Anthropic and the Pentagon Clash Over Claude’s Military and Mass‑Surveillance Uses
The Pentagon is considering cutting ties with Anthropic, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth close to designating the company a “supply‑chain risk.”...
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Nexo Relaunches Yield, Exchange, Loyalty and Credit Lines in United States
Crypto wealth platform Nexo formally returns to the U.S., relaunching regulated Yield, Exchange, Loyalty, and crypto‑backed Credit Line products. Nexo...
Prediction Markets Remain Skeptical on Disclosure After Obama Confirm Aliens ‘Are Real’
Even after former U.S. President Barack Obama recently confirmed that aliens were real, prediction markets remain skeptical about an official...
Coinbase vs. Nevada: Who Regulates Prediction Market Event Contracts?
A legal clash between Coinbase and Nevada regulators is testing whether states can treat federally regulated prediction markets as gambling,...
Federal Reserve Faces Industry Clash Over ‘Skinny’ Master Account Proposal
The Federal Reserve’s proposed “skinny master account” has triggered a rare three-way collision among crypto firms, fintech advocates, and community...
Lyn Alden: The Fed’s New Playbook Is Slow Money, Not Shock Therapy
In her latest investment strategy newsletter, Lyn Alden argues that the Federal Reserve has quietly shifted back into balance sheet...
Scottsdale Home Invasion Linked to $66M Crypto Plot, Teens Arrested
Two teenagers were arrested after a violent home invasion in Scottsdale, Arizona, targeting $66 million in cryptocurrency. The Breach and...
Bitcoin Difficulty Logs 11.16% Reduction, Largest Drop Since China’s 2021 Mining Crackdown
This weekend, the Bitcoin network logged its steepest difficulty cut since July 3, 2021—a moment that followed China’s sweeping ban...
Sen. Cynthia Lummis Tells Banks to Stop Fighting Stablecoins and Start Using Them
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis urged American banks to embrace stablecoins and digital assets, arguing they represent a new financial product...
Gemini Exchange Exits UK, EU, Australia, Refocuses on America
Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, announced a significant strategic realignment, including workforce reductions and geographic...
Tech Rout Drags US Equities Lower as BTC Breaks Below $67K
U.S. equities extended their selloff Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, as technology shares led broad declines across major benchmarks amid renewed...
Are Markets in a Bubble? Top Economists See Strength — With Caveats
Fears of a looming market bubble have returned as stock prices climb and artificial intelligence spending accelerates, but several leading...
Bitcoin Rebounds Above $75K After Shutdown Relief, But New Risks Loom
Bitcoin rebounded from recent lows after U.S. lawmakers ended the government shutdown, but lingering fiscal deadlines and cautious derivatives positioning...
Bed Bath & Beyond to Acquire Tokens.com to Launch Tokenized Real‑estate Platform
Bed Bath & Beyond signs agreement to acquire Tokens.com to build a unified platform for tokenized real‑world asset finance and...
Prediction Markets Price a Short 2026 Government Shutdown
As the United States enters day four of a partial federal government shutdown tied to unresolved funding for Homeland Security,...
