ChatGPT's global web traffic share drops 24 percentage points in a year as competitors like Gemini and Claude expand rapidly. OpenAI’s ChatGPT saw its global web traffic share decline from 77.6% in May 2025 to 53.7% in April 2026, a 24-point drop over 12 months. The shift
The derivatives exchange will introduce futures tied to a market cap-weighted basket of major cryptocurrencies on June 8. CME Group will launch Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures on June 8, pending regulatory approval. The contracts mark the exchange’s first market cap-weight
General Tensor announced it has acquired Backprop Finance from Tensorplex Labs. Backprop is one of the highest-volume decentralized trading venues in the Bittensor ecosystem General Tensor has raised $5 million across pre-seed and seed rounds, backed by Digital Curr
In brief - Tether, Tron, and TRM Labs' joint T3 Financial Crime Unit has frozen over $450 million in illicit crypto assets since launching in September 2024. - The unit said it intercepted nearly 44% more illicit proceeds in 2025 than the prior year, targeting crimes ranging...</
Bipartisan support pushes crypto regulatory bill closer to Senate floor vote after committee approval. The U.S. Senate Banking Committee advanced the Clarity Act in a 15-9 bipartisan vote, sending the crypto regulatory bill to the full Senate. Two Democratic senators joine
Senate Democrats splintered Thursday in their support of the Clarity Act during a crucial Senate vote, with two pro-crypto members of the party voting for the landmark crypto bill, and all others voting against. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) voted for t
New cash-settled futures contracts will track a basket of major cryptocurrencies, targeting institutional demand for regulated derivatives. CME Group will introduce Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures on June 8, pending regulatory approval. The contracts mark its first market-
Lawmakers acknowledge bipartisan gaps remain in the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, delaying its advancement despite near-complete negotiations. The U.S. Senate Banking Committee’s markup hearing on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act revealed persistent partisan divisi
Bitcoin rebounds to $80,000 alongside US equities reaching new highs despite elevated inflation data. Bitcoin climbed back to $80,000 on Thursday as the S&P 500 set another all-time closing high, reflecting broad risk-on sentiment. The move followed a sharp recovery from i
ICYMI : Asia & EMEA news recap from James Hunt at The Block 👇 🪙 Coinbase joins Hyperliquid treasury Coinbase became Hyperliquid’s official treasury deployer for USDC. 🔗 Link 🧐 DeFi Dev Corp grows SOL per share The firm reported a 108% increase despite wider quarterly losses. 🔗...