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In brief Visits to noai.duckduckgo.com—DuckDuckGo’s AI-free search subdomain—tripled after Google announced its AI search overhaul at I/O, and have been sitting 84% above baseline ever since. As a result, DuckDuckGo launched No-AI Search extensions for Chrome and Firefox on June 1, letting users set the AI-free page as their permanent default with one click. U.S. app installs jumped hit record numbers. DuckDuckGo spent the better part of 2024 building Duck.ai, an anonymous chatbot that lets you chat privately with models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta. And now, just this past weekend, it launched a Chrome extension to help you pretend…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Blockchain security firm CertiK recorded $68.3 million in total crypto losses across May 2026 — making it the third month of the year to fall below the $100 million threshold — but the headline number obscures a darker and more personal dimension to the sector’s security crisis, as physical attacks on crypto holders simultaneously reached a pace that no firewall can stop. In a post on X, CertiK noted that May’s losses represented a dramatic contraction from April’s $650 million — a month dominated by two catastrophic…
In brief NVIDIA unveiled Nemotron 3 Ultra at Computex on June 1, a 550-billion-parameter open-weight model. The model delivers over 300 tokens per second on a pre-release DeepInfra endpoint, running three to six times faster than Chinese rivals But Kimi K2.6 from Moonshot AI still leads the open-weight intelligence ranking. Jensen Huang walked onto the Computex stage in Taipei on Sunday, leather jacket on, and unveiled Nemotron 3 Ultra—Nvidia’s largest open AI model ever and, at least for now, the smartest open-weight model built in America. It’s good. It’s just not good enough to beat China.The model packs roughly 550…
XRP is giving traders a contradiction that separates flow data from actual market control.The token has been trading around the low-$1.30s after hitting its weakest level in roughly 15 weeks, even as two data points bulls often treat as supportive moved in the other direction.Spot XRP ETFs have continued to attract money, with cumulative inflows around $1.42 billion, while late-May exchange-flow data showed more than 25 million XRP moving off exchanges after a prior inflow.That combination would normally invite a simple accumulation case. Less XRP on exchanges can mean less immediately available sell-side supply. ETF inflows can show that regulated wrappers are…
In brief SpaceX added a warning to its amended IPO filing that it may issue a significant amount of equity in future transactions. Issuing new shares can dilute existing shareholders by reducing their ownership percentage of the company. The disclosure comes as SpaceX seeks a $1.75 trillion valuation and integrates xAI and X into its business. Investors preparing to buy into SpaceX’s initial public offering are getting an early warning that future deals could reduce their ownership stake.In an amended IPO filing on Monday, SpaceX disclosed that it “may issue a significant amount of equity in connection with future transactions,”…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Code vulnerabilities were responsible for the bulk of the damage in May — roughly 66% of the month’s total losses, or about $45 million. That breakdown, drawn from data released by blockchain security firm CertiK, came alongside broader figures showing that overall crypto exploit losses fell to $68 million last month, down sharply from $650 million in April. Where The Losses Came From Cross-chain bridges took the heaviest hit by category, accounting for 42% of total losses, or $28.6 million. The biggest single incident was an exploit…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Japan’s ruling party has called for the creation of the long-awaited rules for crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and promotion of yen-denominated stablecoins in the region in a new proposal to the government. Japan’s Ruling Party Pushes For Crypto ETF Rules On Monday, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) asked the government to develop a legal framework to allow crypto-based ETFs in the country, seeking to strengthen the local digital assets sector, Reuters reported. In a proposal to the government, the ruling party affirmed that “Crypto-ETFs would provide investors…
In brief A market asking whether Strategy would sell Bitcoin by May 31 is currently in dispute on Polymarket. The firm did sell between May 26 and May 31, but announced the sale on June 1, creating the dispute between “Yes” and “No” shareholders of the market. The market is headed to an UMA vote for final resolution, though it remains incomplete at this time. Bitcoin treasury giant Strategy said Monday morning that it sold off a portion of its BTC holdings for the first time since 2022—and the timing of that sale has prompted predictors on Polymarket to dispute…
In brief ETH treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies added another $52 million in Ethereum. Meanwhile, its Bitcoin counterpart Strategy sold $2.5 million worth of BTC to fund its dividend-paying preferred stock. BitMine now holds around 4.48% of the Ethereum circulating supply, valued at more than $10.6 billion. Publicly traded Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies once more added to its ETH position last week, even as its Bitcoin-centric counterpart Strategy sold BTC for the first time since 2022.BitMine purchased another 26,497 ETH or around $52 million worth as Ethereum trades at $1,967 on Monday, dipping below $2,000 for the first…
While Bitcoin is often viewed strictly as a financial asset, a growing number of 2026 operators are treating it as something entirely different: a stack of operational capabilities to vertically integrate. In traditional manufacturing, vertical integration is one of the oldest competitive moves in the playbook. A car company that owns its tire factory is vertically integrated; Apple, by owning its silicon, operating system, storefront, and device, is the modern textbook case. The structural advantages, lower costs, fewer dependencies, and tighter control over quality, are now being claimed by companies integrating Bitcoin into multiple stages of how they produce, hold,…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The blockchain space is broad and complex, but leading networks such as Cardano are navigating this dynamic sector. The network is witnessing one of its most significant moments this year as its connectivity to other chains notably improves, allowing for seamless operations for users. A Path For Cardano To Become Fully Connected Multi-Chain Following several upgrades to improve the network, Cardano is now in the spotlight of the blockchain space. A report reveals that Cardano is making major progress toward a more linked blockchain future as its…