Cryptocurrencies

The BP token of the young crypto exchange Backpack soared 150% in a week, and the market is increasingly asking whether it can repeat FTX's path. According to the observation of DeFi analyst Ignas, Backpack is a contender for the role of the cycle's new major exchange amid the prospect that Binance may lose its license to operate in the European Union. Backpack, on the other hand, has already obtained such a permit. Ignas recalls…

The Hyperliquid exchange faced a wave of criticism over how it applied UK sanctions against the HTX crypto exchange. According to a user under the nickname as required , the platform chose the harshest interpretation of the sanctions and is blocking wallets that only indirectly came into contact with HTX. Addresses linked to Bybit may also be affected. The trigger was the sanctions…

Anthropic and the Indian startup Sarvam AI are developing artificial intelligence on different continents. However, the two leading labs are linked by more than just global rivalry. Deep financial parallels have emerged between them that go far beyond mere technology. The main reason for the similarity lies in the structure of their shareholders. Large…

Anthropic presented the results of the second phase of the Project Fetch experiment, in which the AI model Claude Opus 4.7 learned to work with a commercial quadruped robot on its own. During the tests, the model, without human help, completed a series of tasks for connecting to sensors, programming, and navigating the robot, surpassing the results of the employees…

The CFTC and the SEC requested public comment on the definitions of swaps and other derivative instruments. The regulators' actions come amid a conflict with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group). On June 17, CME head Terrence Duffy announced his intention to sue the CFTC. The reason was the agency's authorization for Kalshi to launch perpetual futures…