Raw News Items
109 itemsApril 16, 2026
- Cointelegraph
Bitcoin liquidations top $283M after short squeeze sends BTC price above $75K
Bitcoin consolidates between $73,000 and $75,000 as liquidations trigger a short squeeze, but weak spot demand keeps the upside momentum in check.
- Cointelegraph
Bitcoin funding rate stays negative even as BTC price trades above $75K: What gives?
Bitcoin’s futures funding rate has remained negative even as BTC bounced back above $75,000. Should traders be worried?
- The BlockScore: 90
Bitcoin ETFs add $186M as Morgan Stanley’s MSBT inflows top $100M in first six trading days
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs added $186 million in their second straight day of positive flows, as Morgan Stanley's MSBT topped WisdomTree's fund.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
The CLARITY Act breakthrough: Why JPMorgan says the U.S. crypto rulebook is ‘close to completion’
Analysts at the bank say negotiations for the CLARITY Act are reaching a final breakthrough as lawmakers resolve long-standing disputes over stablecoin rewards and agency oversight.
- The BlockScore: 85
Drift secures up to $127 million from Tether for user recovery, pivots from Circle’s USDC to USDT after $280 million exploit
Drift Protocol said it has secured up to $127.5 million from Tether to support user recovery after the April 1 exploit.
- The BlockScore: 85
Charles Schwab begins rollout of spot bitcoin, ethereum trading platform
The new platform, called Schwab Crypto, will roll out over the coming weeks and will only support bitcoin and ethereum at first.
- The BlockScore: 85
Russia-linked Grinex exchange suspends operations after $15 million hack, blames ‘hostile states’
Liquidity and users of the sanctioned Garantex exchange have flowed into Grinex over the past year, Elliptic claims.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Why the SEC just gave self custody crypto apps 5 years to get traditional broker licenses
The SEC moved the crypto market structure forward on Apr. 13 without waiting for Congress to act. The agency's Division of Trading and Markets published a staff statement on Covered User Interfaces, such as websites, browser extensions, wallet-linked apps, and mobile applications that help users in ...
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Drift gets $148 million funding from Tether and partners as it replaces Circle stablecoin with USDT after massive exploit
The money will be used by Drift to recover user funds after more than $270 million in clients assets were exploited this month, and will relaunch the protocol as a USDT-based perpetuals DEX on Solana.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
The 24-hour trap: Why the UK’s new crypto rules could catch some firms off guard
The new regulations revealed by the Financial Conduct Authority include several technical traps which crypto software providers need to watch for to avoid sanctions
- CoinDeskScore: 80
VerifiedX brings privacy layer to Bitcoin as institutional demand for confidentiality grows
A new zero-knowledge-powered system enables shielded bitcoin transactions, reflecting a broader push across crypto to address the “privacy gap” keeping institutions off public blockchains.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
The cheapest bitcoin ETF yet: Morgan Stanley uses 0.14% fee to draw $100 million in first week
Morgan Stanley’s new MSBT fund has quickly attracted over $100 million by offering the market's lowest fees, sparking a fresh wave of competition from rivals like Goldman Sachs.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
Charles Schwab to roll out spot Bitcoin, Ether trading for retail clients
Schwab will introduce direct trading in the two biggest cryptos through a dedicated account, its first move into spot trading as it expands its digital asset offerings.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
Bitcoin rebounds near $74.5K as US stocks chase after new all-time highs
Bitcoin attempted to recover the $75,000 level as US stocks chase after a second day of fresh all-time highs. Is the bull market back on?
- DecryptScore: 80
UK Sets Path to Crypto Regulation With FCA Consultation
The regulator is seeking feedback on its interpretation of regulated cryptoasset activities under rules set to take effect in October 2027.
- DecryptScore: 75
Your AI Chats Can Be Used Against You in Court—Law Firms Are Scrambling
Two months after a New York federal judge ruled AI conversations can be seized by prosecutors, more than a dozen major law firms have issued warnings to clients.
- DecryptScore: 75
Ethereum Foundation Helps Expose North Korean Workers That Infiltrated Crypto Firms
The Ethereum Foundation reported that a six-month program helped expose around 100 DPRK IT workers across 53 crypto projects.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Tech stocks push Nasdaq, S&P 500 to record highs as Bitcoin taps $75K
Tech stocks helped drive the Nasdaq to 24,016 and the S&P 500 to 7,022 as Bitcoin climbed nearly 10% over the past two weeks.
- DecryptScore: 75
Drift Taps Tether for $148 Million Recovery Plan, Ditches Circle's USDC Following DeFi Exploit
Circle has faced pushback online for standing pat as actors used its cross-chain protocol to move stolen funds.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Zonda exchange says 4.5K BTC wallet inaccessible amid withdrawal crisis
The CEO of the troubled Zonda exchange has disclosed a Bitcoin wallet holding around 4,500 BTC, but said the private keys were never transferred during a company handover.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Bitcoin is squeezing into the $78k ‘True Market Mean’ with Fed and retail data set to decide next move
Bitcoin is pushing up against a patch of resistance right as the bigger economic picture gets trickier. The price is pushing toward $75,000, with some important on-chain sellers stepping in and two big US data releases on deck. These will determine whether Bitcoin can break through $ 78,1 and get kn...
- DecryptScore: 75
Morning Minute: Bitcoin Devs Propose New Quantum Solution
BIP-361 would freeze the Bitcoin most at risk of seizure from quantum exploits. But will the community go for it?
- DecryptScore: 75
Exchange Inflows Spike as Bitcoin Faces $76K Headwinds
On-chain data show increased selling pressure, with Bitcoin exchange inflows and large-holder deposits spiking to multi-month highs.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Wall Street trading-tech is coming to crypto as DoubleZero rolls out high-speed data for Solana
The project, called DoubleZero Edge, offers a real-time feed of raw data from the Solana blockchain, giving traders faster access to information that can influence prices.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Bitcoin holds near $75,000 as short-term holders look for profit opportunities
Bitcoin is hovering near $75,000 as steady institutional demand meets a wall of supply, while the options market is biased toward downside hedges.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin fund overtakes WisdomTree after 6 trading days
The Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust is also within striking distance of overtaking three other US spot Bitcoin ETFs that launched in January 2024.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Bitcoin funding rates hit most negative since 2023, history suggests bottom is in
Despite a surge in short positioning, bitcoin has climbed toward $75,000, with past episodes of negative funding rates often aligning with local market bottoms.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Circle CEO says China could launch yuan stablecoin within 3 to 5 years as currency race heats up
The pitch is global scale for the yuan, but capital controls, offshore limits and convertibility gaps still stand in the way
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Bitcoin is testing a level that capped its rally in January, CryptoQuant says
Macro-driven ETF inflows have lifted prices, but CryptoQuant data signals large holders are positioning to sell near a key breakeven zone
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Bitcoin's quantum debate splits as Adam Back pushes optional upgrades over forced freeze
The Blockstream CEO told Paris Blockchain Week that Bitcoin should build quantum-resistant upgrades now, a day after Jameson Lopp proposed freezing vulnerable coins instead.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Bitcoin devs bet a quantum attacker will play nice with a ‘wait and react’ plan
BitMEX Research proposes a canary system that pays a bounty to the first quantum attacker and activates a network-wide freeze, offering an alternative to a fixed five-year timeline.
- DecryptScore: 70
Russian Crypto Exchange Grinex Halts Trading, Alleging $13M Exploit by 'Western Special Services'
Russian crypto exchange Grinex paused trading services after a $13 million exploit it says was conducted by "foreign special services."
- DecryptScore: 70
French Police Rescue Mother and Child After $400K Crypto Ransom Kidnapping
Elite French police rescued a mother and child after kidnappers targeted the family's crypto wealth in the latest “wrench attack.”
- DecryptScore: 70
Adam Back Pushes for Optional Upgrades to Quantum-Proof Bitcoin
The Blockstream CEO’s approach contrasts with BIP-361, a proposal that would implement mandatory freezes of quantum-vulnerable Bitcoin.
- The BlockScore: 70
Elon Musk’s X Money stands to disrupt payments and pressure PayPal, but crypto plans may hit regulatory hurdles: Mizuho
X launched a new feature this week where users can view financial data on stocks and cryptocurrencies directly.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Key Ethereum researcher Josh Stark leaves the Ethereum Foundation
Stark's departure from the Ethereum Foundation is the most high-profile exit from the organization since its shakeup in the first quarter of 2025.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
HIVE plans $75M raise to fund AI infrastructure push
The Bitcoin miner will use the proceeds to expand GPU capacity and data centers as it scales its high-performance computing business beyond mining.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Public crypto miners sold more BTC in Q1 2026 than all of 2025: Report
Mining companies are now split between those liquidating Bitcoin to cover operating expenses and those holding their BTC in reserve to fuel future growth.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Tether announces $150M recovery program for Drift Protocol
The Drift Protocol will use the $150 million to relaunch and restore user funds following a $280 million exploit earlier in April.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Ukraine arrests another suspect in $100M cybercrime ring, $11M seized
Ukrainian authorities detained a suspect linked to a $100 million cybercrime network targeting the US and Europe, seizing $3 million in cryptocurrency.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Bitcoin whales just bought the most BTC since 2013 – so why is the price stuck below $80,000?
Bitcoin has spent much of 2026 moving between recovery attempts and macro shocks, yet one part of the market has kept moving in a single direction. Large holders have been buying. On April 16, Bitfinex highlighted CryptoQuant data showing whales accumulated 270,000 BTC over the previous 30 days, the...
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Bitcoin’s quantum migration plan forces the network to choose between frozen and stolen coins
Bitcoin's debate about quantum computers produced a published draft with real political consequences on Apr. 14. Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 361 (BIP 361), titled “Post Quantum Migration and Legacy Signature Sunset,” landed in Bitcoin's official proposal repository with a three-phase pl...
- CointelegraphScore: 65
BitMEX pitches ‘canary fund’ alternative to Bitcoin quantum coin freeze
It may be appropriate to attempt to mitigate the extent of the freeze as much as possible, even at the cost of greater complexity, said BitMEX.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
US should scrap crypto capital gains tax to fuel competition: Cato
Crypto users in the US are required to pay capital gains taxes on cryptocurrencies, stifling their usefulness as a currency, argued a Washingon DC-based think tank.
- The BlockScore: 65
Polkadot-based Hyperbridge revises exploit losses to $2.5 million, ten times initial estimate
Hyperbridge has raised its loss estimate from $237,000 to $2.5 million after a Token Gateway exploit, with some funds traced to Binance.
- The BlockScore: 65
UK FCA seeks fresh feedback on crypto rules ahead of October 2027 rollout
Ahead of a planned implementation in 2027, the FCA is seeking feedback on stablecoins, trading platforms, custody, and staking.
- The BlockScore: 65
Bitcoin miner HIVE lines up $75 million note offering to fund AI infrastructure expansion
HIVE Digital plans a $75 million zero-coupon note offering to fund GPUs and data centers as it moves to the TSX.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
AllUnity takes MiCA-regulated euro stablecoin EURAU further into DeFi
AllUnity says it is expanding EURAU stablecoin liquidity pools across major DEXs such as Uniswap and Raydium, with trading pairs against USDT and USDT0.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Bitcoin rally is taking a breather near $75,000. Onchain data shows why
BTC is up 10% for the month, but the bull run has stalled near $75,000 in the past 48 hours. Here's why.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
OneCoin’s fallout lingers as US victims get a shot at recovery
Investors in the cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme OneCoin may finally get some relief through a Department of Justice program, some 12 years after the project launched.
- DecryptScore: 65
Polkadot-Ethereum Bridge Hack Losses Were 10x Worse Than Reported, Team Admits
Polkadot bridge protocol Hyperbridge said losses from this week's hack were 10x worse than originally reported, tallying about $2.5 million.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Bitcoin analysts see ‘further upside,’ and identify next price levels to watch
Traders say Bitcoin has room to rally higher, but the upside could be capped at BTC’s active supply cost basis near $78,000.
- The BlockScore: 60
Texas man gets 23 years for $20 million crypto scam supposedly backed by Picasso and Van Gogh artwork
A Texas man was sentenced to over two decades in prison after prosecutors said he scammed investors of more than $20 million.
- The BlockScore: 60
South Korea to pilot blockchain-based deposit tokens for government spending
South Korea's Ministry of Finance and Economy is launching a new pilot to substitute government expense credit cards with deposit tokens.
- The BlockScore: 60
Circle CEO Allaire sees ‘tremendous opportunity’ for yuan stablecoin: report
Chinese authorities have said yuan-pegged stablecoins cannot be issued offshore without prior regulatory approval.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Adam Back says Bitcoin’s post-quantum shift may reveal true Satoshi stash
Back said at Paris Blockchain Week that Bitcoin’s post-quantum shift may reveal the true size of the stash held by Satoshi Nakamoto, estimated at between 500,000 and 1 million BTC.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
South Korea to test blockchain deposit tokens for government spending in Q4
Token-based payments can be programmed with spending limits and which industries can use them, reducing audits and lowering transaction fees by removing intermediaries.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Why Australia’s $17B crypto opportunity depends on regulation
Australia’s A$24B digital asset opportunity hinges on regulation. Clear rules could drive tokenized markets, faster payments and institutional investment.
- DecryptScore: 60
CFTC Chair Mike Selig Faces Bipartisan Pushback on Prediction Markets, Hyperliquid Perps
Sports and war prediction markets and crypto-backed perpetual futures came under fire during a House committee hearing Thursday.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
With no bipartisan leadership, CFTC won't ‘slow down‘ on rulemaking
Democratic lawmakers called out Michael Selig for unilaterally advancing policies at the regulator that's normally led by a bipartisan group of five commissioners.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
After Kalshi appeal, prediction markets fight could head to US Supreme Court
An appellate court is expected to reach a decision after hearing arguments from Kalshi and lawyers representing the state of Nevada.
- DecryptScore: 60
Charles Schwab Weighs Prediction Markets Move as Bitcoin, Ethereum Trading Nears
Charles Schwab President and CEO Rick Wurster indicated that America’s largest discount brokerage will likely support prediction markets.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Bitcoin’s recovery hits a Fed ceiling with no sign of cheaper money
Bitcoin's latest recovery has pushed the flagship digital asset back toward the $75,000 level, tracking a broader return in risk appetite as hopes for de-escalation in the Middle East lifted global equities to fresh records. However, the move is running into a quieter constraint than geopolitics or ...
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
On Schedule and Above Target: JST’s Third Buyback and Burn Breaches $21 Million
According to the latest official update, the third large-scale buyback and burn of JST has been completed. In this round, 271,337,579 JST tokens, worth an estimated $21.3 million, were burned, representing 2.74% of the total supply. Every dollar deployed in this round originated directly from the or...
- CointelegraphScore: 60
CFTC probes oil futures trades tied to Trump's moves in Iran: Report
The CFTC is investigating trades that took place before the US delayed strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure on March 23 and agreed to a ceasefire with Iran on April 7.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
South Korea to pilot tokenized deposits for government spending
The sandbox will test preset spending limits, timing controls and category restrictions for public sector expense payments.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
French minister says new measures are coming after crypto kidnappings
Jean-Didier Berger said at Paris Blockchain Week that France is preparing new steps to protect crypto holders as wrench attacks and kidnappings keep mounting.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Circle CEO sees ‘tremendous opportunity’ for yuan stablecoin despite China curbs
Circle’s Jeremy Allaire sees “tremendous” room for a yuan stablecoin, despite China banning most private yuan tokens and pushing its CBDC to challenge US dollar stablecoins.
- CointelegraphScore: 55
Europe’s Bitcoin treasury playbook won’t be a copy of Strategy: PBW 2026
Executives at Paris Blockchain Week said European firms interested in Bitcoin treasury strategies are working around shallower capital markets and tighter constraints than in the US.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Ripple partners with Korea's Kyobo Life to tokenize government bond settlement
The deal is Ripple's first with a Korean insurer and targets near real-time settlement of Korean treasuries, though the release stops short of committing to a live volume or timeline.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Bitcoin slides back below $74,000 as breakout to higher levels fails again
The $75,000-$76,000 range has proven to be stiff resistance as bitcoin attempts to claw back this year's losses.
- CointelegraphScore: 55
Bitcoin hits ‘near-term selling pressure’ after rally to $76K: CryptoQuant
CryptoQuant says Bitcoin could be reaching a temporary ceiling after hitting a multi-month top of $76,000 on Wednesday, with investors moving Bitcoin in bulk to exchanges.
- DecryptScore: 55
Quantum Proposal Won’t Save Satoshi’s Bitcoin, Says Cardano Founder Hoskinson
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says "it's not possible" to save all vulnerable Bitcoin from quantum computing under the current proposal.
- The BlockScore: 50
Morgan Stanley’s Amy Oldenburg says crypto ‘becoming daily business’ across the firm
Morgan Stanley's digital asset chief said demand is split between direct crypto exposure and ETFs, forcing banks to build for both.
- The BlockScore: 50
Bored Apes-creator Yuga Labs taps new CEO as Greg Solano moves to chairman role
Yuga Labs' new CEO Michael Figge most recently served as chief product officer and has been with the company since 2021.
- The BlockScore: 50
‘This is nuts’: CFTC chair Selig grilled by lawmakers on prediction markets, Hyperliquid, and staffing
Selig faced heat from lawmakers on how he plans to oversee prediction markets and whether it has the headcount to do it.
- The BlockScore: 50
Inside Binance’s plan to become a global financial super app
Richard Teng explains why crypto fundamentals remain strong, how regulation is driving global adoption, and where Binance is headed next.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
U.S. CFTC's Selig says AI has helped make up for staffing cuts at key crypto watchdog
Chairman Mike Selig faces explosive new market duties with crypto and prediction markets, where he said "numerous investigations" have begun.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Trump’s World Liberty under fire for ‘absurd’ token unlock plan
Major World Liberty Financial investor Justin Sun called a plan to lock tokens for up to four years “the most absurd governance scams I have ever seen.”
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Dogecoin jumps 4.5% to nearly 10-cents, outperforming bitcoin and ether
Breakout backed by heavy participation and late-session buying, though weak on-chain activity raises questions over durability.
- CryptoSlateScore: 50
Why S&P 500’s $6 trillion melt up rally exposes Bitcoin amid range-bound weakness
Traditional equities like the S&P 500 are staging a historic comeback, shaking off weeks of geopolitical anxiety to chart new all-time highs. Yet Bitcoin, which has historically been a synchronized beneficiary of risk-on sentiment, is noticeably dragging its feet, leaving investors questioning what ...
- The BlockScore: 50
‘Bitcoin taxes make no sense’: Washington think tank argues US rules hinder everyday payments
The Cato Institute says U.S. bitcoin tax rules are overly complex and discourage everyday use despite growing crypto adoption.
- The BlockScore: 50
DoubleZero rolls out Edge, a low-latency onchain data delivery service on its global fiber DePIN infrastructure
Edge is a permissionless platform delivering ultra-fast onchain market data over DoubleZero's global fiber network.
- The BlockScore: 45
Solana Institute-backed super PAC pours $8 million against Sherrod Brown in Ohio race
Sentinel Action Fund has received backing from the Solana Institute and Multicoin Capital, a crypto-focused venture capital firm.
- CointelegraphScore: 45
Bitcoin should prepare now, even if quantum is a 'lab experiment’: Adam Back
Back said the safest approach is to build optional upgrades that would allow Bitcoin to migrate to quantum-resistant cryptography once it's needed.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Study finds almost no crypto protocols disclose market-maker terms
A review of over 150 crypto protocols finds fewer than 1% disclose market-making arrangements, revealing a major transparency gap in token trading structures.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Bitcoin bull run ‘still too early’ to call as demand lags exiting capital: Analyst
Bitcoin trades below the profitability threshold for active holders, with early signs of BTC demand offering limited price support for now.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Ethereum (ETH) price drops 1.3% as index trades lower
Aave (AAVE), down 1.1% from Wednesday, was also an underperformer.
- The BlockScore: 40
‘Absurd governance scam’: World Liberty Financial’s new proposal prompts harsh criticism from Justin Sun and other holders
Tron Founder Justin Sun issued harsh criticism of the new proposal, calling it one of the 'most absurd governance scams.'
- The BlockScore: 40
Ethereum Foundation exec Josh Stark is stepping down
The move comes amid ongoing changes at the EF, including a renewed focus on scaling and developing the Ethereum mainnet.
- The BlockScore: 40
Tempo unveils pragmatic privacy solution called Zones, a way to run permissioned parallel blockchains
Each Zone will offer a private execution environment managed by a trusted entity, Tempo wrote in an announcement.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Crypto for Advisors: Tokenization’s evolution
Tokenized assets are moving from concept to portfolio allocation. Learn how compliance architecture and institutional movement are redefining risk and opportunity for advisors.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Cardano's Charles Hoskinson says Bitcoin's quantum fix is a hard fork that can't save Satoshi's coins
The Cardano founder argues BIP-361 is mislabeled as a soft fork and that its zero-knowledge recovery plan cannot rescue roughly 1.7 million pre-2013 bitcoin, including Satoshi's holdings.
- DecryptScore: 40
Suspicious Polymarket Trader Made $320K on Last-Minute 2025 Biden Pardons
Two linked wallets flawlessly bet on several pardons made by former President Joe Biden during his final minutes in office.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Bitcoin steady as S&P 500 hits record, but options market isn't buying the peace trade
Crypto's derivatives desks still want downside protection, QCP says, and long-end yields and gold aren't confirming the risk-on move.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Buying coffee with bitcoin is easy, the resulting tax burden is not
A libertarian think tank argues that treating bitcoin as a capital asset for tax purposes makes everyday payments impractical due to the complex reporting requirements.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Crypto fund manager probed in the suspicious death of his fiancé’s death in Zanzibar
The couple argued according to hotel staff and were separated. Despite confirming Ashly Robinson died by suicide, police said they are still investigating her death.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Naver-Dunamu filing sets IPO committee, listing timeline for fintech group
The corrected filing details timeline, caveats and conditions tied to a potential Naver Financial IPO after the Dunamu share swap deal.
- The BlockScore: 35
AI agents make card purchases with new Mastercard–Lobster.cash integration
Payments companies are increasingly investing in new tools that will enable agents to safely execute transactions.
- The BlockScore: 30
Crypto fund manager questioned in Zanzibar police probe into fiancee’s death: reports
Zanzibar police are investigating the death of influencer Ashly Robinson, with crypto fund manager Joe McCann reportedly being questioned.
- DecryptScore: 30
OpenAI Super App Takes Shape: Codex Gets Computer Use, Browser, and Image Gen
OpenAI's Codex desktop app now controls your Mac, runs its own browser, and generates images. The update pushes Codex further into territory occupied by Claude Code and OpenClaw.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Keep an eye on XRP, Plasma, DOGE as bitcoin drifts
What you need to know for April 16, 2026
- CointelegraphScore: 30
UAE investors buy AI dip, keep crypto exposure despite conflict
UAE investors are buying the AI and tech dip, keeping exposure to software, chips and crypto as the Iran conflict stress-tests the Gulf’s bid to be a global tech hub.
- DecryptScore: 30
Stack BTC CEO Steps Down as Farage-Linked Bitcoin Venture Reshuffles Leadership
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced his backing of the company following its relaunch under the Stack BTC name in March.
- DecryptScore: 25
Snap Cuts 1,000 Jobs, Aims to Save $500 Million as AI Reshapes Operations
Social media company Snap is restructuring operations to focus on profitability as AI tools reshape how teams work across key initiatives.
- DecryptScore: 20
Claude Opus 4.7 Is Here: Anthropic’s Latest Model Delivers, But It’s a Token Eating Machine
Anthropic's new flagship model beat every benchmark we threw at it, eats tokens like a hungry teenager, and showed its reasoning out loud.
- DecryptScore: 20
Meta Hikes Quest VR Prices Following PS5 Bump as RAM Shortage Rocks Tech World
The global RAM shortage claims another victim, with Meta boosting Quest 3 and Quest 3S prices following other gadget price hikes.
- CointelegraphScore: 20
China already has the compute to train its own Mythos-like AI: Nvidia CEO
The amount of capacity and the type of compute it was trained on is “abundantly available in China,” said the Nvidia CEO.
- DecryptScore: 20
Federal AI Use Soars, But Bottlenecks Threaten Momentum Amid Public Skepticism: Brookings
The United States government has rapidly adopted AI tools in recent years, but skepticism towards both AI and agencies alike is only growing.