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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…
In brief Robinhood’s stock (NASDAQ: HOOD) hit another new high Tuesday after doing so on Monday. The stock’s rise comes after a report that the company is looking at expanding its prediction platform out of the U.S. Robinhood first started offering event contracts last year around the U.S. presidential election. Robinhood stock hit a new…
In brief An old address holding 400 Bitcoin worth over $44 million has moved their “digital gold.” The coins had sat in the digital wallet since November 2013. Bitcoin is up 16,000% since then. A growing number of “Satoshi-era” investors have moved their Bitcoin in recent months with BTC steadily above $100K. Another long-term Bitcoin…
In brief The meme coin trenches have seen a drop in trading volume with the rise of perpetual futures decentralized exchanges, such as Aster. Data shows grass roots meme coins hitting a six-month low, while perp DEXs spike in volume. However, seasoned veterans aren’t too concerned as they believe that meme coins are “cyclical” and…
In brief Elon Musk’s Neuralink and the Sam Altman-backed Merge Labs are driving a new wave of billionaire-backed brain-computer interface ventures. Current BCI progress remains medical, with only five Neuralink patients implanted as of September 2025. Experts warn BCIs are far from “thought reading,” and billionaire ambitions risk overshadowing real therapeutic potential. Elon Musk already…
Decentralized perpetual futures exchange Hyperliquid has gone from being a market maker to one of the biggest crypto projects in the world.Hyperliquid has processed trillions of dollars in volume in its lifespan and is now the third-largest decentralized exchange in crypto—trailing only industry veterans PancakeSwap and Uniswap.It has been the talk of the town in…
In brief A crypto project called POIDH uses tokens to incentivize real-word behavior. It is currently offering 10 million DEGEN tokens to beat a specific Guinness World Record. The current titleholder has expressed an interest, but so have others. As countless crypto projects work tirelessly to reshape Wall Street, a relatively novel one is focused…
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…
In brief OpenAI’s GDPval benchmark tested real jobs—legal briefs, code, reports—and found AI matching human experts at breakneck speed. Claude and GPT-5 outperformed seasoned professionals in 44 occupations, improving threefold in just over a year. The study showed the first wave of disruption will hit office-based jobs, from coders to lawyers and journalists. OpenAI unveiled…
In brief The outreach was based on a review of 200+ firms with crypto-treasury plans, but only some were reportedly flagged. Regulators are reportedly examining whether leaks or trading on material non-public information may have occurred. Observers have warned that poorly timed treasury strategies may appear gimmicky and expose firms to instability. The Securities and…
