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In brief DeepSeek is recruiting a “Code Harness” team in Beijing to build a native agentic coding tool—a direct rival to Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex. DeepSeek V4 already integrates natively with Claude Code, making this a move to own the full agentic stack rather than just supply the model underneath it. V4 Flash runs at $0.14 per million input tokens—up to 100x cheaper than Claude Opus 4.7—giving any DeepSeek-native harness an immediate, structural price advantage. It started as a side project. Now it’s coming for Anthropic’s most prized product.DeepSeek, the Chinese AI lab born out of quantitative investment…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure An Italian police unit cracked a tax fraud case worth over a million dollars — and at the center of it was not a secret bank account or a shell company, but Bitcoin inscriptions. A New Way To Hide Old Money Italy’s Economic and Financial Police Unit in Foggia uncovered a scheme in which a suspect allegedly used the Bitcoin Ordinals protocol and the BRC-20 token standard to generate and conceal roughly 1 million euros, or about $1.1 million, in undeclared capital gains. According to blockchain analytics…

In brief Spotify and Universal Music Group announced licensing agreements for AI-generated fan-made covers and remixes. The paid Spotify Premium add-on will share revenue with participating artists and songwriters. The deal comes as YouTube and other platforms expand AI remix tools for users. Taylor Swift fans may soon be able to legally generate AI remixes of her songs on Spotify.Spotify and Universal Music Group on Thursday announced licensing agreements that will allow Spotify Premium users to create AI-generated covers and remixes using music from participating artists and songwriters.“The most valuable innovations in the music business always bring artists and fans…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Hyperliquid’s native token, HYPE, pushed to a fresh all-time high near $63 on Thursday, while Zcash (ZEC) also continued working its way toward its current record levels.  HYPE’s momentum has been especially strong over the longer view compared to its market peers, recording about a 45% gain on the monthly time frame. Zcash has been running even hotter, with a 108% rise over the same period.  That performance has carried both assets closer to the top of the overall cryptocurrency rankings by market capitalization. HYPE has climbed…

In brief More than 30% of all Bitcoin already has its public key exposed on-chain, making it theoretically vulnerable to a future quantum computer attack. The exposure breaks into two types: structural from script designs that reveal keys by default, and operational from address-reuse behavior. Exchanges account for roughly 40% of operationally exposed Bitcoin, though the risk varies widely by platform and can be reduced through better wallet hygiene. Nearly one-third of all Bitcoin in circulation—over 6 million coins worth over $469 billion as of this writing—is already vulnerable to theft if powerful quantum computers become a reality, according to…

In brief Former Ethereum Foundation researcher Dankrad Feist proposed replacing the organization with a new group. The new group would need at least $1 billion in ETH funding, he said, plus staking fees and a focus on raising ETH’s price. The remarks come amid resignations at the Foundation and frustration with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. Amidst a cascade of resignations and mounting scrutiny over its long-term vision, the Ethereum Foundation was hit Thursday with a stinging rebuke by one of its most prominent former members.Dankrad Feist, who until last year served as one of the Ethereum Foundation’s top researchers, suggested…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A crypto analyst has revealed that Bitcoin (BTC) is repeating a historical “fakeout” pattern that has led to new all-time highs each four-year cycle. According to the analyst, if this theory holds, this cycle could see the BTC price crash to new lows before initiating an upside recovery. While the chart structure mirrors this past trend, the crypto expert remains skeptical about its validity, especially given how strained the current market has become.  Bitcoin Fakeout Theory Signals Major Correction A pseudonymous crypto analyst known as Bee on…

In brief Mark Cuban said he has sold most of his Bitcoin, and that it hasn’t acted as the hedge against fiat inflation that he expected. The billionaire said he thought BTC was “a better gold than gold,” but it hasn’t acted like it in his view. Cuban previously mulled the launch of his own meme coin, but now believes they are “garbage.” Billionaire investor, entrepreneur, and former Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes that Bitcoin “has lost the plot”—and said he’s sold most of his holdings in the asset, during an interview with Front Office Sports. Cuban previously said that…

Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe is warning that Bitcoin will likely plummet in value if BTC loses one key level as support. In a post on X, Van de Poppe says that the crypto market is showing signs of weakness and that Bitcoin needs to hold the “crucial area” above the $74,000 level or the top crypto asset will probably collapse below $65,000. “Bitcoin doesn’t look great. Far from it. Five consecutive days of red candles, liquidations on the long side, [Michael Saylor’s Strategy] buying another $2 billion in assets, and there’s no momentum at all taking place. There’s…

In brief The U.S. Department of Commerce will invest more than $2 billion in quantum computing startups and foundries. Researchers increasingly warn that “Q-Day,” when quantum computers can break current encryption, could arrive as early as 2030. Bitcoin, Ethereum, banks, and internet infrastructure all rely on cryptography that future quantum systems may eventually compromise. The U.S. government is placing a multibillion-dollar bet on quantum computing as concerns grow that future machines could eventually crack the encryption protecting everything from crypto wallets to banking systems and military networks.The Commerce Department will invest more than $2 billion across nine companies, per a…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Bitcoin miners are already doing more than securing Bitcoin’s base chain. According to Rootstock’s Q1 2026 merged-mining report, 84.01% of Bitcoin’s total hashrate contributed to securing Rootstock during the quarter, giving Bitcoin DeFi a hashrate-backed security claim.The network averaged 833.92 EH/s of Rootstock hashrate.The number is striking because Rootstock sits beside Bitcoin rather than competing for a separate set of machines. It is a Bitcoin sidechain that uses merged mining, allowing Bitcoin mining pools to submit work to Rootstock while continuing to mine Bitcoin.In Rootstock’s framing, miners can earn additional BTC-denominated rewards from Rootstock network fees without…

The world’s largest company by market cap is pouring nearly two billion dollars into a high-tech manufacturer whose stock has more than quadrupled in one year. According to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), chipmaker Nvidia opened a new position worth approximately $1.86 billion in optical materials and semiconductors manufacturer Coherent Corp in the first quarter of 2026. Coherent is trading at $374 at time of writing and has gone up 373% in 12 months. The maker of optical materials and semiconductors recorded a 1,118% year-on-year increase in profits in the quarter that ended in…

In brief Payward, Kraken’s parent company, secured preliminary regulatory approval from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA). Services will include spot and margin trading, OTC, staking, transfers, and institutional offerings through Kraken Prime. UAE customers can fund accounts and withdraw in dirhams through a locally regulated subsidiary. Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken said Thursday that it has secured regulatory approval to operate in Dubai after its parent company Payward received preliminary broker-dealer and investment management authorization from the emirate’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority.The authorization permits Kraken to offer virtual asset services to both retail and professional investors in Dubai, according to a…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Crypto analyst Merlijn has delivered “bad news” to Solana and XRP investors, with Goldman Sachs offloading their exposure to these coins. The analyst highlighted this as a conviction statement as the top U.S. bank held on to its Bitcoin and Ethereum exposure.  Analyst Delivers Bad News To Solana And XRP Holders In an X post, Merlijn called Goldman Sachs move to sell its Solana and XRP ETF holdings as bad news for investors in these coins. He stated that the U.S. bank just separated the winners from…