BitMEX reportedly spent two years seeking a buyer before deciding to close the crypto derivatives exchange, as founder control, declining activity and legal baggage deterred potential acquirers. Summary BitMEX discussed a sale with multiple prospective buyers, including competing exchanges and Exodus. Founder control, shrinking revenue and reputation concerns reportedly complicated the negotiations. The exchange was…
Do you understand quantum parallel repetition? What about quantum complexity, lattice cryptography, or extremal combinatorics? The new OpenAI model Astra knows all about them. Recently, OpenAI confirmed the existence of Astra, calling it “our next major model.” On Aug. 1, the ChatGPT-maker revealed that “an internal version of Astra” solved 10 major open math problems,…
Key Takeaways Paul Sztorc split the ECX hard fork into three stages instead of one launch on Aug. 23. The permanent ECX release moves to Oct. 31, near Bitcoin’s white paper 18th anniversary. Replay protection stays opt-in, and Sztorc warns unprotected transactions will replay. Paul Sztorc, the developer behind the Drivechain proposal and BIP 300,…
ADA has stolen the show over the past week after it was declared dead following Hoskinson’s break a few months ago. Although there was some intra-week volatility for BTC and other larger-cap altcoins, most are closing in on another rather sluggish trading period, with little to no movements on a weekly (and even monthly)…
Framework, a company that makes modular repairable computers, said it has notified all of its customers that hackers stole their names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses, due to an incident at a company that provides business intelligence. On Thursday, several Framework customers said on social media that they had received an email from…
Bitcoin holders could lose real BTC if they try to sell coins created by a potential BIP-110 chain split without first separating their balances. Summary BIP-110 nodes will reject non-signaling blocks beginning at Bitcoin block 961,632. A minority chain could emerge without built-in replay protection if miners continue producing compatible blocks. Transactions selling forked coins…
The Galaxy S26 has nearly five months of sales behind it as Google prepares to unveil its next flagship. With the Pixel 11 debuting Aug. 12, APAC buyers are comparing Samsung’s established regional pricing with a Google phone whose final price is still under wraps. Leaks put the base Pixel 11 at $899 with 256GB…
Key Takeaways Grayscale filed GLNK’s Q2 2026 10-Q with the SEC on August 7, reporting $72.2 million in net assets. LINK’s price dropped from $8.77 to $7.20 during the quarter, an 18% decline that cut NAV per share to $6.38. The trust’s annual fee stays at 0.35% after Grayscale’s December 2025 cut from 2.5% at…
Less than a year after announcing plans to develop a new special administrative region called Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) using the proceeds of BTC sales acquired through hydropower mining, the Royal Government of Bhutan has continued to offload as the asset’s price is trying to stabilize at around $65,000. Data from the on-chain analytics resource…
Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsLenovo Legion Tab Gen 5 at a glanceA tablet that can compete with a MacBook thanks to a Snapdragon chipIt’s reliable for live streamingA perfectly designed tablet? Almost.My one worry? The touchscreen response.Price increase — not surprising considering the state of thingsIs the Lenovo Legion Tab Gen…
