Month: August 2026
Wyoming joins $15 billion LayerZero exodus with state stablecoin move
This is the first time a U.S. government entity has publicly replaced its blockchain infrastructure…
Social media on trial as $200bn case against Facebook and Instagram begins
Twenty-nine US states are seeking huge damages, claiming Meta’s platforms were addictive by design In…
Bitcoin has gone quiet as traders chase ‘5x or 10x’ payoffs elsewhere
Bitcoin’s price swings have hit a cycle low, squeezed by a market tug-of-war with no…
Kraken adds U.S. stocks in Europe as TradFi-crypto divide blurs
The exchange said it is the first crypto company to offer European customers both traditional…
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with stronger safeguards
Teen version is intended for children aged 13 to 17 and includes content protections on…
Why the Trump-backed crypto venture is distancing itself from Hong Kong AI aggregator WorldClaw
WLFI says the AI platform is independent and uses USD1 as a payment rail, but…
Bitcoin miners’ AI pivot pays off, but mining could revive with one twist
Miners with AI and high-performance computing contracts have commanded higher valuations as declining bitcoin prices…
Global bond yields surge as debt fears test bitcoin’s hedge narrative
Long-term borrowing costs are reaching multi-decade highs as U.S. debt approaches $40 trillion and AI…
Japan’s Metaplanet launching U.S. bitcoin treasury company through $135 million nanocap deal
The deal involves Metaplanet contributing 2,100 bitcoin and $2.5 million in cash, valuing the initial…
HashKey taps Hong Kong’s first regulated stablecoin to settle insurance and trade deals
Following institutional trials, the HKD-pegged asset is being put to work to capture part of…