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Who Benefits from the $1 trillion Anthropic Valuation? Reports claim a valuation of $1 trillion for Anthropic , raising questions about who will profit from the current AI investment industry. Investments are structured …
Companies Overspent on Anthropic's Claude, Reaching $500M Bills Several large technology firms experienced rapid growth in AI token consumption after deploying Anthropic's Claude, producing unexpectedly large invoices an…
Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 4.8 With Performance Upgrades Anthropic announced Claude Opus 4.8 , an updated flagship model focused on code reliability, long-session memory, and agent stability. Key improvements The new…
Why oil will not reach $200 The current drivers of oil pricing lie primarily in Middle East dynamics, anchored to a reference level of $80 per barrel . Geopolitical constraint on extreme price spikes Regional producers a…
Most Volatile Crypto Assets in 2025 and 2026 — CoinGecko Report CoinGecko released a report identifying the most volatile crypto assets for 2025 and 2026, highlighting privacy, exchange tokens and AI projects. Top volati…
Fake Uniswap Ads Led to Wallet Drains via Google A malicious campaign used paid search ads to place a counterfeit Uniswap page above the real site, resulting in compromised wallets. How the attack worked Attackers regist…
Google employee earned $1.2 million on Polymarket using corporate data The U.S. attorney’s office has charged Google employee Michele Spagnuolo over alleged use of internal search data to profit on Polymarket. Investigat…
Creators of CATFI Meme Coin Charged Over Alleged Rug Pull The South Korean prosecution has sent organizers of the Solana-based token CATFI to court on charges related to an alleged rug pull. Alleged spike and investor re…
Over $10 million of Russian funds frozen on exchanges On 26.05.2026 the UK applied sanctions directly to cryptocurrency exchanges, resulting in more than $10 million of Russian users' funds being frozen. Sanctions and ta…
Trump Urges Federal Protection for Prediction Markets President Donald Trump publicly supported prediction markets and opposed state-level attempts to ban platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi . Federal versus state ju…
United Kingdom Expands Sanctions on Russia's Crypto Infrastructure The United Kingdom announced a new set of restrictions targeting crypto exchanges, banks and payment networks accused of aiding Russia to evade western s…
ElevenLabs releases Music V2 music-generation model ElevenLabs introduced Music V2 , an upgraded music-generation model focused on more detailed instrument, vocal and arrangement synthesis. Model capabilities Music V2 im…
Why Oil Will Be Prevented From Reaching $200 While markets track bitcoin, artificial intelligence and Federal Reserve policy shifts, oil remains the central trigger for 2026 financial risks. Regional trigger and market s…
Nvidia unveils Pixel Diffusion Decoder for high-resolution images Nvidia introduced the Pixel Diffusion Decoder (PiD), a decoder designed to produce high-resolution images directly from latent representations. PiD merges…
Trader Explains Consistent Returns Trading Claude on Polymarket Egor (Bizzi), an expert at Union working on Polymarket, outlines a trading approach that has produced recurring monthly returns. Background of the market an…
New Workshop Stage Speakers Announced for Conference 2026 The programme has added two practical-session speakers who will present hands-on cases and skills for professionals entering Web3. Speakers and topics The Worksho…
Indonesia blocks Polymarket after presidential resignation bets Indonesia's communications ministry has blocked prediction market Polymarket after markets opened betting on the early resignation of President Prabowo Subi…
Doxing and Donations Surround Researcher ZachXBT Claims linking blockchain researcher ZachXBT to doxed personal data and large donations have circulated on social platforms, with on‑chain evidence cited by several users.…
Bitcoin Apparent Demand Hits Lowest Level in 2026 Analysts at CryptoQuant reported that the Apparent Demand metric for BTC fell to -147,000 BTC , the weakest reading since the start of the year. What the metric represent…
Binance expands hiring with hundreds of new positions amid AI While many technology firms reduce headcount due to artificial intelligence adoption, Binance announced a global workforce expansion. The company said it plan…
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