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Markets Elon Musk's xAI Plans $2.8 Billion Turbine Buy Amid Pollution Lawsuit May 21, 2026
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Markets Hub Group Receives Expected Deficiency Notice from Nasdaq Related to Delayed Filing of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q May 21, 2026
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CRYPTO

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Here’s what happened in crypto today

22/05/2026 14:02 - Cointelegraph

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3…

Space X IPO: 'Bad news' for tech stocks but what about Bitcoin?

Space X IPO: 'Bad news' for tech stocks but what about Bitcoin?

22/05/2026 13:54 - Cointelegraph

SpaceX’s IPO could turn the Mag 7 into a Mag 8, with Tesla and SpaceX comprising 25% of the group's Bitcoin balance-sheet exposure.

DeFi hacks shake institutional confidence as risks outpace yields

DeFi hacks shake institutional confidence as risks outpace yields

22/05/2026 13:51 - Cointelegraph

Repeated bridge exploits and shrinking yields are making institutions question whether DeFi’s risks still justify the returns, says Symbiotic’s Putiatin.

THORChain exploit tied to malicious node and GG20 flaw

THORChain exploit tied to malicious node and GG20 flaw

22/05/2026 13:48 - Cointelegraph

The $10.7 million THORChain exploit was caused by a GG20 vulnerability, which allowed a malicious node to reconstruct a full private key to one of…

IREN co-founder says AI’s biggest bottleneck is infrastructure, not chips

IREN co-founder says AI’s biggest bottleneck is infrastructure, not chips

22/05/2026 13:20 - CoinDesk

Dan Roberts outlines IREN’s strategy to build a vertically integrated AI platform spanning power, data centers, GPUs and enterprise software.

CoinDesk 20 performance update: NEAR surges 19.4% as index trades flat

CoinDesk 20 performance update: NEAR surges 19.4% as index trades flat

22/05/2026 13:14 - CoinDesk

Internet Computer (ICP), up 4.3% from Thursday, joined NEAR Protocol (NEAR) as a top performer.

Trump Media moves another $205 million in bitcoin as losses on crypto bet swell to $455 million

Trump Media moves another $205 million in bitcoin as losses on crypto bet swell to $455 million

22/05/2026 13:08 - CoinDesk

DJT’s bitcoin strategy remains under pressure as the company sits on hundreds of millions in unrealized crypto losses and widening quarterly deficits.

Morning Minute: Mark Cuban Sells His Bitcoin

Morning Minute: Mark Cuban Sells His Bitcoin

22/05/2026 13:05 - Decrypt

The billionaire cited underperformance vs gold and broader disappointment with crypto's breakout apps (or lack thereof) as drivers.

Tom Lee says trillions in tech IPO supply won't crash the S&P 500

Tom Lee says trillions in tech IPO supply won't crash the S&P 500

22/05/2026 12:57 - CoinDesk

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee argues that trillions in new IPO supply from SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI could ultimately be absorbed by underallocated investors.

OKX and ICE are bringing 'never-expiring' oil futures to 120 million crypto users

OKX and ICE are bringing 'never-expiring' oil futures to 120 million crypto users

22/05/2026 12:48 - CoinDesk

The new partnership comes as Hyperliquid’s oli futures contracts that never expire have been a huge success with over $1.6 billion in 24-hour trading volume.

Polymarket Hit By ‘Internal Top-Up’ Wallet Exploit, $700K Drained

Polymarket Hit By ‘Internal Top-Up’ Wallet Exploit, $700K Drained

22/05/2026 12:23 - Decrypt

User funds remain safe after the incident, the prediction market platform said, with contracts and core infrastructure unaffected.

XRP adds 4,300 new wallets in 24 hours, but why is price stuck?

XRP adds 4,300 new wallets in 24 hours, but why is price stuck?

22/05/2026 11:52 - Cointelegraph

XRP Ledger activity surges with 4,300 new wallets created in 24 hours, but strong resistance keeps XRP price capped.

AI

Everything That Happened in AI on Wednesday - Thursday, May 20-21, 2026

Everything That Happened in AI on Wednesday - Thursday, May 20-21, 2026

22/05/2026 10:10 - TheNeuron

OpenAI's model disproved an 80-year-old math conjecture; Trump delayed an AI order while California prepared workers for disruption; Spotify and UMG licensed fan-made AI covers;…

AGI Is the Wrong Scoreboard. This 7-Level Framework Explains AI Progress Better

AGI Is the Wrong Scoreboard. This 7-Level Framework Explains AI Progress Better

22/05/2026 09:18 - TheNeuron

Greg Kamradt, Kol Tregaskes, and Google DeepMind point to the same idea: AGI is the wrong scoreboard because intelligence only matters when it can be…

Spotify and Universal Music strike deal allowing fan-made AI covers and remixes

Spotify and Universal Music strike deal allowing fan-made AI covers and remixes

21/05/2026 19:45 - AI News & Artificial Intelligence

Spotify is partnering with Universal Music Group to let Premium subscribers create AI-generated song covers and remixes, with participating artists receiving a share of the…

Six search engines worth trying now that Google isn’t really Google anymore

Six search engines worth trying now that Google isn’t really Google anymore

21/05/2026 19:19 - AI News & Artificial Intelligence

Google is about to look really different, and if you're not a fan of the AI overview feature, then you're not going to like what's…

Trump delays AI security executive order, saying language ‘could have been a blocker’

Trump delays AI security executive order, saying language ‘could have been a blocker’

21/05/2026 17:30 - AI News & Artificial Intelligence

President Trump delayed signing an executive order that would have required pre-release government security reviews of AI models, citing dissatisfaction with the order's language.

Spotify launches an ElevenLabs-powered audiobook creation tool

Spotify launches an ElevenLabs-powered audiobook creation tool

21/05/2026 15:27 - AI News & Artificial Intelligence

The AI-powered audiobook generation won't bind authors to an exclusive contract, meaning they are free to publish their generated audiobooks anywhere.

Spotify takes on Google’s NotebookLM with its new app

Spotify takes on Google’s NotebookLM with its new app

21/05/2026 15:27 - AI News & Artificial Intelligence

Spotify is releasing the new desktop app as a research preview in more than 20 markets.

Spotify adds AI-powered Q&A and briefing generation features to podcasts

Spotify adds AI-powered Q&A and briefing generation features to podcasts

21/05/2026 15:27 - AI News & Artificial Intelligence

Spotify will let you generate daily or weekly briefs based on your prompts

Hark raises $700M Series A for its secretive ‘universal’ AI interface

Hark raises $700M Series A for its secretive ‘universal’ AI interface

21/05/2026 14:00 - AI News & Artificial Intelligence

Hark expects to release its first multimodal models this summer, which it says will power a personal AI platform that works with existing products and…

The Path, founded by Tony Robbins and Calm alums, hopes to offer safer AI therapy

The Path, founded by Tony Robbins and Calm alums, hopes to offer safer AI therapy

21/05/2026 14:00 - AI News & Artificial Intelligence

The Path says its AI model has scored 95 on the mental health safety AI benchmark, Vera-MH. This compares to a top score of 65…

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