Bitcoin BIP-110 enters mandatory phase at 2.53% support
Bitcoin’s contentious BIP-110 test has moved from signaling into an actual chain split, and the first hours show miners overwhelmingly continuing to build on the existing Bitcoin chain. Summary BIP-110 entered mandatory signaling with just 51 of 2,016 prior blocks supporting the proposal overall. The enforcing branch stalled at block 961,633 while Bitcoin’s main chain…
TCL Note A1 Nxtpaper Review (2026): A Hybrid Tablet for Taking Notes and Watching Video
Click on a note with the pen, and it will open in edit mode with a configuration toolbar shown across the top. Here you can set up pen type, color, line thickness, and all the other tools you’d want to use to write or draw. I found the editing interface just about perfect in the…
Michael Saylor Teases Strategy’s Next Bitcoin Move: Analysts Expect Another Sale
Saylor made another hint on Sunday. The question is: what follows on Monday? In a true Sunday manner, Strategy’s Chairman and former CEO made some interesting comments on X regarding the company’s latest move on bitcoin. Today’s message reads, ‘Doing ₿usiness,’ using the cryptocurrency’s logo as the first letter of the second word. While…
Anthropic is turning Claude Code’s auto mode on by default
Programming with Claude Code will soon require even less human oversight, as Anthropic says it’s making auto mode the default for Pro, Max, and Team accounts, starting on August 14. The company first unveiled a test version of auto mode in March, pitching it as a way to balance speed and control. As Anthropic explained…
CLARITY Act Leaves 5 Loopholes, From Pensions to Trump’s $1.4B Crypto
Key Takeaways Staff say the bill would not stop Trump’s next $1.4 billion in crypto profits. Investor advocates and five major labor groups warn of securities-law gaps. A cloture vote on the motion to proceed is set for Sept. 15. Minority Staff Fault the Bill on Five Counts The Minority Staff of the Senate Banking,…
Coinbase drops 5 tokens but keeps withdrawals open
Coinbase has pulled trading support for five cryptocurrencies after giving holders a month to prepare. Summary Coinbase disabled trading for IDEX, LRC, OMNI, PIRATE and FIS across major trading platforms Friday. Customers can still access and withdraw affected tokens, while Coinbase has not announced conversions yet. Coinbase first announced the five suspensions July 7, giving…
Denmark Adds Oral Defenses to Curb AI Cheating in Schools
Students in Denmark are being told: Prove you wrote it, out loud. Denmark’s government has introduced a package of measures aimed at reducing AI-assisted cheating in upper secondary schools, including a requirement that students orally defend major written assignments completed at home. The move comes as schools face growing concerns that generative AI tools can…
Wall Street Tightens Grip on Crypto as Institutions Now Drive 72% of Spot Flow: Report
Institutions are concentrating liquidity into fewer tokens instead of spreading capital across the wider market. This week, Wintermute said institutional investors made up 72% of its spot OTC crypto flow in the first half of 2026, versus 59% a year ago. Professional investors are changing crypto markets by concentrating on fewer assets, utilizing derivatives,…
Letterboxd is down, company says it’s working on a fix
Updated at 2:20 p.m. CT: Letterboxd is back up, per the company on X. “We’re now back online. Thank you for your patience,” they wrote. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. Letterboxd is down for many users on Sunday, with the film-tracking app confirming service issues and asking users…
Arthur Hayes Warns Bitcoin May Fall to $50,000 Before $1 Million
Key Takeaways Arthur Hayes frames the AI buildout as a credit bust, not a dot-com repeat. Bitcoin may chop between $60,000 and $70,000, with downside to $50,000. He expects AI capex growth to decelerate in 2027, with the slowdown becoming apparent by 2028. What Hayes Thinks the AI Buildout Really Is Arthur Hayes, co-founder of…
