OpenAI is bringing on some big names to the team in the lead-up to its public debut: Google DeepMind AI legend Noam Shazeer and former Trump White House AI policy official Dean Ball. Shazeer, a co-lead at Gemini and the founder of AI role-playing startup Character AI, announced his departure on Wednesday. He had been…
Toronto, Canada, June 18, 2026 – Blockchain Futurist Conference has partnered with Anvil, the decentralized protocol enabling digital asset-backed credit, to introduce an easier way for companies to secure sponsorships in advance. Sponsoring a conference has always brought on a difficult choice, either commit early and hand over capital months in advance, or wait and…
Do whales know something we don’t? The OG meme coin has fared poorly over the past several months, dropping out of the elite top 10 crypto club. While some market observers remain optimistic that a recovery could be on the way, recent whale behavior suggests that a deeper collapse is also plausible. DOGE Whales…
Europe wants more control over the infrastructure behind AI, and Alibaba Cloud wants a bigger role in that market. The company has launched its first cloud region in France, adding two availability zones in Paris for European businesses weighing local cloud hosting, data sovereignty, and AI infrastructure needs. The expansion gives European companies another regional…
CME Group has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission after the regulator approved crypto perpetual futures that have already generated more than $1 billion in trading volume. Summary CME has sued the CFTC, arguing crypto perpetual futures should be regulated as swaps under Dodd-Frank. The exchange claims the regulator bypassed congressional…
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Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve and 4 agencies proposed KYC requirements for payment stablecoin issuers on June 18, 2026. Gov. Michael Barr warned the GENIUS Act fails to adequately address illicit finance risks in stablecoin secondary markets. A 60-day public comment period opens before any rule is finalized, with secondary market rules also under review….
The Bitcoin price prediction shows BTC USD trading at around $64,000, down 2.2% in 24 hours and roughly 6% over the past seven days, and the Fed just handed traders another reason to stay cautious. Kevin Warsh’s first FOMC meeting as Federal Reserve Chair closed on Wednesday without a rate cut, without forward guidance, and…
Earlier this month, five current Amazon employees publicly urged Seattle City Council to regulate data centers. It was an unprecedented act of advocacy by tech workers, and now three of the staffers say they are under internal investigation for what they understand to be allegedly representing themselves as spokespeople for the company without prior approval….
Bitcoin has fallen nearly 3% toward $63,000 after stronger-than-expected U.S. labor market data reinforced the Federal Reserve’s hawkish outlook and reduced expectations for short-term rate cuts. Summary Bitcoin fell nearly 3% to $63,282 as strong U.S. jobs data reinforced the Fed’s hawkish outlook. Technical indicators turned bearish after BTC broke below an ascending channel and…
