ETF demand remains strong, but inflation data could determine where Bitcoin goes next. Bitcoin dipped below $80,000 as strong US jobs data raises the chances of another interest rate hike. Markets now put the odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike on September 16 at about 60%. According to the recent Bitfinex Alpha report,…
Achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think. That’s the motto of the Ig Nobel Prizes, an annual competition that—parodying the Nobel Prizes—recognizes some of the world’s most unusual scientific studies. The organization Improbable Research has been hosting the event since 1991 with the aim of showing that science also has a…
Circle has added upfront fee payments to CCTP Fast Transfer, allowing developers to quote and collect cross-chain USDC fees on the source network while preserving the amount delivered to recipients. Summary CCTP developers can collect Fast Transfer and Forwarding Service fees before a USDC transfer. Fees can be paid in USDC or the source blockchain’s…
On August 4, Grant De Swardt, an independent AI consultant in East Sussex, U.K., noticed something strange going on with his Claude Max 20x account. He hadn’t been working that day, yet his token usage was climbing. The next day, he disabled everything he had attached to Claude and did not work with it. Token…
Key Takeaways Strategy’s $250 bitcoin-themed Jordans sold out, but the kicker is you can’t actually pay with BTC. Bitcoin fans on X are roasting Strategy in 2026 for taking cards and Apple Pay, but giving BTC the cold shoulder. Saylor just put $176 million into STRC while Strategy’s BTC buying sits on ice, leaving its…
What it used to take up to two business days was settled for minutes during the weekend. DBS and Citi settled a US dollar cross-border payment between Singapore and New York on September 5 using tokenized deposits on SWIFT’s shared ledger, clearing the transfer in minutes over a weekend when a conventional payment can…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned Monday that advanced AI could become an “existential risk to humanity” without binding rules, independent oversight and firm limits. Speaking to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Türk said the technology should not be governed solely by the companies building it. He said he plans…
Kalshi has lost an emergency injunction request at the 10th Circuit, leaving Utah free to enforce its gambling laws while the prediction market operator pursues its appeal. Summary The 10th Circuit denied Kalshi’s request for an injunction pending appeal. Utah may now bring civil or criminal enforcement action against the prediction market operator. States have…
Causing mayhem is a Grand Theft Auto tradition. But in GTA 6, the game may track exactly how far you take things — until you cross a line where it stops judging your actions altogether. Rockstar will reportedly introduce a “Criminal Profile” that tracks what kind of outlaw you become. It sounds a little like…
Key Takeaways Strive grabbed 1,375 bitcoin for $109M last week, lifting its stash to 24,531 BTC. Strive’s ASST is on a tear, jumping 114% in 30 days as its bitcoin bet keeps growing. Matt Cole says SATA has hit $999M, leaving Strive just a hair shy of the $1B mark. Strive Adds 1,375 Bitcoin as…
