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FanDuel CEO Amy Howe has departed the company amid growing competition in U.S. sports betting.

A federal judge has denied Fulton County’s request to return 2020 ballots seized by the FBI.

New documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s death in custody have been released by the U.S. Department of Justice.

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[Brief] Cardano Founder: By 2035 AI Agents Will Be More Relevant Than Humans, Big Tech Is “Terrified” Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano and CEO of Input Output, stated at Consensus Miami that by 2035, AI agents will be more relevant than humans. He noted that tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Facebook are “terrified” because AI agents behave completely differently from humans when confronted with ads — they won’t click on them, which will fundamentally disrupt the internet’s existing advertising business model. ...

[Brief] Nasdaq President: SEC’s New Crypto Stance Lets Markets “Build” Again Nasdaq president Tal Cohen said the SEC’s friendlier regulatory stance is giving crypto firms and exchanges room to experiment with tokenization and digital market infrastructure. Cohen noted that the new regulatory environment allows market participants to resume innovation and building rather than stalling in regulatory uncertainty. This marks a significant shift in US crypto regulation from “enforcement-first” to “building-first.” ...

[Brief] Wall Street Clearing Giant DTCC Seeks Blockchain to Tokenize Corporate Actions DTCC CEO Frank La Salla said the clearing giant is working with Layer-1 blockchains to bring corporate actions such as dividend payments onchain. La Salla said DTCC plans to process millions of corporate actions through blockchain technology, though challenges remain for large-scale adoption. This represents a significant step by traditional Wall Street financial infrastructure toward blockchain technology.

[Brief] White House Adviser: US Bitcoin Reserve Update Coming in “Next Few Weeks” White House digital assets adviser Patrick Witt said at Consensus Miami that an update on the US Bitcoin reserve strategy will come in the “next few weeks.” Witt cited a recent exploit involving assets held by the US Marshals as proof that federal crypto holdings need better safeguarding. This statement is seen as the latest signal of the US government’s continued shift toward a friendlier crypto policy. ...

[Brief] White House Targets July 4 for Clarity Act Passage, Crypto Regulatory Framework Nears White House digital assets adviser Patrick Witt said the goal is to pass the Clarity Act by July 4, which aims to provide a clear regulatory framework for the crypto industry. Witt revealed that the Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on market structure this month. Coinbase CLO Paul Grewal also backed the bill’s passage this summer and urged banks to accept the stablecoin compromise. ...

Nature Study: Singing Mouse Shows Specific Expansion of Motor Cortical Projections Nature has published a study on singing mouse neurosystems, revealing specific expansion patterns of motor cortical projections. Researchers found that when singing mice vocalize, their motor cortical projections expand to specific brain regions not observed in other mouse species. This finding provides new insights into the neural basis of complex behaviors such as singing and language. The study suggests that neural control of complex vocalization may involve specialized cortical expansion mechanisms, offering an important reference model for studying the neurobiological basis of human language and vocal disorders. ...