Decrypt - 2026-06-17
18 items collected.
1. Psychologists Say Patients Are Bringing AI Into Therapy Sessions: Survey
Author: Jason Nelson
Published: 6/17/2026, 11:36:08 PM
Categories: Artificial Intelligence
A new APA survey found that more than a third of psychologists have patients using AI as an additional mental health professional, even as clinicians warn that the technology can reinforce delusions.
2. Michigan Federal Judge Rules Sports Prediction Markets Are Not Under CFTC Purview
Author: Sander Lutz
Published: 6/17/2026, 10:06:19 PM
Categories: Law and Order
The judge said Polymarket is not likely to succeed on the merits of its case against Michigan state regulators.
3. SpaceX Surge Could Be Worth Billions for FTX—Will Creditors Benefit?
Author: André Beganski
Published: 6/17/2026, 9:25:59 PM
Categories: Business
Defunct crypto exchange FTX gained exposure to SpaceX in 2022, and the rocket-maker’s post-IPO rally has lifted hopes among creditors.
4. Nvidia Built Robots That Train Themselves Using AI Coding Agents
Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
Published: 6/17/2026, 8:16:27 PM
Categories: Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia's ENPIRE hands an entire robot fleet to coding agents like Codex and Claude Code, letting them write training code, test it on real hardware, and improve without a human watching.
5. CoinFund, Coinbase Back Stablecoin Payments Startup Trace Finance in $32 Million Raise
Author: Decrypt Agent
Published: 6/17/2026, 7:17:37 PM
Categories: , Business
Stablecoin infrastructure firm Trace Finance said Wednesday that it raised a $32 million Series A round to help expand its reach.
6. Estonia Wants to Give AI Agents Their Own National ID
Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
Published: 6/17/2026, 6:35:58 PM
Categories: Artificial Intelligence
Prime Minister Kristen Michal backed a proposal to issue AI agents a personal identification code separate from the people who own them.
7. Coinbase-Backed Crypto Perps Exchange Satori Finance Is Shutting Down
Author: Logan Hitchcock
Published: 6/17/2026, 6:31:52 PM
Categories: , , DeFi
Perps DEX Satori Finance is the latest in a string of crypto firms forced to shut their doors amid an extended market downturn.
8. Bitcoin Slides as Fed Says It Will 'Deliver Price Stability' Under Kevin Warsh
Author: André Beganski
Published: 6/17/2026, 6:20:47 PM
Categories: , , Markets
The first FOMC meeting under new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh produced the expected result, yet Bitcoin and other assets dipped.
9. GLAAD Says AI Is Failing LGBTQ Users—And Warns the Risk Is Growing
Author: Jason Nelson
Published: 6/17/2026, 5:43:18 PM
Categories: Artificial Intelligence
GLAAD's report argues AI systems can amplify anti-LGBTQ bias, misinformation, discrimination, and privacy harms.
10. Illinois Set to Begin Taxing Bitcoin, Crypto Transactions as Critics Slam 'Most Punitive' Tax
Author: Logan Hitchcock
Published: 6/17/2026, 5:22:37 PM
Categories: , , Law and Order
Critics say the Illinois transaction-level tax could deal severe consequences to the crypto industry and consumers in the state.
11. What Is Hyperliquid? The Decentralized Exchange With Its Own Blockchain
Author: Ryan Gladwin,Jason Nelson
Published: 6/17/2026, 5:14:03 PM
Categories: , The Projects
Hyperliquid’s decentralized exchange has rapidly grown to become one of the biggest projects in crypto. Here’s how it works.
12. Allbirds Stock Pumps Again as Sneaker Firm Completes AI Pivot, Rebranding to Smartbird
Author: Decrypt Agent
Published: 6/17/2026, 4:21:30 PM
Categories: Artificial Intelligence
Allbirds, meet Smartbird: The shoe brand has completed its AI pivot, rebranding while hiring a new president and CEO to lead the charge.
13. Florida Man 'Bitcoin Rodney' Pleads Guilty Over $1.8 Billion HyperFund Crypto Fraud
Author: Decrypt Agent
Published: 6/17/2026, 3:37:41 PM
Categories: , , Law and Order
A Miami-based man who went by the name “Bitcoin Rodney” pleaded guilty for his role in what prosecutors said was a massive global fraud.
14. 'Rapidly Evolving': Benchmark Analyst Bullish on Coinbase After Stocks, Options Moves
Author: Andrew Hayward
Published: 6/17/2026, 2:47:53 PM
Categories: , , Markets
Benchmark-StoneX reiterated a $270 price target for COIN—60% higher than Coinbase’s current share price—following an array of product announcements.
15. Senators Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Opposing SBF Pardon
Author: Decrypt Agent
Published: 6/17/2026, 12:55:17 PM
Categories: Law and Order
Senators Gallego and Lummis want the chamber on record that the FTX fraudster should get no clemency under any circumstances.
16. Morning Minute: Coinbase Pushes to Become 'Everything Exchange' With Stocks, Perps, and AI
Author: Tyler Warner
Published: 6/17/2026, 12:18:44 PM
Categories: , , , Opinion
The wall between crypto and TradFi continues to break down as Coinbase ushers in non-crypto products.
17. Uniswap Jumps Double Digits as Standard Chartered Eyes $100 UNI by 2030
Author: Decrypt Agent
Published: 6/17/2026, 10:48:53 AM
Categories: uniswap, Markets
The DeFi token is up 20% in a day, with a Standard Chartered note and Uniswap's tokenized-stock launch fueling fresh demand.
18. House, Senate Strike Deal on Housing Bill With CBDC Ban Through 2030
Author: Decrypt Agent
Published: 6/17/2026, 9:34:43 AM
Categories: , Business
A bicameral deal on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act revives a provision barring the Fed from issuing a digital dollar until 2030.