Google’s first smartwatch debuted just 4 years ago, and at the time, the company went to great lengths to stress the accuracy of the Pixel Watch’s heart rate sensor. Even if Google was late to the wearable party compared to peers like Apple and Samsung, that focus on heart rate seems to be paying off…
Key Takeaways Whale Alert caught 2,680 ETH worth $5.03M moving Aug. 11 after 11 years. Ethereum saw 4 Genesis wallets move 8,680 ETH across July and August 2026. Coinbase and Coinjar received dormant ETH as more Genesis wallets may awaken in 2026. Much like dormant bitcoin whales suddenly rising from decades of slumber, vintage ethereum…
Standard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint has begun the phased rollout of its Hong Kong dollar-backed HKDAP stablecoin, opening beta access to institutional distributors and professional investors for payments, fiat conversion and tokenized asset settlement. Summary Anchorpoint has begun the phased rollout of its HKDAP stablecoin to institutional distributors and professional investors. HKDAP will initially support cross-border payments,…
As AI makes coding dramatically faster, the next big challenge in software development is testing and validating all that code. Blacksmith has raised a new $45 million round to capitalize on that shift. The Series B, led by Peak XV Partners, values Blacksmith at $550 million, up from the $60 million valuation it was assigned…
XRP traded at $1.02 today. At that level, the token was approximately -70% below its 2025 peak near $3.50. A return to $3 in 2026 for Ripple would therefore depend on a recovery in price momentum as well as the institutional and regulatory factors that underpin the more bullish forecasts. Worryingly, the past three sessions…
Humanoid robots are no longer just dancing for the cameras; they are starting to clock in for work. Smart Analytics Global (SAG) estimates that global humanoid robot shipments reached about 19,100 units in the first half of 2026, up 272% from a year earlier. The growth is also reshaping the market’s leadership. Shanghai-based AGIBOT shipped…
Key Takeaways Strategy has bought 175,000 BTC in 2026 while selling just 7,000, a 25-to-1 ratio, Phong Le says. Strategy’s USD reserve hit a record $4.65 billion in August 2026 after growing over 5X in ten weeks. Traders now watch whether Strategy’s mNAV recovers as buying resumes. A Pivot After Four Rounds of Selling Strategy…
“BTC has made massive moves after CPI before. Today could be another one,” one analyst warned. The primary cryptocurrency surged past $65K over the weekend, causing some popular analysts to call the end of the bear market and the beginning of a potential upward trend. However, the revival was short-lived, with BTC briefly plunging…
Flock cameras are swiftly becoming the bane of citizens’ existence, with the U.S.-wide network of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) increasingly coming under public scrutiny. Now, there’s an app that can show you how many devices owned by surveillance company Flock Safety are in your neighbourhood. Reported by the New York Times, DeFlock Maps is…
A group of crypto companies and industry organizations has called on frontier AI labs to give Bitcoin and other open-source financial infrastructure developers trusted access to their most capable models as AI-assisted cyber threats become more advanced. Summary Crypto companies have urged frontier AI labs to give Bitcoin and open source financial infrastructure developers trusted…
