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Cryptocurrency markets experienced a significant upswing on Sunday, recovering from a downturn triggered by escalating geopolitical tensions. However, the sustainability of this rally hinges on the reaction of traditional financial markets as they reopen and digest the weekend's events.
A handful of Polymarket users are facing scrutiny after profiting handsomely from predicting a U.S. strike against Iran. The timing of their trades, placed just hours before the reported explosions, has ignited concerns about potential insider trading on the decentralized prediction market platform.
A new entrant, 'Browser Use,' powered by Openclaw, is making waves by enabling effortless web browsing functionality directly within cloud environments. This innovative approach promises to streamline workflows and enhance collaboration. Early adopters are already discussing its potential impact on productivity and remote access.
The escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran have transformed Polymarket, a prediction market platform, into a hotbed for speculative trading. Contracts tied to potential conflict outcomes, leadership changes, and even regime collapse are drawing unprecedented volume, blurring the lines between geopolitical analysis and high-stakes betting.
The sudden death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, confirmed by Iranian state media, sent shockwaves through global markets, most notably impacting Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency experienced a rapid surge, recovering from prior losses fueled by escalating tensions, as traders speculated on the implications for regional stability.
Ethereum is poised for a major overhaul in user experience with the impending arrival of account abstraction, also known as smart accounts. This upgrade, slated for deployment within the next year, promises to eliminate intermediaries and unlock a new era of functionality for all Ethereum users.
The world of AI agents is about to get a whole lot more accessible. OpenFang, a newly unveiled open-source operating system, aims to democratize the development and deployment of intelligent agents, paving the way for broader innovation in the field.
In a dramatic turn of events, the U.S. government has seemingly shifted its allegiance in the AI arena. While OpenAI celebrates a new agreement with the Department of Defense, Anthropic faces a federal ban, raising questions about political influence and differing AI safety protocols.
Anthropic, the AI safety-focused company, finds itself in a precarious position after refusing to allow its technology to be used for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, leading to a Trump administration blacklist. This incident underscores a fundamental flaw in the AI industry's approach to self-regulation, leaving companies vulnerable to government intervention and highlighting the urgent need for binding legal frameworks.
WIRED has reviewed hundreds of posts on X that promote misleading claims about the locations and scale of the attack.
Netflix's co-CEO reportedly told Trump, "I took your advice."
The company was the first to deploy its AI models on classified US military cloud networks, according to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.
Ethereum’s dominant total value locked and widespread adoption by traditional finance institutions confirm its role as the base of global onchain finance. Will Ether price follow?
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Anthropic’s chatbot Claude seems to have benefited from the attention around the company’s fraught negotiations with the Pentagon.
Bitcoin's future hinges less on technological factors and more on how AI affects growth, employment, real interest rates, and central bank liquidity, NYDIG Research argues.
It might be World War III, but at least I won $20. | Image: Polymarket / The Verge Polymarket has been allowing people to bet on when the US would strike Iran next. Obviously, now that it's actually happened and people have died, the prediction betting market is feeling some pressure. The site has been at the center of controversy before, including suspicions of insider trading on the Super Bowl halftime show and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. In a statement posted on its
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A rare Bitcoin bottom signal from 2023 has flashed again, but the 2026 macroeconomic backdrop calls its validity into question. Can BTC price defy the odds?
That’s coming on a little strong, maybe. | Image: Vera C. Rubin Observatory The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's automated alert system is online and already bombarding astronomers with things to look at in the night sky. The system went live publicly on Tuesday, February 24th, and on the first night dropped some 800,000 alerts about asteroids, supernovas, and feasting black holes. And that number is only expected to climb to the multiple millions per night. The observatory released the first image
JPMorgan said the long-awaited Clarity Act would bring regulatory clarity, boost institutional participation and accelerate tokenization across U.S. crypto markets.
Declining crypto prices mean that many digital asset treasuries are either underwater or trading at a discount to their net asset value.
The government relies on this crypto infrastructure for international trade, while ordinary Iranians use it as a financial lifeline during protests and economic crises.
The real competitive advantage in stablecoins, the moat that holds competitors at bay, now lies in the distribution held by incumbents, according to the person behind Meta's abandoned Diem token.
OpenAI's ChatGPT remains the top free app in the U.S. on Apple's rankings, but Claude has steadily gained traction.
Investors last week wrestled with the impact of AI adoption on various sectors and the overall economy. This coming week is a wildcard after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran.
OpenAI's CEO claims its new defense contract includes protections addressing the same issues that became a flashpoint for Anthropic.
Welcome to the weekend, friends! While the rest of our team was checking out Samsung’s forthcoming Galaxy S26 lineup and prepping for Apple’s “special experience” next week, we’ve been sifting through Woot’s “Video Games for All” sale and a truly weird slate of deals that, frankly, don’t have a throughline. (Some of us have also spent the last week unpacking what Huel is, but that’s neither here nor there.) Here’s what we can tell you. If you’re thinking of picking up the Galaxy S26 Ultra at lau
America’s journey back to the moon has run into a few missteps. NASA administrator Jared Isaacman is banking on a new approach.