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Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano, warned that Bitcoin faces a critical test from quantum computing technology and could lose its position as the world's largest cryptocurrency if the network fails to implement necessary updates. Speaking on The Starting Block program, Hoskinson identified Bitco

Tesla is rolling out xAI's Grok AI assistant integration into its vehicles via the 2026.26 over-the-air software update. The integration enables drivers to use voice commands to control Spotify playback, phone calls, climate settings, and the glovebox. The update represents Tesla's push to

Cybersecurity firm Check Point detailed how the SparkKitty malware campaign targeted cryptocurrency users by scanning photos stored on infected Android and iPhone devices for wallet recovery phrases. First discovered by Kaspersky in June 2025, the malware spread through Apple's App Store, Google

The US Treasury conducted auctions for 2-year and 5-year bonds on May 27 (local time), with results showing divergent demand patterns. The 2-year auction of $69 billion saw strong demand with a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.66x and a yield of 4.315%, while the 5-year auction of $70 billion experienced

Fanatics agreed Monday to acquire Water Street Labs, a CFTC-registered designated contract market, and CX Clearinghouse, a registered derivatives clearing organization, from Nasdaq-listed BGC Group. The acquisition enables Fanatics to list and settle event contracts directly on Fanatics Markets,

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held a joint press conference at the Brazilian presidential residence on May 27 (local time), where they emphasized their shared experiences as former factory workers who suffered workplace injuries in their

Bitcoin surged above $65,000 after US-Iran military tensions eased for a second day, ahead of the Fed's Wednesday interest rate decision. Ethereum rose over 4% in the last 24 hours to above $1,960, while Solana and XRP gained 1-2%, as oil prices fell approximately 5%. CryptoQuant analyst Axel

South Korea's National Tax Service has enforced mandatory reporting of overseas cryptocurrency holdings exceeding 500 million won since 2023, applying the same threshold used for foreign bank and stock accounts under the Overseas Financial Account Reporting System. Starting '내년' (next year), the

The Japanese yen fell to a 40-year low on the 27th, with the yen/dollar rate approaching 163.69 yen, as yen-related exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted negative returns. The weakness stems from Japan's low growth (the International Monetary Fund forecasts 0.6% for this year) and prolonged low

Crypto analyst Ali Charts called Dogecoin 'screaming bullish' on Monday, citing TD Sequential buy signals appearing simultaneously on the monthly, weekly, three-day, and daily charts. The TD Sequential is a technical indicator that counts price bars to estimate when a trend is exhausted and may

BlackRock received analyst upgrades from JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley on July 16, one day after the asset manager reported July 15 earnings that beat expectations, with JPMorgan raising its target to $1,364 and Morgan Stanley setting the highest Wall Street target at $1,488. The upgrades followed Bla

Steve Eisman sold his Google position a couple of months ago to reduce his artificial intelligence exposure, the investor told CNBC's Squawk Box. Eisman, the former Neuberger Berman portfolio manager who built his reputation shorting subprime mortgages at FrontPoint Partners during the 2008

Microsoft released its first dedicated cybersecurity model MAI-Cyber-1-Flash on July 27 and integrated it into MDASH, a vulnerability-hunting system that scored 95.95% on the CyberGym benchmark. The company says this configuration beats Anthropic's Mythos 5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol while

Crypto stocks posted mixed performance Monday as capital rotated away from chip and AI infrastructure names amid a broader market sell-off. Bitmine Immersion led gainers with an 11% surge after increasing its ether holdings by nearly 10,000 coins worth approximately $19.4 million, while bitcoin mine

Ethereum, Solana and Avalanche became busier and cheaper despite token prices falling roughly half or more. Bitwise's first quarterly staking report covering the second quarter of 2026 documented this divergence between network fundamentals and market sentiment. Protocol design changes made

Shopify Inc (SHOP) share price jumped nearly 10% on Monday to record its best single-day jump in nearly a year after RBC Capital mentioned the company's software had 'great defensibility' against AI-led displacements. RBC Capital said the bear debate around AI and software centers on three

Verizon disclosed a partnership worth more than $1 billion to connect Google data centers using its dark fiber routes during the company's second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. The telecom giant is simultaneously converting central offices into small data centers for AI inference workloads b

SpaceX launched its Starship vehicle on Friday, demonstrating progress toward orbital capability and potential tower-catch landings as early as the next flight. Despite the successful Flight 13 test, the rocket's thermal protection system — approximately 18,000 ceramic tiles shielding the

Companies that built their businesses around holding cryptocurrencies on their balance sheets are abandoning those strategies and shifting toward artificial intelligence in recent months. The pivot follows falling digital asset prices that have eroded investor enthusiasm for crypto treasury