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MIT Technology Review today published our investigation into how many people have died near the “virtual wall” of surveillance towers that the US government has installed along the US-Mexico border. We found cases of people who walked undetected through areas surveilled by advanced, AI-enabled towers and later died nearby, where their bodies remained unnoticed for…

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Deployed via Kinetiq's Markets frontend and led by Volmex CEO Cole Kennelly, Hyperliquid's new BVIV perpetuals let traders easily go long or short on 30-day bitcoin volatility.

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South African crypto companies have put at least R2.2 billion in deals on hold as proposed exchange control rules threaten to restrict how digital assets can be used for cross border transactions, according to people familiar with the matter. People…

Pontes will expand its services and operating hours gradually, with full implementation expected by 2028 and more participants set to join.

The EU central bank's new wholesale platform connects DLT market infrastructure to its payment rails, separate from the retail digital euro pilot planned for 2027.

Bitcoin surged above $85,000 as a wave of short liquidations accelerated the cryptocurrency’s strongest advance since January. Data from CryptoSlate showed BTC gained more than 5% over the past 24 hours to reach $85,193, extending its advance over the past 35 days to about 29%. The asset had eased to $84,545 as of press time […] The post Bitcoin hits $85,000 after $648M wipeout forces mass buying ...

Repeated $5,500 trades on Kalshi's ether perp market spark wash trading claims. Kalshi says critics confused two products. The post Why Thousands of Identical $5,500 Trades Put Kalshi in the Spotlight appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Brent crude falls to just above $100 amid speculation that Donald Trump could meet Iranian president this week, lifting French and Italian debt

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The European Central Bank has launched Pontes to settle blockchain based wholesale transactions in central bank money while preparing to invest part of its €23 billion own funds portfolio in digital securities. According to the European Central Bank, the new…