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…
Ethereum core developers have moved the Glamsterdam upgrade into its final development stage, with private devnets now testing the full set of planned Ethereum Improvement Proposals. Summary Ethereum developers are testing Glamsterdam devnets with all planned EIPs before public testnet deployment starts. The upgrade centers on ePBS and Block-Level Access Lists to improve Layer 1…
Norton Antivirus is the only anti-virus software I’ve ever used, in part because many years ago I switched to Linux, which eliminates the need for antivirus software. If you’re still on macOS or Windows, though, Norton Antivirus is still a solid choice. None of these services is something anyone is excited to run, but they…
Key Takeaways CATL unveiled a 15,000-cycle sodium battery, targeting EVs with up to 600 km range. Wanhua Chemical-backed anodes may cut supply risks and ease battery cost pressures. CATL plans rollout later in 2026; third-party tests will gauge cold-weather claims. At a MIIT-backed showcase, CATL put sodium back in the EV spotlight with cells built…
