SpaceX Expected to Become Largest Public Company Holding Bitcoin

Key Takeaways Grayscale said Elon Musk’s SpaceX could become the most valuable public company holding bitcoin. Diversified businesses may increase BTC allocations as treasury-focused firms dominate current rankings. SpaceX’s IPO could expand investor visibility into corporate bitcoin balance-sheet strategies. SpaceX IPO Could Reshape Corporate Bitcoin Rankings Crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments said in a blog…

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Trump’s Prediction Market Push Sparks Fresh State Authority Clash

U.S. President Donald Trump has backed the CFTC’s exclusive authority over prediction markets as federal and state officials fight over who should regulate the fast-growing sector. Summary Trump has backed the CFTC’s exclusive authority over prediction markets as states argue that some contracts should fall under gambling laws. The dispute covers sports and entertainment-linked contracts,…

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Pope Leo Schooled the Tech Bros on Tolkien

Nobody was surprised that Pope Leo XIV cited well-known saints and previous pontiffs in his first encyclical, or papal letter of spiritual guidance, “Magnifica humanitas,” released Monday. But the name that immediately jumped out to many readers is one synonymous with high fantasy literature: J.R.R. Tolkien, the Catholic author of The Lord of the Rings….

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Trump Admin permits Volvo to keep selling connected cars in the U.S.

Volvo Cars reached an agreement with the Trump administration that exempts the automaker from a U.S. crackdown on Chinese-connected vehicle technology. The Swedish automaker, which is majority owned by China’s Geely Holding, said Tuesday that it received specific authorization from the U.S. Department of Commerce to continue importing and selling vehicles with Chinese connected car…

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Hyperliquid Lets Validators Settle Real-World Event Markets

Hyperliquid has added validator-settled outcome markets for offchain events under its HIP-4 upgrade, expanding its trading system beyond perpetual futures into prediction markets. Summary Hyperliquid has added offchain outcome markets under HIP-4, allowing validators to deploy and settle prediction markets inside its network. The system reduces reliance on external oracle services by letting validators vote…

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