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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a staff statement that clarifies how broker-dealer regulations may apply to software interfaces that facilitate crypto transactions, particularly when users rely on self-custodial wallets. The guidance suggests that, in certain circumstances, th

Gagan Biyani, co-founder of Udemy, publicly criticized the company's acquisition by Coursera in a lengthy post on X in December 2025, describing the $2.5 billion all-stock merger as the consequence of years of weak product innovation, poor leadership decisions, and a board culture that

_Sei v6.4 is now live on mainnet. The update brings IBC disable capability as the chain moves toward an EVM-only future under SIP-3._ Sei Labs has rolled out v6.4 on mainnet. The update marks a significant step in the network’s ongoing SIP-3 migration.  At its core, v6.4 introduces the protocol-le

Polymarket, a leading prediction market platform, has updated its market integrity rules to eliminate insider trading and market manipulation across both its decentralized finance and exchange operations, signaling an industry-wide shift toward aggressive enforcement as prediction markets face

Charles Hoskinson just dropped a reality check on the Cardano community. His message is simple. Crypto parties and big conference events are not going to move the ADA price. Instead, he wants to take the funds that would have been spent on flashy gatherings and put them into permanent global co

In brief SoftBank, NEC, Honda, and Sony each took 10%+ in a new AI development company, joined by major banks and steelmakers. The company's trillion-parameter model targets Physical AI—robots, autonomous vehicles, and industrial machines—not conversational chatbots. Japan's government NE

The U.S. House of Representatives' PARITY Act, revised in its March 2026 version, proposes exempting regulated payment stablecoin transactions from federal income tax recognition if a taxpayer's cost basis in the stablecoin remains at or above 99% of its redemption value. This legislative

Bank of America Corp.'s latest survey of fund managers reveals that overall sentiment among global investors has reached its most bearish level in 11 months as of April 14, 2026, according to Bloomberg reporting on the findings. Conducted between April 2–9, 2026, the survey of 170 fund managers over

In brief The new MiniMax M2.7 matches top closed models in benchmarks. The model underwent a quite license shift to restrict commercial use post-release. The move was justified as a way to prevent service providers from "nerfing" the model when offering it to developers. MiniMax M2.7

Russia is benefiting from a significant surge in oil prices driven by the Middle East conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, positioning the country for a major tax revenue increase in April 2024. In the first 13 days of April, crude prices averaged $106.30 a barrel—a 42% increase from

Ondo Finance is seeking SEC no-action relief for a model that integrates Ethereum into regulated securities, aiming to enable tokenized operational processes while preserving existing legal ownership and custody structures. Key Takeaways: Ondo Finance seeks SEC no-action relief for tokenized secu