Key Takeaways Ex-Ethereum Foundation contributor Trent Van Epps warns of a funding crunch for core developers within 3 to 9 months. He says maintaining Ethereum’s core development costs about $30 million a year amid foundation spending cuts. The warning follows eight senior researcher departures from the Ethereum Foundation in 2026, five of them in May….
In Bitcoin news today, Russia’s crypto regulation deadline is no longer abstract. On July 1, 2026, the country will formally legalize Bitcoin and stablecoin payments for cross-border trade, the culmination of a two-year pilot that already processed roughly $11Bn in crypto-facilitated commerce last year, according to figures cited by state news agency TASS. The central…
Netgear Orbi 970 (2-Pack) for $1,300: There’s no denying that the tri-band Wi-Fi 7 Netgear Orbi 970 is an impressive quad-band mesh. This mesh system is incredibly fast, reliable, and provides expansive coverage with plenty of high-speed Ethernet ports. However, the astronomical price makes it hard to recommend. You can get similar performance for less,…
Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky was sentenced to 12 years in prison in May 2025. Celsius founder and former CEO Alexander Mashinsky has been permanently banned from trading in markets overseen by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) after a federal court approved a consent order resolving the regulator’s 2023 enforcement case against him….
Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! — to an increasingly tangible and tantalizing technology that has drawn investors off the sidelines. The technology may be challenging to master and expensive to build today, but fusion promises to harness the nuclear reaction that…
Key Takeaways Nine European regulators pledged joint enforcement against unlicensed prediction markets during the World Cup. The statement warns sports bodies to check legality before partnerships. Kalshi and Polymarket were already blocked or under investigation across much of Europe, including Spain in May. A Coordinated Line as the World Cup Drives Betting The regulators of…
Bitcoin has climbed back above $63,000 after reports of an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire have renewed expectations that stalled diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran could resume before the end of June. Summary Bitcoin briefly reclaimed $63,000 after reports of an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire improved market sentiment. Polymarket traders continue to expect U.S.-Iran talks before month-end…
A massive collection of stolen login credentials containing roughly 24 billion records was briefly exposed online, according to cybersecurity researchers at Cybernews. Researchers say the publicly accessible Elasticsearch cluster contained usernames, email addresses, plaintext passwords, and login URLs linked to a wide range of online services. The database was taken offline after its discovery, but…
Morgan Stanley filed amended S-1 registration statements with the SEC on June 18, 2026, for two planned spot crypto ETFs, a spot Ethereum ETF and a spot Solana ETF, both carrying a 0.14% annual unitary sponsor fee, the lowest in the US market for either asset class, according to the filings. The central question the…
After satirical paper The Onion bought right-wing conspiracy site Infowars, it faced legal obstacles — but now the people behind it say they’re launching a new Infowars and sidestepping the courts. The founder of Infowars, Alex Jones, declared bankruptcy in 2022 following defamation lawsuits from families of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting, which Jones claimed was a…
