Politics
Coinbase Global is urging the U.S. Treasury Department to ensure that its upcoming rules for the GENIUS Act stay closely aligned with what Congress originally intended. The leading crypto exchange warned that any regulatory overreach could hinder innovation and derail the law’s goal of positioning the United States
Politics
The Bank of England (BoE) is preparing to unveil a long-awaited consultation on stablecoin regulation on November 10, signaling its intent to keep up with U.S. efforts to establish oversight for digital assets. According to reports from Bloomberg and Reuters, Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden confirmed that the U.K.
AI
Enterprises investing heavily in artificial intelligence may soon see relief from rising costs and energy demands, thanks to a new AI model architecture called Continuous Autoregressive Language Models (CALM). Developed by researchers from Tencent AI Lab and Tsinghua University, the design aims to make large language models far more efficient
Finance
Mastercard is expanding its presence in the digital asset space with a new partnership alongside Ripple and Gemini. The three companies announced plans to explore using RLUSD, a U.S.-regulated stablecoin issued on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), to settle traditional card transactions. If fully implemented, the initiative would mark
Finance
CMT Digital, a Chicago-based crypto venture capital firm, has raised $136 million for its fourth fund—falling slightly short of its $150 million target but marking another significant step in its long-term commitment to blockchain and digital asset innovation. According to Fortune, the fundraising round closed in early October and
Finance
Japan’s Metaplanet Inc. has doubled down on its Bitcoin strategy, taking out a $100 million loan secured by its existing Bitcoin reserves to buy more of the cryptocurrency. The move comes as Bitcoin prices hover near four-month lows, signaling the company’s confidence in the asset’s long-term potential.
What Are Stablecoins? Cryptocurrencies are often defined by their volatility—but not all digital assets swing wildly in price. Stablecoins are a special kind of crypto designed to maintain a steady value, usually pegged to a traditional currency like the US dollar or euro. They combine the transparency and speed
AI
As companies embrace large language models (LLMs) and AI assistants to boost productivity, cybersecurity researchers are warning that these same tools may be quietly opening new digital frontiers for attackers. The very features that make AI assistants so powerful—such as live web browsing, contextual memory, and integration with business
Blockchain
Blockchain infrastructure provider Chainlink and tokenized equities platform Dinari have announced a partnership to bring the upcoming S&P Digital Markets 50 Index onchain, marking a major step toward bridging traditional finance with blockchain technology. Blending Traditional and Digital Markets The S&P Digital Markets 50 Index, developed
Finance
Harmonic, a New York–based infrastructure startup building on Solana, has raised $6 million in a seed round led by venture firm Paradigm, with participation from undisclosed angel investors connected to the Solana ecosystem. The funding aims to accelerate Harmonic’s vision of making Solana’s blockchain operate at near–
AI
Artificial intelligence is changing the way software is built, tested, and deployed—and it’s reshaping how DevOps teams operate. As machine learning (ML) models become central to products and services, businesses are realizing that traditional software pipelines simply can’t handle the complexity of AI systems. Deploying AI at
Politics
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo in a closely watched race that highlighted a growing divide within the Democratic Party over technology and innovation policy. According to the Associated Press, Mamdani captured 50.6% of the vote, ahead of