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101 itemsJune 23, 2026
- Cointelegraph
Ethereum’s much-hated staking 'tax' may already be obsolete
Ethereum’s latest “funding crisis” has triggered a fierce debate: a contentious plan to tax staking rewards versus a new wave of labs and large ETH holders funding development offchain.
- CryptoSlate
South Korean digital bank with 15M users turns to Solana stablecoins for overseas transfers
Toss Bank's Solana proof of concept would put stablecoin remittance infrastructure beside a regulated bank app used by millions of customers. In a June 22 post, Solana said South Korea's Toss Bank is set to use the network for a global remittance and settlement PoC. Local reporting said Toss Bank si...
- The BlockScore: 85
THORChain resumes trading five weeks after $10.7 million exploit
THORChain resumed trading after a 5-week halt following a $10.7 million multichain exploit in May affecting an Asgard vault.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Trump signs orders for quantum computer, cryptography upgrades
“We’re going to be investing in American quantum leadership like never before to stay ahead of the pack,” says US President Donald Trump.
- The BlockScore: 85
US Senate passes housing supply bill featuring CBDC ban in 85-5 vote
The housing supply bill seeks to ban the issuance of a CBDC or any similar digital asset until the end of 2030.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
US Senate passes housing bill with CBDC ban until 2030
The Senate voted 85-5 to pass a major housing affordability bill that includes a ban on the Federal Reserve making a central bank digital currency until 2030.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Ripple gains preliminary MiCA license ahead of July 1 EU deadline
Ripple secures preliminary CASP approval in Luxembourg ahead of July 1 MiCA deadline as companies race for EU crypto licensing.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
South Korea’s KOSPI crashes 10% as regulator admits ETF mistake – Bitcoin falls below $63,000
South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI stock index plunged nearly 10% today, triggering a market-wide trading halt one day after the country’s top financial regulator acknowledged that authorities had rushed the approval of leveraged funds tied to its two largest chipmakers. According to reports, the KOSPI c...
- DecryptScore: 85
US Senate Passes Housing Bill With Four-Year Fed CBDC Ban
A bipartisan housing bill the Senate passed 85-5 Monday would block a Fed digital dollar through 2030, and now heads to the House.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
The digital euro takes a massive step forward after winning a crucial European Parliament vote
EU lawmakers backed a legal framework to launch a state-backed digital currency by 2029 so the continent can stop relying entirely on U.S. credit card and stablecoin giants.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum Foundation will cut budget 40% in major reset
The reduction comes on the same day the EF confirmed a 20% reduction in headcount and follows the resignation of co-Executive Director Hsiao-Wei Wang. Her departure brings the total number of senior Ethereum Foundation figures to leave since January to nine, underscoring the scale of the organizatio...
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Trump’s quantum computing push puts $449 billion in “exposed Bitcoin” back in the limelight
On June 22, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders that put the federal government’s most sensitive civilian computer systems on a 2031 post-quantum security timetable while launching a national effort to accelerate the development of advanced quantum computers. One order requires federa...
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Crypto users told to pull funds after Ethereum L2 bridge failure exposes rollup exit risk
A warning by Ethereum L2 bridge Taiko has given rollup users a scenario they rarely plan for: a security incident in which the safest course of action was to withdraw funds before the bridge layer provided a full public explanation. The network said in a security notice that it had confirmed a compr...
- The BlockScore: 80
Trump signs executive orders setting 2031 deadline for post-quantum migration
One order mandated that all federal high-value assets and systems transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography by the end of 2031.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Ripple targets EU, wins preliminary MiCA approval from Luxembourg financial regulator
The license will enable Ripple to offer its stablecoin payment systems to European companies and expand into broader crypto functions.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Franklin Templeton closes 250 Digital acquisition deal and sets up new Franklin Crypto division
The $1.7 trillion asset manager did not disclose the amount paid for the acquisition of 250 Digital but revealed its plans for a new corporate division exclusively for crypto investments.
- DecryptScore: 80
Thailand Expands Crypto Mining Probe Into $300M Chinese Laundering Network
Thailand's DSI says a Chinese "grey capital" network used illegal crypto mining and cash mules to launder more than $300 million a year.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
Bitcoin slump worsens amid SpaceX rout: Can BTC price hold $60K any longer?
SpaceX’s $600 billion wipeout rattles tech markets, putting Bitcoin’s $60,000 support at risk as traders brace for a deeper BTC selloff.
- The BlockScore: 80
DOJ seizes Huione Group cloud computing account used to launder billions in fraud proceeds
Last year, FinCEN designated Huione Group as a primary money laundering concern under the USA Patriot Act.
- The BlockScore: 80
Kentucky becomes latest state sued by CFTC over prediction markets
Kentucky has become the latest battleground in the fight over prediction markets as the CFTC asserts jurisdiction.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
$170M Ether longs liquidated as crypto market tumbles: Is ETH doomed?
ETH price hangs in the balance as a fresh wave of liquidations pressure the altcoin and spillover from Bitcoin’s struggles to hold $62,000 impact investor sentiment.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
British pound stablecoins capped to $53B ceiling as Bank of England sets out stablecoin rules
The Bank of England has removed the biggest usability objection from its sterling stablecoin plan, but it has kept a ceiling on how large any single systemic pound token can become. In a June 22 policy statement and draft Code of Practice, the central bank removed proposed holding limits for individ...
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Bitcoin slips toward $63,000 as a tech selloff drags risk assets lower
A rotation out of this year's best AI and chip stocks sank Asian markets, with South Korea's Kospi down 6%, and crypto fell with them. Bitcoin is down more than 3% on the week.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Ethereum breakaway developers turn a funding gap into a fight over who steers the network
On June 22, five former senior Ethereum Foundation researchers announced Ethlabs, an independent nonprofit R&D lab with a mission to make Ethereum the settlement layer of the global economy. The co-founders, Ansgar Dietrichs, Barnabé Monnot, Caspar Schwarz-Schilling, Josh Rudolf, and Julian Ma, fram...
- CointelegraphScore: 75
THORChain resumes trading more than a month after $10M exploit
THORChain resumed all network activity after implementing multiple security upgrades and a vault migration to fix the vulnerabilities that led to the $10.7 million exploit.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
EU committee advances digital euro bill after key vote
EU lawmakers backed rules for an offline and online digital euro, with privacy safeguards, holding limits and no interest payments.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Investors pulled $2.5B from Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, but Hyperliquid and XRP still found buyers
Through June 18, US-traded spot Bitcoin ETFs shed nearly $2.3 billion, and Ethereum ETFs lost around $200 million. Hyperliquid products attracted about $50 million in net inflows, XRP ETFs added roughly $24 million, and Solana finished with $3.4 million in outflows. Altcoin inflows totaled about $74...
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Ripple gives RLUSD a MiCA foothold in Europe and route into African payments – but is volume there?
Ripple is pursuing a coordinated expansion of its stablecoin infrastructure across Europe and Africa, combining a strategic investment in payments company Flutterwave with preliminary regulatory approval in the European Union to widen the reach of its digital-asset services. The dual-track strategy ...
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Chainlink teams up with 47 South Korean, European banks to speed up international money transfers
The alliance, called Project Pangea, plans to use stablecoins to settle multimillion-dollar currency trades between Europe and South Korea in near real time.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Bitcoin price faces midweek squeeze that will decide whether $60,000 holds
Bitcoin price faces back-to-back tests this week, with May PCE coming out on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. EDT and more than $10 billion in Bitcoin options settling on Deribit at 08:00 UTC Friday in the quarterly expiry that closes the second quarter. Bitcoin is trading near $62,500 after a rough June that ...
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Zcash miner Fortitude gets Nasdaq listing via HeartSciences merger
The all-stock deal gives Fortitude a Nasdaq listing while HeartSciences retains its healthcare business and existing shareholders keep a minority stake.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Bitcoin volatility looks cheap as $10 billion options settlement nears
Your day-ahead look for June 23, 2026
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
$8.5M DeFi vault pulled overnight: The wake-up call for traders chasing high yields
A verification dispute at MainStreet triggered a broader confidence scare across yield-bearing stablecoin products, sending more than 8.5 million USDT out of Altura in 24 hours and prompting the team to initiate an orderly vault wind-down. CEO Ranveer Arora said users redeemed more than $8.5 million...
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Crypto lobby urges Congress pass staking and mining tax bill as is
A trio of crypto lobby groups says a bill allowing staking and mining rewards to be taxed when they’re sold should be passed without further amendments.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin gets new $54K warning as BTC price hits 11-day low on Asia tech sell-off
Bitcoin analysis warned of "new lows" as Asia markets dropped up to 10% and BTC price action dipped below $62,000 for the first time in nearly two weeks.
- The BlockScore: 70
Blockchain data startup Allium raises $40M Series B as institutional interest in onchain analytics grows: Fortune
Allium raised a $40 million Series B to expand blockchain data infrastructure for institutional clients, including Visa and the Fed.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
In Clarity Act's final weeks, its path through U.S. Senate not getting much clearer
Tough negotiations linger in several difficult arenas, but crypto's Washington lobbyists are flying in allies this week and still hoping for a July vote.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Bitcoin's recent drop below $60,000 signals Fed, ETF and AI pressures: Deutsche Bank
Bitcoin's slump to its lowest level since late 2024 reflects a hawkish Federal Reserve, exchange-traded fund outflows and a shift of capital into AI, the bank said.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Chainlink joins European and Korean bank consortia to develop FX settlement network
Banks across Europe and South Korea will study whether regulated euro and won stablecoins can enable real-time cross-border foreign exchange settlement.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Elizabeth Warren once said CBDCs have a “great promise” – Now she’s helping block it
Elizabeth Warren has spent much of the past decade warning Americans about the risks posed by privately issued and decentralized digital assets. Over the years, the Massachusetts Democrat has built a reputation as one of crypto industry’s most recognizable critics by persistently linking the emergin...
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Ethereum Foundation sacks 20% of workforce amid strategic restructuring
The Ethereum Foundation fired 54 employees and unveiled a new organizational structure as Vitalik Buterin said the group plans to reduce its budget by roughly 40%.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Multi-year Bitcoin holder selling falls to 19-month low as halving model flags new market bottom date
OG Bitcoin holders' spending dropped to a 19-month low, as market cycle indicators point to September as a potential market bottom.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Opera's MiniPay launches Visa debit card for stablecoin spending
The card will allow MiniPay's 16 million users to spend stablecoins through Visa's network as adoption of digital dollars grows across emerging markets.
- The BlockScore: 70
Senate Democrats urge Republicans to hold hearings on Trump family crypto ties to Abu Dhabi royalty
Top Democrats are calling for congressional hearings into President Donald Trump’s family crypto venture and Abu Dhabi royalty.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Crypto market drops as Nasdaq tech selloff spills into digital assets
Bitcoin lost 2.5% to $62,300 and ether fell more than 4% while $717 million in liquidations amplified losses across altcoins.
- The BlockScore: 65
Tether-backed Oobit brings USDT to nearly 170 million users of Brazil’s PIX payment network
Created by Banco Central do Brasil in 2020, PIX is one of the world's most widely-adopted digital payment networks.
- DecryptScore: 65
Morning Minute: Fomo's $75M Raise Shows Big VCs Are Still Betting on Consumer Crypto
Crypto majors are selling off as big Tech gets routed; Saylor is hoarding cash; and ETH heavyweights team up to fund R&D with ETHLabs.
- The BlockScore: 65
OKX Europe chief says 80% of crypto exchanges won’t survive MiCA as deadline nears
OKX Europe CEO Ghoos said 80% of exchanges won't survive MiCA as ESMA forces unlicensed firms to cease EU operations by July 1.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
The SEC delayed tokenizing stocks, and here’s why that’s a relief
Before we rush to tokenize U.S. equities, we need compliance systems that understand context, not just checkboxes. Investors like Michael Burry see the danger, so should the rest of us, urges Chamarajnagar.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
CBOE weighs converting BTC, ETH continuous futures into perpetual futures: Report
As US regulatory changes accelerate the adoption of crypto perpetual futures and rivals Coinbase and Kalshi expand their offerings, Cboe mulls a product overhaul.
- The BlockScore: 65
‘Quarter-end catalyst or consolidation?’: Bitcoin below $63,000 amid ETF outflows, $10.6 billion options expiry
Bitcoin trades under $63,000 ahead of PCE data Thursday on, which analysts say is the market's next key test.
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
Solana is subsidizing high-volume traders before on-chain markets prove the activity can stick
Solana Foundation is trying to turn pro-trader subsidies into chain-level market structure. With Frontier Traders, the Foundation introduced a program on June 17 that aggregates activity across Solana venues, offers VIP rebates, and covers priority infrastructure for qualified users. The package mov...
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Bitmine, Sharplink and Joe Lubin back Ethereum R&D nonprofit
Sharplink says the new nonprofit, Ethlabs, “exists to ensure the network is ready to absorb” the demand that institutions will place on it with stablecoins, tokenization and AI.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Trump signs orders to build a quantum computer and protect against the one that could break encryption
The White House issued twin executive orders to accelerate U.S. development of large-scale quantum computers while simultaneously hardening defenses against such machines.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Hut 8 to pay $2.35 million to settle investor suit over U.S. Bitcoin merger
The former bitcoin miner denied any wrongdoing related to its 2023 merger with U.S. Bitcoin Corp.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Former BIS chief softens stance on stablecoins, backs coexistence with fiat
Former BIS general manager Agustín Carstens said stablecoins can enhance financial inclusion and innovation but stressed the need for global regulatory frameworks to enable coexistence with fiat money.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Ethereum Foundation cuts 20% of staff amid leadership exodus
The reduction follows a period of significant upheaval at the organization’s leadership level.
- The BlockScore: 60
Ethereum Foundation cuts 20% of its workforce as new 5-cluster structure takes shape
Ethereum Foundation cut 20% of its workforce, reorganizing into five clusters as part of a long-simmering reorganization.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Why tokenized SpaceX shares broke before retail investors could buy them
Tokenized SpaceX shares drew more than $1 billion in demand, but many investors received refunds instead. What went wrong?
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Bitcoin teases $62K breakdown as analysis sees Micron earnings volatility next
Bitcoin stayed volatile while bulls tried to preserve support at local lows while stocks prepared for Micron forward earnings and digested Asia losses.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
BNY sees 'FOMO' driving asset managers into tokenized funds
Fund issuers are exploring blockchain-based ETFs amid fears of missing an early foothold in tokenized finance.
- The BlockScore: 60
Barry Silbert’s Zcash miner proposes merger, sends Nasdaq stock soaring despite rough month for ZEC
Zcash miner Fortitude Mining, a DCG subsidiary, wants to merge with a small-cap Nasdaq stock, HeartSciences Inc.
- DecryptScore: 60
Trump's Quantum Push Wins Praise, But Experts Warn Bitcoin Isn't Ready
Industry leaders welcomed President Trump's quantum executive orders, while researchers said the accelerated timelines reflect growing urgency around post-quantum security and cryptocurrency infrastructure.
- The BlockScore: 55
Hut 8 agrees to $2.35 million settlement in investor suit tied to US Bitcoin merger
Hut 8 agreed to pay $2.35M to settle a securities class action over disclosure claims from its 2023 merger with U.S. Bitcoin Corp.
- The BlockScore: 55
New DeFi Education Fund coalition seeks to harden crypto against cybersecurity threats
The DeFi Education Fund launched a cybersecurity coalition as part of an effort to bolster itself against bad actors across the blockchain.
- DecryptScore: 55
Bitcoin Tests Two-Week Low at $62K as Tech Stocks Waver on Wall Street
Investors are digesting a hawkish Fed, with risk-off sentiment driving a sell-off in AI and crypto
- CointelegraphScore: 55
CFTC chair says perp trading not suitable for all assets it regulates
Michael Selig told US cotton producers that the agency’s regulatory approach to crypto perpetual futures may not be a “natural fit for traditional commodity markets, like agriculture.”
- CryptoSlateScore: 50
The oil scare is fading, but Bitcoin is still trapped by the gas-price hangover
Bitcoin is trading near $64,000, roughly mid-channel in the $57,000-$77,000 range that has defined the market since the Strait of Hormuz shock. Can-Luca Köymen, investment strategist at Sygnum, called the current setup a catalyst-light regime in a note: “Absent a decisive catalyst the path of ...
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Bitcoin may need to plunge 15% or more to mark bottom, according to this long-time indicator
With bitcoin testing its 200 week moving average, on-chain data suggests the $50,000 to $54,000 range could become the next key battleground.
- DecryptScore: 50
Ethereum Foundation Cuts 20% of Workforce in 'Leaner' Reorganization
The non-profit is cutting 54 jobs as it reorganizes into focused "clusters," following a succession of leadership departures.
- The BlockScore: 50
David Bailey’s Nakamoto closes legacy healthcare clinics as bitcoin operating company pivot nears completion
Nakamoto closed its healthcare clinics on June 19, completing a merger-linked wind-down as it pivots fully to bitcoin operations.
- The BlockScore: 50
Midas’ mGLOBAL token tracking Fasanara’s alternative debt strategy launches on Aave Horizon
Holders will now be able to deposit mGLOBAL tokens on Aave Horizon to borrow USDC while retaining full exposure to the underlying strategy.
- The BlockScore: 50
Goldfinch set to shutter Prime after community vote backs wind-down proposal
The protocol facilitated roughly $100 million in loans, but a handful of borrower pools later encountered "serious performance issues."
- The BlockScore: 50
New York man sentenced for $1.4 million crypto fraud scheme using bogus influencer accounts
A New York man who posed as crypto influencers on Telegram and used false promises of staking rewards was sentenced to 15 months in prison.
- The BlockScore: 50
Nearly 100 Catholic leaders oppose Clarity Act over weakened safeguards against illicit finance and trafficking
The Alliance to End Human Trafficking, which is supported by Catholic organizations, pushed back against the sweeping cryptocurrency bill.
- The BlockScore: 50
Trump directing ‘government dollars and time’ to quantum security could be a boon for bitcoin
Millions of bitcoins with exposed public addresses may be at risk to quantum computers, Project Eleven previously said.
- DecryptScore: 50
Crypto’s Clarity Act Has a New Enemy: Catholic Leaders
A group of 82 Catholic leaders warned a key provision of the crypto bill, protecting software developers from prosecution, could enable human trafficking.
- The BlockScore: 45
Strategy: The Capital Stack Meets a Falling Bitcoin Price
Below is a summarized version of The Block Research’s Strategy: The Capital Stack Meets a Falling Bitcoin Price report. The full PDF version of this report is accessible here. Strategy Inc., formerly MicroStrategy, faces the first real test of its Bitcoin-treasury model. It holds 847,363 BTC a...
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Former Robinhood Crypto COO Tanya Denisova joins stablecoin issuer Agora as head of operations
The former Robinhood Crypto executive will oversee operations as Agora scales its rapidly growing AUSD stablecoin business.
- The BlockScore: 40
TurboFlow, aiming to be the ‘Kalshi of APAC,’ raises $6 million seed led by Pantera Capital
The platform offers prediction markets and perpetual futures and aims to be a localized alternative to Kalshi and Polymarket for Asian users.
- The BlockScore: 40
Ark Invest buys $32 million worth of SpaceX shares as stock plunges 16%
SPCX fell 16.43% to close at $154.60 on Monday, erasing most of the gains recorded since its June 12 debut.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Live updates: An 'altcoin season' signal flashed, but bitcoin's slide is what set it off
After nearly two years of declines, alts have run out of sellers and steadied, while bitcoin has dropped hard, sliding back toward $63,600.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Bitcoin price has limited downside, likely near bottom, contrarian indicator suggests
The bitcoin price's long-term moving averages are set to flash a bearish signal soon. That's good news for the bulls.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Binance’s Yi He warns of alleged impersonation scam, CoinUp denies ties
Binance co-founder Yi He warns of an alleged impersonator referred to as “Zhu Pan” in Chinese-language posts as CoinUp distances itself from the individual.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Kalshi adds India to growing list of restricted jurisdictions
Kalshi has added India to its list of 55 restricted jurisdictions, months after Indian authorities warned VPN providers to stop facilitating access to these platforms.
- The BlockScore: 40
CryptoQuant says Strategy should pause bitcoin purchases and rebuild cash reserves
Michael Saylor's Strategy should pause bitcoin purchases and focus on rebuilding its cash reserves, said CryptoQuant.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Crypto critic Roubini joins tokenization boom with onchain 'Technodollar'
The economist known as "Dr. Doom" is supporting a tokenized security backed by a Nasdaq-listed ETF he oversees, designed to protect wealth in global crises.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Starmer steps down: What Andy Burnham means for crypto in the UK
Burnham brings a dose of optimism to the UK crypto industry, having previously supported the blockchain industry as mayor of Manchester.
- CoinDeskScore: 35
Meta is developing a prediction market app called ‘Arena’ as sector booms: NYT
The app would let users forecast future events using a points-based system rather than cash wagers, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
SpaceX’s $600 billion plunge erased nearly half of bitcoin’s market cap in three days.
The newly public company shed close to half of bitcoin's entire market value in three sessions after announcing its first bond sale. Bitcoin, absorbing the same backdrop, fell less than 1%.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Strategy's STRC slump prompts Terra comparisons that don't hold up, says analyst
Benchmark's Mark Palmer says the comparison misreads what STRC is — a dividend-paying share backed indirectly by bitcoin, not a peg waiting to break.
- The BlockScore: 30
Meta’s Zuckerberg wants to build prediction market app like Polymarket and Kalshi: NYT
Prediction markets have swelled into a multi-billion-dollar business with users from all around the world betting billions of dollars.
- DecryptScore: 30
OpenAI's GPT-5.5 Cyber AI Beats Anthropic's Banned Mythos Model—And Nobody's Shutting It Down
GPT-5.5-Cyber tops the CyberGym leaderboard as Anthropic's best models sit offline under a Trump administration export ban.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Crypto isn't the problem with the US economy, says senator
Louisiana Senator John Kennedy largely dismissed what he called the “promotion” of cryptocurrency by the Digital Chamber CEO Cody Carbone in a Senate hearing on affordability.
- DecryptScore: 30
Mark Zuckerberg Wants a Prediction Market Too: NYT
The initiative follows bets on stablecoins and the metaverse.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Mark Zuckerberg ordered Meta staff to develop moneyless prediction market: NYT
The Meta CEO reportedly plans for the company to launch a prediction market independent of its other apps allowing users to place wagers using a points system rather than money.
- CoinDeskScore: 20
XRP drifts toward $1.10 support as traders await break from three-week range
Weak volume and fading momentum kept XRP pinned near the bottom of its recent range, with the $1.05-$1.10 area emerging as the market's key line in the sand.
- DecryptScore: 20
A New OpenClaw Competitor: ToqanClaw Promises Privacy in AI Agent Race
Prosus launched ToqanClaw, a no-code AI platform positioned as an European alternative to AI agents like OpenClaw.
- DecryptScore: 20
AI Agent Triggers Nuclear Strike After Getting Outmaneuvered in Civilization VI
A new benchmark designed to test strategic reasoning found an AI-controlled empire spent 50 turns developing nuclear weapons to stop a rival's cultural victory—only to lose the game anyway.
- CoinDeskScore: 10
AI chipmaker Cerebras down 11% after first public earnings report
While revenue was up 92% from year-ago levels, the company forecasted a lower core gross margin next quarter.
- DecryptScore: 5
Meet Qwable: The Free Local Model That Thinks Like Claude Fable
Someone fine-tuned Fable 5's reasoning style into a local Qwen model. Then someone else removed its conscience.