The Malaysian government has ordered the shutdown of a startup-centric community called the Network School, according to The Wall Street Journal. Billing itself as “a frontier community for techno-optimists,” the Network School reportedly grew out of entrepreneur and investor Balaji Srinivasan’s conviction that the United States is in irreversible decline; Srinivasan has said his goal…
Ripple Director of Engineering Vijay Khanna urged XRP Ledger node operators on Aug. 2 to install xrpld version 3.2.1 after developers observed a validator manifest flood on July 31. Summary July 31 manifest flooding prompted xrpld 3.2.1 while XRP Ledger continued closing ledgers normally throughout. Four safeguards now cap manifest size, message batches, outbound sharing…
Key Takeaways AI placement is a workload decision, not a platform decision. Enterprises should choose local, cloud, or hybrid execution based on data sensitivity, performance needs, and scale requirements. Local AI excels in low-latency, offline, and privacy-sensitive scenarios, such as real-time transcription, device-based assistance, and regulated data processing. Cloud AI is best for large-scale, compute-intensive,…
Key Takeaways Stablecoin supply dropped $15 billion since May, the largest fall since Terra’s 2022 collapse. Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC accounted for most of the $15 billion decline in July 2026. Tokenized Treasuries neared $17 billion as GENIUS Act rules pushed yield-seeking cash off stablecoins. Total stablecoin supply topped out near $322.121 billion in…
ADA has outperformed all other larger-cap altcoins today. There’s rarely a big altcoin gainer during the current market conditions, in which every breakout attempt is halted in its tracks. This is particularly true for weekend moves, as the market tends to freeze on Saturday and Sunday. The latest example came in the past 36-48…
Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, reported $1.5 billion in net operating profit for the second quarter of 2026, as returns from its U.S. Treasury portfolio continued to power earnings despite declines in the value of its Bitcoin and gold holdings. According to the company’s latest quarterly attestation, verified by BDO, Tether…
Hank Green has spent nearly two decades answering the internet’s questions, but this time viewers had one for him: Did ChatGPT write that? Green says it did not, although the controversy has prompted the longtime YouTuber and science communicator to reconsider how much he uses AI in the first place. In a lengthy Reddit response…
Trump Media-linked wallets transferred 2,628 Bitcoin, valued at about $165 million, to Crypto.com on Aug. 2, according to on-chain analysts Lookonchain. Summary 2,628 BTC moved to Crypto.com, but no company filing has confirmed an outright sale yet. Trump Media reported 9,542.16 BTC in March, including 4,260.73 BTC pledged as secured convertible-note collateral. Lookonchain estimates realized…
New York has filed a sweeping lawsuit against prediction market platform Kalshi, accusing the company of operating an illegal gambling business and seeking penalties that could total at least $36 billion. The lawsuit, filed on July 31 by New York Attorney General Letitia James and backed by Governor Kathy Hochul, argues that Kalshi has been…
The downside of KeePassXC is that it doesn’t have official mobile clients. However, third-party apps are available for iOS and Android. KeePassXC is a fork of KeePass that offers better cross-platform support, but there are a handful of other forks available, as well. Download the desktop app for Windows, macOS, or Linux and create your vault. There…
