BPI sounds alarm on ‘backdoor’ for hardware wallets in Kentucky crypto bill

Kentucky House Bill 380, a state-level crypto regulatory bill, includes provisions that would force crypto hardware wallet manufacturers to build a “backdoor” into devices, Bitcoin (BTC) advocacy organization Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) has warned.  The provisions require crypto hardware wallet manufacturers to provide recovery options for users’ seed phrases, and were added to the bill … Read more

SEC Interpretation on Crypto Laws ‘a Beginning, Not an End,‘ Says Atkins

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has clarified how the agency intends to approach digital asset regulation following an interpretative notice issued this week. In prepared remarks for a Thursday speech at the Practising Law Institute, Atkins said that the SEC would take a different approach to digital assets than its previous … Read more

Cloud service providers ask EU regulator to reinstate VMware partner program

“In January 2026 Broadcom signaled the termination of its VMware Cloud Service Provider program in Europe,” CIPSE said in a statement. This unilateral decision ​removed all but a tiny minority of hand-selected partners and ​excluded most European CSPs from selling VMware products.” In its complaint, CISPE also accused Broadcom of “ongoing abuse,” citing sharp price … Read more

Sony’s WF-1000XM6 wireless earbuds are on sale for the first time

Sony’s WF-1000XM6 are the best noise-canceling wireless earbuds you can buy, but they’ve been hard to recommend over the last-gen model because of the price. While the older version is often on sale for $248, the update costs $329 — and has never before been marked down. That’s why this deal is worth paying attention … Read more

Seth MacFarlane’s Easiest Family Guy Voice Is Surprising

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Seth MacFarlane not only created “Family Guy,” but he also voices several characters on the animated comedy series. Of the show’s central family, the Griffins, MacFarlane provides the voices of dimwit dad Peter, evil genius baby Stewie and talking dog Brian. Beyond the Griffins, … Read more

EtherFi Allocates $25M to Plume to Bring RWA Yield Onchain

EtherFi has allocated $25 million to Plume’s real-world asset (RWA) protocol Nest, marking a move to integrate tokenized RWA yield directly into its platform as it looks to expand beyond crypto-native sources of return. According to Thursday’s announcement, rollout will begin with exposure to Plume’s nBASIS vault, which is tied to Superstate’s USCC crypto carry … Read more