitcoin and major altcoins fell as…
