Month: May 2026

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Policy Summit and other things at Consensus 2026: State of Crypto

We are kicking off the show in Miami this week. Here’s what you should attend.

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Guilty until proven innocent: shoppers falsely identified by facial recognition system struggle to clear their names

People shamed and ordered to leave shops after being misidentified then ‘given no help’ to…

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Less financial stability, smaller social safety nets: inside the gen Z investing boom

Apps, AI tools and shaky job prospects are pushing gen Z into markets earlier, blending…

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AI facial recognition oversight lagging far behind technology, watchdogs warn

Exclusive: Biometrics commissioners say face-scanning not as effective as claimed and new laws needed to…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

U.S. voters don’t trust Trump administration to oversee crypto sector, CoinDesk poll finds

The new poll suggests the vast majority of people think that government officials should keep…

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Americans still prefer banks over crypto for financial access, CoinDesk’s survey shows

New polling of voters suggests they aren’t yet warming much to crypto, tending to see…

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Crypto is at bottom of U.S. voters’ priorities heading into elections, CoinDesk survey shows

Americans had a generally unfavorable view of cryptocurrencies, the survey of 1,000 randomly selected registered…

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Starmer adviser held 16 undisclosed meetings with top US tech bosses

Exclusive: Varun Chandra’s talks with Google, Meta, Apple and others raise fears of ‘lobbying behind…

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Mike Cagney’s second act: Turning blockchain into Wall Street’s new plumbing

Figure’s $1 billion month capped a years-long push to strip out middlemen from credit markets,…

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UK airlines given green light to cancel or consolidate flights to conserve jet fuel

Carriers examining which flights can be cancelled with least disruption under plans to avoid summer…

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