AI agents are about to start lending and borrowing crypto on their own. Morpho launches Morpho Agents in beta, giving AI agents machine-readable access to read, simulate, and execute DeFi lending transactions
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The Treasury just drew the compliance line for stablecoins, and it looks a lot like the rules that made banking boring. The U.S. Treasury released joint proposed rules under the GENIUS Act requiring stablecoin issuers to build full AML/CFT and sanctions compliance programs
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Iran just turned the Strait of Hormuz into the world's first nation-state crypto toll booth, and the petrodollar's obituary is writing itself. Iran is demanding up to $2 million per tanker in cryptocurrency for oil vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz during a two-week ceasefire
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The free streaming service just claimed the best real estate in the AI economy: inside the conversational layer where millions already spend their day. Tubi launched the first native streaming app inside ChatGPT, letting users discover and watch content without leaving the chat interface
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SoftBank is tapping European bond markets for the first time to fund Son's AI moonshot, and the financing strategy tells you everything about who's winning the infrastructure race.
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A startup just convinced investors it's worth $1 billion before launching its network, betting everything on a simple premise: the financial system's infrastructure can't handle what's coming.
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Wall Street just told Bitcoin holders to stop panicking about quantum computers and start planning an upgrade. Bernstein analysts say quantum computing poses a real but manageable threat to Bitcoin, framing it as a multi-year upgrade cycle rather than an existential crisis
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A Nasdaq-listed company just put its actual shares on-chain, not a derivative or a wrapper, the real thing. Securitize is tokenizing Currenc Group's ordinary shares on both Ethereum and Solana, making them tradable on public blockchains
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Crypto exchanges don't usually hire journalists to run the show, but MEXC just did. MEXC appointed Vugar Usi Zade as CEO, a former CMO at BeInCrypto who moves from covering the industry to running one of its largest zero-fee trading platforms
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Switzerland just turned its banking sector into a stablecoin laboratory, and UBS is leading the experiment. Seven major Swiss financial institutions, including UBS, PostFinance, and Sygnum, launched a 2026 sandbox to test regulated Swiss franc stablecoins and blockchain payment rails
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The big money just told you what they think about AI's trajectory: they're buying the dip while you're still reading headlines about geopolitics. Major investment firms are loading up on AI stocks and Treasuries following the US-Iran ceasefire, betting geopolitical volatility has peaked
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Long-term Bitcoin holders just absorbed 4.37 million BTC while network activity metrics flipped to bull phase, and the quiet money is suddenly loud.
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Coinbase just won the right to sell stock derivatives in Australia, and it's not about crypto. Coinbase secured an Australian Financial Services License, planning to offer both crypto and equity perpetuals in the region
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Ethereum just became the rails for $180 billion in stablecoins, and that number might hit $850 billion by 2030. Stablecoin supply on Ethereum hit an all-time high of $180 billion, representing 150% growth over three years
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A K-pop startup is taking AI idols public in Seoul and New York, and it's the clearest signal yet that virtual performers are crossing from novelty to asset class. Galaxy, an AI K-pop startup, is planning a dual IPO in Seoul and New York, bringing AI-generated performers to public markets
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Franklin Templeton just hired a crypto head and bought a digital asset firm, which means $1.6 trillion in traditional finance is about to get serious about tokenization. Franklin Templeton is acquiring 250 Digital and installing Chris Perkins as head of Franklin Crypto
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The real AI money isn't where everyone's looking. Wesley Chan from FPV points to "nonobvious" industries where AI startups are winning, discussed at the HumanX conference The pattern: AI wins hardest in sectors that look boring until the automation hits
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GSR just made a move that shows where crypto market making ends and actual infrastructure begins. GSR partnered with Libeara, a tokenization platform backed by Standard Chartered's venture arm, to position itself as a "full-service digital asset and RWA capital markets partner"
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Bitcoin is holding $67K while everyone's freaking out, and that gap between price and panic tells you something important about who's still standing. Bitcoin maintains support near $67,000 despite extreme bearish sentiment across crypto markets
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Bitcoin is now a geopolitical thermometer, and Trump's Iran deadline just sent it swinging from fear trade to relief rally in 48 hours.
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