Korean bank taps Ripple for payments, Pakistan opens crypto licensing: Asia Express
Asia’s biggest crypto hubs are locked in a tax-cut arms race, while Ripple will help Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank move money across borders.
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Hugging Face Explores $13 Billion Sale a Month After a Rogue OpenAI Agent Hacked It
The open-source AI hub is fielding buyout interest at nearly triple its 2023 valuation
CFTC, US soldier accused of illegal Polymarket bet spar over interpretation of prediction markets
A judge stayed the CFTC’s civil case against a soldier who allegedly used nonpublic information for a Polymarket bet, but the regulator is trying to weigh in on the criminal case.
Strive Buys $81.5 Million in Bitcoin After Issuing More Shares
The company increased its Bitcoin holdings by 5.5%, but its Bitcoin per fully diluted share rose only about 1.4%.
Bitcoin Stalls a Cent Below $80,000 as Altcoins Give Back Weekend Gains
Bitcoin touched $79,999.99 on Coinbase before easing, its highest level since May, while 80 of the 123 largest non-stablecoin tokens fell on the day
Coinbase Launches Tokenized Stocks On Base
Four tokens covering Nvidia, Apple, Meta and Alphabet went live for non-US users, with about $4.5 million minted and $3 million of DEX liquidity on day one
Gemini plans to distribute crypto prediction markets through Apex brokerages
The proposed deal would make Gemini the exclusive venue for crypto event contracts offered through Apex’s FCM, expanding its prediction-market reach to brokerage clients.
AI Model Ox Alpha Is Free, Beats Claude Fable, and Nobody Knows Who Built It
Ox Alpha is topping benchmark scores, reads a million tokens, takes video as input, and has developers guessing who's behind it.
Why the Bitcoin Rally Looks Like a Vote Against the Dollar
Bitcoin and gold rose as the dollar weakened following expanded Treasury bond buybacks, reflecting concerns about U.S. fiscal policy, analysts say.
Bernstein sees new USDC growth cycle, sets $140 Circle price target
USDC supply increased by roughly $2 billion in seven days, with Bernstein citing higher transaction activity and several factors that could support further growth.
Coinbase Brings Tokenized Stocks to Ethereum L2 Base
The tokens represent shares held by regulated custodian Alpaca and can be traded or used in decentralized finance applications on Base.
Coinbase-affiliated advocacy group endorses candidates for US midterms
With just over two months until the US general election, Stand With Crypto announced its pick for politicians in its efforts to “elect the most pro-crypto Congress in history.”
Hyperliquid Hits Record High as $1.2 Billion Token Unlock Looms
Hyperliquid's token is riding a record into its largest remaining supply release.
Zcash Hits Eight-Year High as Futures Bets Nearly Double
ZEC broke above $880 while open interest in perpetual futures climbed to $1.8 billion.
Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs Grew $23 Billion Last Week—Only $2.6 Billion Was New Money
Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs booked their strongest inflow week since October, but most of the gain came from coins investors already owned getting more valuable.
BTC Market Pulse: Week 35
Bitcoin has surged toward $80k as spot, derivatives and ETF demand accelerate
Bitmine Buys Another $81M in Ethereum as ETH Outperforms Bitcoin
Bitmine is about 187,000 Ethereum short of its 5% of supply target.
Morning Minute: Saylor’s Strategy Back in Green As BTC Soars to $78k
Bitcoin just closed its biggest weekly candle of all time in notional value, and 10 alt leaders put up 50%+ gains in massive crypto rebound.
Strategy Raises $2B Selling MSTR Stock, Establishes 'USD Cash' Pot
The company has not bought Bitcoin since June, and has now created a liquidity account it said may be spent on more of it.
Pakistan Sets September 5 Deadline for Crypto Firms to Register
Anyone serving Pakistani users since March must apply for clearance by September 5, then incorporate locally to keep going.
Bitcoin's Next Test Is $80,000 as Jackson Hole Meeting Looms
Kevin Warsh gives his first Jackson Hole keynote as Fed chair on Friday, with futures now pricing a September rate hike at 36%.
Coldcard’s New Firmware Forces Dice Rolls and Coin Flips After $114 Million Seed Failure
Coinkite's 5.6.1 and 1.5.1Q releases require user-supplied entropy for every new seed, but they do not repair seeds generated on affected firmware
BitMart Explores Restructuring and Creditor Payouts Days Before Its Final Trading Day
BitMart hired White & Case and floated a phased restart alongside creditor distributions, a shift in language that arrives while users report blocked withdrawals
Spot Crypto ETFs Take In $2.6 Billion, Trimming a $5.7 Billion Year-to-Date Drop
Bitcoin and ether ETFs posted their best inflow week since October 2025 as trading volume more than tripled, though both categories remain negative on the year
BTC consolidates near $77,000 as traders take $1.72B in profits
Key takeaways Bitcoin trades around $77,000 after gaining more than 23% last week, its strongest weekly performance since March 2023
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63% of Religious Books on Amazon Are Likely AI-Written, Study Finds
Witchcraft books had the highest rate of likely AI-generated content at 78%, according to an Originality.ai analysis of more than 2,000 titles.
Robot Brains Could Have Their ‘ChatGPT Moment’ by 2027, ACE Robotics Chairman Says
The breakthrough could come from AI models that help robots understand and interact with the physical world, though widespread adoption may still be years away.
Eric Trump Denies New Coin Launch as TRUMP Jumps 38%
The rumor included an unverified claim about a 290 ETH Robinhood Chain wallet, while MELANIA gained 18.4% over 24 hours.