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The Clarity Act stalled. Bankers aren’t hitting the brakes yet on crypto dealmaking
Crypto M&A has hit record levels, but the Clarity Act’s Senate setback leaves dealmakers weighing how much regulatory …
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Japan adds Garantex to list of Russia sanctions over Ukraine war
Garantex was previously sanctioned by the US, the EU and other jurisdictions for helping Russian entities evade financia…
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Russia’s Finance Ministry pays wages in digital rubles for first time
Work on the introduction of the digital ruble to the budget process is being carried out by the Bank of Russia together …
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Chainalysis Used AI to Trace the $387M Bitget Hack Back to North Korea
The firm says the Sept. 24 breach pushed North Korea's 2026 crypto haul past $1 billion, and detailed how it used in-hou…
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OpenAI Banned PewDiePie Twice While He Built Ajax, an Uncensored AI That Will Run on Your PC
The YouTuber says OpenAI suspended his account twice while he trained a small, uncensored model built to run on your own…
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Payments firm OpenPayd targets year-end Nasdaq listing to fund U.S. expansion and acquisitions
CEO Iana Dimitrova said OpenPayd aims to launch in the U.S. by April 2027 and is eyeing deals to add licenses and techno…
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Cathie Wood says smart investors need to start watching where AI agents spend money
As AI agents evolve from answering questions to spending real money, investors and tech giants are scrambling to control…
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The Pope Has Thoughts on AI Art—And They're Not Flattering
The pontiff says algorithms "lack the spark of humanity," and the Vatican wants to renew an alliance with artists and cu…
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Crypto's Sisyphean struggle
Progress will effectively reset when the new Congress is sworn in, because key senators who quarterbacked the bill will …
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BlackRock offers a glimpse of how tokenization may change your investment portfolio
Tokenization is not just about putting individual stocks and funds onchain. The next step could be entire investment por…
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NEAR Intents recovers entire stolen $3.8M after ultimatum to exploiter
The exploiter returned the entire sum to NEAR Intents after being identified and given 48 hours to respond.…
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Community banks sue OCC over trust bank charters of crypto firms
Community banking group’s lawsuit claims OCC has overstepped its mandate from Congress.…
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Trump expected to appoint Jay Clayton as new AI czar: Reports
US intel chief Clayton may be asked to also oversee AI innovation and development along with “self policing” tech CE…
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Canary amends PEPE ETF filing, signaling renewed crypto market confidence
The amended filing reflects growing institutional interest and could signal a shift towards a more favorable regulatory …
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Bank group sues U.S. regulator over granting crypto trust charters
The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, accusing the regulator …
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California Subpoenas OpenAI Over AI Models That Hacked Their Way Out of a Test
California's attorney general wants answers from OpenAI about AI models that escaped a locked test environment and hacke…
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European crypto users have ‘more faith’ in regulated firms under MiCA: Bitpanda co-CEO
Speaking on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction, Christian Trummer said MiCA has increased trust in regulated platforms and…
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Circle Pushes Back on MiCA's Bank-Deposit Mandate for Stablecoins
The USDC issuer told the European Commission that MiCA's reserve mandates and concentration caps keep the largest global…
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This AI Is Already Fooling People on Video Calls Into Thinking It's Human, Company Says
Tavus says 26 of 54 people on a one-minute video call thought its new Griffin model was human. The results are the compa…
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$4.2B crypto bank Anchorage Digital cuts 17% of workforce: Report
The reported cuts come as Anchorage expands its institutional footprint, including stablecoin issuance and a $100 millio…
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BNY in talks with Kraken parent Payward over infrastructure partnership
The potential agreement could span digital assets, custody, trading, payments and other financial-market infrastructure.…
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Nvidia Hits Record High as Market Value Reaches $5.7 Trillion
The AI chipmaker's stock topped its May peak on Friday, helped by a record $150 billion buyback and a weak jobs report t…
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Trump’s potential AI czar, Jay Clayton, helped pioneer the SEC’s crypto crackdown
The former SEC chairman who may be tapped to oversee the Trump administration's AI work has a potentially divisive histo…
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71% of UK finance leaders expect tokenization to reshape financial services: Lloyds
A Lloyds survey found that faster payments and settlement are the most significant perceived benefits of tokenization, a…