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Arm Holdings warned that smartphone market weakness is compressing a key revenue source for the chip design company, though growth in AI chip business is expected to offset the impact, according to CEO Rene Haas in an earnings call. Prior quarter phone shipments declined, with losses concentrated in

CoinDesk reported on May 6 that Frank La Salla, president and CEO of Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), said on Wednesday at the Consensus 2026 conference in Miami that DTCC is working with multiple Layer-1 (L1) blockchain networks and announced that the company plans to begin testing a tokenized securities platform starting in July 2026.

Bitcoin (BTC) gave back the overnight gains, trading at around $81,000 as of May 7. White House adviser Patrick Witt said the latest update on the U.S. Bitcoin reserve will be released “within the next few weeks.” Samourai Wallet co-founder called for donations of Bitcoin from the federal prison, and President Trump’s hopes for a pardon are slim.

Chinese AI lab DeepSeek is in talks to raise its first funding round at a reported US$45 billion valuation, according to TechCrunch. The valuation marks a significant increase from an estimated US$20 billion valuation just weeks earlier, following attention drawn to the company's AI models for

According to reports by Bloomberg and Reuters on May 7, American Bitcoin Corp. (ABTC), a Bitcoin mining company supported by the Trump family, released its first-quarter 2026 financial results, posting a net loss of $82 million, widening from a $59 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2025; its mining output for the quarter was 817 BTC, and as of March 31 total Bitcoin holdings rose to 7,021 BTC.

In the post-quantum security space, the startup Project Eleven published a report on May 6, warning that the earliest possible arrival of the quantum computers surpassing the critical point of modern cryptography (Q-Day) may be as early as 2030, with a probability exceeding 50% for occurrence by 2033. The report also estimates that, under certain conditions, around 6.9 million bitcoins face potential quantum attack risk, and it calls on the cryptocurrency ecosystem to accelerate the anti-quantum migration process.

According to public statements issued on May 7, 2026 by multiple Federal Reserve officials, several Fed officials warned that US inflation risks are heating up again; interest rates may remain at high levels for a longer period, and the possibility of further rate hikes is not ruled out. After Bitcoin (BTC) briefly broke through $82,000 on Wednesday to hit a three-month high, it fell again on Thursday to around $81,000.

Apple spent 10.3% of revenue on research and development in its March quarter, marking its highest R&D share in at least 30 years as the company intensifies AI development, according to CNBC. R&D spending rose nearly 34% year-over-year while revenue increased 17%, according to the company. The compa

Uber reported first-quarter gross bookings of US$53.7 billion, beating expectations, and raised its June-quarter guidance to US$56.25 billion to US$57.75 billion, above estimates, as demand for rides and deliveries remained strong despite headwinds from the Middle East conflict, according to

Anthropic announced Wednesday it would use all compute capacity at SpaceX's Colossus 1 data center, marking the latest partnership in the Claude maker's AI infrastructure expansion. The arrangement underscores Anthropic's strategy to secure dedicated compute resources as it scales its AI

CITIC Securities research indicates that artificial intelligence compute power is driving a fundamental restructuring of US electricity supply, with the country's major AI companies now entering a new era of self-directed power generation. In March 2026, seven major US AI companies signed the

Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast has launched the VF MPV 7 in the Philippines, introducing its battery subscription model as it expands further in Southeast Asia, according to VinFast. Product Specifications and Pricing The seven-seat MPV starts at 1.5 million pesos (US$25,000) with the

Project Eleven published a report on Wednesday proposing that the inflection point of quantum computers breaking modern encryption, often referred to as "Q-Day," could come as early as 2030, with a breakthrough described as "more likely than not" by 2033. The startup, focused on post-quantum securit

Executives from Binance, Revolut, and Circle speaking at Consensus Miami have stated that cryptocurrency is evolving beyond speculation into financial infrastructure powering payments, remittances, and broader global access. Crypto's Expanding Role According to industry leaders at the event, cryp

Reid Hoffman, Greylock partner and LinkedIn co-founder, said autonomous agents will need crypto-based trust systems to transact across the open internet, suggesting NFTs may make a comeback, according to his statement. AI Agents and Trust Infrastructure Hoffman's remarks point to a potential

Senior figures from CoinShares, Calamos, ProShares, and Flow Traders have identified custody concentration, advisor adoption, and settlement efficiency as key challenges remaining in the spot Bitcoin ETF ecosystem, according to panel discussion. Key Challenges Identified Three primary issues

Patrick Witt, Secretary General of the White House Digital Asset Advisory Committee, stated on June 6 at Consensus 2026 in Miami that an announcement regarding the U.S. government's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is expected within weeks, according to CoinDesk. The statement follows President Donald Trum