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View More NewsKey takeaways:SOL’s rebound to $72 shows bullish futures and airdrop hopes, but falling TVL and low DEX volumes point to fragile onchain demand.Tokenized stocks spark hype on Solana, yet Pump.fun dependence and Hyperliquid competition threaten sustained SOL momentum.Solana native token SOL jumped to $72 on Friday, distancing itself from the $64 lows the prior day. Part of traders’ optimism stemmed from the stellar growth of tokenized stock trading, fueled by the AI sector. However, increasing competition in decentralized application networks could limit SOL’s short-term upside.Solana tokenized stocks 24-hour volumes, USD. Source: Jupiter AggregatorTokenized stocks on Solana traded over $113 million…
In brief The Linux Foundation launched Akrites on Thursday with 19 founding members to coordinate the remediation of critical open source vulnerabilities before AI-enabled attackers can exploit them. Fewer than 5% of the thousands of open-source vulnerabilities surfaced by AI in recent months have been patched, according to Endor Labs CEO Varun Badhwar. Akrites is designed to close this coordination gap. The Linux Foundation launched Akrites on Thursday alongside 19 founding organizations—Amazon, Anthropic, Citi, Google, JPMorganChase, Microsoft, NVIDIA, OpenAI, and others—to coordinate the patching of critical open-source software before AI-powered attackers can exploit it.The initiative addresses a timeline problem that…
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It’s fitting that the embattled Keir Starmer resigned as prime minister of the United Kingdom almost exactly a decade after the Brexit referendum. More than anything else, it was that vote, on June 23rd 2016, which created Britain’s current political reality—a reality of which Starmer is just the latest victim.Perhaps the most ironic impact of Brexit is the fact that the United Kingdom has finally become a European country. By this I don’t mean that we’ve suddenly learned how to cook good food, or we’ve all become bilingual, or have embraced the siesta. We’re no more culturally European than we…
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Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, told customers in the European Union (EU) it is suspending some services because it will…
An Ethereum whale who shorted Ether (ETH) during the October 2025 crypto crash has returned after eight months of silence.Key takeaways:Ethereum whale opens a…
In brief The Trump administration reportedly asked OpenAI to limit GPT-5.6’s initial release to government-approved partners. Officials are evaluating the model under a new…
Poke your head into just about any online social network—or any general conversations about internet culture—and you’ll likely find a boogieman: the algorithm. Since…
The punishments of Alexander Mashinsky, the imprisoned former chief of Celsius until its high-profile collapse, continue with a formal banishment from any ability to…
The Ethereum Foundation has lost another high-ranking contributor, amid increasing scrutiny of the research organization as the network faces ongoing questions about talent retention…
In brief Perplexity launched Brain, a memory system for Computer that builds a context graph of past sessions, sources, and corrections—then synthesizes it overnight…
Late last year, as part of our annual “Year in Review” series, we summarized our efforts providing digital privacy and security advice to at-risk communities.…
After reports that the Trump administration and state of Florida are considering abandoning the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center in the Florida Everglades, the Department…
Blockchain infrastructure firm Alchemy said AI agents with its AgentCard now have access to the Visa (V) network with complete identity and payment capabilities,…
Canadian Bitcoin miner HIVE Digital Technologies said its AI subsidiary BUZZ HPC has signed a three-year GPU cloud contract worth approximately $220 million with…
In brief Kentucky sued Kalshi and Polymarket, alleging they operate illegal sports betting platforms. The platforms argue their contracts fall under CFTC oversight, a…