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.
Kalshi Wins CFTC Approval For First U.S. Bitcoin Perpetual Futures
Regulators handed Kalshi the green light to run America's first onshore Bitcoin perpetual futures, with Coinbase cleared right behind it.
Murtuza MerchantMay 29, 2026
Anthropic Raises $65B, Surpasses OpenAI As The Most Valuable Private AI Company
Anthropic has closed a $65 billion Series H round at a $965 billion valuation, making it the most valuable private AI company in the world, ahead of OpenAI.
Murtuza MerchantMay 28, 2026
AI Threatens 400,000 European Banking Jobs, Morgan Stanley Says
Morgan Stanley doubled its forecast for AI-driven banking job cuts, projecting up to 400,000 European roles could vanish by 2030.
Murtuza MerchantMay 28, 2026
Amazon Rose 1,000x After Its Crash, Standard Chartered Says Ethereum Is Next
Standard Chartered says Ethereum's 57% crash mirrors Amazon after the dot-com bust, when its stock fell but the business soared. Here's the case for $40K ETH.
Murtuza MerchantMay 28, 2026
Monad Builds AI System To Find Bugs Before Hackers Can
Monad's security team built an AI system that hunts and verifies smart contract bugs for about $100 each as locked capital tops $400 million.
Murtuza MerchantMay 28, 2026
OpenAI Lobbies For AI Liability Shield That Triggers Only After 100 Deaths
OpenAI testified in favor of an Illinois AI liability shield that would only activate after 100 deaths, even as the company faces wrongful death lawsuits.
Murtuza MerchantMay 27, 2026
SUI Must Reclaim $1.31 To Avoid A Deeper Structural Breakdown
The Sui token is defending a triple-layer support near $0.99, but analysts caution a fifth-wave decline could drag prices to 49 cents.
Murtuza MerchantMay 27, 2026
The Great Quantum Filter Is Coming And It Could Freeze Your Crypto
A new Quantus report warns that quantum computing could force Bitcoin into a 74x data explosion or freeze vulnerable wallets. Here's the timeline crypto missed.
Murtuza MerchantMay 27, 2026
Render Network's Position In The AI Compute Race: DePIN Meets GPU Demand
Render Network trends on CoinGecko as AI demand strains centralized GPU supply. Here is what RNDR offers and where it stands in the decentralized compute.
Murtuza MerchantMay 27, 2026
How Pudgy Penguins Went From NFT Collection To Crypto’s Biggest Consumer Brand
PENGU ranks second on CoinGecko trending with a $526M market cap. Here is how Pudgy Penguins built one of crypto's most durable consumer brands.
Murtuza MerchantMay 27, 2026
