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View More NewsThe N.Y. Times (Katie Robertson) so reports, and adds that “The Times had not lost a defamation lawsuit brought in the United States over one of its articles in more than 50 years.” Here’s an excerpt of the decision from Judge Annemarie Carney Axon (N.D. Ala.) in May (Spears v. N.Y. Times Co.) that allowed the case to go forward: Plaintiff Kai Spears was a walk-on basketball player for The University of Alabama men’s basketball team and developed close friendships with other teammates, including Brandon Miller. In the early hours of the morning on January 15, 2023, Mr. Spears and…
In brief The Agave v4.2 client turned on the first 50ms slot-time cut, from 400ms to 350ms, this week. I- t’s step one of four under the approved SIMD-0525 proposal, each gated to a later epoch so the network can pause if block-skip rates rise. Solana’s goal is a 2x faster confirmation and tighter leader windows that double as a censorship-resistance measure. The speedy Solana network just got faster, upgrading the way transactions on the network are processed for the first time since genesis. What it means is applications on Solana will now confirm transactions a bit quicker—increasing the efficiency…
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Laser Digital Japan will offer liquidity to domestic crypto providers, with institutional trading services planned to follow as the appetite for crypto in Japan…
Binance’s employees were cleared and released after providing statements to UAE authorities about third-party fund flows through a company client account, a spokesperson told…
In brief Bitcoin climbed 7.9% over 24 hours to around $77,137—up 23.2% on the week—after touching an intraday high of $79,320. The rally triggered…
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Something strange is happening in Washington. A generation of investors and entrepreneurs who built careers championing private capital and intuitively understood the power of…
A CME group executive said the demand grew with average daily trading volume in his firms’ suite increasing by 43% year-to date. Read the…
Bitcoin (BTC) touched $80,000 around Thursday’s Wall Street open as US stocks hit fresh all-time highs and oil retested $100.Key points:Bitcoin rebounded to $80,000…
In brief Bullish reported Q1 2026 adjusted revenue of $92.8 million, falling short of the $94.1 million analyst consensus. Net losses expanded to $604.9…
Imagine you’re a sheriff’s deputy and a detainee arrives, unresponsive and moving slowly after ingesting a large quantity of unknown pills. After a doctor…
Kraken said it will replace LayerZero, a protocol for moving crypto assets across blockchains, with Chainlink’s equivalent after the $292 million bridge exploit that…
Oobit launched its crypto payments platform in Colombia, expanding the Tether-backed company’s operations across Latin America.The company said Colombia is its ninth live market…
In brief The CFTC has taken a no-action position on swap data reporting and recordkeeping regulations, creating a single streamlined process for event contract…