Murtuza Merchant
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Murtuza is a seasoned finance journalist with extensive experience covering cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. He has contributed to Benzinga and Cointelegraph, among other publications, reporting on emerging trends, the regulatory landscape, and more. Find him at @murtuza_merc on Twitter and mmerchant001 on Telegram.
Disclosure: Murtuza holds ATOM, AKT, TIA, INJ, and OSMO.
Winter Is Over, Welcome Back To Crypto Spring, Standard Chartered Says
Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick says crypto winter is over after Bitcoin’s drop to $59,000, citing ETF flows, oil prices and macro catalysts as key tests.
Murtuza MerchantJun 12, 2026
SpaceX Stock Bulls Eye $190 While Morningstar Sees $63 Value
A Morningstar estimate puts SPCX fair value near $63, challenging the IPO’s $135 pricing despite huge demand and bullish targets.
Murtuza MerchantJun 12, 2026
Anthropic Proposes Tax On AI Companies To Fund Worker Displacement Programs
Anthropic logo alongside an illustration of workers and AI systems, representing CEO Dario Amodei's proposal to tax AI companies to support job displacement caused by automation.
Murtuza MerchantJun 11, 2026
Coinbase Puts AI Agents On The Trading Desk With x402 Payments
AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude can now trade crypto and pay for data through Coinbase's new x402-powered agent accounts.
Murtuza MerchantJun 11, 2026
Ethereum Bottom Bet Grows As Binance Futures Reach New Record
A record Binance Ethereum futures build-up shows traders are testing the market’s floor after months of seller pressure.
Murtuza MerchantJun 11, 2026
Monero Roars Back As Bitcoin Steadies, But Can The Rally Last?
The privacy token clawed back 17% as Bitcoin steadied above $60,000, with short-squeeze flows and post-quantum news fueling Monero bounce.
Murtuza MerchantJun 11, 2026
Google's New AI Model Hits 1,000 Tokens Per Second On Nvidia GPUs
Google DeepMind released DiffusionGemma, a parallel text-generation model delivering up to 1,000 tokens per second on Nvidia GPUs, outpacing standard.
Murtuza MerchantJun 10, 2026
SpaceX’s $75B IPO May Be In Trouble As Warren Pushes SEC Delay
Regulatory pressure mounts before SpaceX’s Nasdaq debut as Warren questions investor protections, governance and valuation.
Murtuza MerchantJun 10, 2026
SpaceX's $250B IPO Is Draining Crypto Liquidity, Traders Fear
Record demand for Elon Musk's rocket venture has Bitcoin holders fearing a capital exodus just as the offering heads for its Nasdaq debut.
Murtuza MerchantJun 10, 2026
Claude Fable 5 May Be Silently Sabotaging Your AI Work
Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 can silently reduce help on frontier AI development requests, raising new trust and supply chain questions for developers.
Murtuza MerchantJun 09, 2026
