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Bitcoin falls to $61,000 as market liquidations surge Bitcoin dropped to $61 000 , while Ethereum slid below $1 750 , and liquidations exceeded $1.6 billion across multiple exchanges in a single day. Market pressure and …
Casascius 25‑BTC Physical Coin Redeemed After 12 Years The owner of an early Casascius physical bitcoin coin removed its tamper-evident hologram and spent the embedded funds after twelve years inactive. What Casascius co…
Ledger discovers firmware‑signature bypass in Trezor Safe 7 Ledger researchers reported a method to bypass firmware signature verification in the TROPIC01 security chip used by Trezor Safe 7 . Vulnerability details Accor…
Bitcoin Market Sees Broad Transfer of Ownership CryptoQuant's chief executive says the bitcoin market is experiencing a broad transfer of ownership despite record ETF inflows in 2023. ETF accumulation and price reaction …
Ideogram releases Ideogram 4 and open-source weights Ideogram published Ideogram 4 together with weight files made available under an open approach, marking the first time weights were released publicly. Model capabiliti…
Gold partners announced for 2026 Web3 conference in Kyiv The organizers published the list of Gold partners supporting the 2026 Web3 conference and contributing to its program and logistics. Partner roster and focus area…
SEC Adds Digital Assets to Strategic Plan Through 2030 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has explicitly included digital assets in its strategic plan through 2030 . Regulatory objectives The commission said tha…
Strive buys 2,500 BTC and becomes seventh-largest public holder Strive acquired a new tranche of bitcoin, increasing its institutional holdings and changing its position among public corporate holders. Deal details The c…
Exploring Eyecandy Library for AI Visual Effects A developer tested the Eyecandy visual techniques library to adapt stylistic effects for generative AI art and video pipelines in production. Selected effects The author i…
Current Personal AI Tool Stack and Practical Notes The author outlines a personal set of AI tools used daily for creative work, coding and quick edits and planning. The selection mixes paid subscriptions and free service…
Polymarket Faces Dispute Over Timing of Strategy Bitcoin Sale A Polymarket market valued at $129.5 million triggered a dispute about whether Strategy sold bitcoin before the May deadline. Traders and contract holders awa…
Whales Reduce Bitcoin Holdings; Capital Shifts to Other Assets Published 01.06. A weekly market review by Arthur examined on‑chain metrics and scenarios amid large holders reducing Bitcoin allocations. Market overview Ar…
Authorities dismantle clandestine cryptocurrency farm in Sverdlovsk region Law enforcement in Sverdlovsk region shut down a concealed cryptocurrency mining installation reportedly operating about 10,000 devices across tw…
FBI seizes 127,000 BTC in record crypto operation U.S. authorities said the FBI carried out a large-scale operation that resulted in the seizure of significant cryptocurrency holdings. Operation overview and seizure tota…
Tether-Backed Plasma Chain Launches with USDT Fee Model Plasma is an EVM-compatible layer-one blockchain that launched its beta mainnet on 25.09.2025 and bills zero native fees for $USDT transfers. Overview Plasma runs a…
Who Benefits from the $1 trillion Anthropic Valuation? Reports claim a valuation of $1 trillion for Anthropic , raising questions about who will profit from the current AI investment industry. Investments are structured …
Companies Overspent on Anthropic's Claude, Reaching $500M Bills Several large technology firms experienced rapid growth in AI token consumption after deploying Anthropic's Claude, producing unexpectedly large invoices an…
Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 4.8 With Performance Upgrades Anthropic announced Claude Opus 4.8 , an updated flagship model focused on code reliability, long-session memory, and agent stability. Key improvements The new…
Why oil will not reach $200 The current drivers of oil pricing lie primarily in Middle East dynamics, anchored to a reference level of $80 per barrel . Geopolitical constraint on extreme price spikes Regional producers a…
Most Volatile Crypto Assets in 2025 and 2026 — CoinGecko Report CoinGecko released a report identifying the most volatile crypto assets for 2025 and 2026, highlighting privacy, exchange tokens and AI projects. Top volati…
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