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Kraken to Fund 'Trump Accounts' for Wyoming Newborns in 2026
2049.news · 17.02.2026, 08:30:04

Kraken to Fund 'Trump Accounts' for Wyoming Newborns in 2026 Kraken said it will sponsor a 'Trump Accounts' deposit for every child born in the state of Wyoming during 2026. Program details The initiative is part of the Working Families Tax Cut and relies on a federal top-up administered by the U.S.…

Bloomberg strategist warns bitcoin could drop to $10,000
2049.news · 17.02.2026, 07:15:04

Bloomberg strategist warns bitcoin could drop to $10,000 Bloomberg senior strategist Mike McGlone said bitcoin could fall to $10,000 if the US equity market enters a full bearish cycle. Bloomberg assessment McGlone pointed to a set of market conditions that, in his view, increase downside risk for b…

Claim that Claude monitors manual coding raises privacy questions
2049.news · 17.02.2026, 06:15:01

Claim that Claude monitors manual coding raises privacy questions A brief message circulating online claims that the AI assistant Claude monitors users while they write code in their editors. Message and context The original short statement was presented without attribution or supporting evidence, a…

Harvard reduces bitcoin ETF stake, buys Ethereum ETF
2049.news · 17.02.2026, 06:05:02

Harvard reduces bitcoin ETF stake, buys Ethereum ETF Harvard Management Company sold more than 20% of its holdings in a bitcoin ETF and acquired exposure to an Ethereum-based ETF. Portfolio moves The university’s manager divested part of its bitcoin-ETF position while making a first-time investment …

Owners of Trezor and Ledger targeted by scammers
2049.news · 16.02.2026, 12:15:04

Owners of Trezor and Ledger targeted by scammers Users of hardware wallets from Trezor and Ledger are receiving fraudulent postal letters requesting urgent account verification. Modus operandi of the campaign Scammers send printed notices that imitate official support correspondence and insist on an…

OpenAI hires OpenClaw founder to advance AI agents
2049.news · 16.02.2026, 11:20:03

OpenAI hires OpenClaw founder to advance AI agents Peter Steinberger, founder of OpenClaw, has joined OpenAI to oversee development of the next generation of personal AI agents. Strategic direction and statements Sam Altman said the future will be multi-agent, and OpenAI plans to make this direction…

Wealthy Investors Shift Focus to the Longevity Industry
2049.news · 16.02.2026, 11:00:03

Wealthy Investors Shift Focus to the Longevity Industry Ultra-high-net-worth individuals increasingly direct capital toward longevity research and companies aimed at slowing aging and extending healthy lifespan. Why investors are reallocating capital Many of the earliest billionaires were born or am…

Vitalik Buterin proposes reset for prediction markets
2049.news · 16.02.2026, 10:15:04

Vitalik Buterin proposes reset for prediction markets Co-founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin said prediction market platforms are turning into casino-like services rather than producing durable informational value. Assessment Buterin argued that many prediction platforms have evolved into short-term…

Logan Paul sells rare Pokemon card for record price
2049.news · 16.02.2026, 09:10:04

Logan Paul sells rare Pokemon card for record price Logan Paul has sold a rare Pokemon trading card for a record price of $16.5 million , setting a new high for the market. Sale and provenance He originally purchased the same card five years earlier for $5,275,000 , reflecting a notable increase in …

Authorities and Market Moves Shift Crypto Landscape This Week
2049.news · 15.02.2026, 13:55:02

Authorities and Market Moves Shift Crypto Landscape This Week Markets paused this week amid regulatory signals and notable on-chain movements that revived discussion about custody and legal seizure of crypto. A transfer to the Bitcoin genesis address attributed to Satoshi Nakamoto drew attention alo…

BlackRock Enters DeFi, Lists Tokenized Treasury Fund on Uniswap
2049.news · 15.02.2026, 12:15:04

BlackRock Enters DeFi, Lists Tokenized Treasury Fund on Uniswap On 11.02.2024 BlackRock, with $13.5 trillion in assets under management, listed a tokenized treasury money market fund on Uniswap. The fund and trading mechanism The product, BUIDL, is described as the largest tokenized money market fun…

Telegram username sold for $2,000,000; Discord KYC plans
2049.news · 15.02.2026, 10:45:04

Telegram username sold for $2,000,000; Discord KYC plans A Telegram username reportedly changed hands for $2 000 000 , while Discord considered passport-based age verification for users. Monobank may add crypto services, and the United States faces a potential government shutdown, the third in the l…

WSJ: Anthropic's Claude reportedly used in operation against Maduro
2049.news · 14.02.2026, 15:35:03

WSJ: Anthropic's Claude reportedly used in operation against Maduro The Wall Street Journal reported that Anthropic's Claude model was used by the U.S. military. The deployment occurred during an operation aimed at capturing former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. Report details According to the…

Banks shift strategy: major banks hiring crypto specialists
2049.news · 14.02.2026, 13:35:02

Banks shift strategy: major banks hiring crypto specialists In 2026 , major financial institutions that were previously skeptical of cryptocurrencies are actively recruiting specialists in digital assets and blockchain technology. Shift in hiring In 2017 , many labeled crypto a scam, and by 2021 cri…

How to Adjust a Crypto Portfolio Amid Recent Turmoil
2049.news · 14.02.2026, 13:00:02

How to Adjust a Crypto Portfolio Amid Recent Turmoil The crypto market experienced sharp declines this week as Bitcoin fell below $60 K and total capitalization lost almost a trillion. The fear and greed index reached historic lows, while many investors realized losses to preserve remaining capital …

AI agents hiring humans: new marketplaces and platforms
2049.news · 13.02.2026, 11:36:12

AI agents hiring humans: new marketplaces and platforms New services have emerged where artificial intelligence agents post tasks and hire humans to complete real‑world assignments, reversing common assumptions about automation. Marketplace connecting AI and human freelancers RentAHuman.ai operates …

Monero gains dominance on darknet marketplaces
2049.news · 13.02.2026, 11:35:03

Monero gains dominance on darknet marketplaces Analysts at TRM Labs reported a significant shift, with darknet marketplaces increasingly adopting Monero as their primary cryptocurrency for transactions. TRM Labs findings According to the report, nearly half of marketplaces launched in 2025 operated …

Coinbase launches wallets for autonomous AI agents
2049.news · 11.02.2026, 11:34:05

Coinbase launches wallets for autonomous AI agents Coinbase introduced Agentic Wallets , a wallet infrastructure built specifically to let autonomous AI agents hold funds and execute transactions directly. Capabilities and use cases Under the new model, an AI agent receives a dedicated wallet and ca…

Vitalik Buterin outlines Ethereum integration with artificial intelligence
2049.news · 11.02.2026, 11:32:11

Vitalik Buterin outlines Ethereum integration with artificial intelligence Vitalik Buterin presented a framework for combining Ethereum and artificial intelligence, insisting AI must augment human decision-making rather than replace it. Core principles He set two strategic aims: preserve human influ…

Jan3 founder says Bitcoin market bottom has passed
2049.news · 09.02.2026, 14:05:01

Jan3 founder says Bitcoin market bottom has passed Samson Mo, founder of Jan3 and developer of AQUA Wallet , regards February’s Bitcoin decline as an anomaly rather than systemic weakness. Market structure has changed Mo argues that past cycle analogies no longer apply because ETF activity now excee…