Judge blocks Trump administration’s demand for Rhode Island hospital’s records of transgender kids

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s sweeping request for confidential information about transgender patients at Rhode Island’s largest hospital, which provides gender-affirming care to minors. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy’s ruling on Wednesday was the latest setback for the Justice Department, as at least seven other federal courts have…

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CME dives further into $85 trillion digital assets market with Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures

CME Group announced plans to further enter the US$95 trillion global digital asset derivatives market and launched Nasdaq CME Group Cryptocurrency Index futures on June 8, which is currently pending regulatory review. The futures will be the company’s first market capitalization-weighted futures contract, the world’s leading derivatives market said in a statement on Thursday. These…

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The Protocol: Solana’s ‘Alpenglow’ upgrade is live for testing

network news “ALPENGLOW” upgrade tested on SOLANA: Solana developer Anza said Alpenglow, the network’s largest proposed consensus reform to date, has gone live on the community test cluster, marking an important step towards a potential mainnet launch. The update means validator operators can now test software designed to move Solana away from the current consensus…

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