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The all-seeing eye of the Technological Republic
In 2003 the investor Peter Thiel and the social-theory PhD Alex Karp registered a company named after the seeing-stones in The Lord of the Rings—artifacts that allow one to look across distance. In Tolkien’s tale, one palantír belonged to the wizard Saruman: through the stone he spoke with the Dark Lord and gradually crossed to his side. The name carries another symbolic layer. In Tolkien’s legendarium one stone—the Elostirion stone—did not connect its holder to the other palantíri. Its sole function was to gaze West, over the Sea, towards the elves’ lost homeland. For a company that openly proclaims the defence of Western civilisation, the reference is unlikely to be accidental. By 2026 Palantir Technologies is the main software contractor to the US Department of Defense and the intelligence services, and one of the most debated technology firms. Karp openly states that its task is “to ensure the West’s obvious superiority” and “sometimes to kill” its opponents. In 2025, together with his director of corporate communications, Nicholas Zamiska, he published The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Weak Faith, and the Future of the West. Its key thesis: Silicon Valley must “repay a moral debt to the state” and take part in the nation’s defence. We examine how Karp built infrastructure for modern war and what ideology he advances. Missing the wood for the trees The main problem Palantir addresses is structural. In America’s intelligence services a “jars of marbles” model evolved: the FBI, CIA, NSA and the police had their own databases, and sharing moved through bureaucratic requests. Each agency kept its data in a separate “vessel”—even knowing that a neighbouring agency might hold crucial information, agents could not get to it quickly. This fragmentation cost lives. One of the best-known examples is the story of John O’Neill, the FBI’s leading counterterrorism specialist. By the mid-1990s he saw cells of international radical networks, including al-Qaeda, as the chief threat to US security. He warned that terrorists had infrastructure inside the country and pressed for closer inter-agency co-ordination. Different fragments of information remained split across structures. The FBI logged suspicious domestic episodes—for instance, would-be terrorists’ interest in flight schools. The CIA, for its part, had data on a meeting of al-Qaeda-linked individuals in Malaysia and knew that two participants—Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar—had entered the United States on visas. But information-sharing between agencies was incomplete and conflict-ridden: FBI staff seconded to the CIA later claimed their attempts to pass the details to O’Neill were blocked inside the agency. Isolated facts never coalesced into a single picture. In the summer of 2001 O’Neill left the FBI amid internal conflicts and scandals over leaks and misconduct. In August he became head of security at the World Trade Center. On September 11th 2001 O’Neill died while evacuating people from the South Tower. Palantir built a system that unifies disparate databases into a single model of relationships. The company calls it an ontology—a structure where objects, events and people are linked by explicit relations. An address connects to an owner, a transaction to accounts, a call to subscribers and geolocation. Such a model lets analysts quickly spot patterns that once took weeks of manual work. In 2005 Palantir’s first institutional backer was In-Q-Tel, a venture fund set up by the CIA in 1999 to finance dual-use technologies. It put in about $2m and for several years remained the company’s only outside investor. In 2011 Bloomberg reported that Palantir’s technology had become a key tool for US intelligence in the “war on terror” and was used to analyse data in counterterrorism operations. For its first years Palantir Technologies was almost absent from public view. It seldom spoke to the press, shunned publicity and built its business largely around contracts with US government bodies. Palantir engineers worked directly at customers’ sites—in intelligence, the military and law enforcement. In tech and defence the firm was well known, but to the wider public it remained invisible. Even in Silicon Valley many could not quite grasp what Palantir actually did: a “Google for spies”, or just a very expensive database. Gotham, Foundry and AIP Palantir develops three core products: Gotham—a platform for the military, intelligence and law enforcement. It is named after the city (“that is never safe”) from Batman comics. The platform pulls data from satellites, ground sensors, signals intelligence, legacy databases and battlefield channels into a single pane. It can task sensors (for example, direct a reconnaissance drone to co-ordinates), identify targets and suggest weapons employment options. In military parlance this is the “kill chain”. Foundry—the civilian version. ExxonMobil uses it to optimise extraction, Swiss Re to assess risks, and media group Ringier to manage subscribers. In Australia Foundry has been deployed at the Coles supermarket chain. Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP)—an AI layer launched in 2023. AIP sits atop Gotham and Foundry and lets users converse with data in natural language. An operator asks: “What hostile forces are in this area?” The system queries connected sources, composes an answer and proposes actions. Daniel Trusilo—formerly a US Army officer who served in Iraq, later an AI-ethics researcher at the University of St Gallen—notes a crucial feature of Palantir: the same technological base is used for dual purposes. In his words, “the same software that optimises supply chains now runs military operations.” The ChatGPT moment For years Palantir lost money. After listing on the New York Stock Exchange in 2020 its shares went nowhere. Analysts struggled to see how the firm could make money in the civilian sector—too niche a product. That changed with large language models (LLMs). When ChatGPT arrived in late 2022, Palantir argued that its long bet on ontologies and a semantic data layer had suddenly become valuable. “We were pleasantly surprised to discover how closely the world we had been building lined up with the era of large language models. It became clear: you cannot realise the potential of LLMs without such structures,” said the company’s CTO, Shyam Sankar. In another interview he also said that “in many ways all the work on Foundry and Gotham seemed to be waiting for the arrival of large language models.” Palantir’s logic is that LLMs are unreliable on their own without structured context. A language model needs a layer that connects a text interface to the objects, events and real processes inside an organisation. That is the role the company assigns to ontologies—a system of relations among people, transactions, devices, documents and actions. Palantir rewrote its roadmap, embedded LLMs into its products and launched AIP. From that moment the shares began to climb. PLTR since listing through May 2026. Source: TradingView. In 2023 PLTR rose 167%, in 2024—340%. In the first half of 2025 Palantir became the top performer in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100. The Technological Republic In 2025 Karp and Palantir’s communications chief, Nicholas Zamiska, published The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Weak Faith, and the Future of the West. In spring 2026 the company posted a condensed version on X in 22 theses. The thread spread across social media and sparked debate far beyond tech: some saw an attempt to justify a tighter alliance among technology companies, the state and the military; others, a near-complete political programme of techno-nationalism. Because we get asked a lot.The Technological Republic, in brief.1. Silicon Valley owes a moral debt to the country that made its rise possible. The engineering elite of Silicon Valley has an affirmative obligation to participate in the defense of the nation.2. We must rebel…— Palantir (@PalantirTech) April 18, 2026 In the preface the authors write: “A reckoning has come for the West. The loss of ambition and interest in scientific and technological achievement, accompanied by a decline in state-led innovation in such key areas as medicine, space exploration, and military development, has produced an innovation gap.” Silicon Valley, in their view, went the other way—to a world dominated by “online advertising, shopping, social networks and video platforms”. From this premise the manifesto unfolds. The engineering elite of Silicon Valley “must take part in the defence of the nation and in formulating a national idea: what this country is, what we value, and what we stand for.” The age of soft power, Karp argues, is ending: “For free and democratic societies to prevail requires something more than moral superiority. It requires hard power, and in this century hard power will be built on software.” The atomic age of deterrence, the authors argue, is also passing. In its place comes AI-based deterrence: “We are building software that can become a weapon of mass destruction. The potential integration of AI with armaments creates risks, especially if programs acquire self-awareness and their own intentions. But the call to stop development is wrong. Our adversaries will not waste time on theatrical debates about the merits of designing technologies that are strategically vital to military security. They will act,” write Karp and Zamiska. The red threat The ideology of the Technological Republic does not remain on paper. It is backed by political infrastructure whose scale became evident in 2026. Leading the Future—a super PAC created to defend the AI industry’s interests—has amassed over $140m in donations and commitments. Among the main sponsors are OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale and the venture firm Andreessen Horowitz. Palantir as a company says it made no corporate donations. OpenAI says the same. But their key figures are the fund’s largest individual donors. In May 2026 WIRED journalist Taylor Lorenz revealed that Leading the Future’s affiliate—a nonprofit called Build American AI—funds native ads on TikTok and Instagram. Influencers are offered $5,000 per video with the message: China threatens America’s AI leadership, and this affects everyone. Sample scripts include lines such as: “I learned that China is trying to overtake the US in AI. If they succeed, my data and my children’s data could end up under China’s control.” The ads are labelled as paid partnerships, but the sponsor—Build American AI—is not named. The campaign’s rhetoric mirrors Karp’s main theses. “We will be the dominant player or China will be the dominant player—and the rules will depend on who wins. […] When people worry about surveillance—yes, there is a danger, but you will have far fewer rights if America is not the leader,” he said in an interview with Axios in November 2025. In parallel, Leading the Future is campaigning against lawmakers seeking to regulate AI. The most high-profile case is an attack on New York State Assembly member Alex Bores, a co-author of the RAISE Act—among the first American AI-safety laws. According to The New York Times, the super PAC is spending millions to discredit the inconvenient politician. Bores explained it this way: “They want to beat me up politically so badly that in the future, when AI regulation comes up, politicians run the other way. They want to make an example out of me.” The situation around Palantir is part of a broader shift. In February 2026 OpenAI signed a contract with the Pentagon to supply language models for the military. The deal followed Anthropic—OpenAI’s chief rival—walking away from talks after refusing to lift restrictions on mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. The Trump administration in response designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk and ordered its tools wound down within six months. OpenAI took the vacated spot. The full text of the Pentagon agreement was not disclosed. Brad Carson, a former general counsel of the US Army, commenting on excerpts and contractual language released by OpenAI, said: “They are trying to blind you with complex legal terms that ordinary people understand quite differently. Lawyers know what that means. And lawyers know it is no constraint at all.” A partial truth Alex Karp does not try to seem nice. He does not speak the language of “innovation” and “transformation”: his rhetoric revolves around global rivalry and technological dominance. He believes the West is in a race with China that will set the balance of power for generations. In an extended essay an analyst writing as MachineSovereign describes Palantir not as the West’s saviour but as “the infrastructural layer through which the state increasingly sees, coordinates, decides, and acts.” Formal institutions keep their powers: they authorise decisions, speak in public and uphold symbolic legitimacy. But the operational layer is shifting into technical infrastructure that determines what the state is able to see, analyse and use for decision-making. Karp’s supporters respond that the world is moving this way regardless. Spurning such systems will not stop their development—only hand the initiative to those who will build similar tools without regard for human rights, transparency and public oversight. In this logic the question is no longer whether such platforms will appear, but who will control them and in the interests of which political systems they will work. The palantír in Tolkien is an instrument that does not lie outright, but shows only part of reality. He whose will is stronger can impose on others his own picture of the world. Palantir, Anduril, Mithril, Erebor, Narya—Silicon Valley long ago turned Middle-earth into a catalogue of brands for defence and technology start-ups. Tolkien would likely have greeted this without enthusiasm. He deeply mistrusted industrialisation and the concentration of power—motifs that run through all his work. He wrote about a world in which danger lay not in the power of weapons but in a monopoly on knowledge. The palantíri doomed not because they showed falsehood, but because they showed a selective truth: the stone’s owner decided which slice of reality the onlooker would see. Modern data-analysis platforms are gradually changing the very mechanism of governance. Who sees threats first, who sets priorities, who wins the right to interpret reality for everyone else—such questions are moving from politicians’ offices to contractors’ server rooms. In the AI era you do not need to forbid access to information. It is enough to decide what people should see. Text: Sasha Kosovan
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Klarna (KLAR) Stock Gains 5% Despite Mixed Q1 Earnings Report
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What Makes XRP Unique? Ripple CEO Explains
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has outlined what he believes makes XRP distinct in the digital asset market, pointing to the XRP Ledger’s payments-focused design, low transaction costs, short settlement times and long-running community support. The comments came in a short “XRP In One Minute” video shared by Ripple from XRP Las Vegas, where Garlinghouse framed […]
Pentagon Drone Surge: AeroVironment (AVAV), Palantir (PLTR), and Kratos (KTOS) Lead Defense Stock Rally
Defense stocks AeroVironment, Palantir, and Kratos are thriving as the Pentagon accelerates drone warfare spending. Here's what investors need to know. The post Pentagon Drone Surge: AeroVironment (AVAV), Palantir (PLTR), and Kratos (KTOS) Lead Defense Stock Rally appeared first on Blockonomi.
Gold Markets Stabilize During Trump-Xi Talks Amid Rising Inflation Concerns
Gold rises 0.3% to $4,700 during Trump-Xi summit. U.S. inflation hits 4-year peak while India raises gold import duties to 15%. Latest market analysis. The post Gold Markets Stabilize During Trump-Xi Talks Amid Rising Inflation Concerns appeared first on Blockonomi.
Chainlink price tests major S/R zone at $10, will bulls regain momentum?
Chainlink price pulled back this week after facing rejection near a key Fibonacci resistance level, while traders closely watched whether bulls could defend the important support-resistance flip zone near $10. According to data from crypto.news, Chainlink (LINK) traded around $10.2…
CME Group plans to launch compute futures market this year
CME's compute futures could stabilize AI project costs and revenue for providers, but regulatory and market adoption challenges remain. The post CME Group plans to launch compute futures market this year appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Bloomberg reports fastest rise in gamma as extreme speculation grips US stocks
Rapid gamma shifts in US stocks amplify market volatility, potentially destabilizing investor confidence and impacting broader financial stability. The post Bloomberg reports fastest rise in gamma as extreme speculation grips US stocks appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
UK borrowing costs hit 18-year high as leadership uncertainty rattles gilt markets
Rising UK borrowing costs amid political and inflationary pressures could trigger capital flight, impacting economic stability and investor confidence. The post UK borrowing costs hit 18-year high as leadership uncertainty rattles gilt markets appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Bitcoin drops below $80,000 as US inflation quickens
On May 13, bitcoin fell below $80,000. The pullback coincided with the publication of April’s producer price index (PPI): it rose by 1% — the highest reading since March 2022. Hourly chart of BTC/USDT on Binance. Source: TradingView. Annual core producer inflation reached 5.2%, beating expectations of 4.3%. That reduced the odds of near-term Fed easing. By market estimates, the probability of a rate hike by year-end stands at 30%. 21Shares analyst Matt Mena noted that holding $80,000 is critical for the market. A break lower could test $78,000 and then $75,000. What about ETFs? The drop was accompanied by outflows from institutional products. On May 12, net outflows from spot bitcoin-ETF totalled $233.25m, and on May 14 — $635.23m, the largest since mid-February. Source: SoSoValue. In the Ethereum fund segment, May 12 saw an outflow of $130.62m and May 13 of $36.3m. According to Glassnode, the seven-day average daily net outflow over the past week was $88m. The 7D-SMA of US Spot ETF Netflow dropped to -$88M/day, the largest outflow since mid-February.February's outflows occurred into price weakness. This wave is selling into strength, with BTC trading near $80k.Institutional participants were using the recovery over the recent… https://t.co/BlsOLfq7yE pic.twitter.com/4qHLVjw7WC— glassnode (@glassnode) May 14, 2026 Analysts observed a shift in investor behaviour: in February, funds were withdrawn into price weakness, whereas now sales are occurring into strength — with bitcoin holding near $80,000. Institutional players used the recent recovery to exit positions. In analysts’ view, this is deliberate profit-taking rather than fear or panic. Corporate treasury activity has also eased. According to a Bitfinex report, large companies’ purchases of digital gold over the week fell by 80%. Experts warn of potential volatility in the $82,000–85,200 range due to an options overhang. Bitfinex believes the latest advance is more likely a temporary short squeeze than the start of a sustained trend. Nexo specialists reported that amid volatility, open interest in bitcoin perpetuals fell 7% to $36.8bn, pointing to reduced leverage among traders. Risk assets are also under pressure from the rise in the US 10-year Treasury yield to 4.46%. The market is watching Senate debate on the CLARITY Act and the outcome of US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing. Other factors An analyst using the pseudonym Easy On Chain believes that a confluence of factors — from coin inflows to exchanges to macro data — drove bitcoin’s decline. Why Did Bitcoin Crash? What Really Happened Inside the Market“A market weakened by falling outflows met a short-driven atmosphere and macro bad news, triggering a massive $109.7M long wipeout.” – By @easy_Vero pic.twitter.com/ZbF4NVcifI— CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) May 14, 2026 By May 11, the market was facing a shortage of buyers. While bitcoin inflows to exchanges remained stable, outflows fell sharply — to 19,995 BTC — well below early‑May averages (25,000–35,000 BTC). Net flows turned positive, creating excess sell-side liquidity and depriving the price of support. From May 8 to 10, traders aggressively opened short positions — negative funding rates confirmed the bearish bet. As the price fell, a domino effect followed: over three days, $109.7m worth of longs were forcibly closed. On May 12 alone, long liquidations were 11 times greater than short losses. The final trigger was the release of the CPI and PPI indices: US macro data ultimately sapped investor sentiment, the analyst stressed. Easy On Chain sees limited room for recovery for now. A reversal would require a decline in forced liquidations and a return of net exchange flows to negative territory. Whales return Glassnode analysts recorded a return of institutional demand for bitcoin. After the drop to $60,000 and the subsequent recovery towards $80,000, inflows into US spot bitcoin ETFs turned consistently positive. Rally Without Conviction$BTC has recovered above $80K as ETF inflows, spot demand, and positioning improve. However, weaker capital inflows and heavy overhead supply near $86K keep conviction below prior bull phases.Read the full Week On-Chain👇https://t.co/ZKsyqqaQR5 pic.twitter.com/xjZREW5ify— glassnode (@glassnode) May 13, 2026 During February’s decline, investors’ unrealised losses reached 25%. After the move above $80,000 they fell to 8%. In the experts’ view, the market has shifted from fear to uncertainty. If $60,000 holds, this cycle could see the “shallowest” drawdown in the asset’s history. Capital flows Net capital inflows to the network are about $2.8bn per month. That confirms a positive trend, but the figure remains well below the 2023–25 bull‑market levels, when inflows exceeded $10bn. Glassnode highlighted the following key levels: support: $76,900 — the average cost basis of short‑term investors over the past 30 days; resistance: $86,900 — the zone of volume concentration accumulated from November to February. Aggressive buying is evident on Coinbase, underscoring spot demand. Traders on Hyperliquid are also adding long positions. Volatility is easing, and demand for downside hedges (put options) is softening. Analysts flag sensitivity around $82,000: given dealer positioning, a move into this zone could spark a sharp rise in volatility. Experts conclude that market structure is improving, but stronger capital inflows are needed for a full‑blown bull run. Earlier, MN Trading founder Michaël van de Poppe argued that bitcoin has no obvious reasons to fall. In his words, a false notion of a forming “bear flag” and a move to $50,000 by year-end has taken hold in the market.
LAB insiders tighten grip as ZachXBT rips into exchange-fueled token game
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has accused the LAB project of orchestrating a large-scale market manipulation scheme that allegedly left retail investors exposed while insiders maintained control over more than 95% of the token supply. According to reports published by ChainCatcher, the…
CFTC Drops Swap Reporting Duties for Prediction Market Operators Across the US
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a blanket no-action letter this week, relieving prediction market operators from swap data reporting and recordkeeping obligations tied to fully collateralized event contracts. CFTC Issues Blanket No-Action Letter Cutting SDR Reporting for Event Contracts The CFTC‘s Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk jointly announced […]
Coinbase takes over USDC treasury role on Hyperliquid as USDH stablecoin heads for sunset
Coinbase's expanded role in Hyperliquid's USDC treasury could enhance stablecoin liquidity and efficiency in blockchain financial markets. The post Coinbase takes over USDC treasury role on Hyperliquid as USDH stablecoin heads for sunset appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Leading crypto presales with 1000x potential: Why crypto hunters are eyeing PTRUE
Early-stage crypto presales gain attention as investors search for high-risk, high-upside opportunities. Crypto hunters are turning back to early-stage tokens as Bitcoin and Ethereum hold most of the market’s liquidity. CoinGecko data places the global crypto market cap near $2.74…
Orderly Network deploys MCP for AI-driven perp DEX management
AI-driven DEX management democratizes trading infrastructure, potentially increasing risk exposure due to inexperienced operators launching exchanges. The post Orderly Network deploys MCP for AI-driven perp DEX management appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Klarna embeds flexible payments in Google Search and Gemini app
Klarna's integration into Google Search and Gemini app reshapes digital commerce, intensifying competition and emphasizing real-time affordability. The post Klarna embeds flexible payments in Google Search and Gemini app appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Robo.ai (AIIO) Stock Explodes 54% Higher on Revolutionary NeuroStream Launch
Robo.ai (AIIO) stock jumps 54% premarket as Neurovia AI debuts NeuroStream platform, delivering 95% compression on AI visual data and major cost savings. The post Robo.ai (AIIO) Stock Explodes 54% Higher on Revolutionary NeuroStream Launch appeared first on Blockonomi.
JPMorgan lifts Bitcoin ETF exposure in Q1, led by BlackRock’s IBIT
The bank raised its reported IBIT holdings by 174% in the first quarter while also adding exposure to select Bitcoin, Ether and Solana-linked funds.
Law firm Fenwick & West sued for $525M over alleged role in FTX collapse
Twenty FTX victims are suing Fenwick & West, claiming the law firm didn’t just represent FTX, it helped build the infrastructure that kept the fraud running.
Bitcoin at $4.2 Million Puts Saylor Ahead of Elon Musk; XRP Rally Stalls After Hyperliquid ETF Launch; Cardano Hits Millionaire Milestone - Morning Crypto Report
Intuitive Machines (LUNR) Stock Drops 3.66% Despite Record Backlog and Revenue Growth
Intuitive Machines (LUNR) stock dropped 3.66% after Q1 revenue of $186.7M missed forecasts, despite tripling sales and posting a record $1.1B backlog. The post Intuitive Machines (LUNR) Stock Drops 3.66% Despite Record Backlog and Revenue Growth appeared first on Blockonomi.
Apple (AAPL) Stock Surges as Tim Cook Joins Trump’s China Delegation and Institutions Pile In
Apple (AAPL) stock nears $300 as CEO Tim Cook meets Xi in Beijing, Q2 revenue hits $111.2B, and institutional buyers establish major new positions. The post Apple (AAPL) Stock Surges as Tim Cook Joins Trump’s China Delegation and Institutions Pile In appeared first on Blockonomi.
Leading crypto to buy now: Bitcoin climbs to $80,000 amid Hormuz crisis
Bitcoin’s return toward $80,000 amid Strait of Hormuz tensions is increasing interest in event-driven crypto analysis platforms like Poly Truth and its PTRUE ecosystem. Bitcoin has moved back into the $80,000 area as tension around the Strait of Hormuz pushes…
Bitcoin Under $80,000: Warsh Confirmed As Next Fed Chair—Here’s The Likely Impact
Bitcoin suffered a sharp pullback on Wednesday, giving up the crucial $80,000 support level that helped BTC rally to prices last seen earlier in the year. The selloff comes as Congress has also confirmed a new Federal Reserve (Fed) chair—Kevin Warsh—raising expectations for how monetary policy could evolve next. Warsh’s Confirmation In a recent report, […]
BlackRock files for new tokenized fund structure with Securitize infrastructure
BlackRock's move into tokenized funds signals a shift towards blockchain integration in traditional finance, potentially transforming asset management. The post BlackRock files for new tokenized fund structure with Securitize infrastructure appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Fidelity and BlackRock tokenized funds receive highest Moody’s rating
The AAA-mf rating for tokenized funds highlights growing institutional trust in blockchain-based financial products, potentially reshaping asset management. The post Fidelity and BlackRock tokenized funds receive highest Moody’s rating appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Tether, TRON and TRM Labs freeze $450 million in illicit crypto assets across 23 jurisdictions
The initiative enhances global crypto security, fostering trust and collaboration while curbing illicit activities and supporting regulatory compliance. The post Tether, TRON and TRM Labs freeze $450 million in illicit crypto assets across 23 jurisdictions appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
'As Close as Ever': Ripple CEO Points to Imminent Progress in Crypto Regulation
Ripple CEO signals major shift ahead in crypto regulation with remarkable progress being made.
Doximity (DOCS) Stock Plunges 21% on Disappointing Guidance and Earnings Miss
Doximity (DOCS) stock crashed 21% after missing Q4 earnings and issuing weak fiscal 2027 guidance. Multiple analysts downgraded the telehealth platform. The post Doximity (DOCS) Stock Plunges 21% on Disappointing Guidance and Earnings Miss appeared first on Blockonomi.
This Man Was Locked Out Of His Bitcoin Wallet For 11 Years — Claude AI Got Him Back In
A Bitcoin holder known on X as @cprkrn recovered approximately 5 BTC — worth between $400,000 and $500,000 at current prices — on May 13, 2026, after more than eleven years locked out of a wallet, crediting Anthropic’s Claude AI with solving a technical problem that had defeated every conventional recovery method he had tried […]
Casper Just Dropped a Huge Roadmap for RWAs and the Machine Economy
Casper Network is making a big bet on where blockchain goes next. And it’s not memecoins. At the Digital Finance Forum in Bermuda, Casper Association President and CTO Michael Steuer unveiled the “Casper Manifest,” a multi-year roadmap focused on regulated real-world assets (RWAs), AI-powered payments, and infrastructure built for institutions and machines. The roadmap includes […] The post Casper Just Dropped a Huge Roadmap for RWAs and the Machine Economy appeared first on Altcoin Buzz.
BlackRock’s GIP Teams Up with Temasek, L’IMAD, and ADNOC in $30 Billion Infrastructure Push
TLDR: BlackRock’s GIP partners with Temasek, L’IMAD, and ADNOC to target $30B in infrastructure deals across the Gulf. The alliance will raise equity and debt capital for greenfield and brownfield assets across key sectors. L’IMAD, launched in December, already manages an estimated $300 billion in assets under its portfolio. A $15 billion Abu Dhabi investment [...] The post BlackRock’s GIP Teams Up with Temasek, L’IMAD, and ADNOC in $30 Billion Infrastructure Push appeared first on Blockonomi.
Marvell (MRVL) Stock Soars to All-Time Peak Following Dual Analyst Upgrades
Marvell (MRVL) stock soared 8.2% to $177.95 after Goldman Sachs and BofA raised price targets on AI data center growth and custom chip demand. The post Marvell (MRVL) Stock Soars to All-Time Peak Following Dual Analyst Upgrades appeared first on Blockonomi.
Applied Materials (AMAT) Stock: Earnings Preview and What Analysts Predict
Applied Materials (AMAT) stock reports Q2 earnings Thursday. Analysts project $2.68 EPS and $7.7B revenue driven by AI chip demand. Price targets reach $550. The post Applied Materials (AMAT) Stock: Earnings Preview and What Analysts Predict appeared first on Blockonomi.
Why Energy Stocks Are Shifting Focus From Oil to AI Power Demand in 2026
Oil is up 80% in 2026, but AI power demand creates a bigger opportunity. Analysts highlight GE Vernova, Bloom Energy, and Kodiak as top energy plays. The post Why Energy Stocks Are Shifting Focus From Oil to AI Power Demand in 2026 appeared first on Blockonomi.
Formal Verification vs Audits: Why “We Checked the Code” Is No Longer Enough
I used to sleep soundly after audits. I don’t anymore. The first time I watched a post-audit protocol lose $30 million to a state interaction the auditors missed, I told myself it was an edge case. The second time, I blamed the scope. The third time — somewhere around the fifth post-mortem I’d read that [...] The post Formal Verification vs Audits: Why “We Checked the Code” Is No Longer Enough appeared first on Blockonomi.
USA Rare Earth (USAR) Stock Climbs After Q1 Revenue Surpasses Expectations Amid Major Deals
USA Rare Earth (USAR) stock climbed 1.5% after Q1 revenue exceeded forecasts. A $1.6B federal deal and Serra Verde buy are approaching completion. The post USA Rare Earth (USAR) Stock Climbs After Q1 Revenue Surpasses Expectations Amid Major Deals appeared first on Blockonomi.
Hot inflation data dims Federal Reserve rate cut prospects, Bitcoin slips 1.2%
Persistent inflation and steady interest rates may shift investor preference towards traditional assets, challenging Bitcoin's inflation hedge status. The post Hot inflation data dims Federal Reserve rate cut prospects, Bitcoin slips 1.2% appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Ledger, Consensys Get Cold Feet as Crypto IPO Window Slams Shut
Bitcoin Magazine Ledger, Consensys Get Cold Feet as Crypto IPO Window Slams Shut Crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger has paused plans for a U.S. IPO amid weak crypto market conditions and is instead considering alternatives including a private funding round. This post Ledger, Consensys Get Cold Feet as Crypto IPO Window Slams Shut first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.
China’s Yuan Hits 3-Year High as Trump-Xi Summit Shapes Market Sentiment
TLDR: China’s yuan touched a 3-year high after the PBOC set its strongest midpoint rate since March 2023. The Shanghai Composite fell 1.52%, its worst session in two months, driven largely by profit-taking. Analysts say markets are growing less sensitive to Sino-U.S. trade news, shifting focus to technology. Xi and Trump agreed to pursue a [...] The post China’s Yuan Hits 3-Year High as Trump-Xi Summit Shapes Market Sentiment appeared first on Blockonomi.
Trump proposes federal gasoline tax pause amid Iran war energy costs
Suspending the gas tax may offer short-term relief but risks long-term infrastructure funding gaps, prompting debates on sustainable financing. The post Trump proposes federal gasoline tax pause amid Iran war energy costs appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Gains 2.3% as U.S. Approves H200 Chip Sales to Chinese Companies
Nvidia (NVDA) stock climbed 2.3% after U.S. approval for Chinese firms to buy H200 chips. Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance among approved buyers. The post Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Gains 2.3% as U.S. Approves H200 Chip Sales to Chinese Companies appeared first on Blockonomi.
Can Solana bulls defend $90 support as bearish crossover approaches?
Solana price pulled back on Wednesday as bullish momentum weakened near a key Fibonacci resistance zone, while traders monitored signs of a potential bearish MACD crossover on the daily chart. According to data from crypto.news, Solana (SOL) traded near $91…
Bank of England reconsiders strict stablecoin regime
BoE weighs easing UK stablecoin caps and reserve demands after industry backlash, in a move that could decide whether GBP tokens can compete with dollar‑pegged rivals.
CFTC no-action letter eases event contract reporting rules
The CFTC issued no-action relief from certain swap reporting rules for fully collateralized event contracts as prediction market disputes widen.
Altcoin season ‘quietly’ starting? Analysts spot three bullish indicators
Crypto analysts spot early altcoin recovery signals as key metrics improve and capital rotation hints at a potential altseason in 2026.