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Vitalik Buterin signals ZK payments as the next standard for the agent era

Vitalik Buterin signals ZK payments as the next st...

4 days ago 25

Strait of Hormuz remains blocked amid US-Iran naval skirmishes

Strait of Hormuz remains blocked amid US-Iran nava...

4 days ago 24

xAI leases Colossus 1 supercomputer to Anthropic for $5B annually ahead of planned IPO

xAI leases Colossus 1 supercomputer to Anthropic f...

4 days ago 36

Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff meet Qatari PM in Miami as Middle East diplomacy intensifies

Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff meet Qatari PM in Mi...

4 days ago 20

Revolut resolves crypto pricing glitch affecting multiple assets

Revolut resolves crypto pricing glitch affecting m...

4 days ago 20

Bank of England’s Bailey warns US stablecoins could destabilize the UK in a crisis

Bank of England’s Bailey warns US stablecoins coul...

4 days ago 23

Iran’s IRGC ready to strike US targets amid rising tensions

Iran’s IRGC ready to strike US targets amid rising...

4 days ago 18

Rubio, Witkoff meet Qatari PM in Miami to negotiate Iran deal

Rubio, Witkoff meet Qatari PM in Miami to negotiat...

4 days ago 20

Parker files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy amid shutdown reports

Parker files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy amid shutdow...

4 days ago 34

Venezuela transfers 13.5 kilograms of enriched uranium to US with UK support

Venezuela transfers 13.5 kilograms of enriched ura...

4 days ago 26

Anza reports first successful Alpenswitch on Alpenglow cluster, Solana finalization time improved 100x

Anza reports first successful Alpenswitch on Alpen...

4 days ago 61

Putin says Russia is close to a ‘serious’ gas and oil deal with China

Putin says Russia is close to a ‘serious’ gas and ...

4 days ago 26

Putin says ceasefire prompted by Ukraine security warnings, crypto markets react cautiously

Putin says ceasefire prompted by Ukraine security ...

4 days ago 22

Starmer refuses to resign despite Labour’s local election losses

Starmer refuses to resign despite Labour’s local e...

4 days ago 18

Israel constructs secret military base in Iraq amid Iran conflict

Israel constructs secret military base in Iraq ami...

4 days ago 25

Iran protests escalate with high casualties amid regime criticism

Iran protests escalate with high casualties amid r...

4 days ago 24

Akash reports $175M FDV, launches deflationary burn-mint equilibrium for AKT

Akash reports $175M FDV, launches deflationary bur...

4 days ago 30

Federal Aviation Administration tests AI system to reduce flight delays

Federal Aviation Administration tests AI system to...

4 days ago 24

Aave partners with Latin American fintechs to enhance DeFi access across the region

Aave partners with Latin American fintechs to enha...

4 days ago 18

BlackRock deepens tokenization push with new onchain fund offerings

BlackRock deepens tokenization push with new oncha...

4 days ago 27

Pennsylvania files lawsuit against Character.AI for chatbot impersonation of doctors

Pennsylvania files lawsuit against Character.AI fo...

4 days ago 25

Trump pledges no compromise on Iranian uranium in talks with Netanyahu

Trump pledges no compromise on Iranian uranium in ...

4 days ago 26

Aave v4 deposits on Ethereum surpass $50M, doubling in just one month

Aave v4 deposits on Ethereum surpass $50M, doublin...

4 days ago 15

SanDisk leads S&P 500 with 558% gain in 2026 so far

SanDisk leads S&P 500 with 558% gain in 2026 so fa...

4 days ago 24

BlackRock COO, Ripple CEO set to join CZ at Binance’s first global virtual event

BlackRock COO, Ripple CEO set to join CZ at Binanc...

4 days ago 22

Reform UK gains in local elections challenge Labour’s council seat prospects

Reform UK gains in local elections challenge Labou...

4 days ago 19

Strategy CEO Phong Le outlines conditions for selling Bitcoin

Strategy CEO Phong Le outlines conditions for sell...

4 days ago 14

New South Wales Police seize 52.3 Bitcoin worth $4.2M from darknet operator

New South Wales Police seize 52.3 Bitcoin worth $4...

4 days ago 21

China’s April exports rebound 14.1% as trade surplus widens ahead of Trump visit

China’s April exports rebound 14.1% as trade surpl...

4 days ago 20

Kazakhstan plans $1.9B data center hub amid persistent power shortages

Kazakhstan plans $1.9B data center hub amid persis...

4 days ago 18

ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood forecasts lower inflation, rallying dollar driven by AI deflation

ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood forecasts lower inflation...

4 days ago 23

US-Israel strikes target Iran’s nuclear weaponization capabilities

US-Israel strikes target Iran’s nuclear weaponizat...

4 days ago 15

Senate Banking Committee schedules markup for crypto legislation on May 14

Senate Banking Committee schedules markup for cryp...

4 days ago 28

Republican odds to win presidency, Congress surge to highest this year

Republican odds to win presidency, Congress surge ...

4 days ago 19

Iran-US conflict disrupts oil supply, Strait of Hormuz closed

Iran-US conflict disrupts oil supply, Strait of Ho...

4 days ago 35

US strikes Iranian tankers, oil spill disrupts Strait of Hormuz shipping

US strikes Iranian tankers, oil spill disrupts Str...

4 days ago 28

US imposes sanctions on 14 individuals and entities aiding Iran’s weapons sector

US imposes sanctions on 14 individuals and entitie...

4 days ago 25

Project Eleven warns Bitcoin faces quantum threat by 2030

Project Eleven warns Bitcoin faces quantum threat ...

4 days ago 15

Binance reports 77% of users in emerging markets treat exchanges like banking apps

Binance reports 77% of users in emerging markets t...

4 days ago 19

Donald Trump announces three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine

Donald Trump announces three-day ceasefire between...

4 days ago 18

Trump Media takes $406 million hit from Bitcoin and equity losses

Trump Media takes $406 million hit from Bitcoin an...

4 days ago 27

Trump administration appeals court ruling that declared tariffs unconstitutional

Trump administration appeals court ruling that dec...

4 days ago 20

UAE exits OPEC after 59 years, escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia over oil production

UAE exits OPEC after 59 years, escalating tensions...

4 days ago 27

Amazon boosts CAPEX to $44.2B, up from $25B last year

Amazon boosts CAPEX to $44.2B, up from $25B last y...

4 days ago 30

US naval blockade disrupts Strait of Hormuz traffic amid rising tensions

US naval blockade disrupts Strait of Hormuz traffi...

4 days ago 27

Hyperunit whale sends $180M ETH to Binance, sparking sell-off concerns

Hyperunit whale sends $180M ETH to Binance, sparki...

4 days ago 17

Trust Wallet and Mesh executives pitch AI-powered crypto wallets at Consensus Miami

Trust Wallet and Mesh executives pitch AI-powered ...

4 days ago 22

European Central Bank’s Escrivá calls for finance infrastructure review due to AI risks

European Central Bank’s Escrivá calls for finance ...

4 days ago 24

Bittensor’s TAO token launches on Solana as Grayscale opens Bittensor Trust for private placement

Bittensor’s TAO token launches on Solana as Graysc...

4 days ago 25

Corporate America posts record earnings, fueling US stocks’ rally

Corporate America posts record earnings, fueling U...

4 days ago 28