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OUSD Stablecoin Launch | Open Standard vs Circle 2026
Open Standard, led by Zach Abrams, launched Open USD (OUSD) on June 30, 2026, backed by a 140-firm consortium of Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, Coinbase, Google, and BlackRock. The zero-fee, yield-sharing model sent Circle stock down 17.5% as Wall Street repriced stablecoin issuer margins.
Native Markets USDH | Hyperliquid Native Stablecoin 2026
Native Markets won Hyperliquid's on-chain validator vote, deploying USDH with BlackRock-managed reserves and JPMorgan custody, ending the chain's $5B+ USDC dependency at zero minting fee.
Coinbase Open USD Backing | Inside the $300B Stablecoin War vs Circle
Coinbase has joined 140 firms including Visa, Stripe, and BlackRock to launch Open USD (OUSD), directly challenging Circle USDC weeks before the August 2026 revenue-share renewal deadline.
Hagens Berman Leads Nationwide Valve Loot Box Class Action | Washington RMLGA Treble Damages
Hagens Berman leads the consolidated In re Valve Loot Box Litigation. Washington's RMLGA treble damages statute and the Steam skin cash-out market are the two legal weapons most likely to break Valve's baseball card defense.
New York AG Sues Valve Over CS2 Loot Boxes | $4.3B Skin Gambling Lawsuit
NY AG Letitia James calls Valve's Counter-Strike skin crate system an illegal slot machine. The $4.3B loot box economy is headed to New York Supreme Court.
Trial Locked | Valve Faces £656M UK Antitrust Class Action Over Steam Pricing
UK's CAT certifies £656M Valve class action targeting Steam price parity rules that allegedly overcharged 14 million UK gamers between 2018 and 2024.
Federal Trial Locked | Valve Fails to Dismiss Wolfire Antitrust Class Action Over Steam 30% Commission
Federal Judge Jamal Whitehead denied Valve's summary judgment motion, sending a class of 32,000 developers to a federal jury trial over Steam's 30% PMFN commission rule.
Google Nvidia AI Chip Playbook | TPU Financial Guarantees
Alphabet is systematically cloning Nvidia\
Epic Games Launcher V2 | 5x Faster Cold Start, Full Rebuild
Epic Games revealed Launcher V2, a complete architectural rebuild promising 5x faster cold starts and 6.5x faster system tray restoration, after Steve Allison a
Microsoft Build 2026 | Dates, Location, Announcements & History
Full hub for Microsoft Build 2026. Dates June 2-3 in San Francisco, 2,500 attendees, Scout AI agent reveal, and a complete history of the Build conference from
Microsoft Scout | Always-On AI Autopilot Revealed at Build 2026
Microsoft unveiled Scout at Build 2026, an autonomous always-on AI agent that triages emails, tracks deadlines, and coordinates meetings without prompting. Roll
Google Samsung AI Smart Glasses | Fall 2026 Launch
Google and Samsung revealed audio-first AI smart glasses at Google I/O 2026 built on Android XR with Gemini AI. Warby Parker and Gentle Monster designs launch f
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