Bitcoin catapulted above $100,000 for the first time on Thursday, a milestone hailed even by sceptics as a coming-of-age for digital assets as investors bet on a friendly U.S. administration.
The Commerce Department said it was finalizing a $7.86 billion government subsidy for Intel after the California-based chips maker won a separate $3 billion award from the Pentagon.
The Supreme Court sidestepped a decision on whether to allow shareholders to proceed with a securities fraud lawsuit accusing Facebook of misleading investors.
Silicon Valley tech giants who process more than 13 billion financial transactions annually through digital wallets and payment apps will be subject to government supervision.