Bitcoin (BTC) mining pools with 75% of hashrate back open standard for block construction

The biggest decentralization move bitcoin mining has seen in years just happened quietly, with seven of the largest pools agreeing to back the same open standard. Foundry, AntPool, F2Pool, SpiderPool, MARA Pool, Block Inc, and DMND have all joined the Stratum V2 working group, the group announced last week. Stratum V2 is an open-source protocol … Read more

Martin Short Breaks Silence On Daughter Katherine’s Heartbreaking Death: ‘It’s Been A Nightmare’

[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Martin Short is breaking his silence on his daughter’s death. It’s hard to believe it’s nearly been three months since the iconic actor’s daughter Katherine tragically died at just 42 years old. As we know, the Los Angeles Police Department and Fire Department responded to Katherine’s home on February 23, where … Read more

BlackRock deepens tokenization push with new onchain fund offerings

BlackRock (BK), the world’s largest asset manager, overseeing $14 trillion in assets, is deepening its push into tokenized finance with a pair of new filings tied to blockchain-based U.S. Treasury and money-market funds. In a Friday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the asset management giant proposed launching the BlackRock Daily Reinvestment … Read more

Peddi: ‘Your eyes will be filled with tears’ says production designer Avinash Kolla about Ram Charan’s sports actioner

Peddi, starring Ram Charan, is slated to release in theatres on June 4, 2026. Directed by Buchi Babu Sana, the sports action drama is said to be an emotionally rooted film, according to production designer Avinash Kolla. Avinash Kolla about Ram Charan’s Peddi In a tweet shared by Vamsi Shekar, Avinash Kolla praised Ram Charan’s … Read more

Crypto wallets are being rebuilt for AI agents, Trust Wallet and Mesh executives say at Consensus Miami

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Crypto wallets are being rebuilt for AI agents, said executives from Trust Wallet and Mesh on Thursday, with companies racing to give autonomous software a way to hold value, prove identity and transact on-chain. Appearing at CoinDesk Miami, Arjun Mukherjee, chief technology officer at Mesh, said the shift is driven by … Read more