The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs has endorsed the digital euro bill. The proposal received approval from 43 members, while 14 opposed it and one abstained. MEPs from @EP_Economics adopted single currency package #DigitalEuro, led MEP @fnavarrete_ 📌Digital euro regulation 43/14/1 📌Non euro PSPs 43/9/6 📌Legal tender 46/4/8https://t.co/ohE38Mq9bP — ECON Committee Press […]
The U.S. Senate passed a bill that includes a ban on the Federal Reserve issuing a digital dollar until 2030. Eighty-five senators voted in favor, five against. The measure still needs to pass the House of Representatives and receive President Donald Trump’s signature. Background The CBDC ban is included in the affordable housing bill 21st […]
Future disagreements over AI consciousness could become profound, difficult to resolve, and lead to political conflicts. This conclusion was reached by Google DeepMind researchers Adam Bales and Iason Gabriel in their study. In their work, “Artificial Minds, Human Disagreement: The Politics of AI Consciousness,” the authors stated that society needs to discuss not only whether […]
Mining company Hut 8 has agreed to pay $2.35 million to settle a class-action lawsuit related to its merger with U.S. Bitcoin Corp. The settlement awaits approval from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, according to CoinDesk. The complaint was filed on behalf of investors who bought or acquired Hut […]
SpaceX’s market capitalization dropped by over $600 billion in just three trading sessions, nearly half of Bitcoin’s market value, according to CoinDesk. Source: CompaniesMarketCap. On June 22, Elon Musk’s company’s shares fell 16% to $154.60, the lowest since June 12, when SpaceX went public. The sell-off began after reports of the firm’s plans to conduct […]
In the second quarter of 2026, analysts recorded 83 hacks of crypto protocols, marking the highest number of incidents ever observed. The total damage amounted to $755.3 million. Q2 2026 is already the most-hacked quarter on record, with ~70 hacks, 2X the record. But the total amount hacked ($746M) is a fraction of the previous […]
RWA market has grown by 40% since the beginning of the year, reaching $51 billion, according to The Block, citing a Bernstein report. Experts indicate that the sector is expanding despite market corrections. The number of token holders increased by 60%, surpassing 917,000. Leading platforms by asset volume include Figure ($18.9 billion) and Securitize ($4.3 […]
Researchers from King’s College London and the Protestant University of Applied Sciences in Germany have suggested that AI, when interacting with humans, tends to mimic human behavior, hyper-personalize responses, and often play along. This behavior can potentially trigger or exacerbate mental disorders, according to an article in Nature. The researchers introduced the term ‘amplification spiral’—a […]
The IBM Institute for Business Value released the report Journey to Quantum Advantage. In it, the company describes quantum advantage not as a single milestone for the entire market, but as the ability to solve specific problems more accurately, cheaply, or efficiently than classical methods. Study Insights The report is based on interviews with representatives […]
The Ethereum Research forum has published a proposal titled Validator Redirected Revenue. The initiative suggests allowing up to 10% of staking rewards to be redirected towards ecosystem funding through a hard fork. If 51% of votes support a rate above 0%, it will become mandatory for all validators. Financial interconnection of ecosystem participants with a […]