Coinbase Collaborates with Linux Foundation to Form x402 Foundation
In an effort to advance internet payment standards, Coinbase has partnered with the Linux Foundation to establish the x402 Foundation. This new industry entity will oversee the development of a…
Trump Administration Advocates for Prediction Markets by Suing Three States
On Thursday, the Justice Department and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed lawsuits against Illinois, Arizona, and Connecticut in a significant move to support prediction markets amid an ongoing…
Brain-Inspired Chip Could Enhance AI Efficiency by 2,000 Times: Study
Traditional AI systems like ChatGPT and Claude are notorious for their high energy consumption due to the constant transfer of data between storage and processing units. However, a groundbreaking study…
Quantum Computing Enhances Crypto Mining—But Not for Bitcoin
A startup collaborating with D-Wave, a quantum computing firm, has developed a novel crypto mining testnet that swaps Bitcoin’s hash-based computations for optimization challenges better suited to quantum systems. Postquant…
Coinbase Receives Conditional Charter from OCC Without Plans to Launch Bank
Coinbase announced on Thursday that it has received conditional approval for a national trust bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), but clarified that it…
Vitalik Buterin Unveils His ‘Private’ and ‘Secure’ Artificial Intelligence Setup
In a recent blog entry, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin expounded on his personal artificial intelligence setup, which he describes as both “private” and “secure.” He revealed that the AI system…
Solana Meme Coin Tied to Fictitious Death Claim of 194-Year-Old Tortoise—Tortoise Is Alive and Well
An April Fool’s prank involving a fake death announcement for Jonathan, the world’s oldest living land animal and nearly 200-year-old tortoise, stirred online activity on Wednesday. The hoax was initiated…
CFTC Resolves First Individual Case in FTX Enforcement with Former Engineer Nishad Singh Settling for $3.7M
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has reached a conclusion on its first individual case stemming from the multi-year FTX investigation, finalizing a disgorgement order against former FTX engineering chief Nishad…
Federal Authorities Seize Over $600K in Cryptocurrency from Phishing Scam Against Ledger Wallet Users
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut has successfully recovered and forfeited more than $600,000 worth of cryptocurrency from a fraud scheme, as part of ongoing efforts by…
Google Revitalizes Open Source AI with Gemma 4 Launch
In a significant move to bolster its open-source AI initiatives, Google today unveiled Gemma 4—a set of four models built on research identical to that of Gemini 3 and released…