A Bitcoin Hard Fork Went Live September 1. Miners, Exchanges, and Traders Ignored It
The Bitcoin hard fork failed at launch with almost no hashrate, and Adam Back mocked the BLAKE2b split.
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3 Stocks Drive Half of August's $665 Billion CEX Perpetual Futures Volume
Stock perpetual futures on centralized crypto exchanges traded $665.42 billion in August, according to WuBlockchain Data Center. 3 underlying names produced more than half of that activity. The total rose 4.6% from $636.19 billion in July. Still, the figure is…
Goldman Sachs Adds 3 European Stocks to Conviction List
Goldman Sachs has added three stocks to its European “Conviction List – Directors’ Cut” list. The list tracks the bank’s buy-rated European equities. The inclusions are the payment processing company Adyen, the German energy firm RWE, and the German insurer…
OpenAI Plans to Release First Model to Meet Its ‘Critical' Cybersecurity Threshold
OpenAI has confirmed that its upcoming model Astra meets the Critical cybersecurity threshold under its Preparedness Framework. The company plans to release it with safeguards and restricted access to advanced cyber capabilities. Astra is the first model OpenAI has placed…
OKX Cracks Down on Gambling-Linked Deposits, Triggering AML Reviews
OKX CEO Star Xu says gambling-linked crypto deposits can trigger 15-day AML reviews, restrictions, or account termination.
Bitcoin Flashes the Bart Simpson Pattern After a 25% August Rally
Bitcoin (BTC) has given some of its gains from the sharp August rally, and the retreat is now tracing a familiar outline on the chart. Analysts have flagged a Bart Simpson pattern forming on BTC. The formation has drawn concern…
Palo Alto CEO Says $5 Trillion AI Buildout Needs New Security Stack
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora said companies must build an entirely new security stack for the roughly $5 trillion of capital spending on AI infrastructure he expects over the next five years. Arora spoke on CNBC’s Mad Money on…
KOSPI Sinks 3% as Iran Strikes Push Oil to 5-Week High
Asian markets tumbled as US strikes on Iran drove oil higher and sent bond yields to multi-year highs.
Elon Musk Says Grok 4.7 Lands in 10 Days and Will Beat Every Model
Elon Musk said Grok 4.7 will be released to the public in 10 days and that the model will surpass every AI model currently available. The release follows Grok 4.6, which SpaceXAI shipped on August 12. It also comes as…
Crypto Bettors Give Democrats 51% Odds to Sweep the Midterms
Polymarket bettors now favor Democrats to sweep Congress as Trump's approval sinks and gas prices hit record highs.
Trump Jr. Now Profits From Both Sides of the US Kalshi, Polymarket Rivalry
Trump Jr. holds a paid Kalshi advisory role and Polymarket investment, tying his finances to both prediction market rivals.
Pantera's Dan Morehead Calls Bessent's Bond Buyback a ‘Bluff' That Backfired
Pantera's Dan Morehead says Bessent's Treasury buyback bluff backfired, fueling Bitcoin's 26% August rally.