Key Takeaways At block height 965664, Bitcoin difficulty ticked up 1.31% to 127.45T, marking its 8th bump of 2026. Bitcoin hashprice popped 22.24% from $32.42 to $39.63, while hashrate chilled at 934 EH/s. Bitcoin miners only got 0.43% from fees during the last 24 hours. In 2026, miners are very dependent on BTC’s price rather…
Bitwise’s Hyperliquid exchange-traded fund resumed accumulating HYPE on Sept. 4 after four days without a tracked purchase. Summary Arkham tracked Bitwise-linked wallets purchasing approximately $10.5 million in HYPE after four inactive trading days. BHYP’s tracked HYPE purchases reached $166.3 million since launch, according to Arkham’s on-chain address attribution. Friday’s allocation was the fund’s largest tracked…
Earlier this summer, Travis Kalanick’s Atoms announced a $1.7 billion funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. But even after raising that mega round, the Uber founder remained a bit cagey about what he was actually aiming to do. Now a story in the Financial Times offers more details about Atoms’ goals. The startup is reportedly…
The ETFs saw the first red trading day in a month but there’s more to the worrying story. For the eighth consecutive week, the spot XRP ETFs ended in the green, attracting almost $19 million. Although this sounds impressive, the actual number was significantly lower than last week’s figure. Moreover, Friday ended as a…
Your phone may already have a feature designed to help others assist you in an emergency — but it is only useful if you set it up first. iPhones and many Android phones can display selected emergency contacts and medical information from the lock screen, allowing someone to access potentially important details without knowing your…
Key Takeaways Garlinghouse highlighted XRPL’s low fees and settlement speed. Researchers tested a data-verification system on XRPL DevNet. The proof of concept did not constitute BIS adoption of XRPL. Garlinghouse Highlights XRP Ledger’s Technical Record Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse reacted on Sept. 4 after the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published research describing a data-verification…
Solana attracted approximately $348 million in net real-world asset flows over the latest 30-day period, placing it ahead of other tracked blockchain distribution networks. Summary Solana attracted $348 million in net distributed RWA flows during the latest thirty-day measurement period. Network distributed RWA value reached roughly $4.23 billion as tracked holder addresses climbed to 398,644….
Massachusetts law enforcement can’t withhold information about the locations of automatic license plate reader (ALPR) technology from the public, a superior court judge has ruled. It’s the latest speed bump to a swelling nationwide surveillance network spurred by controversial Flock cameras. The decision ends a three-year court battle between the ACLU of Massachusetts and the state…
ZEC’s market cap just reached $20 billion, surpassing the likes of HYPE and DOGE. It was just three months ago that FUD around Zcash (ZEC) was running rampant, and a vulnerability in its Orchard privacy pool turned the tables and raised some uncomfortable questions. The situation has taken a major turn, as the protocol…
Though I’ve been working from home for the past 15 years, both freelance and full-time, this often means needing to be available 24/7, so I typically carry my laptop everywhere I go—including sports practices, day trips, and vacations. I have used many laptop backpacks in this time, and the dividing line between a work backpack…
