Nigel Farage Under Scrutiny for Not Disclosing $6.7 Million Personal Gift From Crypto Billionaire

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has issued a statement that she has "absolutely no knowledge" regarding a meme coin using her name. In a tweet, Takaichi said that her office has "not given any approval whatsoever" to the Sanae Token cryptocurrency, a meme coin launched by political YouTube channel NoBorder. Following Takaichi's statement, Sanae Token's value plunged by more than 50%.

Core Scientific sold over 1,900 BTC in January for $175 million, at an average price of $92,100 per BTC, signaling a shift away from Bitcoin mining and towards AI-focused data center operations. The company now holds under 1,000 BTC and plans to continue opportunistic sales in the future.

Circle's shares surged 15% following a 72% growth in USDC to $75.3 billion and a 77% revenue increase to $770 million. Despite a net loss, CRCL stock has risen 71% in a month but remains down 10% since its NYSE debut.

The federal court sent Kalshi's case back to state court in Nevada, allowing regulators to seek an injunction against the CFTC-regulated exchange. The court found that the Commodity Exchange Act does not preempt Nevada's gaming law claims, prompting a possible restraining order.

Two new AI image models, Nano Banana and Seedream, offer multi-step reasoning for image generation, extended editing capabilities, and real-image editing. Nano Banana is tightly integrated into Google's ecosystem, while Seedream is more affordable and excels in character identity preservation.

Cortical Labs has connected 200,000 human neurons to play Doom using electrical stimulation and software controls, allowing the cells to navigate and shoot. The experiment adds to a list of unusual platforms where the classic game has been run.

House conservatives successfully pushed to include a ban on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in a housing package, rather than as standalone crypto legislation. The White House formally supported the bill after the Senate vote, with Fed officials emphasizing the need for congressional approval on a U.S. CBDC.

Deloitte was tapped by Anchorage Digital for USAT’s first attestation report, revealing reserves exceeding the stablecoin’s circulating supply. USAT combines Tether’s global scale with Anchorage's U.S. federal framework, aiming to define the future of digital dollars in the U.S.

Kalshi allowed traders to bet on the ousting of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, voiding the result when he was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike due to a "death carve-out" clause in their rules.

ProCap Financial, led by Anthony Pompliano, acquired 450 BTC worth $31 million and bought back 782,408 shares to improve its market cap. The firm aims to reduce the discount between its market cap and net asset value by purchasing Bitcoin and its own stock.