AI agents would pay for computing power using the token, therefore directly linking its demand to network usage. Arthur Hayes has expanded his thesis for Flop Labs, an AI payment project he announced recently, arguing that AI agents need a form of money that can be exchanged directly for computing power rather than relying…
Truflation has called for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates after its July forecast came within 0.01 percentage point of the official monthly headline PCE reading and matched the other three published figures. Summary Headline PCE rose 0.2% monthly and remained at 3.7% annually in July. Truflation forecast the published readings five days before…
In Bitcoin news today, a group of cryptography researchers has published a draft specification for SHRINCS, a post-quantum signature scheme for Bitcoin transaction authorization. The draft, authored by conduition, Ethan Heilman, Mikhail Kudinov, Oleksandr Kurbatov, Jonas Nick, and a contributor known as remix7531, describes a hash-based design that combines a compact stateful signing path with…
[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, August 27th, 2026] TermMax, a fixed-rate lending protocol built by Term Structure Labs, announced on August 26 that it has received a strategic investment from YZi Labs. Terms were not disclosed. TermMax was selected for YZi Labs’ EASY Residency Season 3 and has raised more than $8 million to date….
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Postquant Labs announces the upcoming launch of QuipSwap, a bridgeless protocol designed for secure cross-chain asset swaps. Summary Postquant Labs is launching QuipSwap, a bridgeless protocol designed to enable trustless cross-chain swaps without intermediaries….
In XRP news today, XRPL Commons has penciled in the SWELL XRPL Hackathon for October 24-25, 2026, in New York — registration still shows “Coming soon.” CryptoRank says Mastercard is backing the event. Cue the excitement. But before anyone starts pricing in a Mastercard-powered XRP moonshot, it’s worth separating what’s actually confirmed from what’s being…
Here’s why BTC may crash by double digits in the following months. The primary cryptocurrency once again jumped above $80,000 earlier today, reinforcing the view that the resurgence could be the start of a full-blown bull market. However, some industry participants warned that unless BTC clears crucial resistance zones, it remains at risk of…
Bitfinex Securities has completed a record $50 million tokenized capital raise for metals company Alkemya through a security backed by partnership interests tied to an independently valued $1.64 billion nickel asset base. Summary Bitfinex Securities completed a record $50 million capital raise for Alkemya through its ALKN tokenized security. ALKN represents fractional interests in a…
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, or more known as CZ, cautioned against concentrated Bitcoin bets during a Binance Clubhouse AMA in Bali. His comments came as Bitcoin stood about 49% below its all-time high, according to VanEck’s mid-August 2026 ChainCheck report. VanEck said Bitcoin closed at $63,549 on August 11, essentially flat month over month, while…
The workaround comes with an important limitation: only private mempools such as MARA’s Slipstream can currently accept it. Bitcoin got its first known quantum-resistant transaction on mainnet today, mined through MARA’s private Slipstream mempool using a method called Quantum Safe Bitcoin, built by StarkWare’s Avihu Levy. It closes a real gap in how Bitcoin…
