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Bitcoin reached $79,700 as Brent crude topped $100 and European shares fell after Iran strikes. CoinDesk said the cryptocurrency tracked gold more closely than equities during the market move.
NYU mathematician Tristan Buckmaster accuses OpenAI’s Sébastien Bubeck of claiming credit for a Navier-Stokes proof after learning about unpublished work Buckmaster conducted with Anthropic’s Levent Alpöge.
Senator Cynthia Lummis said the Clarity Act can still pass, but added that Democrats must make further compromises. Her comments came ahead of a vote on the cryptocurrency legislation, according to Bitcoin Magazine.
CoinCorner is debuting a multisignature Bitcoin custody service with AnchorWatch. Bitcoin Magazine describes the vault as insured by Lloyd’s, but provides no further details on pricing, coverage, availability, or the insurance structure.
Castle is making its Bitcoin savings product available to individuals, offering a 12% STRC yield through personal accounts and allowing customers to route any portion of payouts directly into bitcoin, Bitcoin Magazine reports.
Strategy halted bitcoin purchases again last week, Bitcoin Magazine reported. The largest corporate bitcoin holder is instead focusing on share buybacks and building its cash reserves.
Hunter Biden reportedly plans to launch the LAPTOP memecoin on Sept. 9, targeting traders who lost money on TRUMP. The project would turn a politically charged 2020 election episode into a crypto asset.
CoinShares says Bitcoin fund flows reflect investor positioning around the Federal Reserve’s rate path, not a broad market exit. BTC continues to struggle to break above $80,000 as September hike expectations increase.
Anthropic says Claude spent 11 days converting Fermat’s Last Theorem into 13 million lines of code that computers can verify independently, marking a notable AI application in formal mathematics.
Hargreaves Lansdown has reversed its previous stance that bitcoin was too volatile and introduced bitcoin trading, according to Bitcoin Magazine. Details on the rollout, including fees and access, were not provided.
Trezor said a third-party shipping partner, ShipMonk, failed to erase customer data, exposing another 67,000 US customers. Bitcoin Magazine reported the disclosure, which makes the breach broader than previously reported.
The IMF says El Salvador apparently received bitcoin from private donors instead of using public funds. Bitcoin Magazine reported that no details were provided on the donors, amounts, or timing of the transfers.
a16z-backed OpenReserve received approval for a full-service national bank charter. The startup chose this route over a trust-bank structure, opening a path to insured deposits and conventional lending alongside stablecoin issuance.
The National Sheriffs’ Association has ended its opposition to the Clarity Act, Bitcoin Magazine reported. The organization previously opposed the bill, but the source gave no reason for the change or market-impact details.
