The first Ethereum and Solana staking ETFs could debut in the United States within weeks, following a recent filing by ETF provider REX Shares that used “regulatory workarounds,” ETF analysts say. The staking component has been highly anticipated for spot Ether (ETH) ETFs since their launch in July 2024, with some industry executives arguing the…
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week brought more than just Nvidia’s earnings reports; startups and VCs also had some news — quieter perhaps, but still worth paying attention to, especially where…
Ryan Whitwam / Android Authority TL;DR The battery specifications for the Galaxy Tab S11 and S11 Ultra have leaked. The base model may come with a typical capacity of 8,400mAh. The Ultra could have an advertised capacity of 11,700 or 12,000mAh. Samsung is currently working on the next additions to the Galaxy Tab line. Not…
US sports betting platform SharpLink Gaming has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to offer up to $1 billion in shares of common stock in an effort to increase the holdings of its newly launched Ether treasury. “We intend to use substantially all of the proceeds from this offering to acquire Ether, the…
WordPress.com parent company Automattic is changing direction… again. In a blog post titled “Returning to Core” published Thursday evening, Automattic announced it will unpause its contributions to the WordPress project. This is despite having said only last month that the 6.8 WordPress release would be the final major release for all of 2025. “After pausing…
TL;DR Google is inviting Pixel Superfans to apply to attend a June 27 pre-launch Pixel event. Last year’s Pixel 9 launch was in August, following years of October launches. With Android 16 expected for early June, a late June/early July Pixel 10 launch feels plausible. If you’re not already a big fan of Pixel smartphones,…
The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, has ended its 31-day spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflow streak with its biggest recorded outflow day since the product launched in January 2024. On May 30, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) ended its significant inflow streak with its largest daily outflow of $430.8 million, according to Farside data….
The Department of Energy announced today that it would be clawing back $3.7 billion worth of awards made under the Biden administration for clean energy and manufacturing. Large corporations and growing startups were caught up in the decision. Energy secretary Chris Wright said the moves were “due diligence” on the part of the Trump administration….
TL;DR Google is giving AI Pro members access to Veo 3 in the Gemini mobile app. Visible watermarks are being added to AI-generated videos, unless they’re videos made by AI Ultra members using Flow. Now the UK has access to the AI Ultra plan. At Google I/O, the Mountain View-based firm revealed a new Google…
The US government has urged the Supreme Court not to take up a Coinbase user’s challenge against the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) effort to obtain his crypto transaction records. In a filing dated May 30, Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued that Coinbase user James Harper has no Fourth Amendment right to shield his financial…