Strategy Inc., the Bitcoin treasury company tied to Michael Saylor, sold 1,638 BTC in the week from July 27 to August 2, 2026, according to an 8-K filing submitted to the SEC on August 3. The transaction generated approximately $104.73 million, as the company began using Bitcoin to fund preferred stock dividends and buy back…
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take…
Key Takeaways QUT’s Adrian Barnett flagged 261,245 of 2.6M cancer papers from 1999-2024. The BMJ found flagged studies rose from 1% to over 16% by 2022, raising research concerns. Three journals are testing BERT screening as AI reshapes peer review. A BERT-based language model is now trawling the cancer literature the way email filters comb…
XRP is testing a six-year support zone that has previously come right before major upside moves, according to the analyst. Crypto analyst ChartNerd said on August 3 that XRP’s prolonged weakness could be setting the stage for a major market repricing. With the token testing long-term support near $1.06 after months of negative sentiment,…
A SpaceX rocket that has been drifting in space for a year and a half is set to crash into the moon on Wednesday, stirring up a debris cloud that could be visible from Earth. The impact raises questions on the future of lunar exploration, including how to protect any future moon bases from space…
Mastercard has completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK, bringing on-chain payment technology into its global network. Summary Mastercard finalized the up to $1.8 billion acquisition first announced in March. BVNK connects fiat and blockchain networks for payments, settlement, payouts, and treasury flows. The deal expands Mastercard’s ability to support stablecoins and tokenized assets…
The U.S. Senate has entered a crucial week for cryptocurrency legislation after the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act was absent from Monday’s official floor schedule, leaving lawmakers with just days to begin advancing the bill before Congress starts its August recess. With senators set to leave Washington on August 10, leadership now has roughly…
Palantir CEO Alex Karp on Monday once again warned that AI frontier labs are too untrustworthy for enterprises. The CEO, who famously studied philosophy and earned a PhD in social theory, implied in Palantir’s quarterly shareholder letter that these were the kinds of capitalists who gave rise to Marxist socialism. “There are Marxist overtones and…
Key Takeaways Senators have four days before the August recess begins. The White House is reviewing a proposed digital asset ethics deal. Updated legislation combines Banking and Agriculture Committee work. Industry Pressure Builds as Senate Faces Four-Day Deadline The Senate has four scheduled session days to advance the CLARITY Act before beginning its August recess,…
A sophisticated attack exploiting a years-old vulnerability in Bitcoin cold wallets has expanded significantly, with blockchain researchers estimating that nearly $89 million worth of BTC has now been stolen from more than 4,500 wallet addresses. The campaign, which targets wallets created using vulnerable COLDCARD firmware released in March 2021, has evolved through multiple attack waves…
