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View More NewsStuart Reges, a University of Washington (UW) computer science professor who in 2022 was reprimanded and investigated for mocking a “land acknowledgment,” last week received $600,000 as part of an agreement that settles the ensuing First Amendment lawsuit. But Reges did not get an apology or an admission of wrongdoing from the Seattle university, whose spokesman still insists that “we acted appropriately.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit disagreed last December, when a divided three-judge panel ruled that UW administrators violated Reges’ First Amendment rights by subjecting him to an inquisition that lasted nearly a year, during…
In brief Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau says gangs store crypto wallet seed phrases and private keys in rented vaults alongside cash, watches and passports. It has reported the practice to the government committee preparing Ireland for new EU anti-money laundering rules. Cash still dominates, and the bureau’s chief says criminal use of crypto in Ireland remains “basic.” Organized crime gangs in Ireland are renting vaults to store the private keys and seed phrases that control crypto wallets, alongside cash, luxury watches and handbags, the head of the Criminal Assets Bureau has said.Detective Chief Superintendent Michael Gubbins, who runs the bureau, the Irish…
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The scale of the global learning crisis is difficult to exaggerate. A recent analysis of international and regional assessments estimated that at least two-thirds of the world’s young people fail to acquire the basic skills needed to participate effectively in a modern economy. In affluent countries, roughly one child in four falls short. In low-income regions, the proportion is far higher. Published calculations estimate that broad improvements in children’s academic development could add more than US$700 trillion to the world economy by 2100. The standard response is to demand better schools: more competent teachers, stronger curricula, greater accountability, higher standards, and…
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Ethereum-compatible layer-1 network Harmony proposed sunsetting its blockchain and migrating its native ONE token to Ethereum, seven years after launching its mainnet. On Sunday, Harmony…
Bitcoin sidechain Liquid paused operations after actors claiming to be white-hat hackers withdrew about 4,000 Bitcoin worth $320 million from its federation wallet. On Sunday,…
Bitcoin trades lower by nearly 1% as escalating U.S.-Iran hostilities push oil higher. Read the full article here
Liquid Network, a settlement layer used by exchanges, halted all transactions after losing $320 million worth of bitcoin in a security exploit. Read the…
Large corporations looking to modernize payments and AI agents making autonomous transactions are emerging as the two biggest growth drivers for stablecoins, executives of…
Update (May 7 at 9:47 PM UTC): This article has been updated to include a statement from Binance.The US Department of the Treasury reportedly…
In brief Solv Protocol is migrating more than $700 million in tokenized Bitcoin infrastructure from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP. The move follows the $292…
President Donald Trump’s tariffs have been ruled illegal—again. A three-judge panel at the U.S Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled Thursday evening that Trump’s…
MIAMI – Coinbax won the $20,000 grand prize at Consensus Miami’s PitchFest after pitching a system designed to help banks and financial firms manage…
Political action committees (PACs) affiliated with the cryptocurrency company-backed Fairshake reported spending millions of dollars to support candidates in five races, with less than…
In brief Donald Trump Jr. said the Trump family has not abandoned World Liberty Financial, dispelling online rumors. Co-founder Zach Witkoff said the firm…
This essay was originally published by The Dispatch on May 6, 2026.The Department of Justice’s recent indictment of former FBI Director James Comey has…