It’s now the First Quarter, which means the Moon is half full, and there’s plenty surface area illuminated to spot features. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Sunday, June 21, the Moon phase is First Quarter. Tonight, 54% of the moon will be be lit up, according to NASA’s Daily Moon Guide. With just…
CZ believes AI-powered trading and payments could arrive within months rather than years, with crypto as the default rail. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, known in crypto circles as CZ, has said that AI agents could become one of the industry’s biggest adoption drivers. That, according to him, is because the autonomous software will likely…
Meta is testing face-recognition software built by Rank One, a company that supplies the US military and regional police departments, WIRED found in an investigation this week. Meta has been exploring the possibility of adding face-recognition tech to its smart glasses, and WIRED previously reported that the app for the glasses contained code—now deleted—that would…
Key Takeaways WhiteBIT EU received its MiCA license from Austria’s FMA on June 19, 2026. W Group serves over 35 million customers and now adds regulated EEA access. WhiteBIT plans to launch whitebit.eu as its dedicated regulated EU platform. The Vienna-based entity, WB-Shield Innovations GmbH, operates under the WhiteBIT EU name. The Austrian FMA granted…
Sonic Labs has announced a leadership overhaul after the S token extended its long-running decline, with former chief technology officer Andre Cronje joining two other senior figures in stepping down from the organization’s board. Summary Andre Cronje, Michael Kong, and David Richardson have stepped down from Sonic Labs’ board. Sonic Labs appointed new executives and…
Earlier this week, at TechCrunch’s newest StrictlyVC event in Los Angeles, Shinkei Systems founder Saif Khawaja and Founders Fund partner Delian Asparouhov sat down for a conversation that kept circling back to a question that doesn’t usually come up at a venture event: How do you know if a fish is stressed out? It’s a…
If tokenized assets gain traction under clearer regulations, Grayscale believes that AAVE could emerge as one of DeFi’s biggest beneficiaries. AAVE’s fair value could climb to around $175 within the next year if clearer regulations accelerate the adoption of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), according to a new report from Grayscale Research. The firm estimates…
Bitcoin’s blockchain is approaching peak activity levels not seen since late 2024 — but the transactions driving that surge are not people moving money. Microtransactions under 0.01 BTC now dominate the network to a degree that would have been unthinkable just three years ago, raising fundamental questions about what “network activity” actually means for Bitcoin’s…
Important update: Microsoft Project Online will retire on September 30, 2026. Project for the web, along with Project and Roadmap apps in Microsoft Teams, will transition to Microsoft Planner. If you are evaluating Microsoft Project, consider how these updates may affect long-term use and feature availability. I’ve used both Microsoft Project and Smartsheet extensively, and…
Key Takeaways Innocent users can lose access to stablecoins even when they have done nothing wrong. Legitimate users, including both novice traders and experienced crypto veterans, can be mistakenly flagged by compliance systems. Stablecoin freezes may occur without warning, leaving users to seek relief through the courts. Stablecoin Freezes Can Affect Legitimate Funds Stablecoin freezes…
