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Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5 with tightened safeguards On 09.06.2026 Anthropic released a new Mythos-class model, Claude Fable 5 , with notable usage restrictions and higher token costs. Capabilities and benchmarks Anthropic positioned Fable as powerful: it can generate content for complex game…

Will SpaceX Secure the $75B It Seeks? SpaceX plans an unprecedented public offering that values the company at $1.75 T and aims to raise $75 B . Deal size and valuation The company plans to list on Nasdaq on 12.06.2026 with an offering price near $135 per share, implying a valuation of $1.75 T . In …

Anthropic Signs $65 Billion Compute Deals for Claude Anthropic has secured contracts totalling $65 billion to support Claude models, while Google and Amazon plan around 10 GW of capacity. Scale of commitments The announced commitments reflect large-scale investments in data-centre capacity and power…

May Turmoil on Polymarket and MicroStrategy Trades A series of volatile outcomes on Polymarket produced heavy losses, disputed rulings and heated discussion across X and trading communities. What happened on Polymarket Several markets settled controversially after rapid volume spikes, prompting ques…

Researcher used Claude Opus 4.8 to audit Zcash Orchard A security researcher reported using Claude Opus 4.8 as part of an AI-driven audit that identified a vulnerability in Orchard. The result required expert guidance and selective prompting to reproduce reliably. Investigation context The audit foc…

Companies Rehire Staff After Early AI Layoffs Six months ago many firms announced staff cuts, citing artificial intelligence as a route to greater efficiency and cost reduction. Early automation efforts and reversals Several large companies that pursued aggressive automation have started rehiring em…

Critical Orchard Bug Sparks Zcash Price Collapse The Zcash network was hit by a vulnerability in the Orchard private pool that could theoretically allow unlimited creation of ZEC. Discovery and scope A security researcher reported the bug, which reportedly affected the core mechanism for private tra…

17-year-old British researcher sanctioned by Russia over crypto report A British schoolboy, 17-year-old Alexander Brauder, said Russia imposed sanctions after he published a report about the stablecoin A7A5. Allegations in the report In March, Brauder published findings asserting the ruble-pegged st…

Bitcoin falls to $61,000 as market liquidations surge Bitcoin dropped to $61 000 , while Ethereum slid below $1 750 , and liquidations exceeded $1.6 billion across multiple exchanges in a single day. Market pressure and key events Price action reflected a mix of large outflows, strategic sales and c…

Casascius 25‑BTC Physical Coin Redeemed After 12 Years The owner of an early Casascius physical bitcoin coin removed its tamper-evident hologram and spent the embedded funds after twelve years inactive. What Casascius coins are Casascius coins were physical bitcoin tokens produced by Mike Caldwell b…

Ledger discovers firmware‑signature bypass in Trezor Safe 7 Ledger researchers reported a method to bypass firmware signature verification in the TROPIC01 security chip used by Trezor Safe 7 . Vulnerability details According to Ledger, the technique allows an attacker to circumvent checks that valid…

Bitcoin Market Sees Broad Transfer of Ownership CryptoQuant's chief executive says the bitcoin market is experiencing a broad transfer of ownership despite record ETF inflows in 2023. ETF accumulation and price reaction Since the start of 2023, ETFs and strategy funds have cumulatively acquired 1.24…

Gold partners announced for 2026 Web3 conference in Kyiv The organizers published the list of Gold partners supporting the 2026 Web3 conference and contributing to its program and logistics. Partner roster and focus areas The list includes hardware wallet manufacturers, cybersecurity firms, payment …

SEC Adds Digital Assets to Strategic Plan Through 2030 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has explicitly included digital assets in its strategic plan through 2030 . Regulatory objectives The commission said that blockchain and cryptocurrencies have potential to modernize the financial syst…

Strive buys 2,500 BTC and becomes seventh-largest public holder Strive acquired a new tranche of bitcoin, increasing its institutional holdings and changing its position among public corporate holders. Deal details The company purchased 2,500 BTC for $185.2 mln between 23.05.2026 and 01.06.2026 , pa…

Polymarket Faces Dispute Over Timing of Strategy Bitcoin Sale A Polymarket market valued at $129.5 million triggered a dispute about whether Strategy sold bitcoin before the May deadline. Traders and contract holders await Polymarket's final ruling after conflicting timelines and contested market cl…

Whales Reduce Bitcoin Holdings; Capital Shifts to Other Assets Published 01.06. A weekly market review by Arthur examined on‑chain metrics and scenarios amid large holders reducing Bitcoin allocations. Market overview Arthur outlined that accumulation patterns have changed while macro volatility and…

Authorities dismantle clandestine cryptocurrency farm in Sverdlovsk region Law enforcement in Sverdlovsk region shut down a concealed cryptocurrency mining installation reportedly operating about 10,000 devices across two towns. The equipment occupied premises of a former industrial plant in Nizhny …

FBI seizes 127,000 BTC in record crypto operation U.S. authorities said the FBI carried out a large-scale operation that resulted in the seizure of significant cryptocurrency holdings. Operation overview and seizure totals According to American authorities, law enforcement confiscated more than 127,…

Tether-Backed Plasma Chain Launches with USDT Fee Model Plasma is an EVM-compatible layer-one blockchain that launched its beta mainnet on 25.09.2025 and bills zero native fees for $USDT transfers. Overview Plasma runs a custom PlasmaBFT consensus and routes transaction gas using a paymaster that co…