Opinion

Morning Minute: Polymarket Prepares for Imminent U.S. Launch

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.🟣 Polymarket’s U.S. Return: “Green Light” Becomes Go-TimeAfter four years on the sidelines, the world’s biggest prediction market is set to reopen to U.S. users.Potentially as…

Law and Order

Turkey Moves to Expand Watchdog Powers Over Crypto, Bank Accounts

In brief Turkey is reportedly drafting legislation to grant its financial intelligence unit Masak expanded powers to freeze bank and crypto accounts linked to suspected criminal activity. The bill would allegedly allow the watchdog to shut down accounts, limit transactions, and blacklist crypto wallet addresses across banks, payment firms, and exchanges. Experts warned the measures…

Opinion

Morning Minute: SWIFT Goes On-chain

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors green but pulling back after Monday rally; BTC at $113k SWIFT partners with Consensys to bring payments onchain SEC &…

Gaming

New Study Shows AI Outpaces Humans in Game Testing

In brief A new study has unveiled Titan, an LLM agent that tests MMORPGs by reasoning and exploring game states. Titan found four previously unknown bugs and completed 95% of tasks in two commercial games. Already deployed in QA pipelines, Titan may reshape how games are tested across PC and mobile. Game studios have long…

Technology

Caltech Builds World’s Largest Neutral-Atom Quantum Computer

In brief Caltech trapped 6,100 cesium atoms as qubits, the largest neutral-atom quantum system to date. Qubits stayed coherent for 13 seconds with 99.98% operational accuracy, defying scaling trade-offs. The team moved atoms across the array while keeping them in superposition. Caltech physicists have created the largest neutral-atom quantum computer to date, trapping 6,100 cesium…

Law and Order

UK’s New Digital ID Scheme ‘Target for Hackers’

In brief The UK government has unveiled a mandatory Digital ID scheme, set to be introduced by 2029 at the latest. Some experts highlighted privacy and security risks, particularly if biometric data is included. Other ID and verification experts suggest that a nationwide scheme consolidates personal data, making it less exposed to potential hacks. The…