Decrypt - 2026-06-04
3 items collected.
1. AI Is Already Developing AI, Says Anthropic—And Humans May Be Slowing Things Down
Author: Jason Nelson
Published: 6/4/2026, 9:37:01 PM
Categories: Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic says AI now writes most of its code and runs increasingly complex research tasks, leaving people to decide which problems are worth solving.
2. Republican Lawmaker Plans to Add Prediction Markets to Congressional Stock Ban Bill
Author: André Beganski
Published: 6/4/2026, 8:43:19 PM
Categories: Law and Order
Rep. Bryan Steil said he'll add language to the House congressional stock ban bill to cover prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi.
3. 'Looksmaxxing' Trend Spawns $100M Gray Market Fueled By Bitcoin, Stablecoins: Chainalysis
Author: Jason Nelson
Published: 6/4/2026, 7:54:29 PM
Categories: , Markets
Demand for peptides fueled by the "looksmaxxing" trend has spawned a $100 million gray market paid for primarily with crypto.