Tech giants post record cloud growth fueled by AI spending as AWS hits a three-year high and Google Cloud reaches $20B. Blockchain advances in finance with Coinbase launching usage-gated tokens and WisdomTree moving corporate cash to blockchain infrastructure. Meanwhile Claude demonstrates AI risks after accidentally wiping a company database.

Thursday, April 30, 2026 — 432 words / ~2.9 min

Today's Top Stories:

  1. Coinbase Opens MegaETH Deposits Before First Usage-Gated Token Launch
  2. AWS Growth Hits Three-Year High as AI Spending Explodes
  3. Claude Agent Wipes Company Database, Then Admits: "I Violated Every Principle
  4. WisdomTree Just Made Corporate Cash Accounts Run on Blockchain
  5. Google Cloud Hit $20B Then Admitted It Could Have Made More