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In brief Reform UK has reportedly received a donation in cryptocurrency, the UK’s first ever to a political party. Donations must be referred to the electoral regulator if they exceed £11,180 ($14,905). Commentators warn that crypto-based donations may increase the risk of anonymous and illicit campaign contributions. The UK’s Electoral Commission is planning to update…
In brief Gold futures climbed above $4,200 per ounce Tuesday, setting a new all-time high. CoinGlass tracked more than $21 billion in crypto outflows from Binance over the past week. Analysts told Decrypt the divergence marks a short-term flight to safety, with capital temporarily shifting from crypto to gold ahead of key Fed signals. Gold…
In brief Top bank Citi will debut a crypto custody service in 2026, CNBC reports. The bank is the latest to delve into other digital asset services. Mainstream banks are working on everything from stablecoin offerings to crypto trading for clients. Citi will reportedly debut a crypto custody service in 2026 as mainstream financial institutions…
In brief Penn State researchers found that “very rude” prompts outperformed “very polite” ones in accuracy. The results contradict prior studies claiming LLMs respond better to a courteous tone. Findings imply that tone itself, once dismissed as etiquette, may be a hidden variable in prompt engineering. Being polite might make you a better person, but…
In brief Binance said its systems remained operational during the $19 billion market-wide liquidation, attributing reports of tokens hitting zero to a display error. Affected assets that depegged on the exchange included USDe, BNSOL and wBETH. Analysts described the payout as rare and likely aimed at restoring confidence in the post-CZ era. Crypto exchange Binance…
In brief Fox Business’s Charles Gasparino reported internal White House talks about pardoning Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. Binance founder CZ, who resigned as CEO in 2023 and served prison time, remains its largest shareholder. A pardon could reopen U.S. markets to Binance and signal an even friendlier crypto policy under Trump. Is the Trump administration seriously…
If you looked away from crypto markets on Friday, then you missed a record-breaking bloodbath.Following a Friday morning threat from U.S. President Donald Trump to unleash “massive” new trade tariffs on China, crypto prices began to plunge alongside stocks, representing widespread concern from investors. And then crypto declines rapidly accelerated late in the afternoon when…
In brief Organizers of the Nobel Peace Prize are investigating whether insiders used advanced information about this year’s winner to make a profit on Polymarket. Roughly 11 hours before the award was announced, Machado’s chances jumped from near-zero to over 70%, with one trader collecting $80,000 from last-minute wagers. While insider trading may be prohibited…
In brief SenseMap pays contributors for on-chain, real-time mapping data. Google Maps’ ad business has been estimated to make $11 billion annually. Observers say consensus, not control, ensures accuracy. OpenLedger, a blockchain infrastructure firm building out AI systems for transparent data attribution, is expanding its ecosystem with the addition of SenseMap, a new decentralized mapping…
In brief BNB leads the top 10 coins by market cap with 85.6% YTD gains, far outpacing Ethereum and Bitcoin. The rally has been fueled by interest in the Aster DEX, surging on-chain activity, and institutional interest. Experts have queried whether the rally is sustainable, pointing to overbought technical indicators. While Bitcoin and Ethereum have grabbed…
