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The Federal Reserve kept rates steady at 3.5%-3.75% in May 2026, with four dissenting votes—the most since 1992—as Iran war-driven oil prices aggravate inflation. Markets now see a 64% chance of a rate hike by July 2027.
DRAM contract prices jumped 90-95% QoQ in Q1 2026, with another 58-63% rise forecast for Q2. Micron is exiting its Crucial consumer brand to focus on AI data centers, while a threatened Samsung walkout could worsen short
AI coding startup Cognition raised over $1 billion in a round co-led by Lux Capital, General Catalyst, and 8VC, valuing it at $26 billion post-money. The company reports $492 million in annualized revenue, with Devin ent
The CFTC cleared Kalshi and Coinbase to list regulated bitcoin perpetual futures, shifting $2.9T in offshore volume onshore. Hyperliquid generated $800M revenue in 2025.
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded nine consecutive days of net outflows totaling $2.8 billion, with BlackRock's IBIT seeing its largest single-day withdrawal. Bitcoin fell from $80,000 to $73,000 amid institutional realloc
Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.8 on May 28, 2026, with fast mode pricing reduced 3X to $10/$50 per million tokens. The model beats GPT-5.5 on at least 12 benchmarks and can spawn hundreds of parallel subagents.
Anthropic closed a $65 billion Series H at a $965 billion valuation, exceeding OpenAI's $852 billion. The AI startup also reported a $47 billion revenue run rate and released Claude Opus 4.8.
Mistral AI announced plans to reach €1 billion revenue by 2026 and invested €4 billion in data centers in France and Sweden, expanding into industrial AI with a 120x faster ASML solution.
New York Fed President John Williams said monetary policy is well-positioned, expecting high inflation to ease later this year. Markets now weigh the possibility of a rate hike.
New York Fed President John Williams said current rate policy is appropriate, with PCE inflation around 4% and core above 3%. Markets weigh potential rate hike.
New York Fed President John Williams said current interest rates are appropriate despite PCE inflation near 4%, while other officials caution against hiking due to temporary energy shocks.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon criticized Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong over stablecoin rewards in the CLARITY Act debate, warning the bill could fail if banks' concerns aren't addressed.
DeepSeek made its 75% price cut permanent on V4 Pro, making it 7x cheaper on inputs and 17x cheaper on outputs than Anthropic's Claude Sonnet or OpenAI's GPT 5.5-Med. Meanwhile, Anthropic raised $65bn, nearly trebling it
Anthropic closed a $65 billion Series H at a $965 billion valuation, making it the most valuable AI startup ahead of a planned IPO. Revenue run rate hit $47 billion, driven by Claude Code.
VanEck's tokenized U.S. Treasury fund VBILL, issued by Securitize, is now available on Euler, allowing investors to use tokenized Treasuries as onchain collateral. The $15B tokenized Treasury market continues to expand.
The UK sanctioned 18 entities including Huobi (HTX) and a ruble stablecoin issuer for helping Russia evade sanctions, marking the first use of banking-style rules on crypto exchanges.
Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch says Europe is lagging in AI infrastructure, as the company invests €4B in data centers and explores designing its own chips to control more of the stack.
Meta introduces paid tiers for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, with WhatsApp Plus costing $2.99/month. The launch comes as Texas sues Meta over encryption claims.
JVP announced four portfolio company exits in Q1 2026, including a more than 6x return on DealHub, valued at hundreds of millions of dollars. The exits span cybersecurity and vertical AI.
Since the Iran war, investors have shifted from expecting Fed rate cuts to bracing for hikes, with SOFR futures showing rising bets. Meanwhile, repo rates briefly hit 3.40%, below the Fed's target range.
Fed Governor Christopher Waller warned inflation is driving policy, with consumer prices rising 0.4% in April. Markets now price in possible rate hikes rather than cuts.
St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem said the Fed may need to raise its policy rate if inflation doesn't ease within six months, challenging new Chair Kevin Warsh's view that AI will be disinflationary.
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari reinforced the Fed's inflation fight, with markets now pricing in a potential rate hike within 12 months. Trump has backed off demanding immediate cuts, giving new Chair Kevin Wars
The Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged at its April 2026 meeting, with Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari citing persistent inflation as the main concern. Derivatives markets now price in a potential rate hike by