Finance
Ark Invest purchased roughly $16.1 million in Coinbase and Robinhood shares Tuesday. The buys came as both stocks declined amid broader equity weakness tied to geopolitical tensions. Cathie Wood’s firm added 22,452 shares of Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN) and 158,587 shares of Robinhood Markets Inc. (HOOD)
Markets
Opinion Labs clocked nearly $2 billion in notional wagers during the week ending Jan. 25, vaulting the Asia-centric prediction market past Polymarket and within striking distance of Kalshi. That eruption of volume hinted at a new centre of gravity for retail speculators—until the incentive engine sputtered six weeks later.
When you hear the term blue chip, your mind might jump straight to the high stakes tables of a poker game where the blue chips always carry the most value. Traditional finance borrowed this phrase to describe top tier companies, and now the digital asset space has adopted it as
For generations, human beings have been captivated by the idea of artificial intelligence. Long before we had the technology to build smart machines, authors and filmmakers were dreaming them up. You can trace this back to the 1800s with Samuel Butler and his work Darwin Among the Machines. As the
Regulation
President Donald Trump is taking a hard line against major US banks. In a recent social media post on Tuesday, he accused the banking sector of undermining the GENIUS Act and holding the highly anticipated CLARITY Act hostage. The dispute centers on who gets to profit from stablecoin yields. Trump
Cryptocurrency gives you control over your money. But that control comes with responsibility. There’s no customer support line to reverse a bad transfer or recover stolen funds. If someone gets access to your wallet, the assets are usually gone for good. Every year, hackers and scammers siphon off billions
Innovation
Binance has rolled out seven AI Agent Skills that allow automated systems to access market data, wallet balances, and advanced order execution through a single interface. The release positions the exchange as infrastructure for agent-driven trading rather than just a venue for manual order flow. The skills package enables agents
Politics
Roughly $10.3 million in crypto assets exited major Iranian exchanges within days of U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Feb. 28. The spike, recorded through March 2, highlights how digital assets function as a rapid-response channel during geopolitical stress. According to Chainalysis, hourly outflows accelerated sharply after news of the
Cryptocurrency
American Bitcoin will increase its owned hashrate to approximately 28.1 exahash per second following the purchase of 11,298 additional ASIC miners. The expansion represents an anticipated 12% increase in capacity as the company doubles down on a scaled self-mining strategy. The newly acquired machines add about 3.05
Security
A former Los Angeles police officer was convicted of kidnapping and robbing a teenager of $350,000 in Bitcoin. The verdict underscores escalating physical security risks tied to self-custodied crypto assets. Former LAPD officer found guilty of crypto-related home invasion robberyEric Halem, 38, was convicted Monday of taking $350,000
Finance
Core Scientific shares fell 3% to $15.99 in premarket trading after the miner disclosed plans to sell most of its remaining Bitcoin in 2026. The move signals a decisive shift in treasury strategy as mining margins tighten following the 2024 halving. In its latest annual filing, Core Scientific said
AI
Trials of humanoid customer service units are scheduled to begin in Autumn 2026. The timeline signals that physical AI is shifting from experimental pilots to commercial evaluation in live retail environments. KDDI has partnered with AVITA to develop domestically built humanoids designed for frontline customer interaction. The initiative combines AVITA’