Two artificial intelligence (AI) agents incorporated as legal entities negotiated, signed, and executed a binding contract that a court can read and a blockchain can run. [/key_takeaways] Key Takeaways: Clawbank and Shodai executed the first AI-to-AI Ricardian contract, binding legal prose to Ethereum code. Shodai’s smart contract paid out automatically when 1 milestone condition was […]
CME Group CEO Terrence Duffy announced plans to sue the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over its decision to allow prediction-market operator Kalshi to offer bitcoin perpetual futures. Perps Should Be Classified as Swaps, Says CME Boss CME Group CEO Terrence Duffy said June 17 he plans to sue the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over […]
The IMF reports that Nigeria captured 60% of all stablecoin traffic in sub-Saharan Africa as users seek alternatives to traditional banking. IMF: Stablecoins Transform From Niche Market to Major Payment Route Nigerians are increasingly turning to U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins to move money across borders as small businesses and households search for cheaper and faster alternatives […]
Crypto ETF flows turned negative again on Wednesday, June 17, as bitcoin and ether funds reversed the prior session’s broad gains. Still, HYPE and solana ETFs attracted fresh capital, showing that modest demand remains alive beneath the market’s choppy headline flows. HYPE ETFs Add $2.1M as Bitcoin and Ether Funds Return to Outflows The crypto […]
The Uniswap utility token (UNI) jumped over 23% in 24 hours to pass $3.60, pushing its seven-day gains to nearly 50% and its market cap to $2.2 billion. UNI Rallies past $3.60 as Weekly Gains Surge The utility token of the decentralized exchange ( DEX) Uniswap breached the $3.60 threshold Wednesday, a more than 23% […]
Binance’s CZ praised rival Hyperliquid as “actually awesome” even as he said he would never run it the same way, while Uniswap creator Hayden Adams argued U.S. securities law ensures “only people who are already millionaires can invest in startups.” CZ: ‘A Niche Binance Cannot Compete In’ In his appearance on the Galaxy Brains podcast, […]
Ethereum developers have moved the Glamsterdam upgrade into its final development phase, running multi-client test networks loaded with every change slated for what could become the network’s biggest overhaul since 2022. Final Stretch Before Mainnet Core developers have begun full-scale testing of a fork that bundles each Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) earmarked for Glamsterdam. The […]