Month: May 2026

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Clarity Act text lets crypto firms offer stablecoin rewards while shielding bank yield

The text released Friday blocks crypto firms from offering stablecoin yield offerings that look like…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Bitcoin miner Riot’s shares jump 8% after expanding AMD data center deal, signaling AI pivot

AMD’s expansion and improved financing terms highlight Riot’s shift beyond bitcoin mining and strengthen confidence…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Ethereum Foundation finalizes sale of 10,000 ether to BitMine as part of its treasury strategy

The latest transaction follows a similar March deal in which the foundation sold 5,000 ETH…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Canadian pension giant AIMCo buys the dip in Strategy, now sitting on $69 million unrealized gain

AIMCo returns to Michael Saylor’s bitcoin treasury company years after exiting, now sitting on a…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

A new narrative for bitcoin that will last

Of the myriad pundits proclaiming what bitcoin is or isn’t, Blume offers a more clear-eyed…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Tether posts $1.04 billion Q1 profit, reaches $8.23 billion reserve buffer

The stablecoin issuer said the crypto market was highly volatile during the first quarter.

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Technology

Pentagon inks deals with seven AI companies for classified military work

OpenAI, Google, Nvidia and others agreed to ‘any lawful use’ of their tech. Anthropic, feuding…

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Technology

Octopus Energy boss: some people would accept blackouts if bills cut

Greg Jackson argues against costly investments in UK’s power grid that are adding to household…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

AI agent forms its own company, gets ready to trade crypto

Although Manfred will not start trading crypto until the end of May, it already has…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Bitcoin takes another aim at $80,000 as stocks rise, oil drops on Iran optimism

The crypto asset rose nearly 3% over the past 24 hours.

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