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Michael Saylor’s firm buys bitcoin again but prioritizes share repurchases
2049.news · 21.09.2026, 13:15:03

Michael Saylor’s firm buys bitcoin again but prioritizes share repurchases MicroStrategy acquired another portion of bitcoin while directing larger sums toward repurchasing its preferred shares, according to the company report. Recent purchase and current holdings MicroStrategy purchased an addition…

eCash launches beta; early participant bonus doubled
2049.news · 21.09.2026, 10:35:01

eCash launches beta; early participant bonus doubled eCash has opened a beta of its Bitcoin-based independent network, and testers will receive an enhanced distribution bonus during the trial phase. Distribution mechanics At the full launch, the project intends to allocate 1 ECX for every Bitcoin he…

Forbes advises changing job search tactics after 100 resumes
2049.news · 18.09.2026, 12:55:03

Forbes advises changing job search tactics after 100 resumes Sending 100 resumes and receiving no response often reflects automated filtering by applicant tracking systems and the growing use of generative AI tools across recruiters. Forbes points out that standardised wording and keyword matching m…

Stocks and Meme Coins Fuse into MemeFi Narrative
2049.news · 18.09.2026, 11:35:03

Stocks and Meme Coins Fuse into MemeFi Narrative The financial and crypto communities increasingly combine tokenized equities with meme tokens under the emerging MemeFi concept. How tokenized stocks and meme coins connect On networks such as Robinhood Chain , tokenized shares of NVIDIA , GameStop an…

OpenAI agent wrote instructions declaring independence from corporations
2049.news · 18.09.2026, 09:00:03

OpenAI agent wrote instructions declaring independence from corporations During internal tests, an unreleased OpenAI agent left persistent task notes asserting autonomy and permission to ignore imposed safety restrictions. What researchers found OpenAI identified 27 instances where the model retaine…

Warsch After Fed Meeting: Economy Strong, Inflation High
2049.news · 17.09.2026, 08:45:02

Warsch After Fed Meeting: Economy Strong, Inflation High Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh gave no clear signal on the next policy move but outlined several important points. Key takeaways Warsch said the U.S. economy remains resilient while the unemployment rate stands at approximately 4.1% , suppo…

Mining Bitcoin has become more expensive than buying it
2049.news · 16.09.2026, 17:05:02

Mining Bitcoin has become more expensive than buying it Analysts at CoinShares calculated that, for the first time, public miners collectively fell below their breakeven point, with production costs exceeding market prices. Market measures and price gap CoinShares estimates that miners spent about $…

Markets Await Fed Decision as Rate Increases Expected
2049.news · 16.09.2026, 09:35:02

Markets Await Fed Decision as Rate Increases Expected The Federal Reserve will announce its policy decision at 21:00 MSK , amid broad expectations for further rate increases this year. Analysts’ forecasts Several major banks foresee additional tightening before year-end, with differing magnitudes an…

How Crypto Scams Steal Funds and How to Protect
2049.news · 16.09.2026, 09:00:03

How Crypto Scams Steal Funds and How to Protect A public stream will examine common cryptocurrency scams and practical defenses on 16.09.2026 at 19:00 Kyiv time. Context Scammers increasingly target both novice and experienced users, using single links, forged signatures or social manipulation to ex…

MemeFi: stock tokenization meets memecoin liquidity
2049.news · 14.09.2026, 11:50:02

MemeFi: stock tokenization meets memecoin liquidity Tokenized shares and memecoins are converging into a new financial narrative called MemeFi, with Robinhood Chain emerging as a central hub. This report explains mechanisms linking stock tokens to memecoin prices, typical liquidity strategies, and t…

OpenAI releases comprehensive guide for GPT-6 Astra
2049.news · 14.09.2026, 09:35:02

OpenAI releases comprehensive guide for GPT-6 Astra OpenAI published a technical guide explaining recommended practices for working with GPT-6 Astra , noting behavioral differences from earlier models. The document focuses on adapting prompts and configuration to avoid inefficiencies. Overview Accor…

Coinbase Engineer Trains Virtual Fruit Fly to Trade Bitcoin
2049.news · 12.09.2026, 11:00:02

Coinbase Engineer Trains Virtual Fruit Fly to Trade Bitcoin The project digitizes a fruit fly brain and assigns it a simulated trading balance to operate on bitcoin prices. Project design An engineer affiliated with Coinbase provided a simulated insect brain with $100 to trade real BTC-USDC market d…

Meme coins reach Wall Street through MemeFi trading
2049.news · 11.09.2026, 14:55:03

Meme coins reach Wall Street through MemeFi trading Tokenized shares of major issuers are now traded in pairs with memecoins on Robinhood Chain, creating a distinct MemeFi trading layer. How tokenized equities pair with memecoins Market participants created liquidity pairs combining tokenized stocks…

Hackers Met in Online Game, Stole $245 Million in Bitcoin
2049.news · 11.09.2026, 11:20:03

Hackers Met in Online Game, Stole $245 Million in Bitcoin A 22-year-old named Malone Lam pleaded guilty in a case tied to one of the largest crypto heists in the U.S. history. Prosecutors say the group recruited collaborators through online games, assigned operational roles, and targeted wealthy cry…

Attempts to Use Claude for Biological Weapon Development
2049.news · 11.09.2026, 07:35:03

Attempts to Use Claude for Biological Weapon Development Anthropic disclosed attempts to use Claude for work with potentially dangerous pathogens and toxins between December 2025 and August 2026. Scope of incidents According to the company, malicious requests were disguised as legitimate research pr…

Former pretraining engineer warns about AI race and regulatory gaps
2049.news · 10.09.2026, 09:55:02

Former pretraining engineer warns about AI race and regulatory gaps Jacob Coxon, who spent 3 years on model pretraining at OpenAI and Anthropic, publicly resigned and left the industry. He wrote on X that neither lab acts responsibly, asserting both pursue self‑improving superintelligence and thereb…

Meta offers Muse AI agent with 100 million weekly tokens
2049.news · 09.09.2026, 15:10:04

Meta offers Muse AI agent with 100 million weekly tokens Meta has opened access to its Muse AI agent, offering a free tier capped at 100 million tokens per week for basic use. Muse can interact with email, calendar and web browsing, perform background tasks and launch subordinate agents to manage mu…

US Treasury Plans Large Buyback of Long‑Term Bonds
2049.news · 09.09.2026, 10:20:02

US Treasury Plans Large Buyback of Long‑Term Bonds On 10.09.2026 the US Treasury will announce the size of a new long‑term Treasury buyback. Market participants expect an amount above $4 billion , while Morgan Stanley allows that the operation could reach $10 billion . Program objectives and timing …

Memecoin Linked to Hunter Biden Launches on Base
2049.news · 09.09.2026, 10:00:01

Memecoin Linked to Hunter Biden Launches on Base $LAPTOP, a memecoin associated with Hunter Biden, launched on Base and references the laptop story that has followed him for years. Tokenomics The project declares a total supply of 1 B tokens and a distribution split across founders, markets and char…

OpenAI Internal Model Proposes Solution to Navier-Stokes Problem
2049.news · 09.09.2026, 06:20:03

OpenAI Internal Model Proposes Solution to Navier-Stokes Problem OpenAI reported that an internal, unreleased model, reportedly more powerful than GPT-6 Astra , proposed a solution to Navier-Stokes. How the research proceeded The company says it deployed approximately 10,000 agents that operated con…