When Dan Mackta, Qobuz’s New York–based managing director, was looking for musicians to endorse the music streaming service after its US launch in 2019, he tapped up a friend—the manager of the Flaming Lips. It was mid-pandemic levels of tricky. “I flew to Oklahoma to shoot with Wayne Coyne,” Mackta says. “He shows up wearing…
Key Takeaways Securitize expanded STAC to Solana, with Ethena planning a $250M allocation. Solana RWA activity rose 75% in 30 days as chains compete for tokenized assets. STAC brings exposure to the $1.3T CLO market through regulated onchain securities. Ethena Backs Solana RWA Push With Investment in Securitize Fund Securitize is bringing its tokenized AAA…
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has responded to four common criticisms of perpetual futures contracts, citing more than 100 public comments submitted during a 2025 consultation process as regulators continue expanding oversight of digital asset markets. Summary CFTC Chair Michael Selig said perpetual futures contracts do not require a fixed expiration date under existing…
As Meta tries to catch up in the AI race and boost engagement with its AI bot, the company announced Monday that it’s rolling out new AI features on Facebook that aim to change how users find information, create content, and interact with the platform. The headline update is “AI Mode,” a new way to…
The global digital asset landscape is weathering structural volatility this week as institutional tech integrations stall, prominent hack investigations conclude, and macro data charts a historically unique market cycle. Here are the news you may have missed last week. 🏛️ Institutional Pivots & Sovereign Rails Megabanks in Japan Unveil Joint Stablecoin Roadmap Japan’s three largest…
Traders quickly reacted to news that the US and Iran will sign a peace agreement, pushing the prices of equity futures and crypto higher. Moonrock Capital founder Simon Dedic has said that if the United States and Iran actually sign a peace deal on June 19 as has been reported, it could mark the…
The Apple Watch can make glucose checks quicker, but it does not measure blood sugar on its own. Real wrist readings require a continuous glucose monitor, or CGM, plus an app that sends those readings to your devices. Once connected, the watch gives you a wrist-based way to track glucose levels and receive alerts. App…
Key Takeaways Objectways pays about $2.40/hour as India supplies AI robot-training data. Goldman Sachs sees humanoid robots hitting $38B by 2035, boosting AI demand. Ravi Shankar’s Objectways faces privacy and pay-equity debates as AI scales. In Tamil Nadu, a headband camera catches Nagireddy Sriramyachandra slicing mangos, and the footage becomes training data for robots at…
Binance Research said April’s DeFi exploits triggered about $13 billion in total value locked outflows, cutting liquidity across on-chain protocols. Summary April exploits compressed DeFi TVL, pushing leverage higher without clear evidence of stronger borrowing demand. Drift and KelpDAO attacks made April the worst recent month for DeFi security losses tracked. Recent Humanity, Aztec, and…
The Bangko Sentral ng Ngipinas (BSP) is tightening oversight of licensed virtual asset service providers that support privacy coins under a new set of crypto regulations, aiming to mitigate the risks of money laundering, terrorist financing, and untraceable transactions. The move applies to Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) supervised by the BSP, marking the next…
