AI assistants can click Photoshop buttons but still can't design anything useful. Meanwhile Bitcoin ETFs hemorrhage billions as Michael Saylor pitches an $80 billion crypto shopping spree despite modest returns. Your dose of reality in AI and crypto markets today on The Signal.

May 29, 2026 — 562 words / ~3.7 min

Stories covered:

  1. Adobe's AI Can Use Photoshop But Can't Actually Design
  2. Bitcoin ETFs Just Lost $2.8B in Nine Days While Stocks Hit Records
  3. Strategy CEO Wants $80B More for Bitcoin After Making $37M in Three Years