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No true culture warrior worth his salt admits to reading The New York Times. Very Online conservatives refuse to read it because they think it hates Jews. Very Online progressives refuse to read it because they think it hates trans people. So intense is their loathing, it seems, that some of these hashtaggers cannot even tolerate the company of those who do read the Times. This includes one @claireyfaerie, who recently told Bluesky followers: “My parents have a [New York Times] subscription. Whenever I go to visit them and see the paper sitting on their coffee table, I remember the…
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AI agents could boost crypto activity, but much of the value may bypass blockchains and their tokens. Read the full article here
Four of the five candidates supported by ads funded by the cryptocurrency-aligned political action committee (PAC) Fairshake won their primaries or otherwise advanced on…
In brief Kalshi filed with the CFTC to launch a perpetual futures contract tied to copper prices. The proposed contract would use Pyth Network…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept memoryOS is a gamified mobile app designed to significantly improve your memory through short, interactive lessons. Guided by two-time World…
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday called on the European Commission to scrap reported plans to invite the Taliban to Brussels. According to…
Co-CEO Arjun Sethi said the firm kept investing through market weakness, leaning on acquisitions and futures growth to offset softer spot trading. Read the…
EUR 1 billion note programme planned for 2026 following completion of global issuance infrastructure by the end of Q3 2026.STOCKHOLM & RIGA — May…
In brief The IRGC has promoted Hormuz Safe, a platform that settles shipping insurance payments in Bitcoin, per state media reports. Europol has flagged…
from the and-by-antitrust-we-mean-transactional-crony-capitalism dept One recurring theme during the Trump era is that because he fundamentally doesn’t know how anything actually works, his beliefs…
From E.B. v. Kimi Crush Ltd., decided Thursday by Judge Michelle Peterson (W.D. Wash.): On March 3, 2026, Plaintiff E.B. filed a complaint on…
Bittensor (TAO), down 9.6% over the weekend, joined Bitcoin Cash (BCH) as an underperformer. Read the full article here
KB Financial Group, the parent company of South Korea’s largest bank, KB Kookmin, completed a stablecoin pilot for offline payments and cross-border remittances through…