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Big Tech’s AI Spending Eclipses Global Oil and Gas Production Investment

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Spending by major tech firms on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure has surpassed investment in oil and natural gas production. The shift comes as these companies drive an unprecedented surge in data centre funding in 2025, according to the International Energy Agency. AI Becomes a Bigger Capital Story Than Oil and Gas Combined capital expenditure of … Read more

Justin Sun Sets 2026 Timeline for TRON’s Quantum-Resistant Transition

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Justin Sun stated that TRON aims to become the “world’s first quantum-resistant network,” outlining plans to roll out quantum-secure infrastructure by 2026. While quantum computing continues to advance, its real-world threat to cryptographic systems remains largely theoretical for now. Nevertheless, leading blockchain networks are already taking early steps to mitigate potential risks posed by future … Read more

Powell’s Final FOMC: Grading His Wins, Losses, and the Mixed Bag He Leaves for Trump’s Fed Pick Kevin Warsh

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Jerome Powell will gavel his last FOMC press conference on Wednesday, closing eight years atop the Federal Reserve with rates frozen at 3.50 to 3.75 percent and headline inflation back at 3.3%. His successor, Kevin Warsh, Trump’s pick, walks into a corner office stacked with unfinished business, an oil-driven CPI spike, a $6.7 trillion balance … Read more

BeInCrypto Institutional Research: 15 Market Intelligence & Data Platform Behind On-Chain Visibility

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Best Market Intelligence & Data Platform is an award category within The BeInCrypto Institutional 100, an annual research-driven program recognising institutional digital asset excellence across 26 categories and six pillars. This category sits in Pillar 3: Access to Digital Assets. The 15 companies below are its longlist, drawn from data platforms serving institutional crypto intelligence … Read more

Iran Claims Strong Oil Cards Ahead of Peak Gasoline Demand Season in the US

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Iran’s parliament speaker pushed back at U.S. claims of energy leverage on Sunday, arguing Tehran still holds unplayed supply cards as Strait of Hormuz oil exports remain 95% below normal flows. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf framed the standoff as a poker game of supply versus demand levers, taunting Washington that U.S. summer gasoline demand will amplify … Read more

Another DeFi Exploit Drains 150,000 SUI From Scallop’s Deprecated Contract

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Scallop, a money market on Sui Network, lost about 150,000 SUI on Sunday after an attacker drained a deprecated rewards contract tied to the protocol’s sSUI spool. The team froze the affected contract within minutes and pledged full reimbursement from its treasury. Core operations resumed in under two hours. Another Sui Exploit Hits Peripheral Code, … Read more

MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Holdings Hit $63.46 Billion Record

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Strategy’s Bitcoin (BTC) treasury climbed to a record $63.46 billion as of April 26, with the company holding 815,061 BTC across 107 purchase events at an average cost of $75,528 per coin. The treasury has gained nearly $2 billion over the past week, rising from $61.56 billion as Bitcoin extended its rally and Executive Chairman … Read more

Trump’s Defiant Shooting Remark Lifts TRUMP, MAGA, DJT as Staged Narrative Resurfaces

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President Donald Trump’s defiant “It comes with the territory” remark after a gunman opened fire outside the Correspondents’ Dinner, lifted TRUMP, MAGA, and DJT tokens as traders responded to the President’s resilience messaging. However, there remains speculation that the incident, as well as the last, were probably staged to win sentiment as approval odds remain … Read more

US Treasury Adds Venmo for Debt Donations as Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill Stalls

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The US Treasury now accepts PayPal and Venmo for voluntary public debt contributions through its Pay.gov form. The update arrives as a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill targeting the same fiscal problem stalls in Congress. Donations average roughly $120,000 a month against a $39 trillion total. Interest payments alone run near $88 billion a month, dwarfing … Read more