What led to the major narrative change and the $500b+ freshly entered capital? The cryptocurrency market was essentially muted for many, many weeks. Ever since the May surge from BTC to over $82,000 and the subsequent crash to under $58,000 on July 1, the market has remained dull with little to no movement from…
I also feel it comes across in how colors present. Technically, the monitor’s results are modest for an OLED monitor: It has a color gamut that spanned 94 percent of DCI-P3 and 89 percent of AdobeRGB. That’s a tad more narrow than top QD-OLED monitors, which can hit up to 98 percent and 95 percent,…
Michael Saylor renewed his case for Bitcoin on Aug. 23, describing the asset as a mechanism for converting economic value into a digital form that individuals, companies and governments can control. Summary Michael Saylor described Bitcoin as digital economic energy that entities can securely control and preserve. Strategy reported holding 840,447 Bitcoin, representing roughly 4%…
Bitcoin is back within striking distance of $80,000, and traders on Polymarket are increasingly betting that the cryptocurrency will reach the milestone before the end of August. Polymarket’s Bitcoin market currently gives BTC a 59% chance of touching $80,000 this month, according to the prediction market. The odds have risen sharply as Bitcoin’s latest rally…
You probably know by now that the AI models powering ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and other chatbots are trained on seemingly infinite databases of published works, containing hundreds of millions of books, online articles, academic papers, and basically anything you can find on the internet. Most published authors have, without their knowledge or consent, contributed to…
Key Takeaways As of 9 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Paul Sztorc’s ECX logged 25,000+ blocks in roughly 13 hours after launching at block 963648. Currently, the project is in testing/pre-Alpha phase. ECX drew 3.53 PH/s as Ecashpool-alpha led a growing field of miners and pools. ECX remains unpriced, with Oct. 31, 2026, looming as the…
XRP went on a wild ride in the past several days but it has now pulled back. What’s next for the asset? After a highly volatile, eventful, and finally positive few days following the Wednesday Treasury Department announcement, Ripple’s XRP has slowed down by dipping from $1.70 to $1.50. Its fluctuations went through the…
This week’s technology headlines captured both the accelerating reach of artificial intelligence and the risks accompanying that growth. OpenAI paused advanced training after a containment failure, Nvidia backed a massive AI campus, and Amazon pursued new sources of training data while expanding drone delivery. Meanwhile, major breaches, ransomware attacks, emergency patches, and spyware warnings kept…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong urged senators to support the CLARITY Act during an Aug. 20 interview, arguing that permanent legislation could protect crypto users and limit regulatory overreach by future administrations. Summary Senate records schedule the CLARITY Act cloture motion for September 15 at 2:15 p.m. Eastern. Armstrong said statutory crypto rules would protect consumers…
Folks across North and South America, as well as parts of Europe and Africa, will have a front-row seat to a partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27, painting the moon the color of a hot fireplace poker. Unlike solar eclipses, you don’t need specially darkened glasses to protect your eyes. In this case, you can…
