Ethereum's plumbing just got programmable, and that changes who can build what on-chain. Eureka Labs raised $6.7 million to introduce "programmable blocks" that embed logic directly into Ethereum block construction
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OpenAI just closed another $10 billion, bringing their latest round to $120 billion total, and the size of that number should terrify every other AI company. OpenAI is raising ~$10 billion from MGX, Coatue, and Thrive, pushing their current funding round to approximately $120 billion
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Wall Street didn't suddenly discover crypto last month, they've been building the plumbing for years while you weren't looking. Morgan Stanley's Amy Oldenburg says banks are moving into crypto after years of infrastructure work, not because of hype cycles
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Anthropic just shipped the most consequential update to Claude since launch: autonomous computer control that works while you're offline.
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A quarter-billion dollars just moved into defense tech, and it's not going to tanks or jets. Overmatch Ventures is raising $250 million to fund defense startups building drones, spacecraft, and portable renewable energy systems
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Invesco just bought its way into the tokenized Treasury market with a $900 million acquisition, and the price of admission tells you everything about where this is going.
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The US government just admitted to holding $15 billion in Bitcoin seized from the 2020 hack, and now the lawyers are circling to figure out who actually owns it. The US government revealed it controls $15 billion in Bitcoin originally seized from a 2020 hack worth $3.5 billion, now 4x the value.
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Bitcoin just proved it's not a risk-off asset, and half a billion dollars in short positions learned that the hard way. Bitcoin surged to $71,000, triggering $550 million in short liquidations despite Middle East tensions escalating
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Fidelity just gave institutional air cover to the wildest infrastructure bet in tech: training AI in orbit. Fidelity, a major SpaceX holder, sees viable economics for Musk's orbital data center concept, contingent on Starship reaching full operational capacity
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A solo GP just raised $232M to bet on AI startups, and the size of the check tells you everything about where institutional money thinks the talent is.
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The U.S. just kneecapped stablecoin yields before they could scale, and now we get to watch the real fight over what "money" means in the digital age. The Crypto Clarity Act's latest text prohibits rewards on stablecoin balances, marking a restrictive approach to digital dollar regulation
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ParaFi just closed $125 million for a new venture fund while crypto's supposed to be in a bear market. ParaFi Capital raised $125 million for a new venture fund, adding to $325 million raised for digital asset strategies since early 2025
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Fidelity just validated the most audacious infrastructure bet of the decade: AI data centers in orbit. Fidelity's head of global private equity says SpaceX's orbital data center plan "makes sense", giving institutional cover to what sounds like sci-fi
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Washington just drew a line in the sand for prediction markets, and it's telling you exactly where the regulatory fight will actually happen.
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Google just shipped what OpenAI keeps promising: an AI that orders your lunch while you're doing something else. Gemini now orders Uber rides and DoorDash meals directly from your Pixel or Samsung phone, sending you to the app only to confirm payment. ChatGPT can't do this yet.
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Polymarket just updated its rulebook to ban insider trading and market manipulation, days after signing with Major League Baseball, which means someone finally asked the obvious question about sports prediction markets.
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Elon Musk is betting he can out-manufacture NVIDIA by vertically integrating chip production across Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI. Musk plans to manufacture custom chips for robotics, AI training, and SpaceX's orbital data centers, consolidating production across his empire
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Europe just minted a $14.6 billion data center company, and Sheryl Sandberg joining the board isn't the real story. UK data center developer Nscale raised $2 billion, hitting a $14.6 billion valuation and becoming one of Europe's most valuable startups
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Gimlet Labs just raised $80M to make your AI model chip-agnostic, and if they pull it off, NVIDIA's moat just got a lot narrower. Gimlet Labs closed an $80M Series A to build software that runs AI inference across NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, ARM, Cerebras, and d-Matrix chips simultaneously
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Musk just announced he's building his own chip fab in Texas because TSMC and Samsung aren't moving fast enough for his AI ambitions. Musk unveiled Terafab, an Austin chip factory meant to supply SpaceX, xAI (which just merged), and presumably Tesla's robot push
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