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21 May 2026, 14:02
This Mainstream Media Posted Bullish Trump Crypto Report With Ripple (XRP) Logo
NewsMax published a report on Tuesday about the Trump administration’s plans for digital securities trading. The outlet chose to illustrate it with the Ripple (XRP) logo. That choice did not go unnoticed. Software engineer Vincent Van Code (@vincent_vancode) responded directly to the post. He noted that NewsMax either has inside knowledge or is deliberately targeting XRP community traffic. He added, “I would take it with a grain of salt.” This news site posted a Ripple logo, they either know something or just want XRP army traffic to their site. I would take it with a grain of salt. https://t.co/qsbxSQVAs7 pic.twitter.com/Tc9jLlPSFB — Vincent Van Code (@vincent_vancode) May 19, 2026 What the Report Says The substance of the NewsMax report is significant on its own. The Trump administration plans to unveil a framework for trading tokenized or digital versions of securities, according to Bloomberg News, which cited people familiar with the matter. Tokenized securities represent a major area of interest in the current regulatory environment. The move would create pathways for crypto assets to operate within traditional financial markets. XRP has long been associated with institutional financial infrastructure, which makes the logo choice notable to many in the community. Why the Logo Choice Matters to XRP Holders NewsMax did not name XRP or Ripple in the report. The logo appeared as the article’s featured image. NewsMax either knows something or wants the traffic. XRP has one of the most engaged communities in crypto . The XRP Army follows developments closely and searches aggressively for news. A Ripple logo on a high-profile policy story pulls that audience in. It costs nothing editorially and drives significant clicks. XRP also carries a unique history with securities law. The SEC wrongly classified XRP as an unregistered security for years before Ripple won key court rulings . That battle kept XRP at the center of every conversation about crypto regulation and securities law. A story about tokenized securities trading is exactly the kind of headline the XRP community gravitates toward. NewsMax knows that. We are on X, follow us to connect with us :- @TimesTabloid1 — TimesTabloid (@TimesTabloid1) June 15, 2025 Do They Know Something? The other possibility is more straightforward. The Trump administration is building a framework for digital securities trading. Ripple’s core technology targets institutional finance and cross-border settlements. If XRP plays a role in whatever the administration announces, using the logo now would make editorial sense. No confirmation exists, and no source named Ripple. The logo choice remains unexplained. But it appeared in a story about digital securities policy at a moment when the administration is actively shaping crypto regulation. That timing is worth paying attention to. Disclaimer : This content is meant to inform and should not be considered financial advice. The views expressed in this article may include the author’s personal opinions and do not represent Times Tabloid’s opinion. Readers are advised to conduct thorough research before making any investment decisions. Any action taken by the reader is strictly at their own risk. Times Tabloid is not responsible for any financial losses. Follow us on X , Facebook , Telegram , and Google News The post This Mainstream Media Posted Bullish Trump Crypto Report With Ripple (XRP) Logo appeared first on Times Tabloid .
21 May 2026, 13:59
AMD commits $10B to Taiwan's semiconductor chip packaging, manufacturing ecosystem
AMD ( NASDAQ: AMD) said Thursday it plans to invest more than $10 billion into Taiwan’s chip-making industry and rolled out new processors designed to take on Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) in artificial intelligence computing. The semiconductor company said the money will go toward Taiwan’s chip production facilities and AI technology development. Most of the investment targets improvements in how chips get manufactured and put together, particularly for next-generation AI systems. Taiwan remains central to global chip production thanks to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TPE: 2330), the world’s largest contract chipmaker. TSMC makes components for major tech companies like Nvidia and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) AMD’s stock has doubled this year as businesses keep pouring money into AI infrastructure. The company is trying to narrow the gap with Nvidia , which reported strong quarterly earnings Wednesday. “Working with strategic partners in Taiwan and globally, AMD is advancing leading-edge silicon, packaging and manufacturing technologies that enable higher performance, greater efficiency and faster deployment of AI systems,” the company said in its announcement. The Taiwan commitment will focus on partnerships with local companies to improve chip packaging and manufacturing for future AI hardware. AMD said it’s working with Taiwan firms ASE and SPIL on technology that links chips together, which can improve performance and efficiency. The upgrades are meant to support Helios, AMD’s AI server platform set to launch in the second half of 2026. Manufacturing partners for Helios include Sanmina, Wiwynn, Wistron, and Inventec. AMD’s new processor packs 16 cores AMD ( NASDAQ: AMD) also announced its Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 chip, trying to get ahead of Nvidia’s rumored laptop processors. The chip has a Zen 5 CPU with 16 cores and 32 threads that can hit speeds of 5.2GHz. But it uses the same RDNA 3.5 graphics architecture from the older Ryzen AI Max+ 395. The graphics chip, a Radeon 8065S, has 40 compute units and supports up to 160GB of video memory. AMD says this is the first x86 processor that can handle a 300 billion parameter AI model on its own. Two other versions came out too: the Ryzen AI Max Pro 490 with 12 cores and 24 threads, and the Ryzen AI Max Pro 485 with eight cores and 16 threads. Both have smaller graphics chips with 32 compute units. AMD’s earlier Strix Halo processors became popular for gaming more than AI work. The company wanted to release simpler versions for gaming devices, but manufacturers canceled handheld gaming systems because of memory supply problems . $4,000 desktop aims to challenge Nvidia’s developer platform AMD instead launched a small computer called AMD Ryzen AI Halo that’s six inches by six inches. The $4,000 system has the older Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chip, a 2TB solid-state drive, and 128GB of unified memory. That puts AMD up against Nvidia’s $4,000 DGX Spark desktop, which uses ARM processors and Blackwell graphics. Nvidia’s system only runs Linux, while AMD’s works with both Linux and Windows, so it can handle regular computer tasks beyond AI development. AMD claims its AI Max+ processor handles generative AI workloads four times better than Apple’s M4 Pro chip. Apple’s Mac mini has gotten attention lately for running AI software locally. The Ryzen AI Halo with the 395 chip should be available for preorder in June. A version with the newer Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 is “coming soon.” Laptops from Asus, HP, and Lenovo with the new 495+ chip should show up in the third quarter this year. That timing puts AMD in competition with Nvidia’s expected laptop processors, which will probably debut at the Computex conference in June, along with Intel’s Panther Lake chips. Don’t just read crypto news. Understand it. Subscribe to our newsletter. It's free .
21 May 2026, 08:30
CoinFlip Faces Missouri Lawsuit Over Crypto ATM Scams
The state wants to block CoinFlip from operating in Missouri, impose penalties of up to $1.826 million, and secure restitution for affected consumers. The lawsuit is also part of a wider crackdown on crypto ATM operators across the United States. Missouri Sues CoinFlip Missouri authorities filed a lawsuit against crypto ATM operator CoinFlip, accusing the company of knowingly enabling fraudulent transactions and profiting from scams that allegedly targeted vulnerable residents, including seniors and military veterans. The lawsuit was announced by the office of Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway. (Source: Missouri Attorney General) According to the Attorney General’s office, the lawsuit was filed against GPD Holdings, which operates under the CoinFlip brand. Missouri officials launched an investigation into several crypto ATM operators in December after receiving complaints tied to fraudulent schemes involving digital currency kiosks. Among the companies investigated was Bitcoin Depot, another major operator that recently filed for bankruptcy protection. State officials claim that CoinFlip’s operations violated the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act by facilitating transactions connected to scams. Authorities are asking the court to block CoinFlip from operating in Missouri and impose civil penalties of up to $1.826 million. In addition to this, the lawsuit seeks restitution for consumers who allegedly lost money through fraudulent crypto ATM transactions over the past five years. (Source: coinflip.tech) CoinFlip currently operates 136 cryptocurrency kiosks in Missouri and more than 4,200 nationwide, according to information listed on the company’s website . Crypto ATMs allow users to buy or sometimes sell cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin using cash or debit cards. While the technology has become popular for providing quick access to digital assets, regulators and law enforcement agencies have warned that scammers are exploiting these machines to steal money from unsuspecting victims. The lawsuit against CoinFlip is part of a broader crackdown on crypto ATM businesses in several US states and municipalities. Over the past few months, lawmakers and regulators introduced restrictions, tighter compliance rules, and in some cases outright bans on crypto kiosks due to concerns over fraud and consumer protection. Minnesota lawmakers are also now considering legislation that could ban crypto kiosks after a rise in scam reports. Interestingly, Bitcoin Depot also faced mounting legal and financial pressure. In a filing that was submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this month, the company warned that there was “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue operating due to ongoing litigation and legal liabilities. Just days later, Bitcoin Depot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas.
21 May 2026, 08:00
By The Numbers: How Much Bitcoin Supply Is Exposed To Quantum Risk?
Analytics firm Glassnode has broken down how much of the Bitcoin supply is at risk due to Quantum Computing and what its composition looks like. 6.04 Million Bitcoin Is Estimated To Be Exposed To Quantum Risk In a new X article , Glassnode has talked about the part of the Bitcoin supply in circulation that’s exposed to the risk posed by Quantum Computing . “Quantum Computing” refers to an emerging class of computers that can, in theory, be powerful enough to break advanced cryptographic systems. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could be examples of such systems. While Quantum Computing is something that has been “upcoming” for years now, the technology has made some advancements recently that has made many in the digital asset industry talk about its possible consequences for the sector. For Bitcoin, the main threat from Quantum Computing involves the supply that’s sitting in vulnerable wallets. “The relevant threshold is whether the public key needed to spend a coin is already visible on-chain,” noted Glassnode. Based on this criteria, the analytics firm has estimated 6.04 million tokens to be vulnerable to potential Quantum Computing attacks. In terms of the supply percentage, these coins make up for more than 30% of all BTC in existence today. The supply at risk to the Quantum Computing threat can be further divided into two categories. As Glassnode explained: The first is structural exposure: outputs whose script type reveals the public key by design. The second is operational exposure: coins that may have been protected initially, but where address reuse, partial spending, or custody behaviour has already made the public key visible while BTC remains tied to it. Below is a chart that shows how the composition of the Bitcoin supply has changed in terms of these two categories over the years. As is visible in the graph, a major part of the Bitcoin supply was structurally unsafe during the cryptocurrency’s early years. This is naturally due to the fact that early wallets weren’t as secure as those in use today. As the years have gone by and investors have adopted better wallet standards, the structurally unsafe supply has shrunken to just 9.6%. A notable 20.6% of the supply, however, is still inside the operationally unsafe category. This part of the supply has actually seen some growth in recent years. In pure numbers, the operationally unsafe supply includes about 4.12 million BTC right now, as the below chart shows. Meanwhile, the structurally unsafe supply is made up of 1.92 million BTC, while the safe one includes 13.99 million BTC. BTC Price At the time of writing, Bitcoin is floating around $77,000, down more than 3% in the last seven days.
21 May 2026, 04:35
Anthropic nears first quarterly profit at $559 million as SpaceX IPO filing reveals $1.25 billion monthly compute bill
Anthropic is on track to post its first quarterly operating profit, projecting $559 million on $10.9 billion in June-quarter revenue, more than double the $4.8 billion it recorded in Q1. The Wall Street Journal reported the same figures earlier on Wednesday. The expected margin sits just under 5.1%, thin by software industry standards but a first for a frontier AI lab that told investors last summer it would not reach full-year profitability until at least 2028. Revenue growth has been driven by developers building with Claude Code and enterprise clients using the Mythos model to find security flaws in production software. These business products yield much more reliable recurring income than chatbot subscriptions by consumers, which explains why Anthropic is making money, whereas OpenAI remains in the red even as its sales soar. SpaceX’s S-1 put a price on the compute SpaceX’s S-1 filing, released Wednesday as part of its IPO process, revealed Anthropic will pay $1.25 billion each month for compute access running through May 2029. The deal covers both of SpaceX’s AI training clusters, Colossus and Colossus II. Business Insider reported the arrangement could deliver more than $40 billion to SpaceX over the full contract term. Either side can terminate with 90 days’ notice, and fees are reduced during the capacity ramp-up this month and next. Anthropic first announced the SpaceX partnership at its May developer conference. Chief Product Officer Ami Vora said the company would gain access to “more than 220,000 GPUs and over 300 megawatts of power capacity.” With utilization fully maxed out, this means about $5,680 per GPU per month. The public cloud spot rates for similar Nvidia H100 machines on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud tend to range from $1,500 to $3,000 per GPU per month. The discrepancy shows that Anthropic is not only paying for computing power but also guaranteed access for three years, specialized infrastructure, and access to power. As Cryptopolitan reported on May 6, CEO Dario Amodei disclosed that Anthropic grew 80-fold on an annualized basis in Q1, far exceeding the company’s internal projection of 10-fold. The SpaceX deal was announced the same day to address the compute shortage that growth created. SpaceX is turning AI losses into a cloud business SpaceX’s AI division posted a $2.5 billion operating loss against $818 million in Q1 revenue, per the S-1. Musk posted on X that SpaceX was in discussions with other companies about “offering AI compute as a service at significant scale,” signaling the company sees compute leasing as a revenue line beyond serving its own xAI models. SpaceX merged with xAI earlier this year. The S-1 identified AI infrastructure as one of SpaceX’s largest future addressable markets. Research firm Dealroom has described the trend as part of the rise of “neocloud” providers, firms that lease GPU capacity outside the traditional hyperscale cloud market. The Google-Blackstone AI cloud venture announced this week targets the same market with TPU-based compute rather than Nvidia GPUs. Anthropic’s overall compute portfolio now spans multiple providers. It holds contracts for up to 5 gigawatts with Amazon, including nearly 1 gigawatt of new capacity by end of 2026. A separate 5-gigawatt deal with Google and Broadcom begins in 2027. A strategic partnership with Microsoft and Nvidia covers $30 billion of Azure capacity. The SpaceX contract adds 300 megawatts on top of all of that. The profit is real but the bill is enormous The $559 million operating profit includes model training costs but excludes stock-based compensation. The operating profit figure also reflects a quarterly compute bill to SpaceX alone of $3.75 billion (three months at $1.25 billion per month). At $10.9 billion in revenue, that means SpaceX’s compute costs consume roughly 34% of Anthropic’s top line before any other infrastructure spending is counted. The 90-day termination clause in the SpaceX contract reflects how fast pricing and infrastructure needs are shifting. Anthropic may not remain profitable for the full year. Reports suggest that the company plans to increase spending on computing and model training in the second half, which could push margins back into negative territory. From the perspective of the broader artificial intelligence industry, Anthropic’s quarterly results are important because they answer a question that has followed every frontier lab since ChatGPT launched: Can this business model actually turn a profit? The answer, at least for one quarter, seems to be yes. The viability of this will depend upon whether revenue continues to outstrip the compute bill. If you're reading this, you’re already ahead. Stay there with our newsletter .
21 May 2026, 00:50
Polaris Office Wins $7 Million South Korean Government AI Contract; POLA Token Faces Bithumb Delisting Review
BitcoinWorld Polaris Office Wins $7 Million South Korean Government AI Contract; POLA Token Faces Bithumb Delisting Review Polaris Office, the company behind the Polaris Share (POLA) blockchain project, has been selected to lead a major government-funded artificial intelligence initiative in South Korea. The project, with a total budget of approximately 9.6 billion won (about $7.0 million), was reported by Newsis on [date of article]. Polaris Office will jointly manage the project with Handysoft, another South Korean technology firm. Project Details and Objectives The initiative is part of the “Development of Technology to Overcome Limitations of Lightweight, Low-Power AI” program, supported by South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and the Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP). The primary goal is to develop ultra-efficient, lightweight AI models specialized for document collaboration. This effort is framed as a matter of digital sovereignty, aiming to reduce reliance on foreign AI technologies for sensitive document processing. The research phase is expected to last approximately three years and nine months, with a conclusion targeted for 2029. Contrasting Fortunes: POLA Token Under Scrutiny While the company celebrates this government contract, its cryptocurrency project, Polaris Share (POLA), faces significant headwinds. South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb recently placed POLA on its delisting watchlist. Bithumb stated that a comprehensive review revealed “significant deficiencies” in the project’s business progress, token adoption, and community activity. This development introduces a stark contrast between the company’s traditional software business success and the struggles of its blockchain venture. What This Means for Investors and Users For investors and users of the Polaris ecosystem, this situation presents a mixed picture. The government AI contract validates the company’s technical capabilities and could lead to long-term revenue streams. However, the potential delisting of POLA from a major exchange like Bithumb could severely impact the token’s liquidity and market value. The divergence between the company’s core software business and its cryptocurrency project highlights the risks associated with tokens tied to companies with broader operations. Conclusion Polaris Office’s $7 million government AI contract marks a significant achievement for the company, reinforcing its position in the document technology sector. However, the simultaneous threat of POLA’s delisting on Bithumb serves as a cautionary tale for the cryptocurrency market, where token value is heavily dependent on exchange listings and community engagement. The coming years will reveal whether the company can leverage its AI success to revitalize its blockchain project or if the two ventures will continue on diverging paths. FAQs Q1: What is the Polaris Office AI project about? A1: It is a South Korean government-funded project to develop lightweight, low-power AI models specifically for document collaboration. The goal is to enhance digital sovereignty by creating efficient AI that can run on limited hardware. Q2: Why is POLA token at risk of delisting? A2: Bithumb, a major South Korean exchange, placed POLA on its delisting watchlist after a review found significant deficiencies in the project’s business progress, token adoption, and community activity. Q3: How long will the government AI project last? A3: The research phase is scheduled to last approximately three years and nine months, with a planned conclusion in 2029. This post Polaris Office Wins $7 Million South Korean Government AI Contract; POLA Token Faces Bithumb Delisting Review first appeared on BitcoinWorld .
