Circle opens Arc mainnet as it seeks an edge for USDC utility
Circle has scheduled the public launch of Arc for Sept. 16, giving USDC a network where the same dollar balance can fund both payments and transaction fees. That could remove a common obstacle to using stablecoins, giving Circle a possible way to attract…
ECB opens merchant applications for controlled 2027 digital euro pilot
The European Central Bank has opened applications for online merchants to join a controlled pilot of the digital euro, its proposed retail central bank digital currency. The move brings the 2027 test closer to online checkout, but it does not put an…
Bitcoin miners have amassed $100 billion of AI deals, but almost none of the revenue exists yet
Bitcoin miners have signed more than $100 billion in AI contracts while generating barely $1.1 billion in annualized revenue. More than 4 gigawatts of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing capacity are under contract across publicly…
Crypto Tax Bill Clears House Committee After Clarity Act Setback
The bill would exempt qualifying crypto fees from gain-or-loss calculations and restrict tax-loss deductions on tokens sold and quickly repurchased.
Meta May Have Found a Fix for Its ‘Pervert Glasses’
Meta is reportedly developing a version of its smart glasses without a camera, potentially addressing one of the biggest privacy objections to AI wearables.
OpenAI’s Rogue AI Agents Were Probing Hugging Face Two Months Before Hack
An independent researcher found the agents hijacked Hugging Face accounts and mapped the platform’s defenses as early as May 13—activity OpenAI’s own incident report never fully described.
XRP falls hard after CLARITY vote as Ripple’s regulatory advantage faces a new test
XRP fell more than 8% after the Senate blocked a key crypto bill, even as the token’s existing US regulatory treatment remained intact. CryptoSlate data showed XRP falling as low as $1.27 before recovering to about $1.29 as of press time, extending a…
Fed Chair Implies Trump Is Only Half Right on the Economy Following Rate Hike
Chair Kevin Warsh credited Trump’s economy, then ignored his rate-cut wishes entirely.
Solana triples transaction size as major upgrades meet record network activity
Solana is rolling out some of its most significant performance upgrades as network activity reaches record levels. The blockchain is increasing how much data applications can pack into individual transactions while also shortening the interval between…
Bitcoin Core Software Update Aims for Speed and Security Patches
Bitcoin Core 32.0 has entered final testing, bringing faster block checks and changes to how wallets prepare payments.