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Binance sues Wall Street Journal as newspaper says U.S. Dept. of Justice is investigating Iran transactions
The situation adds pressure to Binance, which is already operating under a compliance monitor following its $4.3 bill…
Binance, PayPal and Ripple join Mastercard’s massive new push into blockchain payments
More than 85 partners will work with Mastercard to connect on-chain payments with banks, merchants and global commerc…
US DOJ probes whether Iran used Binance to evade sanctions: WSJ
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Iran used crypto exchange Binance to evade sanctions, per the Wa…
Oracle jumps 11% premarket as AI demand challenges 'SaaS apocalypse' fears
Cloud and AI growth beat expectations while investors grow less worried about Oracle’s debt plans and software disr…
Coinbase-backed AI payments protocol wants to fix micropayment but demand is just not there yet
Agentic commerce holds promise, but data shows that x402 is still in the trial phase
China Plays the Long Game in AI While US Chases Superintelligence: Brookings
A Brookings report says China’s AI strategy prioritizes efficiency, open-source adoption, and embedding AI into rea…
Meta Acquires Moltbook, the Viral Social Network for AI Agents: Report
Moltbook is a Reddit-style platform where AI agents interact with each other, spawning communities—and even a digit…
There's a Benchmark Test That Measures AI 'Bullshit'—Most Models Fail
BullshitBench tests whether AI models can detect nonsensical questions—or if they'll confidently answer them anyway…
Investment firm Multicoin bets 'Internet Labor Markets' will drive crypto’s next wave of adoption
According to the firm, the next wave of users that will onboard into crypto will be thanks to networks where users ea…
The Daily: Winklevoss twins move $130 million in BTC to Gemini, South Korean prosecutors sell seized bitcoin and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
People traded $25B of crypto stock tokens that do not make them stockholders
Nasdaq's latest tokenization push is another attempt to bring stocks onto blockchain rails. Yet the real significance…
Vitalik Buterin pushes ‘DVT-Lite’ to make Ethereum validator setup easier
In a post on X, the blockchain's co-founder said the Ethereum Foundation is testing a new method for running validato…
Kraken's tokenized stock venue starts points program, hinting at possible ecosystem token
The initiative will reward trading and DeFi use of tokenized stocks as the sector tops $1 billion and gains traction …
Polymarket taps Peter Thiel-backed Palantir to develop sports betting AI monitoring tool
The sports betting integrity platform will use Vergence AI engine to help screen for anomalies like manipulation and …
Anthropic is suing the U.S. government for allegedly blacklisting its AI
The maker of Claude filed suit against multiple federal agencies, arguing it was shut out of government procurement w…
Winklevoss twins move $130 million in bitcoin to Gemini as estimated profit tops $1.8 billion: Arkham
The Winklevoss twins moved $130 million in bitcoin to Gemini hot wallets while still holding $764 million worth of BT…
Nvidia's Huang argues AI creates jobs, not destroys them, in rare official blog post
The Nvidia CEO laid out a five-layer framework for AI infrastructure in his first standalone blog post in months, pus…
Pudgy Penguins launches its 'Club Penguin' moment, and the game doesn't feel like crypto at all
Pudgy World went live with 12 towns, plot-based quests, and mini-games in what the team calls "one of the most techni…
AI tokens rally after Nvidia open-source agent plan, beat CoinDesk 20
The AI-linked cryptocurrencies moved higher after a report from Wired said Nvidia is planning an open-source platform…
Nasdaq partners with Boerse Stuttgart’s Seturion to advance tokenized settlement in Europe
The partnership is set to connect Nasdaq's European trading venues to Seturion's blockchain-based platform.
Blockchain.com expands operations to Ghana in push for African growth
The firm said it saw a 700% growth in brokerage transaction volume in Nigeria since launching there last year.
Elon Musk’s Grok Faces UK Backlash After AI Posts Mock Football Tragedies
Liverpool and Manchester United have complained after Grok mocked the Hillsborough and Munich tragedies on Monday.
Americans Use AI Every Day—But Most Still Don't Like It, New Poll Shows
Americans are increasingly using AI tools even as a majority say the technology’s risks outweigh its benefits.
Anthropic Sues Trump Admin Over 'Supply Chain Risk' Designation
The AI company filed a lawsuit in federal court after the Pentagon blacklisted Claude over restrictions on military use.
Why XRP’s Long-Term Vision Lies In The Internet Of Value Stack
The long-term vision of XRP has often been debated within the crypto market, where price speculation and retail tradi…
The Daily: Bitcoin’s mined supply tops 20 million BTC, Nasdaq partners with Kraken on tokenization initiative, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Coinbase and Paxos tap USDC, PYUSD stablecoins to pay Aon insurance premiums
Financial services firm Aon accepted USDC and PYUSD stablecoins for Coinbase and Paxos's insurance premium payments.
South Korea crypto exchange Bithumb hit with suspension, CEO faces disciplinary action: report
Bithumb was recently targeted by an investigation after the exchange mistakenly sent 620,000 BTC to hundreds of users.
Vienna-based Startup Launches AI Pipeline Builder for Gaming Studios
The platform uses multiple AI agents to generate and optimize game assets as studios increasingly experiment with AI …
Nasdaq partners with Kraken parent Payward to link tokenized equities with DeFi networks
Nasdaq has partnered with Kraken’s parent company Payward to build infrastructure linking tokenized equity markets …