Key Takeaways Debra Bickle won $2M in Mega Millions on June 5 after missing the $368M jackpot by 1 number. Bickle retired immediately at 69, ending her IT career months earlier than planned. Bickle will fund home upgrades and help 5 grandchildren with future college costs. On 06/05, a Mega Millions ticket in Waterloo, Iowa…
Hyperliquid Policy Center and Phantom have urged the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to update its rulebook for onchain trading, arguing that existing regulations built for traditional financial markets do not fit decentralized infrastructure. Summary Hyperliquid Policy Center and Phantom have asked the CFTC to create rules tailored for onchain trading instead of applying legacy…
Invites were sent out to 2,000 Pokémon Go players across the five boroughs of New York City through community ambassadors. (The event was made an invitation-only affair to avoid overcrowding in what is already one of the busiest places on Earth.) The players only knew about thematic raids happening in the vicinity of Times Square,…
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said crypto-to-crypto trading for speculative or investment purposes through an exchange “fits naturally” under the perimeter of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and confirmed it plans to expose amendments to Circular No. 1108, its 2021 rule governing Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), for public comment, according to a…
AscendEX says withdrawals will be handled manually, with no guarantees on processing times or payment amounts. AscendEX said it stopped operating on July 1 after the MiCA transition period ended. Following its exit, ZachXBT warned the public about the platform’s liquidity, alleging that it wouldn’t be able to process customer withdrawals. ZachXBT Raises Fresh…
Zapper, one of decentralized finance’s earliest and most recognizable portfolio dashboards, is shutting down for good. Co-founder and CEO Seb Audet announced on X that the platform will wind down completely on August 3, closing its website, mobile apps, and API services after nearly seven years in the market. An Orderly Exit After Years of…
Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that Microsoft was replacing some of OpenAI’s software with its own in-house models in an effort to cut costs. Those in-house models, known as MAI, were increasingly being used to power apps like Word and Excel, the outlet noted. The story raised an increasingly common question about the two companies,…
Key Takeaways SWIFT launched a blockchain ledger for tokenized deposits, enabling 24/7 global interbank transactions. Seventeen banks will pilot the network, easing liquidity limits and improving fund management efficiency. Swift developed the ledger in just nine months, setting the foundation for future programmable money. Swift Moves To The Blockchain Era With New Tokenized Deposit-Based Network…
Bitcoin has climbed back above $63,000, gaining about 2% over the past 24 hours, as lower oil prices and softer U.S. bond yields have improved sentiment toward risk assets despite the crypto market remaining in extreme fear. Summary Bitcoin has climbed above $63,000 as easing oil prices and lower Treasury yields lifted risk appetite. The…
Paradigm, one of crypto’s most influential venture capital firms, announced on July 8 that it has closed a $1.2 billion fourth fund. The vehicle marks a deliberate widening of the firm’s investment mandate beyond digital assets into artificial intelligence, robotics, and other frontier technologies, while keeping crypto at the core of its strategy. A Broader…
