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In brief Australian scientists built the first working quantum battery prototype. Quantum batteries charge faster as they scale, defying classical limits. The breakthrough could power future quantum computers, but not yet consumer devices. Your phone takes an hour to charge. Your EV takes all night. That trade-off—more capacity means more waiting—is so embedded in how batteries work that nobody really questions it anymore. A team of Australian scientists just built something that breaks that rule entirely.Researchers at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, together with teams from RMIT University and the University of Melbourne, have unveiled the world’s first working quantum…

In brief A new study finds that adding a line about a mental health condition changes how AI agents respond. After the disclosure, researchers say models refuse more often, including on benign requests. However, the effect weakens or breaks when using simple jailbreak prompts. Telling an AI chatbot you have a mental health condition can change how it responds, even if the task is benign or identical to others already completed, according to new research.The preprint study, led by Northeastern University researcher Caglar Yildirim, tested how large language model agents behave under different user setups, as they are increasingly deployed…

In brief Forward Industries purchased more than 6 million of its shares from an institutional investor for $27.4 million as part of a share buyback. The firm used a $40 million crypto-backed loan from Galaxy Digital to fund the repurchase. Shares in the firm (FWDI) finished the day down 0.7% and are more than 89% off last year’s peak. Leading Solana treasury firm Forward Industries is buying back more than 6 million shares of FWDI for $27.4 million from an institutional investor, the firm announced on Thursday. The privately negotiated transaction reduces the firm’s common shares outstanding by 7.4% and was…

In brief The FBI said users on Tron are receiving tokens that claim to be from federal law enforcement. The tokens urge recipients to immediately provide personal information or risk sanctions and asset freezes. Although the FBI said it didn’t create the token, agents have used fake tokens to go after market manipulation before. The FBI warned on Thursday of a new threat emerging on Tron’s network, with users receiving tokens that aren’t actually coming from federal law enforcement.The tokens carry a message visible through a blockchain explorer that demands recipients provide personal information in accordance with anti-money laundering rules…

Retail investors became the main force behind gold-fund buying over the past six months, helping extend bullion’s rise even as some institutional money started to step back.At the same time, fresh inflows into US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) show part of Wall Street rebuilding crypto exposure through the regulated ETF channel, setting up a split in how investors are responding to the same backdrop of war, inflation pressure, and shifting rate expectations.The divergence offers a clearer view of investor behavior than either market does alone. Essentially, households have leaned on gold as the traditional store of value, while professional…

In brief Shares rose more than 7% after hours following results showing services revenue overtook trading for the first time amid aggressive cost cutting measures in the form of job layoffs. Gemini highlighted early traction in its newly launched prediction markets business after securing a U.S. regulatory licence. Trading volumes fell sharply quarter-on-quarter, reflecting softer crypto market activity. Gemini shares climbed in after-hours trading on Thursday after the crypto exchange business reported a shift toward more stable revenue streams and outlined an expansion into prediction markets, even as trading activity declined.The stock rose about 7% to $6.45 in late trading…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Solana is now in the spotlight once again as the leading altcoin gains more regulatory standing following its latest classification in the United States legal framework. In a world hampered by strident regulation and strict rules, Solana is emerging as one of the most trustworthy assets in the broader financial sector. Solana Gains Commodity Status In Latest Filing In a joint move, the US regulatory bodies have issued new regulations on how federal securities laws apply to cryptocurrencies and digital assets. According to the recent joint filing…

In brief Microsoft’s MAI-Image-2 is a new state-of-the-art AI image generation model The model puts Microsoft in as the third-best AI lab on the Image Arena leaderboard thanks to its strong realism and text rendering. Strict filters, usage caps, and missing features currently limit real-world usefulness, however. Microsoft has been quietly building its own image generator. Announced Thursday by the company’s AI Superintelligence team, MAI-Image-2 has already landed at #3 on the Arena.ai leaderboard—behind only the models from Google and OpenAI—making Microsoft a legitimate player in a space it had previously outsourced to its partners.That last part is worth sitting…

In brief Evernorth Holdings filed a new S-4 registration statement with the SEC about its intentions to go public. The firm aims to become the biggest XRP treasury firm, and is expected to launch with $685 million in XRP tokens. It originally raised more than $1 billion to build its XRP treasury. Evernorth Holdings, a firm with intentions of becoming the largest publicly traded XRP treasury, expects to launch with at least 473 million XRP valued around $685 million, according to its S-4 registration statement filed with the SEC on Wednesday. The firm, which got a sizable XRP contribution from Ripple—the…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure XRP has retraced below the $1.50 level as volatility returns to the market, bringing sharper price swings and renewed uncertainty for traders. After briefly stabilizing above key levels, the asset is now struggling to maintain momentum, reflecting a broader environment where conviction remains limited and positioning continues to shift rapidly. Beyond price action, derivatives data is revealing a more complex and reactive market structure. According to CryptoQuant analyst Arab Chain, the XRP Open Interest 30-day change indicator highlights significant fluctuations in how traders are positioning across derivatives…

Coinbase is directing some Commerce users to a seed-phrase recovery flow ahead of a March 31 migration deadline.The issue sits inside Coinbase’s shutdown plan for legacy Commerce wallets. In its transition guide, Coinbase says users with funds in a Commerce wallet must withdraw them before March 31, 2026, when the Commerce portal and withdrawal tool will become inaccessible.For users who backed up their wallet to Google Drive, Coinbase says they should go to the Commerce dashboard, open Settings and Security, reveal the 12-word seed phrase, and use the withdrawal tool at withdraw.commerce.coinbase.com.Coinbase says the process is especially important for merchants…

Adam Back has been officially confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026, returning to the conference as one of the few people in the world whose contributions to Bitcoin predate Bitcoin itself. As Co-Founder and CEO of Blockstream and CEO of Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company (BSTR), Back comes to Las Vegas operating at the intersection of Bitcoin infrastructure and capital markets like never before. In 1997, Back invented Hashcash — a proof-of-work system originally built to combat email spam that became the direct technical foundation for Bitcoin’s mining process. Satoshi Nakamoto cited Back by name in the Bitcoin white paper,…

In brief MLB named Polymarket its official prediction market partner, with exclusive access to branding and data, centered around a shared integrity framework. Commissioner Manfred signed an MOU with the CFTC to enable confidential information-sharing and protect the integrity of baseball-related prediction markets. The deal comes amid rising scrutiny of prediction markets, including insider trading concerns and proposed legislation like the BETS OFF Act. Major League Baseball announced Thursday that it has named Polymarket as its exclusive official partner for prediction markets, following the lead of leagues like the National Hockey League and Major League Soccer that have also signed…

In brief The World Gold Council, which helped establish the first gold-backed ETF in the U.S., is working on a service to standardize tokenized gold. The nonprofit association views the process of managing gold reserves as a barrier to entry for issuers interested in establishing gold-backed tokens. So far, the market for tokenized gold has coalesced around crypto-native firms that have established their own custody arrangements and issuance pipelines. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin offer individuals complete control over their funds, but the same can’t be said for assets locked in vaults, according to the World Gold Council.On Thursday, the trade association…

For decades, the benchmark for US risk lived on US time. S&P 500 opened at 9:30 a.m. Eastern and closed at 4:00 p.m., with premarket whispers and after-hours fragments filling the gaps.On Mar. 18, that constraint began to crack. S&P Dow Jones Indices licensed the S&P 500 to Trade[XYZ] to launch the first officially sanctioned perpetual derivative based on the benchmark on Hyperliquid, available to eligible non-US investors using institutional-grade index data.The ecosystem surrounding the S&P 500 already processes more than $1 trillion in daily trading volume across linked exposures. Now, a piece of that exposure can trade 24/7/365, including…