Treasury alleged that Iranian crypto exchanges enabled sanctions evasion while processing transactions connected to the IRGC and regime insiders. The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Nobitex, Iran’s largest digital asset exchange, along with three other Iranian crypto exchanges. The move is part of the Donald Trump…
Defense tech is red hot right now. Anduril and Mach Industries just doubled and quadrupled their valuations, respectively, and the U.S. government is proposing a 40% increase in defense budget. A wave of new startups is chasing those government contracts, but according to Ross Fubini, the venture investor who wrote Anduril’s first check, most of them will get lost in the Valley of Death between prototype contract…
Crypto-related fraud targeting FIFA World Cup fans has intensified ahead of the 2026 tournament, with U.S. authorities warning that scammers are using fake ticket offers, phishing websites, and cryptocurrency payment requests to steal money and personal data. Summary U.S. authorities warned that scammers are targeting World Cup fans with fake ticket sales, phishing websites, and…
A healthy NASA orbiter disappeared as usual behind Mars back in December. When the spacecraft reemerged from the other side, it was never the same again. The U.S. space agency announced June 3 that the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission, aka Maven, is over, after a review board determined the orbiter that has circled…
Key Takeaways OpenEvidence topped 100M consultations, creating 19 AI billionaires worth $59.3B in 2026. Mercor grew revenue from $100M in 2025 to $1B in 2026, boosting AI data infrastructure. Bill Gates backs AI tax debates as investors target regulated sectors with measurable ROI. The first crop of AI tycoons made their money on foundational models;…
Solana has launched native subscription and recurring payment infrastructure directly on its blockchain, audited by security firms Cantina and Spearbit, live on mainnet, and already being integrated by companies including Helius, Confirmo, and Dynamic. It arrives at a pointed moment: SOL’s on-chain DEX volume has dropped more than 86% from its meme coin peak in…
Crypto winter looks different this cycle as capital rotates toward smaller assets with credible fundamentals instead. Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan said the “brutal” cryptocurrency market is no longer the “belle of the ball,” as digital assets are increasingly becoming a contrarian investment. In his latest memo, Hougan flagged three factors influencing the…
AI trading software is no longer a niche tool used only by programmers, hedge funds, or quantitative trading teams. In 2026, retail traders are using AI-assisted platforms to monitor crypto markets, follow stock movements, organize trading signals, and automate parts of their strategy workflow. But trust has become a harder question. Recent crypto bot scam…
“Factoring out the deepfake image itself—as it will remain under seal—there is nothing inherently stigmatizing about revealing the fact that a deepfake image was created of South Carolina Doe without revealing the image itself,” the lawyers wrote in one of their May 15 filings. “As a result, this case simply does not involve the types…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has told senators that the Trump administration remains committed to expanding the United States’ Strategic Bitcoin Reserve while pressing Congress to pass major crypto legislation this summer. Summary Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration remains committed to expanding the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Bessent told senators that the reserve…
