Calpers pulls back from big tech as AI jitters deepen neocloud sell-off
California’s pension fund shifts toward private equity as investors question tech valuations and the payoff from soaring AI spending.
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Fed, ECB and BOJ interest-rate decisions, Coinbase earnings: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 26.
Over 11 million bitcoin has no known owner. Here's what it means
The large number of coins held in unidentified wallets shows that retail investors have been in this market for years, observers said. But this interpretation comes with a caveat.
India's largest crypto exchange absorbs $16 million loss from internal process failure tied to retired wallet
The Mumbai-based exchange initially dismissed reports of suspicious outflows as a false alarm. It now says it lost $16 million and will absorb the loss.
Bitcoin wallet bug let rogue servers steal funds when users tried to speed up payments
Attackers replaced legitimate transactions with fake ones, then waited for users to approve higher fees. At least one person lost bitcoin before developers patched the flaw.
Bitcoin slips under $80,000 as traders de-risk ahead of Fed meeting
Ether and XRP led losses among the majors as the AI trade took another hit in Asia, where Goldman Sachs cut its Kospi target by 25%.
Elon Musk issues a warning for 'AI neoclouds' as SpaceX borrows $40 billion for chips
SpaceX has raised $40 billion in debt to buy GPUs, while Musk predicts a major shakeout among smaller AI cloud providers.
Latvia targets tokenization rules in 2027 with commercial property in focus
Economics Minister Viktors Valainis says rules could arrive in the first half of next year, but an overdue assessment remains unfinished and no sovereign-bond issuance was identified.
UK banks face 10,000 complaints in 3 months over crypto restrictions
The U.K. claims to aspire to become a global cryptocurrency hub, an ambition that would appear to be at odds with the attitude to crypto purchases of its major banks.
Strategy, Strive face balancing act between bitcoin buying and preferred stock dividends
The securities have financed purchases of nearly 136,000 bitcoin, opening a funding channel that analysts expect to complement the larger ETF market.
Block's new voice AI sounds eerily human, sparking awe and scam fears
Reactions split between amazement at how human it sounds and fears it could fuel scams and deception, with CZ eyeing uses in children’s education.
Crypto under weekend pressure, bitcoin slides below $80,000 on U.S. Middle East evacuations
Bitcoin has sunk to its weakest level in more than one month.