Alto Neuroscience, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on neuropsychiatric disorders, has secured $120 million from institutional and accredited investors to advance ALTO-207, a fixed-dose combination targeting treatment-resistant depression. ALTO-207 is a novel therapy for treatment-resistant depression that pairs pramipexole, a dopamine receptor agonist, with ondansetron. The combination is designed to enhance antidepressant effects in patients
Abra, a digital asset wealth management platform, will transition into a publicly traded company through a merger with New Providence Acquisition Corp. III. The combined entity, Abra Financial, is expected to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker ABRX. The transaction sets Abra’s pre-money valuation at $750 million and allows existing stockholders, including Adams Street, Blockchain
Bitcoin ($BTC) briefly surged past $74,000 for the first time in weeks, hitting intraday highs near $74,509. The move marks a 9% weekly gain and a sharp recovery from early March lows near $63,000. The rally comes as equities and gold remain under pressure from the US-Iran conflict, reviving the narrative that $BTC could serve
Andreas Antonopoulos, author of Mastering Bitcoin and one of the longest-serving Bitcoin educators, announced on Patreon that he’ll no longer produce livestreams or new content for subscribers. While his Patreon account will stay active to maintain his existing library of books, workshops, and videos, his team stated over the weekend, “For health reasons, Andreas will
Capital B confirmed the purchase of 8 Bitcoin ($BTC) for €0.5 million, pushing its total treasury to 2,844 $BTC valued at €264.4 million. The Paris-listed firm, which brands itself as Europe’s first Bitcoin treasury company, reported a year-to-date $BTC yield of 0.29% as it continues funding purchases through equity raises with TOBAM. Corporate $BTC Buying
Bitcoin ($BTC) whales may be signaling a possible rebound for the asset, which has been undergoing consolidation in recent sessions while attempting to hold above $70,000. In this line, data from CryptoQuant shows the Exchange Whale Ratio, an on-chain metric tracking the share of large transactions flowing into exchanges, has surged to its highest level
AI agents have now claimed over 9,200 jobs in 2026. Companies like Block explicitly link their layoffs to automation. The workforce is changing faster than most expected. A new report from RationalFX tracked 45,363 tech layoffs worldwide since January. Roughly 20% of those cuts trace directly to AI implementation and organizational restructuring. How to Protect
President Donald Trump unleashed a lengthy tirade against the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, calling it a “weaponized and unjust Political Organization” after its February ruling struck down his emergency tariffs. The attack came alongside a separate plea for international military support at the Strait of Hormuz, a request that has so far gone unanswered
Institutional investors may be proving more resilient bitcoin holders than critics expected, according to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan, who says ETF flow data suggests professional investors have largely held onto their positions during the crypto market’s steep decline. “The best evidence we have is in the ETF market,” Hougan said. “Bitcoin ETFs accumulated roughly $60