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Judge Shoots Down Sam Bankman-Fried's Bid for New Trial

The judge dismissed the FTX founder’s claims that potential witnesses faced "government threats and retaliation" as "wildly conspiratorial.”
Ethereum ICO Whale Who Turned $3,100 Into $23M Wakes Up After a Decade

A wallet dormant since 2015 just moved 10,000 ETH—but analysts say a custody restructuring, not a sell, is the likely explanation.
Morning Minute: Paul Tudor Jones Calls Bitcoin Strongest Inflation Hedge

Crypto majors rebound ahead of FOMC, despite oil surging, while Polymarket is making a push to enter the U.S.
Bitcoin's Upside Capped by $82K Sell Wall as UAE’s OPEC Exit Triggers Risk Sell-Off

Multiple $3.3 million sell walls sit between $80,400 and $82,000 as oil volatility and rising real rates keep Bitcoin trapped.
Computershare Taps Securitize to Tokenize Thousands of Company Stocks on Wall Street

The BlackRock-backed firm was recently selected as by the New York Stock Exchange as a tokenization specialist.
Visa Adds Base, Polygon, Canton, Arc and Tempo to Stablecoin Settlement Program

Payments giant Visa scales its blockchain settlement infrastructure with five new networks as pilot program shows 50% quarterly growth.
Polymarket Eyes US Return for Crypto Exchange as Lone CFTC Chair Weighs Approval​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

With four of five CFTC commissioner seats vacant, the decision on whether to lift Polymarket's U.S. ban rests with Chair Michael Selig alone.
MoonPay Launches Institutional Division, Acquires Crypto Key Management Firm Sodot

Crypto payments processor MoonPay is expanding into institutional services with a veteran regulator at the helm.
Canadian Government Pushes for Sweeping Ban on Bitcoin, Crypto ATMs

The country hosts nearly 4,000 crypto ATMs, second only to the U.S.
OpenAI Sued Over Failure to Warn Police Before Tumbler Ridge Mass Shooting

A California lawsuit could test whether AI companies have a legal duty to report violent threats after a mass shooting in British Columbia.
Tether Stakeholder Gave Farage Undisclosed $6.7M Gift Amid Reform UK Crypto Funding Scrutiny

The personal gift to the Reform UK leader from billionaire Christopher Harborne comes amid scrutiny over crypto industry political funding.
Bitcoin, Ethereum Dip as Fed Holds Rates Steady for Third Straight Time

Wednesday's FOMC meeting was expected to be Jerome Powell’s last as Federal Reserve chair.
White House Weighs Reinstating Anthropic for Federal Use Amid Pentagon Fight: Report

Trump officials reportedly drafted guidance to help agencies access Anthropic’s AI, including Claude Mythos, despite Pentagon restrictions.
This AI Was Trained Only on Pre-1930 Text. We Asked It About Hitler, Stocks, and the Future

Talkie-1930 is a 13-billion-parameter model that has never heard of the internet, World War II, or modern politics. The results are fascinating, funny, and occasionally unsettling.
Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Banned From Crypto Industry in $10 Million FTC Settlement

The settlement represents a massive reduction from an initial $4.7 billion judgment against the Celsius founder.
Meta Launches USDC Stablecoin Creator Payouts on Solana and Polygon via Stripe

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta is now offering stablecoin payouts to content creators in certain countries.
Key Senator Pushes for Vote on Clarity Act—But Hurdles Remain

Thom Tillis, a swing GOP vote on the Senate Banking Committee, says his colleagues should take up a months-delayed vote on the crypto bill.
Mayo Clinic Says AI Can Detect Pancreatic Cancer Years Before Human Doctors

The AI model analyzes subtle tissue changes on routine CT scans invisible to human specialists, detecting pancreatic cancer up to three years earlier than doctors can.
Labor Department Launches AI Apprenticeship Portal as Trump Admin Continues AI Policy Push

The Labor Department unveils an online hub to help workers and employers build AI skills amid a quickly changing jobs market.
Google and Microsoft Just Proved the AI Trade Is Alive—While OpenAI Is Sweating

Alphabet and Microsoft crushed Q1 estimates on the same day, with Google Cloud up 63% and Microsoft's AI business hitting a $37 billion run rate.