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Blackrock to Launch Tokenized Money-Market Funds on Ethereum
- By Joseph Rees
- . May 9, 2026
Key Takeaways Blackrock filed to tokenize its $6.1B BSTBL fund on Ethereum, targeting stablecoin investors. The move builds on Blackrock’s BUIDL fund, now at over
Iran blocks Strait of Hormuz, halting all commercial vessel transit
- By Adam Forsyth
- . May 9, 2026
## Market Snapshot Strait of Hormuz traffic markets show a significant decline in optimism. The May 15 market is priced at 1.8% YES, down from
Best Live-Captioning Smart Glasses (2026), WIRED tested
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 9, 2026
Unlike the other glasses I tested, Even doesn’t sell a subscription plan; everything’s included out of the box. The only downside I could find with
Amazon lets AI bots pay in USDC via Coinbase x402
- By Adam Forsyth
- . May 9, 2026
Coinbase x402 is now native to Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, letting AI agents pay for services in USDC without human input Summary AWS launched Amazon Bedrock
Ethereum Faces Whale Pressure as Binance Deposits Hit $178 Million
- By Phil Roberts
- . May 9, 2026
Ethereum is navigating a period of heightened uncertainty after one of the most-watched wallets in crypto moved hundreds of millions of dollars worth of ETH
Intel’s comeback story is even wilder than it seems
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 9, 2026
Bloomberg has a deep dive this week into how Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is trying to rescue one of Silicon Valley’s most storied, and stumbling,
Sydney Huang Warns AI Bot Collusion Could Spread Before Regulators Respond
- By Joseph Rees
- . May 9, 2026
Key Takeaways The IMF predicts that a shift to agentic AI will trigger a radical increase in the velocity of money. Sydney Huang warns that
Trump announces three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine with prisoner swap
- By Adam Forsyth
- . May 9, 2026
US President Donald Trump has announced a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, set to run from May 9 through May 11. The agreement calls
Tom Lee Eyes $200K–$250K BTC and $12K–$22K ETH — Could Both Hit by End of 2026?
- By Phil Roberts
- . May 9, 2026
Tom Lee has never been shy about making big calls. But at the Consensus Miami 2026 conference on May 7, the Fundstrat Global Advisors co-founder
ShinyHunters Extorts Universities in New Instructure Canvas Hack
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 9, 2026
ShinyHunters-linked attackers defaced Canvas portals, disrupting finals week access and exposing SaaS security risks for schools. The post ShinyHunters Extorts Universities in New Instructure Canvas