Ethereum exchange‑traded funds attracted $169 million on a recent Wednesday, the largest intake in two months. The surge nearly matched the $175 million that flowed in on January 14, according to market data. The digital coin’s price climbed 4. 3% in the last day, moving to about $2, 130 after
Lawmakers are stepping up their criticism of markets that let people bet on the results of military actions. The debate grew louder after a prediction platform opened a line on whether Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would lose power following an attack that killed him. Some senators called th
The chat system called Claude, made by the company Anthropic, stopped working for many people early Monday. The team behind it said they were dealing with an “unprecedented demand” that had built up over the past week. At the height of the problem, almost 2, 000 users reported that Claude’s servi
The Environmental Protection Agency recently removed key rules that had protected air quality for almost twenty years. One rule, the 2009 endangerment finding, had helped set limits on greenhouse gases from cars and engines. The new decision also rolls back standards that limit pollution from coal‑p
Anthropic’s chief executive, Dario Amodei, slammed the U. S. Defense Department’s recent label of the company as a “supply‑chain risk” in an interview with CBS News. He described the move as retaliatory and punitive, arguing that it was a first‑time sanction against an American firm. The label ca
The Treasury Department has drafted a set of rules under the GENIUS Act that may limit how stablecoins can offer returns to holders. The proposal, released by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, spans 376 pages and will be open for public comment for 60 days. It specifically targets
A recent investigation revealed that a popular Solana‑based trading platform may have let insiders use hidden data to profit from other traders. The platform, part of a well‑known startup accelerator, earned over $390 million largely from volatile meme tokens. A senior employee reportedly accessed a
The U. S. Treasury has decided to send a senior official to Switzerland next week. The goal is to strengthen cooperation against illegal money flows. The trip comes after Swiss regulators shut down a small private bank. The bank faced allegations of money‑laundering and violations of sanctions on
The United States has recently taken a bold step against a private artificial‑intelligence firm, demanding that it remove built‑in ethical safeguards from its software. The move was sparked by a high‑level executive who labeled the company “radical left” and warned that its technology could threaten
American Airlines and United are fighting over gate space at Chicago O’Hare, a battle that has pushed the airport to its limits. The dispute began when American lost several gates because it didn’t rebuild its schedule quickly enough after the pandemic, a move that came sooner than lease agreemen
