Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI has filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado, arguing that new regulations targeting algorithmic discrimination could restrict free speech and force its chatbot Grok to conform to state-defined standards on fairness and equity.

In his all new memoir, former Changpeng Zhao has accused competing crypto exchanges of spending “millions in lobbying fees” and funded negative media coverage in an effort to block his presidential pardon.

A high-profile memecoin gala hosted by Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago is raising fresh doubts over both scheduling feasibility and ethics, as the event clashes with the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and draws scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers over potential conflicts of interest.

Binance is making a high-impact entry into the prediction markets sector, integrating event-based trading into its Wallet app while eliminating trading and settlement fees. The move positions the exchange to compete directly with incumbents like Polymarket and Kalshi in a rapidly expanding market now handling billions in monthly volume.

The Royal Government of Bhutan has once again dumped another $23 million worth of Bitcoin in the effort to clear its once-massive crypto reserves as the price of Bitcoin continues to plummet.

Visa is accelerating its expansion into agentic AI commerce with the launch of Intelligent Commerce Connect, a platform designed to let autonomous AI agents discover products, make purchasing decisions, and execute payments on behalf of users.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back has firmly rejected claims by The New York Times that he is the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. The investigation, led by Pulitzer Prize winner John Carreyrou, reportedly analyzed 620 suspects over 18 months, using stylistic forensics, technical expertise, and historical communications to make the connection.

South Korea is moving to fold stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) into its existing financial system, a shift that could accelerate institutional adoption while significantly tightening regulatory oversight across the digital asset sector.

Iran is moving swiftly to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz, unveiling a Bitcoin-based toll system for oil tankers just days after agreeing to a temporary ceasefire with the United States—an audacious move that blends geopolitics with crypto rails.

Iran’s Bitcoin mining power has collapsed by 77% over the past quarter as conflict intensifies in the region, yet the global network remains largely intact—underscoring a critical reality: Bitcoin’s hashrate is shaped more by market economics than by war.