Bearish bets lose $430 million as BTC, ETH surge as much as 7%
The six-week range that capped every rally at $73,000 finally broke on Monday as stocks erased all Iran war losses and Trump signaled willingness to resume peace talks. Source: CoinDesk
Ether outpaces bitcoin as ETF flows split and Ethereum activity jumps 41% on-week
Ether is outperforming bitcoin as ETF flows, spot prices and a 41% jump in Ethereum transactions move in the same direction for the first time in months. Source: CoinDesk
U.S. lawmakers take another swing at crypto tax policy with revised bill
A bill would amend how the IRS would approach crypto taxes. Source: CoinDesk
OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro
The acquisition indicates a capability that OpenAI is building into ChatGPT: financial planning. Source: AI News & Artificial Intelligence
Crypto.com Reveals $1 Million in CRO Fighter Bonuses for White House UFC Fight
The crypto exchange will distribute a record $1 million Cronos (CRO) fighter bonus pool at the upcoming UFC fight at the White House. Source: Decrypt
Japan's Tech Titans Just Teamed Up to Build a Trillion-Parameter AI—And It's Not Here to Chat
SoftBank, Sony, Honda, and NEC have formed a new company to build physical AI for robots and machines, backed by $6.7 billion in government funding. Source: Decrypt
'Dramatic Change': Starknet Creator Reveals Layoffs Amid Revenue-Focused Pivot
StarkWare co-founder and CEO Eli Ben-Sasson said the firm building on Ethereum slashed its headcount in a move to prioritize revenue. Source: Decrypt
MiniMax Drops State-of-the-Art AI Agent Model—Then Quietly Changes the License
MiniMax M2.7 rivals Claude Opus on key coding benchmarks, but the Chinese AI lab updated commercial terms shortly after releasing the weights on Hugging Face. Source: Decrypt
This little-known token just posted a 6,000% rally — and traders are trying to figure out why
RAVE’s sudden surge into crypto’s top ranks has drawn intense attention, with a mix of unusual trading patterns, tight supply and market dynamics fueling debate over what’s really behind the move. Source: CoinDesk
New Pro-DeFi Policies Show the SEC Isn't Waiting for Congress to Act on Crypto
The SEC released a new, permissive policy on DeFi interfaces Monday that was immediately celebrated by crypto industry leaders. Source: Decrypt