May 14, 2026

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$400 million in crypto was stolen in the year’s first quarter, a 70% decline from the same period in 2022, analysis shows
Market Watch

$400 million in crypto was stolen in the year’s first quarter, a 70% decline from the same period in 2022, analysis shows

Less crypto is being stolen this year, thanks to industrywide implementation of anti-money-laundering standards, and increased efforts by law enforcement and regulators to go after bad actors, according to new research by TRM Labs, a blockchain intelligence company, published Tuesday. Around $400 million in cryptocurrencies was stolen across nearly 40…

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Debt-ceiling angst sends Treasury bill yields toward 6%
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Debt-ceiling angst sends Treasury bill yields toward 6%

Continued uncertainty about whether a debt-ceiling resolution can come together fast enough to avoid a government default pushed yields on Treasury bills maturing between early and mid-June toward 6% on Tuesday. The yield on Treasury bills maturing on June 6 touched that level before slipping slightly to 5.997% Tuesday afternoon,…

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Bill Gates lays AI tombstone on Amazon and Google
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Bill Gates lays AI tombstone on Amazon and Google

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates thinks two pillars of Big Tech are as susceptible to the downside of artificial intelligence as the potentially millions of workers who could be displaced by the technology. In a chat Monday at an event hosted by Goldman Sachs and SV Angel, Gates predicted that…

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