Arkansas Sues Kalshi, Joining a Growing List of States Targeting Prediction Markets
Attorney General Tim Griffin said betting on "whether the Razorbacks win or lose" is gambling, and wants restitution, penalties and taxes.
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Why Bitcoin's Next Soft Fork Could Feel Like a Practice Run
Matt Corallo explains why patching four legacy bugs is about rebuilding muscle memory, just as much as it’s about Bitcoin maintenance.
ChatGPT Is Getting a GIF Maker Powered by OpenAI's Unannounced Images 2.6 Model
OpenAI is rolling out animated GIF creation in ChatGPT, with frame-by-frame editing and speed controls.
Google Tells Schools They Can Reject AI—But They'll Lose Search, Too
Google is giving schools more control over Gemini, but districts that want Search without AI are out of luck, fueling accusations that the company is pressuring educators into adopting AI.
Coinbase Says 99% of Customer Crypto Is Offline and Out of Hackers’ Reach
Coinbase told customers it wasn’t affected by the $6.4 billion Binance hack and detailed its security controls, including offline storage for over 99% of assets, split private keys and kill switches.
US Bank Regulator Issues First AI Framework as Banks Battle Rogue Agents
The OCC's first examiner guide weighs autonomy and financial harm, and directly addresses outside AI agents—the same risk that recently prompted major banks to restrict customer-account access.
US Voters Back AI Data Center Restrictions in At Least 29 Communities
Voters across the United States backed measures to curb data centers, raising new obstacles for the infrastructure powering AI as electricity bills, water supplies, and public oversight dominate the debate.
Canton Coin Gets SEC Nod as Wall Street Tokenization Heats Up
SEC staff said they view Canton Coin as a digital commodity and won’t recommend enforcement over how it’s minted, a week after DTCC launched a tokenization service that runs partly on the Canton Network.
What Is x402? How AI Agents Pay With Crypto
Coinbase's x402 protocol puts the web's long-unused 402 code to work so AI agents and apps can pay for APIs and data in stablecoins like USDC.
Tech, AI Stocks Split After Democratic Sweep: Microsoft Jumps, Tesla and Nvidia Tank
Microsoft and Alphabet surged while Nvidia and Tesla fell, highlighting a divided market as investors reassess Washington's approach to AI and Big Tech.
Bitcoin Rebounds After Democratic Midterm Sweep, But Crypto Faces Tougher Fight in Washington
Bitcoin bounced back after Democrats won control of Congress, but a stalled market structure bill and heavy industry campaign spending reveal crypto’s exposure to shifting US political power.
Wall Street’s Plumbing Goes Onchain as Morgan Stanley Tokenizes Securities
Morgan Stanley says it has converted U.S. equities and Treasuries into tokenized form through the newly launched DTCC Tokenization Service, which 20 Wall Street firms have signed up to use.