Tennessee Republicans passed a new congressional map Wednesday that splits the state’s only majority-Black district. NBC News reports the move drew sharp criticism from civil rights groups and is expected to face legal challenges, reflecting ongoing gerrymandering controversies in US electoral politics.
AP News reports severe storms swept across Mississippi, injuring at least 17 people and damaging 500 homes. The state has activated emergency response. This is the latest severe weather event in this year’s spring storm season across the American South.
The US Treasury has demanded Binance strictly comply with monitoring guidelines after reports that over $1 billion flowed to Iran-linked groups. As part of a 2023 guilty plea, Binance must execute a monitoring program. This signals intensifying compliance pressure on the crypto industry.
Whirlpool warned Wednesday that the Iran war and tariff rulings are causing a “recession-level” sales slump. Shares fell as much as 20%, reflecting how geopolitical conflict is spreading economic impact from energy to consumer manufacturing. Analysts say more manufacturers could face similar pressure if the war continues.
Bitcoin expert and Blockstream CEO Adam Back argues Bitcoin security model outperforms DeFi protocols with its battle-tested consensus mechanism
Bitcoin miner Core Scientific sold $208 million worth of bitcoin in Q1 2026 as it continues its strategic pivot to AI infrastructure
The Democratic Republic of Congo president has hinted at extending his term and delaying scheduled elections raising domestic and international concern
Pantera Capital says the $321 billion tokenization market is still in an early stage comparable to newspapers on the early internet despite 60 percent growth in 2025
[Brief] Attackers drain $1.4M in wrapped bitcoin from DeFi protocol Ekubo in approval-based exploit DeFi protocol Ekubo was exploited via an approval flaw in its EVM swap router, losing approximately $1.4M in WBTC. Source: The Block
[Brief] Beyond humans: Lily Liu says Solana is building the payment rails for the ‘AI machine economy’ Solana Foundation President Lily Liu says stablecoin adoption by firms like Western Union is building payment rails for the AI machine economy. Source: CoinDesk