Ethereum shifts to Layer 2 support as perpetual futures boom
Rather than competing on speed alone, some builders argue Ethereum’s real strength is settling the layer-2 networks where trading is taking place.
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Robinhood stock slides despite beat as crypto revenue drops
The brokerage topped estimates overall, but crypto trading revenue fell 38% year over year and weighed on sentiment.
Senators seek tougher CLARITY Act crypto limits amid vote
A bipartisan pair in the Senate is seeking changes to the bill’s Trump-approved ethics section ahead of a tight vote.
Fed holds rates as Bitcoin nears $64K and crypto hacks rise
Markets split on the Fed path, BTC held above $63,000, and the tally of crypto thefts this year shows attackers are targeting keys rather than contracts.
Brookfield and NextEra plan $100B Kentucky AI data center
The 1.2GW-plus campus would rise on a former uranium-enrichment site near Paducah, with operations targeted for 2032.
Recursive Superintelligence signs $410M AWS compute deal
The agreement highlights how quickly capital is concentrating around AI infrastructure even before most frontier products reach mass markets.
Cyera to acquire Oasis Security for $1B to protect AI agents
The deal expands Cyera’s data-security platform as enterprises race to protect agentic workloads and sensitive automated systems.
Lilian Weng rejoins OpenAI after Briefly Leaving AI Startup
The researcher rejoined OpenAI months after co-founding a rival startup with former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati.
Ex-OpenAI board member: Hugging Face breach was long expected
Helen Toner wrote that current frontier-model policies would not have required public disclosure of the OpenAI-related breach.
Liquid AI releases tiny open-weight encoders for CPU and 8K text
The LFM2.5-Encoder models show that compact bidirectional encoders can still compete on benchmark suites while running on commodity processors.