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VIPs for the latest TRUMP meme coin event at Mar-a-Lago held considerably less than the first exclusive event.
While VIPs averaged $4.7 million in TRUMP tokens last event, some earned VIP status with around $300,000 worth of TRUMP tokens this year.
TRUMP is down about 96%

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CoW Swap, an Ethereum-based decentralized exchange aggregator, warned users to avoid interacting with its protocol after suffering a front-end compromise.
Although the scope of losses was initially unclear, one noted cybersecurity researcher estimated that $500,000 had been taken fr

If you've been following the local AI scene, you probably know Qwopus—the open-source model that tried to distill Claude Opus 4.6's reasoning into Alibaba's Qwen, so you could run something resembling Opus on your own hardware for free. It worked surprisingly well. The obvious catch: Qwen is a

Kevin Warsh, Trump's nominee for Fed Chair, disclosed a net worth over $100 million with investments in crypto, tech startups, and traditional finance. His nomination faces delays due to a DOJ investigation of current Chair Jerome Powell.

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Bernstein analysts wrote in a Tuesday note that prediction-market volumes will reach $1 trillion by the end of the decade.
They argued that institutional investors will adopt prediction markets as a way to manage risk associated with policy and political events.
Currently,

Circle is developing a token for its stablecoin-focused Arc Network and plans to transition to a proof-of-stake system by 2026. The project aims for community governance and includes partnerships with major financial companies.

Bitcoin surged past $75,000, marking its highest point since February, with a 5.5% daily rise and over 10% for the week. This surge coincided with substantial short liquidations in the market, indicating a shift in investor sentiment amidst broader crypto gains.

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Bitcoin is up around 13% since the Iran conflict began on February 28, outperforming the S&P 500 and gold.
The options market shows easing bearish pressure reflected in the improving 25-delta skew, signaling reduced demand for downside protection.
Myriad users see a 75% chance t

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SoftBank, NEC, Honda, and Sony each took 10%+ in a new AI development company, joined by major banks and steelmakers.
The company's trillion-parameter model targets Physical AI—robots, autonomous vehicles, and industrial machines—not conversational chatbots.
Japan's government NE

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The new MiniMax M2.7 matches top closed models in benchmarks.
The model underwent a quite license shift to restrict commercial use post-release.
The move was justified as a way to prevent service providers from "nerfing" the model when offering it to developers.
MiniMax M2.7

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A Polymarket trader walked away with $252,000 in profit after the UFC incorrectly identified a fight’s winner for the second time in two weeks.
An X account linked to the Polymarket trader said that they had noticed the error by looking at the bout’s official scorecard.
The

Meta is developing a photorealistic AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to enhance employee engagement through realistic interactions, shifting from metaverse environments to AI-driven leadership. The project aims to provide scalable, constant access to the CEO's persona.

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Justin Sun publicly clashed with the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial, accusing the company of misconduct.
The dispute follows World Liberty freezing Sun’s tokens last fall.
Over the weekend, WLFI's price plunged to an all-time low price amid other recent developments

Foundry Digital launched its Zcash mining pool, capturing 29% of the network's hashrate shortly after its announcement. They also introduced Zcashinfo.com, a block explorer for transaction tracking, further enhancing infrastructure for the Zcash ecosystem.

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ASI Alliance and Matterhorn said they are building tools to reduce risks from AI-generated blockchain code.
The platform combines automated analysis, human review, and testing tools to audit smart contracts before deployment.
The partnership runs on ASI:Chain and aims to

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A major multi-university study finds faster AI means fewer people working.
Economists now see real job losses alongside strong economic growth.
The debate has shifted to whether AI will replace the need for new jobs entirely.
For years, economists were the professionals most

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A new game based on the arcade classic Space Invaders will let one person earn a real Bitcoin reward.
To claim the reward ,they must destroy 10,000 BTC worth of transactions that mirror actual activity on the blockchain.
The winner will earn a 10,000 sats bounty, valued