Texas Halts State Funding for AI License-Plate Surveillance
Summary: Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop paying for the AI-powered license-plate readers as privacy concerns and officer-misuse scandals mount across Texas.
Crypto
Ireland Keeps Crypto Outside New Tax-Advantaged Investment Accounts
Summary: Ireland’s planned investment accounts will offer tax benefits for stocks, bonds and ETFs, while excluding crypto and derivatives as higher-risk products.
Strategy Returns to Bitcoin Market With $369.7 Million Purchase
Summary: Strategy returned to the Bitcoin market with a $369.7 million purchase after a ten-week pause.
Strive Adds 1,800 Bitcoin and Rises to Fifth Among Public Treasuries
Summary: Strive added 1,800 Bitcoin in its latest purchase, lifting its holdings to 23,156 coins.
Saylor Signals Strategy May Resume Bitcoin Purchases
Summary: Michael Saylor’s “We’re Back” post hints Strategy may resume Bitcoin buying after a two-month pause to strengthen its balance sheet.
Cronos Halt Tests DeFi Response After Reported Tectonic Exploit
Summary: Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek said the company’s app and exchange were unaffected by the Tectonic breach and continued operating normally.
Bitcoin Quantum Defences and Solana Inflation Changes Shape Weekly Agenda
Summary: Bitcoin moves toward a post quantum future, Solana validators agree to curb rampant inflation and the bull case from Bernstein is for Bitcoin to peak at $500K this cycle.