Sources: Coinbase is in late stage talks to buy stablecoin infra startup BVNK in a ~$2B deal; Coinbase expects to close the deal later this year or early 2026 (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Sources: Coinbase is in late stage talks to buy stablecoin infra startup BVNK in a ~$2B deal; Coinbase expects to close the deal later this year or early 2026  —  Leading US crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc. is in late-s…

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In its Q3 earnings, Alphabet said the profit included “net gains on equity securities of $10.7B,” in part from a private company, which sources say is Anthropic (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
In its Q3 earnings, Alphabet said the profit included “net gains on equity securities of $10.7B,” in part from a private company, which sources say is Anthropic  —  Alphabet Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. were rewarde…

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A luxury cruise ship stopped at a remote Australian island. Suzanne Rees was left behind and died alone

Five hours after the Coral Adventurer left Lizard Island without the 80-year-old, it turned back. Her body was found the next day, and her family want answersThe appeal of Lizard Island is its remoteness. The Great Barrier Reef island, 250km from Cairn…

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