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Decades of sci-fi tropes about self-preserving AI apparently taught Claude to blackmail people. Anthropic's fix wasn't more rules—it was moral philosophy.

Bitcoin’s MVRV suggests a shift to bullish momentum as BTC's market structure strengthens, which may be an early sign of a new bull market. Bitcoin (BTC) could be set for an extended uptrend, with a pending bullish signal from a key valuation metric suggesting that BTC prices might go “much higher,” according to crypto analysts. Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) ratio, an indicator that measures whether the asset is overvalued, is about to print a “golden cross,” an occurrence that has previously preceded massive price rallies, according to CryptoQuant analyst CW8900. Read more

Sharplink will contribute $100 million in staked Ether to a Galaxy-managed fund as institutions seek to earn yield from crypto holdings without selling ETH. Digital asset company Galaxy and Ethereum treasury platform Sharplink will launch a private fund that will invest Ether in decentralized finance (DeFi) strategies, signaling growing institutional interest in earning onchain yield from crypto holdings. The proposed fund, called the Galaxy Sharplink Onchain Yield Fund, is expected to launch in the coming weeks with $125 million in initial commitments, the companies said Monday. Sharplink plans to contribute $100 million from its staked Ether (ETH) treasury, while Galaxy will commit $25 million and serve as the fund’s manager. Read more

Formerly known as Bitfarms, the newly rebranded Keel touted a $533 million war chest to fund AI infrastructure buildout.

A senior White House official has accused major banking trade leaders of refusing to join earlier talks on stablecoin rewards, escalating a dispute that has become one of the final pressure points ahead of the Senate Banking Committee taking up the CLARITY Act this week. In a May 11 post on the social media platform […] The post White House reveals US banks ‘refused’ to attend meetings to resolve stablecoin rewards issue in CLARITY Act appeared first on CryptoSlate.

FBI Director Kash Patel said the use of AI has accelerated child exploitation investigations, threat detection, and internal operations.

SOL fell the furthest at 71.6%, from $238 to $67, but also bounced the hardest, recovering 38% from its bottom.

Anchorage Digital co-founder and CEO Nathan McCauley said there will be ‘increased neutrality’ from his firm on stablecoins.

Gate’s CBO argues that Bloomberg’s warning of a TradFi takeover is "oversimplified," noting that global exchanges evolved past fee-only models years ago.

Sharplink posted a quarterly net loss of nearly $686 million, but shares are up following word of a $125 million collaboration with Galaxy.

Tom Lee Sets $22,000 Ethereum Target on AI-Blockchain Thesis The post Tom Lee Floats $22,000 Ethereum Target: What Has to Be True? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin is entering one of its most consequential trading weeks since its February correction, with Middle East tensions pushing oil prices higher, inflation expectations hardening, and options traders positioning for a possible break above $85,000. According to CryptoSlate's data, the largest digital asset briefly dipped on Sunday after President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest response […] The post These forces could push Bitcoin higher this week even as US-Iran tensions continue to rattle markets appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The OpenAI Deployment Company launches with $4 billion, 19 investors, and a Palantir-style playbook to embed engineers inside enterprises.

Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies slowed its ETH purchase pace, adding just $62 million worth last week.

The BoE Governor warned U.S. dollar tokens could flood Britain in a crisis, given the gap in redemption guarantees under the GENIUS Act.

The American Bankers Association amplified warnings the Senate’s Clarity Act could push deposit flight into stablecoins unless lawmakers tighten yield limits.

Corpay will use stablecoin rails in its treasury operations to improve capital efficiency, reduce reliance on pre-funded accounts, and move funds across its global footprint.

Voter attitudes toward the AI and crypto industries aren’t favorable in the US, and a spotlight on how much they’re spending could further alienate them ahead of the 2026 midterms. The AI and crypto industries have made headlines over the past year thanks to the impressive war chests amassed by corporate political action committees (PACs). Profligate spending during the last federal elections in the US has led to unprecedented policy changes favoring the crypto industry, with indications that a full legislative framework in the form of the CLARITY Act is on its way to becoming law.  But this hasn’t endeared the crypto industry to voters. Recent polls from Politico show distrust of the crypto industry, and the electorate isn’t sold on the benefits of AI. Read more

The upgrade, known as Alpenglow, is live on a community test cluster, said Solana core developer Anza.

Peter Thiel-backed Augustus has won conditional OCC approval for a US bank charter focused on AI-driven payments and stablecoin settlement infrastructure. Peter Thiel-backed payments startup Augustus received conditional approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a US national bank built around artificial intelligence and stablecoin-based payments. The approval, announced Monday, would allow Augustus to expand its existing European banking operations into the US, as financial firms increasingly compete to modernize cross-border settlement infrastructure using tokenized dollars and blockchain-based payment systems. The company describes Augustus National Bank as “the first clearing bank for the AI era,” built on an AI and stablecoin-native core designed to interact directly with machine agents at “the speed of compute,” rather than relying on batch processes and human clerks. Read more