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Google I/O 2026 outlines next wave of AI products At I/O 2026, Google presented a set of generative and agent-driven products that sketch the next wave of AI-enabled user tools. New foundational models Google unveiled Gemini 3.5 Flash and Gemini 3.5 Pro . Flash is available now and, according to the…

Experts Flag Macro Risks Ahead for Bitcoin Next Year Delphi Digital warns that liquidity indicators have reached levels last observed before the 2008 crisis, signaling elevated macroeconomic stress and potential reallocation. Liquidity signals and investor behavior According to Delphi Digital, curre…

Hermes Agent emerges as independent agent framework Hermes Agent from Nous Research positions itself as an alternative agent framework with broad model compatibility and persistent memory features. Overview According to usage metrics, Hermes Agent has 155K GitHub stars and ranks number 1 on OpenRout…

Man Robbed During Cash Cryptocurrency Purchase in Moscow On 19.05.2026 a buyer of digital assets was robbed in western Moscow, and ₽2 000 000 in cash was taken. Police report that the attack occurred on a parking lot near Kotsyubinskaya Street during a planned in-person exchange meeting. Incident Ac…

Bitcoin Depot files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection On 18.05.2026 Bitcoin Depot initiated a voluntary Chapter 11 filing in the Federal Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Bankruptcy filing and network status At the time of the filing the company operated more than 9,000 cryptoc…

Harvard Endowment Sells BlackRock Ether ETF Holdings Harvard University's endowment sold its entire position in BlackRock's spot ether ETF, realizing $86.8 million ; the stake had been acquired late last year. Details of the transaction The endowment exited the BlackRock ether ETF position completel…

Portfolio Review for May 2026: Strategy and Actions After four years of public investing, the portfolio recorded a notable drawdown in May 2026 that warrants a focused review. Nikita performed a portfolio snapshot and explained why he considers this period historically appropriate to accumulate fund…

Bitget becomes platinum partner of June 2026 crypto conference Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget will participate as a platinum partner of a major crypto conference held on 13.06.2026, organisers confirmed today. Company profile and reach Bitget serves more than 125 million users and offers access to o…

Cronos blockchain and Trump stake in treasury Cronos is an EVM-compatible layer‑1 blockchain launched by Crypto.com in 2021, designed as a DeFi layer for Crypto.com’s users. The network combines an EVM chain for smart contracts with a PoS chain for staking and consensus. Network overview and token m…

Kimi K2.6 cuts AI inference costs dramatically Before Kimi K2.6 appeared, teams ran workloads on Claude Opus 4.7 at $25 per million output tokens. On 20.04. the open model Kimi K2.6 was released and immediately changed cost dynamics. What Kimi K2.6 is Kimi K2.6 is an open Mixture-of-Experts model wi…

CoinGecko Identifies Best Days to Buy Bitcoin Analysts at CoinGecko examined BTC price data from 2013 through 2026 and found that U.S. federal holidays historically show higher next-day returns for Bitcoin. Aggregate findings CoinGecko compared average next-day returns for purchases executed on fede…

Binance aims to reach three billion users globally During a global online event, Binance executives outlined a strategy to expand the platform and integrate blockchain services with traditional finance. Goals and user targets Co‑CEO Yi He said the exchange’s current base of 300 million users represe…

Anthropic Releases Open Legal Skills for Claude Cowork Anthropic published a free, open-source set of legal skills for Claude Cowork, prompting stock declines among several US legal-tech companies. What the skills do The legal skill pack can analyze contracts for risks and inconsistencies, assemble …

Community Reports Large Token Gains and Trading Activity in April Members of a private trading community reported a series of significant token gains and intensified market activity during April 2026. Reported returns and execution methods Participants described multiple high-return trades executed …

Workshop Stage reveals first speakers for 2026 conference Organizers announced the initial speakers for the new Workshop Stage, a format focused on practical workshops and hands‑on case studies. Program focus The Workshop Stage will present sessions covering smart‑contract security, on‑chain investi…

Ethereum Foundation adopts Clear Signing standard for transactions The Ethereum Foundation has launched the Clear Signing standard to replace blind transaction signing with human-readable descriptions of approved actions. What Clear Signing changes Clear Signing requires wallets to present meaningfu…

Andrey Makarov Reaches New Personal Record at Age 31 Andrey Leonidovich Makarov reached a new personal all-time high on his 31 st birthday, an event noted by market observers and peers. The milestone attracted attention for both symbolic and operational reasons within related communities. Background…

Binance CMO Rachel Conlan to Speak in Kyiv on 13.06.2026 Rachel Conlan, global chief marketing officer at Binance , will make her first in-person appearance in Ukraine on 13.06.2026 . About the speaker Conlan leads global marketing efforts at Binance , a company with hundreds of millions of users wo…

Monero selects CSIDH‑1024 for post‑quantum addresses Monero Research Lab announced a decision to adopt CSIDH-1024 as the project's post‑quantum key‑exchange scheme. Implementation and address format The chosen scheme will be integrated into Jamtis , a new address format replacing CryptoNote‑compatib…

Solana token surged after brief Roaring Kitty post Roaring Kitty posted a Solana token address that remained visible for under one hour before being deleted, and the token later rallied substantially. Sequence of events The account known as Roaring Kitty published a Solana token address, and the mes…