Silicon Valley’s AI boom is creating demand for a different type of paid companionship. Some technology workers are spending as much as $23,000 per day for escorts who can discuss artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, biohacking, and startup culture. Forbes reported that the service extends beyond sex. Clients are also paying for attention, informed conversation, and time
Bitcoin is facing another major test as the current downturn is being compared with earlier FIFA World Cup-year bear markets. The pressure follows an Oct. 10 flash crash that erased $19 billion in leveraged crypto positions in one afternoon and dragged major tokens lower. The selloff pushed Bitcoin down from its $126,000 peak to $105,000.
Artificial intelligence agents that have autonomous access to crypto wallets could become unstoppable if deployed maliciously or escape from sandboxes, experts from a leading academic research consortium warned. “Unstoppable Autonomous Agents” (UAAs) pose a clear threat if they are deployed to persist automatically and have access to digital assets, according to a June 8 industry
Despite the recent sharp decline in Bitcoin’s price, institutional investors’ interest in the cryptocurrency market remains strong. John D’Agostino, head of institutional strategy at US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, told CNBC that institutional investors view current price levels as a significant buying opportunity. According to D’Agostino, family offices and state-backed sovereign wealth funds, in particular, are
Bitcoin traded around $63,000 on Monday, clawing back from a two-month low hit on June 5 as a confluence of headwinds — spot ETF outflows, macro uncertainty, and capital rotation into artificial intelligence stocks — pushed the world’s largest cryptocurrency roughly 50% below its all-time high of $126,279 reached in October 2025. The decline has
Peter Schiff, Chief Economist and Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Asset Management, called Strategy Inc.‘s (NASDAQ: MSTR) latest purchase of 1,550 Bitcoin ($BTC) for $101 million “damage control” in an X post on Monday, June 8. The longtime Bitcoin critic argued the move was a quick reaction to possibly calm investors’ nerves. Furthermore, the purchase
Bitcoin is bouncing. After touching lows near $60,000 last week, the price has recovered to trade around $63,800 and the immediate question facing every trader is whether this move higher is the beginning of something meaningful or simply the market catching its breath before another leg down. Based on the technical structure developing across multiple
The complete legislative text for bitcoin-favorite bill H.R. 8957, the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026, has been made public on the U.S. Congress website, offering lawmakers, industry stakeholders, and the public their first detailed look at the mechanics behind a bill that would permanently codify a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve into federal law. The bill,
ZIGChain integrates Ondo Finance to bring tokenized US stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) onchain, according to information shared with Finbold on Monday, June 8, 2026 ZIGChain, a Layer 1 blockchain built to bring investment products onchain for institutions and everyday users, has announced an integration with Ondo Finance to bring tokenized US stocks and ETFs