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Decrypt reported on May 7 that Google Chrome, without obtaining user consent, silently downloaded about 4GB of the Gemini Nano AI model to eligible devices. Privacy researcher Alexander Hanff discovered this behavior during an automated audit of new user profiles, saying it may violate the EU ePrivacy Directive.

According to an official press release issued by Bank of New York (BNY) on May 7, the global largest custodian bank, which manages about $59 trillion in assets, announced that it will partner with local partners Finstreet and the ADI Foundation to set up a regulated digital asset infrastructure at the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), initially focusing on institutional custody services for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index first broke above the 62,000-point mark on Thursday, rising 5% on the day and becoming the most notable gainer among major Asian indices this week. IBIDEN, an electronics manufacturer, led the full-day gains with a 22.43% jump, Mitsui Metal rose 17.05%, and SoftBank climbed 16.45%. Single-day gains across the technology, materials, and electronics sectors were generally in the double digits.

According to a technical article published on May 6 by Near One CTO Anton Astafiev on the official NEAR technical blog, and an official announcement from the NEAR Protocol on X on the same day, the Near One team is adding its first post-quantum cryptographic signature scheme to the NEAR network. According to the announcement, the proposed scheme is FIPS-204.

According to a screenshot posted by GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen on May 7 on social media, Cohen’s eBay personal account’s bid to GameStop to acquire eBay for $125 per share, totaling about $56 billion, was permanently suspended just two days after it was submitted. An eBay notice stated the reason was that “some user activity is posing a risk to the eBay community.”

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its latest Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook report on May 6 in Kigali, Rwanda, according to CCTV News. The report revised down the 2026 economic growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa to 4.3%, a reduction of 0.3 percentage points from the

According to Grayscale Investments’ official announcement for its 2026 Q1 fund rebalancing, its decentralized finance fund (DEFG) has fully removed Aerodrome Finance (AERO) and has first included Ethena (ENA) with an initial weighting of 13.59%.

Singapore-based data center operator Princeton Digital Group has secured approximately US$856 million in financing in Indonesia to fund the 120 MW build-out of its JC3 campus in Jakarta, according to Princeton Digital Group. Financing Structure and Lenders The financing package comprises a US$456

Executives from Binance, Revolut, and Circle speaking at Consensus Miami stated that cryptocurrency is evolving beyond speculation into the financial infrastructure powering payments, remittances, and broader global access. The remarks reflect a broader industry narrative of crypto transitioning fro

According to CoinDesk, Bermuda Prime Minister David Burt announced at the Consensus Miami 2026 conference on May 6 that the Bermuda government plans to again air-drop USDC stablecoins to attendees during the Bermuda Digital Finance Forum scheduled for May 11 to 14, while also introducing more local merchants that accept digital payments.

In a talk at the Consensus 2026 conference held in Miami on May 7, legendary trader Arthur Hayes said Bitcoin’s core driver is the expansion of fiat liquidity rather than regulatory policy, and the current Bitcoin target price is close to $125k. Hayes said Bitcoin has fallen 25% over the past 18 months, while Trump signed multiple crypto bills during the same period, arguing that regulatory clarification does not directly affect the coin’s price.

CoinTelegraph reported on May 7 that Bitwise Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Matt Hougan said Tuesday that the stablecoin payment pilots recently launched by DoorDash and Meta are likely to be a “killer app” for stablecoins, and if major tech companies continue adopting them, the global stablecoin market could reach $4 trillion by 2030 at best.

The White House's top crypto adviser, Patrick Witt, set a July 4 deadline for passing broad crypto legislation into law, as the legislative window continues to narrow. Speaking Wednesday at the Consensus conference in Miami, Witt, executive director of the President's Council of Advisors for Digital

Anthropic is shifting its Claude chatbot strategy from enterprise-focused clients to the consumer market, according to Mike Krieger, co-lead of the company's labs team. The AI startup is leveraging recent consumer market progress to increase the software's appeal to general users, with internal

SpaceX has adopted corporate governance policies that will significantly limit shareholder protections when the rocket maker goes public later this year, giving founder Elon Musk virtually unchecked executive authority, according to excerpts of SpaceX's IPO registration statement reviewed by

Samsung Electronics announced on May 6 that it will cease selling home appliances in mainland China, according to the South China Morning Post. The exit covers TVs, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, dryers, vacuum cleaners, and air purifiers, as the company shifts strategic focus to

Reid Hoffman, Greylock partner and LinkedIn co-founder, stated that autonomous agents will need crypto-based trust systems to transact across the open internet, suggesting this development may enable a comeback for NFTs. Hoffman's statement connects the emergence of autonomous agents to the

JPMorgan, Ripple, Mastercard, and Ondo Finance have completed a pilot transaction transferring tokenized U.S. Treasurys across borders using both the XRP Ledger blockchain and traditional banking infrastructure. Ripple announced the pilot on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, stating that the transa