Lucky Solo Bitcoin Miner Lands $200K BTC Reward: But There’s a Catch (Flash News)
Bitcoin mining has long become a massive business niche in which the individual miner has been sidelined, but there are occasional exceptions. A single miner managed to mine block number 960804, which secured them the 3.125 BTC prize, worth roughly $200,000 at today’s prices. Pseudonymous software developer at CKPool, Dr -ck, was among the first to…
Alienware 27 QD-OLED (AW2726DM) Review: A $350 Winner
This type of QD-OLED arranges pixels in a way that’s different from LCD, which can cause issues when viewing small text. You may notice “color fringing” visible as an odd burst of green or purple filling the negative space between letters. The AW2726DM just isn’t a sharp display, and it’s not great for viewing small…
Kenya uses Avalanche to verify student certificates
Kenya has anchored more than 15 million academic records to the Avalanche C-Chain as it replaces slow, paper-based certificate checks with a national electronic verification system. Summary Kenya has anchored over 15 million records dating to 1989 on Avalanche. Nearly 1 million 2025 KCSE certificates are available exclusively through the electronic platform. KNEC expects the…
Outernet turns your saved posts into real-world adventures
Danielle Egan and Athena Leong know how to have fun. Between the two of them, they’ve organized a citywide scavenger hunt in San Francisco and turned a viral prank into an exclusive NYC restaurant for a night. They even created an alternative to a running club for socializing, dubbed a “sit club,” where people just…
Ether ETFs Extend Weekly Run With $27M Inflow as Bitcoin Loses $61.5M
Key Takeaways Ether ETFs gained $27.42M through July 31, extending their inflow streak to 4 weeks. Bitcoin ETFs lost $61.53M as Fed policy split demand and ended 3 weeks of gains. XRP added $14.86M while HYPE lost $14.75M, setting up a more selective August market. A $233 Million Rally Fades by Friday The week began…
Ripple’s Tightest Escrow Unlock Ever: What Does it Mean For XRP Price in August?
In XRP news today, the asset entered August 2026 trading at $1.06, down roughly 43% from its January peak of $2.41, carrying a thirteen-year seasonal track record that makes even seasoned traders wince. On August 1, Ripple executed its monthly Ripple escrow unlock with a deliberate timing twist. It locked 700 million XRP back into…
Why Investors See More Payoff in Microsoft’s AI Spending Than Meta’s
Microsoft shares rose 15.5% on July 30, while Meta fell 8%, giving investors two sharply different ways to assess Big Tech’s AI infrastructure boom. Microsoft paired heavy spending with faster Azure growth, rising Copilot adoption and a larger commercial backlog. Meta’s advertising business grew strongly, but expenses climbed and free cash flow dropped. Microsoft is…
XRP Gains Access to Institutional DeFi Lending Through FXRP on Ethereum
Users can convert their XRP into FXRP and use it as collateral on Ethereum to borrow RLUSD without selling their holdings. Flare has announced that its FXRP token can now be used as collateral in Sentora’s RLUSD vault on Morpho, marking a new step for XRP in decentralized finance. The update allows XRP holders…
Apple AirPods with cameras could arrive in weeks. What we know.
Rumor has it that Apple has been hard at work on AirPods with built-in cameras for a while now. But, apparently, they might come out even sooner than expected. This information comes courtesy of Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter over at Bloomberg. According to Gurman, Apple has been internally testing two versions of AirPods with…
Bitmine Amasses 5.8M ETH, Closes In on 5% Supply Grab – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways Bitmine reached 5.8M ETH on Aug. 2, equal to 4.8% of ethereum supply. Tom Lee said Bitmine repurchased 16.1M shares under its $4B program. Bitmine aims to reach 5% of ethereum supply as MAVAN staking expands. Accelerate an Aggressive Ethereum Strategy On Monday, the company said its holdings totaled 5,797,813 ETH as of…
