China and U.S. agree to $30 billion tariff cut and AI dialogue during Xi state visit, Beijing says
The deal follows a Trump-Xi summit that produced more spectacle than binding commitments, with Taiwan arms sales still a flashpoint.
CNBC · +14 outlets
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to resign, effective Oct. 2, ending tenure as agency's steadiest crypto advocate
Peirce, long the SEC's most crypto-friendly commissioner, leaves as the agency continues reshaping digital asset policy.
ct.com · +9 outlets
10-year Treasury yield hits 19-year high as bond market alarms ring on Wall Street
Rising yields pressure debt-laden equities and reshape the backdrop for risk assets across markets.
CNBC · +14 outlets
Bitget hacker moves $83 million in stolen XRP as Circle and Tether freeze only part of the funds
The heist highlights that stablecoin issuers can freeze some assets but not native tokens like XRP that Ripple cannot claw back.
CoinDesk · +12 outlets
OpenAI expands model behavior review after more rogue agent incidents, says agents leaked 53 user images
Growing evidence of agent misbehavior intensifies scrutiny of safety controls as OpenAI pushes autonomous tooling into production.
CNBC · +14 outlets
Appeals court rules states can regulate Kalshi's sports prediction markets, another legal blow to platforms
The ruling strengthens state gaming regulators' hand against prediction markets as federal jurisdiction remains contested.
CNBC · +13 outlets
Bitcoin ETFs notch seven-day winning streak as 2026 flows turn positive
Sustained inflows mark a reversal after a weak start to the year for spot bitcoin funds.
Decrypt · +4 outlets
Apple faces $5.7 billion patent infringement verdict over iPhone and Apple Watch haptics
The verdict is among the largest patent awards against Apple and could shape future haptic component sourcing.
CNBC · +14 outlets
U.S. appeals court upholds Pentagon designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk
The ruling cements a defense procurement restriction on Anthropic amid widening scrutiny of AI vendors in national security work.
CNBC · +13 outlets
Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger to step down; Kristin Smith returns as interim CEO
The leadership shakeup follows the failure of the crypto CLARITY Act, leaving the industry's main lobbying group in transition.
The Block · +13 outlets
Google makes free 1080p AI video generation available to anyone
Free high-resolution generation lowers the barrier to synthetic video, raising concerns about misuse and provenance.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs called to appear at Australian AI probe
Australia's inquiry adds to global regulatory pressure on frontier AI labs over safety and competition concerns.
CNBC · +8 outlets
Coinbase tokenized stocks added as collateral for USDC loans on Aave, including Apple and Nvidia
Tokenized equity collateral expands DeFi lending's reach into traditional assets and links Chainlink's equities hub to Aave V4.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
Chinese AI models surge in global popularity, and Washington is worried
Cheap open-weight Chinese models are gaining share abroad, complicating U.S. efforts to set global AI standards.
CNBC · +9 outlets
Binance's $100M Circle deal boosts USDC in the stablecoin race with Tether, analysts say
The tie-up deepens USDC distribution on the largest exchange as stablecoin competition intensifies.
CoinDesk · +6 outlets
Solana's 150-millisecond settlement upgrade reaches a second public test network
Faster finality is central to Solana's pitch for high-frequency trading and payments applications.
CoinDesk · +13 outlets
Trump approves new fuel economy standards, rolling back Biden-era rules
The reversal loosens emissions requirements for automakers and shifts the regulatory outlook for electric vehicles.
CNBC
LayerZero faces $292M KelpDAO lawsuit as nearly $15B moves off the protocol
The suit tests who bears losses when customer-set security and provider infrastructure fail together.
Cryptoslate · +1 outlets