A federal court has sentenced a California man to 78 months in prison for his role in a social engineering conspiracy that authorities say stole more than $250 million in cryptocurrency. The ‘Instrument of Last Resort’ A U.S. federal court has sentenced a California man to 6 1/2 years in prison for his role in
Key Takeaways Senate Banking leaders reportedly circulated the CLARITY Act draft text before a potential Thursday committee vote. Unresolved bracketed sections, ethics language, and stablecoin rewards remain key sticking points. Polling found 52% of voters support the CLARITY Act after a neutral description. Senate Banking Draft Moves Toward Thursday Committee Vote The Senate Banking Committee
Key Takeaways Coinbase integrated x402 and wallet infrastructure into Amazon Bedrock Agentcore Payments for AWS developers. Agent payments include spending limits, compliance checks and transaction visibility. Developers may connect agents to x402 services for search, data, evaluations, and backend setup. Coinbase Gives Amazon Bedrock Agents Wallet Capabilities Crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) announced on May
Key Takeaways 21shares launched TCAN on Nasdaq with direct exposure to Canton Coin. U.S. investors gain regulated access to Canton’s privacy-enabled blockchain infrastructure. Validator participation extends 21shares’ role across Canton Network operations. 21shares Brings Canton Network Exposure to US ETF Investors 21shares announced on May 7 the launch of the 21shares Canton Network ETF (Nasdaq:
Key Takeaways Federal investigators are examining oil futures trades totaling more than $2.6 billion. Large bets preceded Iran-related updates that appeared to move global oil prices. Authorities are reviewing whether nonpublic information influenced the timing and scale. DOJ and CFTC Probe Oil Futures Bets Before Iran Updates The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Commodity Futures
This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag) provides news, data, and insights on the energy–compute–markets nexus. The company said Tuesday it plans to scale its Muskogee, Oklahoma campus to roughly 1.5 gigawatts of gross power, or about 1 gigawatt of
This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag) provides news, data, and insights on the energy–compute–markets nexus. The Miami-based company said it signed a $9.8 billion triple-net lease for 352 megawatts of IT capacity at its Beacon Point campus in Nueces
CCP Games, the developer of the spaceship MMORPG EVE Online and web3 game Eve Frontier, has transitioned into an independent entity and rebranded as Fenris Creations following a $120 million USD buyout from former parent company Pearl Abyss. The transaction, which includes both cash and non-cash elements, returns the studio to a private ownership structure
Key Takeaways Driven by Trump, Polymarket odds for 2026 alien disclosure hit 20% as users await future UAP releases. As Kalshi odds reach 22.5%, 3 pastors report meeting intel officials to prep the church for disclosure. Despite Obama doubting secret aliens, the FBI plans to release UAP files, shaping 2026 betting markets. Alien Disclosure Odds
Tokenization infrastructure provider Brickken and the ADI Foundation announced a partnership on April 29 to deploy institutional-grade infrastructure for real-world asset (RWA) tokenization on the ADI Chain. The collaboration aims to provide governments and financial institutions in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with tools for the issuance and lifecycle management of digital