As Europe’s debate over privacy, surveillance, and digital sovereignty intensifies, Web3 Summit 2026 brings Yanis Varoufakis, Amir Taaki, Gavin Wood, and other rebel voices to Berlin to confront one urgent question: who should control …
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PRINCETON, N.J., May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enterprises have poured significant budgets into data analytics — bigger teams, better infrastructure, more data. Yet when a consequential business decision comes up, leaders are still …
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After Nearly a Decade, Gary Gensler’s Poster Child for Crypto Compliance Executes Its First Trade
by adminby adminIn brief Nearly a decade after its founding and raising $100 million, Prometheum has officially executed its first crypto trades. Co-CEO Aaron Kaplan argues the platform dovetails with the modernization of markets through tokenization. …
Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley wants AI-displaced tech workers to consider crypto. He argues that the industry’s messy problems create the kind of opportunity ambitious engineers should chase. The pitch arrived inside a broader Silicon …
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Germany’s Push Against Chat Control Shows Why Digital Freedom Matters
by adminby adminGermany’s opposition to Chat Control highlights growing concerns about surveillance, encryption, privacy, and the future of online digital freedom. The debate over the future of the internet is no longer confined to technologists, policymakers, or …
In brief JPMorgan is the latest financial firm seeking to launch a tokenized money market fund, filing for JTLXX. Its tokenized product will rely on its own blockchain platform, which creates a permissioned layer …
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week in fighting form as $80,000 support survives a volatile weekly close. Key points: Bitcoin preserves the potential for upside continuation as one trader pencils in $85,000 for the …
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South Korea’s KB Financial Completes Stablecoin Pilot for Offline Payments
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KB Financial Group, the parent company of South Korea’s largest bank, KB Kookmin, completed a stablecoin pilot for offline payments and cross-border remittances through the Kaia blockchain. KB tested the lifecycle of a South …
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Quantexa selected by HMRC for Landmark £175M Sovereign Data and AI Transformation
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LONDON, May 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quantexa has been awarded a £175 million, 10-year partnership by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to modernise its data foundation and enable sovereign, governed AI at national …
Deepfakes have shifted from a niche concern to a mass-market threat. May’s incidents show how consumer-grade tools now outpace any institutional response. The damage extends into crypto. Scammers leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to create …
