Blockchain.com is seeking regulatory approval to launch prediction markets and cryptocurrency derivatives trading in the United States, per a report, joining a growing number of digital asset companies looking to capitalize on the booming market for event-based contracts.
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Blockchain.com seeks CFTC approval to offer prediction markets and crypto derivatives trading in the U.S., per a…
Crypto Founder Charged in Alleged $9 Million Memecoin Rug Pull
October 10, 2026
Kishu Inu grew into a billion-dollar cryptocurrency, and its creator allegedly collected millions from undisclosed token sales. Federal prosecutors now accuse him of misleading investors while selling holdings secretly allocated before the public could buy.
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XRP has gained another route into financial platforms after Paxos added the token to its crypto brokerage service. The regulated back end serves PayPal, Venmo, Interactive Brokers, Charles Schwab, and Mercado Libre, with partners now able to offer XRP.
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XRP…
Danu Robotics’ fight to build a better recycling robot
October 10, 2026
For Danu Robotics founder Amy Ma, the eureka moment came after years of working as a software developer at a London bank. It was the kind of high-touch office that’s typical in finance – but despite all the perks, Ma was alarmed to realize that the building’s recycling bins were being emptied into the trash.
“Even though they have tons of money, there’s all these…
We can’t help treating AI like it’s human. But should we?
October 10, 2026
In a tan polo shirt, brown leather belt, and round bolo tie, MIT PhD student Wil Norton kind of looks like a park ranger, leading our tour group through a tropical jungle. We’re not actually on safari, though – we’re at MIT’s Computer Science &…
a16z’s Olivia Moore on the state of consumer AI
October 10, 2026
I wrote this week about the bleak economics of consumer AI – but where some see a crisis, others see an opportunity.
Olivia Moore covers consumer AI as a partner at Andreessen Horowitz – and on Monday, she released a report on the top 100 consumer AI apps.
From professional wrestler to photography's top prize! Meet the winners of the 2026 Leica Oskar Barnack Award
October 10, 2026
Leica has announced the winners of its 2026 Leica Oskar Barnack Award, with photographer Damir Faizulin taking home the top prize, American photographer Laila AnnMarie Stevens winning the Newcomer Award, and Italian photographer Valentina Sinis becoming the first recipient of the Leica Oskar Barnack Women Grant.
The three photographers were honored during Leica’s Celebration of Photography…
Tesla is preparing a dedicated Tesla Semi service center in Las Vegas, according to a new building permit filed with Clark County, Nevada.
It’s one of the first concrete signs of the service network Tesla needs to support its electric Class 8 truck, which only entered…
BMW revealed the new iX4, its new electric coupe-SUV that can drive up to 428 miles on a single charge.
Meet BMW’s newest EV, the iX4
The iX4 arrives as a sportier, coupe-like sibling to the new iX3 SUV. Following the iX3 and i3, the iX4 is the third EV from BMW’s Neue…
Tesla spent months pushing the Dutch vehicle regulator RDW to scale back its review of “Full Self-Driving (Supervised),” including disputing a €365,000 bill, according to emails obtained by Reuters. RDW later approved the system and is now asking the EU to do the same.
That Dutch approval is the foundation of Tesla’s entire FSD push in Europe. Eight EU countries now allow the system, and a…
