AI deepfake election ad in Minnesota raises transparency concerns
A deepfake campaign attack ad in the US state of Minnesota has raised questions around the ethics of using AI...
Month: June 2026
Tenev says Robinhood won underwriter approval as crypto markets front-run mega IPOs
Robinhood’s new IPO underwriter role comes as SpaceX prepares a record-breaking public offering, with retail brokers and crypto-native derivatives platforms...
SpaceX IPO Hits Nasdaq June 12 at $135 — Retail Investors Face Long Odds on Allocation
SpaceX is set to price its $75 billion IPO at $135 per share on June 11, with shares debuting on...
Mastercard’s AI Payment Debut Brings Coinbase, Ripple and 30+ Partners Into Agent Commerce
Mastercard has launched Agent Pay for Machines, a new payment framework that allows AI agents to authorize, coordinate, and settle...
CFTC Chairman Selig Backs Prediction Markets With New Case-by-Case Framework
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Wednesday, laying out a structured, contract-by-contract...
Trump Warns Iran Will ‘Pay the Price’ as Gas Prices Jump 40% and Inflation Hits 3-Year High
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday that May 2026 headline consumer price inflation climbed to 4.2% year-over-year, the...
Equipment finance platform Trad.Fi to bring $650M in private credit onchain
Trad.Fi plans to bring up to $650 million in equipment-finance credit onchain, targeting a trillion-dollar US market still dominated by...
Botanix to shut down after 4 years, cites weak demand for Bitcoin DeFi
The Spiderchain developer told users to withdraw assets by July 9 after concluding demand for Bitcoin-native DeFi was not sufficient...
EU proposes ban on 11 crypto platforms in Russia sanctions push
The proposed measures would ban transactions on 11 crypto platforms and expand sanctions targeting networks accused of helping Russia evade...
SpaceX IPO nears 4 times oversubscribed, squeezing crypto and tech
Tech stocks and crypto are selling off in a “classic pre-mega-IPO liquidity squeeze,” say analysts. The initial public offering of...
Chainalysis, South Korean police link up to fight crypto crime
South Korea's national police has been battling crypto-enabled crimes from DPRK-state level threats to scams targeting retail investors.Blockchain security firm...
XRP Slips Toward $1.10 as Ripple Taps RLUSD to Fund Safe Water for Millions
XRP is trading on shaky ground near $1.11 as a fresh selloff threatens to drag it under $1.10, even as...
Bitcoin Trades Near $61,300 After Worst Week Since FTX Collapse Wipes $390 Billion From Crypto
Bitcoin has recorded its worst weekly performance since the 2022 FTX collapse, sliding below $60,000 in a rout that erased...
Tom Lee’s Bitmine Buys $123 Million More Ethereum as Treasury Tops 5.4 Million ETH
Bitmine Immersion Technologies has scooped up another 75,000 ether worth roughly $123 million, lifting the Tom Lee-chaired firm’s treasury past...
Morpho Raises $175M at $2B Valuation as Paradigm and A16z Back DeFi Push
Morpho has raised $175 million in a funding round led by Paradigm, A16z Crypto, and Ribbit Capital. The DeFi lending...
