China May Be Following US Lead With Quiet Crackdown on AI Exports
The U.S. used its AI kill switch in June. China appears to be building one for July.
Crypto
Wintermute Cautions 'Relief Rally' Likely as Bitcoin Touches Highest Price in Weeks
Bitcoin has jumped nearly 10% in the last week of trading, recently changing hands at $64,023 after touching a two-week high above $64,500 on Monday.
Crypto exchange Kraken is trying to become a bank in Europe
Kraken, the cryptocurrency exchange planning to go public in the U.S., is pursuing a full banking license in Europe, with a focus on Lithuania as the jurisdiction to secure it, according to a person familiar with the pl…
Kenya's Markets Regulator Seeks Blockchain Tool to Track Crypto Crime
Kenya's securities regulator wants to buy a blockchain surveillance system to help police the country's fast-growing crypto market, as it prepares to license and supervise virtual asset firms under a new law.
Coinbase Wins UK License to Offer Stocks and Derivatives Alongside Crypto
Crypto exchange Coinbase has won regulatory approval to offer stocks and derivatives to UK customers, the biggest expansion of its product line-up in one of its largest international markets and its latest move toward w…
Traders Sue Polymarket Over 'No' Ruling on Strategy Bitcoin Sale
Two Polymarket traders are suing the prediction market platform, claiming it rewrote a market's rules after the fact to deny them a winning payout tied to Strategy's Bitcoin sale.
Chainwire Parent MediaFuse Launches Tech Newswire Optimized for AI Search
MediaFuse, the company behind crypto press-release wire Chainwire, is expanding into mainstream tech with a newswire optimized for AI chatbots as well as human readers.
Morning Minute: Strategy Turns Net Seller
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Live markets: Bitcoin and ether ETFs drew inflows on Monday
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in $265.69 million on Monday, the largest daily inflow in over a month and the second in three sessions after July 2 broke a long run of outflows, per SoSoValue data. Ether ETFs added $20.6…
BONK faces $20 million treasury drain after attacker spends $4 million to pass malicious proposal
Onchain governance was heralded a few years ago as the future of how communities run themselves. But a multimillion attack on the memecoin BONK shows the cost of putting a treasury at the mercy of a public vote anyone c…
Bitcoin's recent macro relief faces a challenge from Japanese interest rates
The 10-year Japanese government bond (JGB) yield has surged to a 30-year high of 2.85%, adding 18 basis points since the start of the month and raising borrowing costs across other major developed markets.
Bitcoin drops after a run at $64,000, shrugging off Strategy's $213 million BTC sale
Bitcoin held in the low $63,000s on Tuesday after an overnight push above $64,000 faded, a round trip that left the token roughly flat on the day but still up about 6% over the week.
XRP stalls near $1.14 as breakout attempt struggles for volume
XRP is still trying to turn last week’s rebound into a cleaner breakout, but the move is struggling for follow-through. Buyers stepped in after a sharp drop toward $1.11 and drove the token back toward resistance, yet X…
'We Cannot Vibe Code the Future of Humanity', UN Chief Warns at AI Summit
UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the first Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva on Monday telling 193 nations that AI is already outpacing the institutions meant to govern it—and that humanity is runni…
Over 150,000 People Signed Up to Masturbate With AI. Here's Why
When the AI companion company Joi announced in May that it would pay people $2,000 to test an AI-guided masturbation feature, it expected attention. It didn't, however, expect the campaign to go viral, drawing more than…
Bitcoin Hits Highest Price in Weeks as Bernstein Analysts Maintain 'Ambitious' $150K Target
Since reaching a new all-time high price last October, Bitcoin has failed to meet lofty future price targets from enthusiasts and analysts alike, falling nearly 50% since that time.
ByteDance and Alibaba to Pull Agent Features as China Cracks Down on Humanlike AI
While American politicians tackle the impact of AI chatbots on the mental health of users with restrictions focusing on transparency and safeguards, Beijing appears poised to shut down AI personalities altogether.
Bitcoin's U.S. reserve still a work-in-progress as federal agencies hash it out
The White House acknowledges that the process for setting up a long-term stockpile of bitcoin
Yield Guild Kills Crypto Game Publishing Arm, Lays Off 35 in AI Pivot
Yield Guild Games, a blockchain-based gaming organization, announced Monday that it is shutting down YGG Play, its publishing arm for crypto-infused casual games, citing the crypto market downturn alongside broader vide…
Solana Meme Coin Bonk Treasury Drained of $20 Million in 'Malicious' Governance Attack
BonkDAO, the decentralized autonomous organization tied to the popular Bonk meme coin on Solana, fell victim to a "malicious" governance attack that resulted in a roughly $20 million heist from its treasury.
Bitcoin Mining Stocks Jump After TeraWulf Signs $19 Billion Lease With Anthropic
Bitcoin miner TeraWulf is placing a major bet on artificial intelligence, striking a 20-year lease with Anthropic that the company says could bring in roughly $19 billion in revenue while shedding part of its stake in a…
Ethereum developers embrace Vitalik Buterin's long-term vision but urge quicker execution
Ethereum's ambitious plan to reinvent itself over the next several years is getting an enthusiastic reception from many of the network's researchers, though several say the biggest challenge won't be deciding what to bu…
Circle’s USDC is leaving Tether behind in the stablecoin volume race, new data from Visa shows
Circle’s USDC stablecoin widened its lead over competitor Tether’s USDT by transaction volume during the first half of 2026, according to fresh data from Visa’s onchain dashboard.
One month that shook the market: Saylor's struggles over bitcoin strategy yields big losses
Strategy's (MSTR) machinations of the past few weeks at a minimum suggest a company attempting to find its footing as bitcoin's