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# The Signal: Tech Giants Burn Billions While Crypto Builds Better
- URL: https://wire.fourthweb.ai/the-signal-tech-giants-burn-billions-while-crypto-builds-better/
- Published: 2026-05-09T08:30:56.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-09T13:00:56.000Z
- Description: Tech giants are pouring tens of billions into problems crypto already solved while ByteDance chases AI-powered addiction. Meanwhile Wall Street's playing expensive catch-up and Bullish just went full public on Solana with 151 million shares up for grabs.
- Author: Travis Wright
- Tags: daily-signal

Tech giants are pouring tens of billions into problems crypto already solved while ByteDance chases AI-powered addiction. Meanwhile Wall Street's playing expensive catch-up and Bullish just went full public on Solana with 151 million shares up for grabs.

*May 9, 2026 — 237 words / \~1.6 min*

### Stories covered:

1. [Wall Street Spent $30B Relearning What Crypto Solved in 2020](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/wall-street-spent-30b-relearning-what-crypto-solved-in-2020/)
2. [ByteDance Spending $30B on AI to Make TikTok Even More Addictive](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/bytedance-spending-30b-on-ai-to-make-tiktok-even-more-addictive/)
3. [Bullish Puts 151 Million Shares on Solana, Ending Private Ownership](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/bullish-puts-151-million-shares-on-solana-ending-private-ownership/)