Demand for dollar-backed stablecoins can place downward pressure on national currencies when investors receive direct access through fiat trading pairs, according to research published by the Bank of Korea on Sept. 3. The effect appeared after Binance introduced trading between selected local currencies and stablecoins such as USDT and USDC. Summary Dollar-backed stablecoins transmitted buying…
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Crypto holders increased their use of digital asset-backed loans in 2026 as weaker markets reshaped borrowing habits and collateral preferences. Crypto holders relied more on loans backed by digital assets as market conditions weakened in 2026, according to research from CryptoQuant. The report analyzed data from crypto lender CoinRabbit. It found higher borrowing activity…
When I first tested the developer beta of Apple’s Siri AI by taking it as my tour guide around San Francisco, I was convinced the overhauled smartphone assistant would be an “everything tool” on the iPhone. The answers felt reliable enough and more helpful than previous versions of Siri. Also, the chatbot-style app for Siri…
Key Takeaways Fomo hit the top 5 U.S. finance apps, signaling strong demand for social crypto trading. CLARITY Act faces a Sept. 15 Senate test, with prediction markets pricing in failure. ZEC surged 87% in 30 days as a 153M-license leak intensified the crypto privacy debate. WEEK IN REVIEW FOMO Cracks Top 5 US Finance…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined a longer-term transaction model on Sept. 6 that could allow the network to process some validation work in parallel. Summary Buterin proposed separating transaction actions from dependencies so Ethereum can optimize each component independently later. Dependencies include signatures, state proofs and validity conditions that transactions must satisfy before execution begins….
Some authors hoping to receive their share of Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement said they received surprising emails this week — emails informing them that someone else was making a claim on their payments. Anthropic settled a copyright class action suit last year, after a judge ruled that training AI models on copyrighted material is…
Ripple’s XRP remains in a corrective phase after its sharp August breakout, with buyers struggling to regain control of the key overhead supply zone. The current structure suggests that the market may need more consolidation before another sustained directional move develops. XRP Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, XRP’s explosive rally from…
Meta says its latest AI model can compete with the industry’s strongest coding systems while using fewer tokens and tool calls. Independent testing suggests the efficiency story is more complicated. The company released Muse Spark 1.3 to developers Wednesday through Muse Code and the Meta Model API, keeping pricing at $1.25 per million input tokens…
Key Takeaways A 2016 Bitcoin wallet shifted 1,260.77 BTC, now worth over $100 million. Casascius holders redeemed nearly 75 physical 1 BTC coins in the first 6 days of September. Bitcoin must absorb more vintage supply as BTC trades near $79,733 after decade-long gains. Decade-Old Bitcoin Stash Turns Into $100 Million Fortune At first, September…
