SBF cozies up to Republican Party amid clemency push

Sam Bankman-Fried’s remarks come amid a clemency effort to secure a pardon from Republican US President Donald Trump. Source link

Analyst says spot Bitcoin ETFs used for ‘massive market manipulation’ — Is he right?

Some analysts believe Bitcoin’s price action is being negatively affected by various market manipulators. Is there any sense to this accusation? Source link

Microsoft is boosting capacity to support OpenAI’s GPT-4-5, GPT-5 models

Microsoft is reportedly planning to host OpenAI’s newest model as early as next week. Source link

Argentine President Milei arrives in US amid fallout from LIBRA scandal

Javier Milei, the President of Argentina, has arrived in the United States as the LIBRA scandal continues to unfold. Source link

Canary Capital launches Axelar Trust targeting institutional investors

Axelar is a Web3 interoperability network that lets developers tokenize real-world assets. Source link

SEC approves first yield-bearing stablecoin security

Figure Markets has become the first company to receive approval for an interest-bearing stablecoin in the United States. Source link

SEC announces ‘Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit’ to combat crypto fraud

The US SEC has announced the formation of a new group to combat crypto fraud and other cyber crimes to protect retail investors. Source link

The Next Decade, Part 4: Actual Predictions

Think back through Bitcoin’s history. I guarantee you a handful of events just popped into your mind first, like landmarks. If you kept thinking your mind probably started filling in…

Vitalik Buterin criticizes crypto’s moral shift toward gambling

Vitalik Buterin said online critics painted Ethereum as bad because it hasn’t welcomed casinos to the blockchain. Source link

Crypto firms rally behind Ted Cruz to block DeFi broker rule

The Blockchain Association, representing 76 crypto firms, urges Congress to repeal the IRS DeFi broker rule, arguing it threatens US crypto innovation and unfairly burdens blockchain firms. Source link