2026 – Nomnes

U.S. betting industry groups are urging Congress to restrict platforms like Kalshi from offering sports betting.

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The American Gaming Industry Association, the Tribal Gaming Association, and several labor unions are urging Congress to include provisions in the ongoing cryptocurrency legislation to explicitly prohibit prediction market platforms like Kalshi from offering sports betting services. The signatories argue that prediction markets have fueled a massive expansion of betting activity in the U.S. over…

Lawyer: Why does the U-card business seem simple, but is full of pitfalls in practice?

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U-card services seem straightforward on the surface. Users deposit USDT or USDC, the platform converts it to fiat currency, and then links it to a Visa or Mastercard card for online and offline spending. Customers’ first reaction is usually: isn’t this just a “cryptocurrency bank card”? But those who have actually worked with it know…

a16z, a joint venture, published an article that appears to be a sarcastic response to US AI regulation: a “double standard” within an extreme, confrontational narrative.

nomnes7 days ago02 mins

Marc Andreessen, co-founder of a16z, published a lengthy, highly satirical article on the X platform, seemingly in response to the US government’s AI regulations restricting access to Anthropic’s latest model. Andreessen begins by describing the potential consequences of “strict AI regulation” from an opponent’s perspective, including stifling startup innovation, destroying the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem,…

The Solana Foundation Partners with Google Cloud to Launch the pay.sh Platform

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The Solana Foundation Partners with Google Cloud to Launch the pay.sh Platform AI agents can use Solana stable coins to pay for API access—on a per-request basis—to services such as Gemini, BigQuery, and Vertex AI, enabling account-free, subscription-free, and machine-native payments. The platform provides CLI tools and integrates various LLM interfaces, supporting over 50 community…