Crypto investment firm Paradigm is seeking to raise $1.5 billion for a new fund that will invest in companies in AI, robotics and other frontier technologies, according to the Wall Street Journal. Paradigm will continue to invest in crypto companies, according to sources familiar with the situation, but it will use its existing technical investment…
Dorsey said AI-driven efficiency demands smaller teams, triggering one of the largest layoffs in Block’s history. Jack Dorsey announced that Block is reducing its workforce by nearly half, cutting more than 4,000 employees and bringing total headcount from over 10,000 to just under 6,000. In a note shared publicly on X, Dorsey described the…
An orthopedic surgeon in Texas orchestrated a massive fraud scheme that drained more than $100 million from the healthcare system, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ says 61-year-old Michael Taba accepted bribes and kickbacks from pharmacy owners to prescribe medication that was unnecessary. Between May 2014 and March 2017, prosecutors say Taba…
In brief Trump ordered federal agencies to “immediately cease” using Anthropic’s AI technology. The order follows a dispute between Anthropic and the Pentagon over the use of Claude for unrestricted military use. Trump has given agencies six months to phase out Anthropic systems. President Donald Trump has directed all U.S. federal agencies to stop using…
Democrats in the U.S. Senate continue to pile onto Binance, asking the Treasury and Justice departments to investigate its sanctions compliance and protections against illicit finance following reports of potential terrorism funding. Nine senators, including a few that have been instrumental in negotiations over the crypto industry legislation known as the Digital Asset Market Clarity…
MoonPay is shifting gears. Known for letting users buy crypto with a credit card, the company is now moving deeper into financial infrastructure. It has partnered with M0 to launch PYUSDx, a framework that lets developers create application-specific stablecoins backed by PayPal USD. That turns PYUSD from a simple token into a launchpad. Instead of…
The White House announced today it will halt all federal use of Anthropic technology, triggering a six-month transition period across government agencies. President Donald Trump directed the phase-out in a Truth Social post, accusing the AI developer of attempting to override military authority by enforcing internal usage restrictions. Trump characterized the move as a defense…
TLDR Senate Democrats urged the Justice Department and Treasury to investigate Binance over alleged Iran sanctions violations. Lawmakers cited reports that $1.7 billion in digital assets moved to Iranian entities through Binance. The senators raised concerns that Binance may have breached its 2023 federal settlement obligations. The letter referenced Binance’s ties to a Trump family-backed…
DCTRL, a Bitcoin hub and hacker space out of Vancouver, the fair-weather Canadian city, has announced the sunset of its downtown basement location, iconic among early adopters for its tinkerer mindset and hardware hacker culture. The community will be migrating to a new location in the coming weeks, and updates to the vision of the…
Eleven Democrats on the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee are pressing the Trump administration to investigate Binance over allegations that the exchange facilitated illicit finance activity tied to Iran and may be violating its 2023 federal settlement. In a letter sent Friday to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent,…