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Sen. Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers from Beast Industries after it acquired teen banking app Step. Her letter focuses on Step’s past crypto offerings for minors, its marketing tactics, and user protection concerns tied to partner bank Evolve. Step Deal Draws Senate Scrutiny Over Teen Crypto Access Sen. Elizabeth Warren…Read More

Jason Calacanis is making a much bigger bet on decentralized AI than a casual market call. In an episode of This Week In Startups, the veteran angel investor appears to frame Bittensor’s TAO token as the kind of asymmetric opportunity that venture investors spend years hunting for, and one that,…Read More

CFTC moves to shape oversight of crypto, AI, and prediction markets with a new task force aimed at defining rules for fast-evolving derivatives, signaling a more structured U.S. approach to financial innovation and compliance. CFTC Targets Emerging Tech Oversight Framework Regulatory priorities for emerging financial technologies advanced as the Commodity…Read More

Stablecoins now dominate crypto spot markets, accounting for 83.03% of all USD-denominated trading volume as of late-March 2026, according to Kaiko data. Stablecoins Cement Role as Primary Settlement Layer in Crypto The latest figures from Kaiko show fiat USD pairs slipping into a minority role, holding just 16.97% of total…Read More

OpenAI is closing in on another $10 billion raise, pushing its already massive funding round into historic territory as demand for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure keeps climbing. OpenAI Funding Push Extends Runway Ahead of Potential IPO Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that OpenAI is nearing a deal for roughly $10 billion…Read More