See the market, related assets, source and summary before opening a story so you can focus on what matters.
140 stories in this section
CryptoSlate says AI data centers are adopting a power-management lesson associated with Bitcoin miners. AI computing relies on electricity, generates substantial heat and requires heavy-duty cooling as services scale to millions of users.
Bitcoin held just below $78,000 as August ended, while CoinDesk said dollar strength was capping crypto gains and pushing the yen past its intervention line. Ether was highlighted for forming a bullish golden cross.
Stablecoin reserves under GENIUS cover debt maturing within 93 days, while the US Treasury expands liquidity buybacks for 10- to 30-year debt. CryptoSlate reports the short-term funding channel cannot resolve a $28 billion long-bond problem.
Stellar’s tokenized real-world asset market has expanded more than fourfold this year to nearly $4 billion, as institutional adoption and tokenization activity accelerate across the network, Cointelegraph reports.
Bitcoin ETF inflows posted a $201.9 million reversal after a roughly $3 billion streak, but the week remained positive. Ethereum, XRP and Solana continued to see buying, according to CryptoSlate.
CryptoSlate reported that hackers stole nearly $6 million across six chains after a critical Cosmos-related bug was misjudged for four months. The upstream fix reached release branches hours before the incident, while MANTRA said no tokens were recovered.
SBI is buying a 20% stake in Indonesian online brokerage Ajaib for $270 million. The Japanese financial group plans to use the investment to expand a yen stablecoin and build a blockchain-based cross-border settlement network in Southeast Asia.
Connecticut’s new lawsuit against Kalshi adds to a growing prediction-market legal battle in state and federal courts. With rulings roughly split, the dispute could ultimately reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
Pyth Network’s API overhaul introduces API-key requirements for direct callers and alignment changes for Sui builders. CryptoSlate reports that unpatched smart contracts across roughly 300 DeFi protocols could face disruption or freezing.
Solana’s Epoch 1021 averaged 365.4-millisecond block spacing with a 0.077% skip rate, according to CryptoSlate. The network’s planned 300ms stage remained pending.
Decrypt reports that a Russian influence network used ChatGPT to imitate academic experts, promote a purported Israeli think tank, publish copied research under scholars’ names, and spread pro-Russian analysis on social media.
Mistral and Saudi-backed HUMAIN plan to build sovereign AI infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and across the region in a partnership valued at hundreds of millions of euros, reinforcing Gulf investment in European artificial intelligence.
