CryptoNews

Avalanche Network Explodes as FIFA World Cup Drives 60,000 Blockchain Ticket Transactions

June 2, 2026
Arielle Pennington, SVP of Growth at Avalanche, stressed that the rise in these ticketing transactions before the FIFA World Cup shows how blockchain technology can be adopted in the background, integrating seamlessly into the user experience process without being promoted upfront. Key Takeaways FIFA launched RTB tokens on Avalanche for its fans, shifting major sports ticketing to the…
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NewsSpace

Astronomers discover a 'lost world' of black hole mergers: 'It's the astronomical equivalent of uncovering an ancient civilization'

June 2, 2026
Astronomers have struck “black gold” — a treasure trove of black hole mergers. And the discovery was made by analyzing ripples in the very fabric of space and time, or spacetime, called gravitational waves. This massive haul of mergers contained within the Gravitational Wave Transient Catalogue-5.0 (GWTC-5), released on Tuesday (May 26), could change our understanding of how black…
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MobileNews

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Wide May Launch as Galaxy Z Fold 8, Fold 8 Becomes Fold 8 Ultra; Dummy Photos Leaked

June 2, 2026
Samsung’s naming scheme has always depicted its most premium smartphone as the “Ultra” phone which offers the best the company has to offer. The company didn’t have an Ultra foldable but that could change this year, as it may launch the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. Samsung, per leaks, is developing two book-style foldables for this year, one of which…
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AI & RoboticsNews

The groupthink boom: what 3 top VCs really think about the AI frenzy

June 2, 2026
This week at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC event in Athens – part of the Panathēnea festival taking place in the city – I sat down with Niko Bonatsos of Verdict Capital, Andreas Stavropoulos of Threshold Ventures, and Ben Blume of Atomico to ask about the current state of venture investing, the wave of mega-IPOs that SpaceX is about to kick off, and where they still see an ocean of…
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