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Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA-32) opposed government stablecoin payments during a Thursday House Financial Services Committee hearing, stating they would 'sanctify an alternative to the U.S. dollar' designed to 'facilitate a tax-evasion economy.' His rebuke followed National Credit Union Administration

Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn co-founder, informed Microsoft's board on Tuesday of his decision not to run for reelection as a director, ending a tenure of almost a decade. Hoffman will remain on the board until Microsoft's annual meeting at the end of the year. The departure allows Hoffman to focus on his

Cypherpunk Technologies shares tumbled 37% on Friday as concerns over a Zcash privacy bug hit the Winklevoss-backed firm. The company, which holds $102 million worth of Zcash, saw its stock price fall to 59 cents amid a broader selloff triggered by the disclosure of a four-year-old vulnerability in

Ethereum powers smart contracts, DApps, and NFT ecosystems through strong developer adoption. Polkadot connects blockchains through parachains, improving interoperability, scalability, and network efficiency. Stellar enables fast cross-border payments with low costs and energy-efficient t

Crude oil prices stabilized on Friday after posting their largest daily declines of the week, with Brent crude futures holding near $93 per barrel following a 2.8% decline in the previous session and WTI crude futures trading around $91 per barrel after a 3.1% drop. The stabilization reflects

US stock markets declined on Friday after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a May employment report showing stronger-than-expected job growth. The S&P 500 fell approximately 1%, the Nasdaq Composite dropped roughly 1.6%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined around 150 points. The mark

Chai Discovery announced a licensing agreement with Pfizer on June 05, 2026, to integrate its AI platform into Pfizer's drug discovery workflows. The partnership enables Pfizer to deploy AI models for molecular design, antibody development, and biologics research. The agreement reflects a broader

Amazon unveiled its next-generation Proteus warehouse robot at its Delivering the Future event in London on Thursday. The autonomous mobile robot is designed to understand natural language commands from workers and transport items in warehouses. The announcement comes as the company continues

Anome Protocol has partnered with 4AIBSC, a decentralized AI marketplace, to integrate AI-powered agents into its Web3 ecosystem. The collaboration aims to enhance Web3 operations through intelligent automation, enabling users to interact with decentralized applications more efficiently while

Aptos Foundation, HashKey MENA, and African payments platform Daya have partnered to establish a stablecoin-powered payment corridor connecting the Middle East and Africa. The initiative aims to improve cross-border transaction efficiency by leveraging blockchain technology and regulated stablecoin

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor publicly reframed Bitcoin's decline toward the $61,000 threshold as a structural capital rotation into artificial intelligence infrastructure, countering bearish sentiment as the cryptocurrency faced downward pressure. Saylor stated that capital markets

Strategy Inc., formerly MicroStrategy, and Bitmine Immersion Technologies face large unrealized losses after sharp declines in Bitcoin and Ethereum. Strategy carries an estimated paper loss of about $11.2

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said in a Monday interview with CNBC that OpenAI's next AI model is being designed by another model, calling this development a sign that artificial intelligence is reaching 'super intelligence.' Son, whose company is one of the largest OpenAI shareholders, stated he had s