From an unprecedented multi-billion dollar public equity proposal by the world’s leading AI lab to game-changing consortium stablecoins shaking up legacy stock markets, here are the global crypto and tech stories you might have missed this week. 🤖 Artificial Intelligence & Machine Labor OpenAI has reportedly offered the U.S. government an equity stake in the…
Robinhood has emerged as a key platform in the rollout of the Trump Accounts program, with U.S. Treasury-backed child investment accounts scheduled to begin transfers ahead of the initiative’s July 4 launch. Summary Robinhood is expected to help roll out the Trump Accounts program ahead of its July 4 launch. Eligible children will receive a…
Google lost its final EU appeal over a €4.1B Android fine, prompting renewed scrutiny of app defaults, search dominance, and rivals’ access. The post Google Loses Final EU Appeal Over €4.1B Android Fine appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link
Key Takeaways Strategy’s overhaul is designed to relieve near-term liquidity pressure while reducing the need for forced bitcoin sales. The plan includes a controversial BTC monetization tool that could permit limited sales if needed. New research suggests the company should focus on generating income from its bitcoin holdings rather than selling them. Why Selling Bitcoin…
“Real liquidity for Philippines,” CZ said. The world’s largest crypto exchange has run into serious trouble with EU financial regulators, and the uncertainty has triggered concern among its user base. Despite its issues in Europe, however, Binance has strengthened its global presence after officially entering the Philippines. The Push in Asia Several hours ago,…
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Shielded Labs has raised the possibility of delaying Zcash’s Ironwood network upgrade, citing readiness concerns among exchanges, mining pools and wallet providers ahead of the planned late July activation. Summary Shielded Labs says Zcash’s Ironwood upgrade may be delayed as ecosystem participants need more preparation time. Exchanges, wallets and mining pools are simultaneously migrating from…
Negotiations between Google DeepMind and its London-based employees over the possibility of unionization stumbled this week, after initial talks left union representatives feeling they had wasted their time, WIRED has learned. In May, DeepMind employees asked Google to recognize the Communication Workers Union and Unite the Union as joint representatives. The company later denied that…
Key Takeaways Visa, M-Pesa, and Onafriq launched a pilot in 2026 using stablecoins for mobile transactions in the DRC. Sub-Saharan remittances cost nearly 8%, making this blockchain initiative a major disruption for SWIFT. Next, partners like Yellow Card will test if digital dollars conflict with the Central Bank’s local franc push. Blockchain Meets Mobile Money…
Bitcoin bounced from $58,000 toward $62,000 this week, while altcoins recovered and ETF inflows returned. Although July has only just begun, the past seven days brought some much-needed and long-awaited relief to the cryptocurrency market, even if the overall sentiment remains nothing but fragile. Last week at this time, Bitcoin was still struggling around…
