Australia’s High Court has unanimously ruled 7-0 in favor of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, finding that Block Earner’s former fixed-yield crypto product required a financial services licence under existing law. Summary Australia’s High Court ruled 7 to 0 that Block Earner’s former fixed yield crypto product required a financial services licence. The decision…
Some trolls experience buyer’s remorse, Margera says, chuckling. He says a man from Texas recently emailed the morning after spending $5,000 sending variations of the message, “Wake up, pussy!” He pleaded his case: He was drinking and blacked out. Margera wasn’t sympathetic. “Eat a dick!” he said. “That’s what you get.” The team welcomes me…
Key Takeaways Kalshi’s perpetual futures cleared $5.5 billion in two weeks, up from $1 billion in week one. The CFTC approved Kalshi’s BTCPERP contract on May 29, 2026, opening US perpetuals to regulated venues. Kalshi lists 11 crypto perp contracts and is in talks with regulators to expand into other assets. From $1 Billion to…
BlackRock launched its iShares Premium Income Bitcoin ETF (BITA) on Nasdaq on June 16, 2026, offering monthly cash distributions from Bitcoin exposure for the first time through a major US ETF issuer. The product targets a 15–25% annualized yield and directly addresses a structural gap that has kept income-oriented institutional capital on the sidelines of…
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said Tuesday that the company is working on over 40 different AI wearable devices — including jewelry, earbuds with cameras, pins, and watches — a sign of how aggressively the chipmaker is betting that the next major computing platform won’t be a phone. To power that vision, Qualcomm is announcing two…
Barry Moore won Alabama’s Republican Senate runoff after more than $12 million in pro-crypto PAC support helped carry his campaign into the November general election. Summary Barry Moore won Alabama’s GOP Senate runoff after heavy support from Fairshake-linked crypto PACs Tuesday. Defend American Jobs spent more than $12M backing Moore across primary and runoff advertising…
Elon Musk’s AI ambitions may have just found their developer toolchain. Just days after becoming one of the world’s most valuable public companies, SpaceX has locked in a deal to buy AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in stock, marking one of the biggest acquisitions in the artificial intelligence industry. The company confirmed on…
Key Takeaways New York Magazine reports SBF, now 34, floated a new token to inmate David Bunevacz while serving 25 years. The disclosure lands as SBF’s June 8 pardon bid and Second Circuit appeal stay unresolved. Any realistic launch window sits near 2044, capping near-term hype around an SBF-branded coin. A Token Pitch From Behind…
America’s largest crypto exchange, Coinbase, is going international, offering tokenized stocks to global customers. Coinbase plans to launch tokenized stock trading in August for customers outside the US, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Tokenized stocks will be backed 1:1 by the underlying asset and will represent “true equity ownership,” it stated. This includes dividend…
Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue. Released in August 2025, Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit. Currently, if you’re stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to…
