Key Takeaways Zcash (ZEC) surged 82% in August to a market cap over $14 billion following the launch of a spot Grayscale ETF. Monero (XMR) gained 40% in August after Thorchain integrated native cross-chain swap support for the token. Privacy assets face ongoing regulatory scrutiny but continue anchoring demand through decentralized liquidity. Institutional Exposure Drives…
Solana was trading near $102 on Tuesday, down more than 7% from its recent seven-month high of nearly $110. The recent price weakness has not stopped signs of stronger demand from building across the network. According to Ali Martinez, Solana recorded an average of 9.5 million new addresses per day over the past week, a…
As the new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope heads for deep space, the public can follow its three‑month trip in near-real time with NASA‘s online tracker. The spacecraft launched on Sunday, Aug. 30, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. It’s now cruising on its own toward its final orbit about 1…
RedStone has said Tectonic’s estimated $75 million exploit resulted from weak collateral controls rather than an inaccurate oracle after TONIC’s reported price rose about 100-fold in 20 minutes. Summary An onchain researcher estimated that the Tectonic exploit affected about $75 million. TONIC’s reported price increased roughly 100 times before the token was supplied as collateral….
Sonos has a new app. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The smart speaker company, long a darling of the audio industry, undid much of the goodwill it earned with its multiroom speakers through a bevy of software updates that broke its app in 2024. Almost all app users hated it, citing the…
Key Takeaways Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital previously invested $200 million in Polymarket before this new $300M round. The new round would value Polymarket at $21 billion, up from a fraction of that in 2025. Rival Kalshi already hit a $22 billion valuation in May after its own $1B raise. Doubling Down, Again This isn’t 1789…
South Korean investors appear to be returning to Bitcoin as the Korea Premium turns positive following its longest negative period. Bitcoin rose 25% in August, its strongest monthly gain since November 2024. The asset briefly crossed $80,000 last week but has since settled near $78,000. The rally, nonetheless, has renewed interest among retail players…
OpenAI said today that it is integrating ChatGPT Health with Epic’s electronic health record (EHR) system, which holds data for over 325 million patients, to let clinicians import patient data and use AI to ask questions. The company said that in certain systems, it will also integrate ChatGPT directly within EHR workflows. With ChatGPT, clinicians…
Predict.fun has launched a self-service developer dashboard that lets builders create applications, generate API keys, monitor usage and manage rate limits from one interface. Summary Developers can create Predict.fun applications and generate API keys without opening a manual support request. The dashboard displays API usage and lets developers request higher usage-based rate-limit tiers. Existing API…
Meta is teaching robots to play technician, and the experiment could change who keeps its sprawling AI data centers running. Meta is testing robots from Watney Robotics, Kinova and ABB for jobs including swapping network cables, restarting servers, reseating hardware and cutting power to equipment, according to WIRED reporting based on interviews with current and…
