Joseph Rees

Anthropic Targets $1T Valuation as Investors Chase Claude’s Enterprise Growth

Key TakeawaysAnthropic seeks to raise to $50 billion this summer, targeting a valuation near $900 billion.The 2026 funding could help…

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Venezuela Upholds Crypto Mining Ban as Power Demand Hits 9-Year Peak

Key TakeawaysOn May 7, peak 15,579 MW demand prompted Venezuela to reiterate bitcoin mining ban measures.The ban impacts local miners,…

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Tucker Carlson Calls Markets ‘Fake’ After 60 Days of Middle East Conflict – Bitcoin News

Key TakeawaysTucker Carlson called public markets “fake,” pointing to oil trading under $100/barrel despite 60+ days of war disruption.Bitcoin climbed…

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Coinbase Points to Multi-Zone AWS Failures Behind Outage

Key TakeawaysCoinbase linked the trading outage to failures across multiple AWS zones.The disruption interrupted core trading services despite built-in recovery…

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Iowa Signs Crypto ATM Licensing and Oversight Bill Into Law

Key TakeawaysIowa requires crypto ATM operators to hold money transmission licenses before running kiosks.Location reporting, fee disclosures, and consumer protection…

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Metalpha Related Wallet Offloads $20M in ETH to Binance Amid Whale Sell-off

Key TakeawaysA Metalpha-linked wallet deposited 8,771 ETH (~$19.99M) into Binance on May 8, 2026.Lookonchain flagged the move as part of…

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Tether Freezes $515 Million in USDT Across 371 Addresses in 30 Days

Key TakeawaysTether blacklisted 371 addresses, freezing ~$515M in USDT on Ethereum and Tron over 30 days ending May 7.Of the…

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BSP Issues Warning Anew Against Unauthorized Crypto Service Providers

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) issued a public advisory on May 8, 2026, warning the public against transacting with…

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Coinbase Buys $88 Million Worth of Bitcoin in Q1 2026

Key TakeawaysCoinbase purchased $88 million in bitcoin during Q1 2026, the company disclosed on its earnings call.The buy adds Coinbase…

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Flutter Restructures US Operations as FanDuel CEO Howe Departs With $4.37M Severance

Key TakeawaysAmy Howe departed as FanDuel CEO on May 6 with $4.37M severance after five years leading the US sportsbook.Christian…

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