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Tether Debuts Tokenized Gold Stablecoin Visa Card That Pays Out Crypto Rewards
Holders will be able to do more with their gold, instantly spending Tether's tokenized version anywhere Visa is accepted.

AI Lawyers Are Already Better Than Law Professors at Reasoning—Say Law Professors
Researchers found professors preferred AI-generated answers over those written by their peers, raising questions about the role of AI in professional education.

Hermes Ends AI Agent Terminal Era With Release of Official Desktop App
Until now, the only way to run Hermes was through a terminal—or one of several unofficial GUIs the community had cobbled together.

Someone Just Redeemed a 15-Year-Old Physical Bitcoin, Scoring $1.78 Million in BTC
Physical Casascius coins were minted 15 years ago in the early days of Bitcoin—and the BTC held within is worth a whole lot more today.

Perplexity Wants Your Laptop to Do Part of the AI Work—So It Doesn't Have To
The company's new hybrid inference system routes AI tasks between your device and the cloud automatically. Privacy and cost savings are the pitch—and lower server bills.

Why Ethereum Could Tank Another 25% Before Finding a Bottom: Analysis
ETH just crashed below $2,000 and is now trading near $1,841. Prediction markets place a 71% chance on a drop to $1,500—and the charts aren't pushing back.

As Oil Moves Higher, Bitcoin Sinks to Lowest Price Since March
Bitcoin fell to a more than two-month low alongside U.S. stocks after Middle East skirmishes pushed bond yields and oil prices higher.

World Cup Crypto Scams Are Targeting Soccer Fans, Law Enforcement Warns
Law enforcement agencies are warning soccer fans of fake ticket sites and crypto payment schemes around the World Cup.

Walrus Memory Enables AI Agents to ‘Actually Learn About Us’: Mysten Labs Co-Founder
With its new portable memory layer, Walrus Memory lets AI agents carry context across apps, sessions and providers—putting users in control.

Mastercard Expands Stablecoin Settlement via Circle's USDC, Ripple's RLUSD and Beyond
Mastercard said it's deepening its commitment to the "always-on" economy, buffing out its stablecoin settlement capabilities.

Stripe Millionaire Loses Bid for Congress to Candidate Backed by Ripple Co-Founder
Former Stripe engineer Saikat Chakrabarti lost his bid to succeed Nancy Pelosi in California to a candidate backed by Ripple's Chris Larsen.

Strategy Wanted to 'Inoculate' the Bitcoin Market—Has Its BTC Sale Backfired?
With STRC trading under $100, experts are at odds over whether the sale has exposed a “structural crack” in Strategy’s Bitcoin flywheel.

Zcash Completes 'Most Ambitious' Network Upgrade as ZEC Resumes Recent Surge
A Zcash vulnerability could have allowed double-spending within the network's flagship privacy pool, though no exploitation occurred.

MoonPay Brings Crypto Transactions to Claude and Codex With MoonAgents Desktop App
MoonPay's new desktop app connects AI assistants to crypto wallets and blockchain services through a graphical interface.

Morning Minute: Bitcoin Falls Below $67k as MSTR Plummets
The fallout from Saylor’s first Bitcoin sale in years keeps spreading, while Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren want crypto out of your 401(k).

Trezor Reveals Hardware Wallet Vulnerability, But Funds 'Safe'
The vulnerability in Trezor's TROPIC01 Secure Element chip was uncovered by an audit carried out by the Ledger Donjon team.

George Santos Referred to DOJ, CFTC Over State of the Union Kalshi Trades: Report
The pardoned ex-congressman allegedly bet against his own State of the Union appearance while publicly hyping it.

UK Regulator Warns Soccer Clubs Over Unauthorized Crypto Sponsorship Deals
The FCA has warned Premier League clubs that partnerships with unlicensed crypto firms could expose fans to unregulated trading platforms.

Microsoft Reveals '1,000x More Reliable' Quantum Chip as Bitcoin Threat Draws Nearer
Microsoft said AI helped speed Majorana 2 development, adding to growing concerns about when quantum computers could threaten Bitcoin's cryptography.

Cardsmiths' New America250 Trading Cards Have Real Bitcoin, Dogecoin Up for Grabs
Cardsmiths’ latest Currency trading card series tackles American history—and some packs include codes for real Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more.

US Treasury Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchanges Including Nobitex for Terrorist Financing
The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control accused the platforms of enabling illicit finance activities across Iran's crypto ecosystem.

As Bitcoin Sinks, It's Time for Ethereum to Outperform: Standard Chartered
Bitcoin is falling following Strategy's first BTC sale since 2022—and one analyst sees that as a good thing for Ethereum.

Microsoft Says Latest AI Models Beat Claude, Google's Nano Banana
Microsoft unveiled seven in-house AI models and claimed its flagship reasoning and image systems outperform rivals from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google.

Strategy Shares Fall for Second Straight Day After $56 Billion Bitcoin Giant Sells BTC
Shares in the leading Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy (MSTR) are now more than 70% off their 52-week high after the company sold BTC.