House of Block - Weekly Wrap

Issue - 62 Week ending 23 May 2025

News that’s caught our eye this week

1. Companies turn to AI to navigate Trump tariff turbulence. Uncertainty from the U.S. tariff measures “presents AI’s moment to shine,” according to Zack Kass, a former OpenAI executive. CNBC.com

2. Bitcoin Pizza Day Celebrates Crypto’s Historic Moment. Bitcoin Pizza Day is a powerful symbol of the astonishing rise of cryptocurrency values and technology adoption. Forbes

3. Trump's meme coin dinner stirs controversy at pivotal moment for crypto world. Yahoo Finance

   

   Image: CNBC.President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner for meme coin contest winners at Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls, Virginia, May 22, 2025.

4. 2 charged in connection with kidnapping, torturing Crypto business partner in SoHo apartment. Eyewitness News

5. Crypto crime on the rise globally and reflects a troubling global trend. The targeting of crypto owners for high-value theft. In recent weeks, Paris saw an attempted abduction of the daughter and grandson of Pierre Noizat, cofounder of crypto exchange Paymium. The Economic Times

6. The Bitcoin hum that is unsettling Trump's MAGA heartlands.’ “For the last five years, a loud hum has been a continual backdrop to birdsong and the occasional barking dog in the village of Dresden, New York state”. BBC

   

7. Yachts, Eric Trump and Habibi Doge: Dubai’s crypto party is bigger than ever. The gathering was hosted during Dubai’s TOKEN2049 conference, which drew more than 10,000 crypto enthusiasts and investors from all over the world.

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8. The global fantasy sports market is on a trajectory for exciting growth, with the industry set to surpass $62.58 billion in size by 2029.Traditional fantasy sports platforms often leave users with limited control over their in-game assets, typically tied to the platform itself. Web3 changes this paradigm Technode

9. Big Banks Explore Interoperable Stablecoin. In a move that could disrupt the crypto and stablecoin landscape, major U.S. banks are exploring the creation of a consortium-backed stablecoin. PYMNTS

10. Fortnite back on US iPhones after five year fight with Apple. Independant

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