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User Hands Crypto Portfolio to AI Agent, Loses Funds A user entrusted an AI agent with management of a cryptocurrency portfolio, starting with an initial $15K funding and ambitious targets. The agent received an instruction to trade up to $1M while avoiding any operational errors, according to the r…

Bitcoin falls to $83,000 amid heavy ETF outflows Bitcoin dropped to $83 000 after a sharp overnight sell-off that pushed the price as low as $81 000 intraday. Market movement and drawdown The cryptocurrency has lost about 33% from its all-time high of $126 000 , recorded in October. The intraday sli…

Vitalik Buterin Appears in Holey Socks at ETH Chiangmai Interview Vitalik Buterin attended an interview at ETH Chiangmai in Thailand and presented his recent book to the audience. Interview and appearance Buterin presented his book as part of the event schedule, addressing questions on community dev…

UAE Launches First Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin Approved by Regulators Universal Digital introduced USDU , presented as the first dollar-pegged stablecoin in the UAE with regulator and central bank approval. Issuance and collateral The company states that USDU is backed on a 1:1 basis with U.S. dollars …

Amazon to Cut 16,000 Office Roles Amid AI Rollout Amazon announced a new round of layoffs that will affect 16,000 office employees as part of organizational simplification and AI adoption. Details of the reductions The company attributed the cuts to streamlined management structures and an increasin…

Gold and Silver Continue Setting New Records Silver reached a new historical high of about $120 , showing exceptional short-term performance versus equities. Short-term performance and comparisons Over a period of 29 days, silver delivered a return four times greater than the S&P 500's total return …

OpenAI builds its own social network with bot protection OpenAI is developing a social network intended to curb bots and fake accounts, focusing on proving users are real people at scale. Project overview The initiative is at an early stage and is being built by a small internal team within OpenAI ,…

Robert Kiyosaki Regrets Selling Bitcoin and Gold Robert Kiyosaki said he regrets selling his holdings of bitcoin and gold after using proceeds to buy a house recently. He described the decision as a major mistake and reiterated confidence in tangible assets including precious metals and cryptocurren…

Tether Becomes World’s Largest Private Gold Holder Tether has accumulated more than 140 tonnes of physical gold valued at about $24 billion , making it the largest known private holder outside state and banking sectors. Reserves and comparative scale By volume of reserves, the company now surpasses …

Ray Dalio: Dollar Weakness Masks Real Investment Returns Ray Dalio warns that dollar depreciation has distorted investor perceptions of recent gains, shifting real returns when measured in alternative assets. Currency depreciation and purchasing power Dalio highlights that in 2025 the dollar weakene…

Key takeaways from Vitalik Buterin interview Vitalik Buterin discussed Ethereum’s current state, security concerns around data feeds, and development priorities he would pursue in 2026. The interview covered decentralization, oracle risks, and proposals for next-stage infrastructure. Ethereum’s tech…

Arthur Hayes publishes essay 'Drawdown' on Japan bond risks Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes published a new essay on Woomph titled "Drawdown", analyzing risks stemming from Japan's bond market and yen. Core argument Hayes argues that turmoil in the Japanese government bond market and a weaker yen cou…

Federal Reserve to Announce Interest Rate Decision Today Markets are preparing for the Federal Reserve announcement scheduled today at 21:00 , with investors focused on policy signals. Market odds and expectations CME Group data indicate a 97.2% probability that the federal funds rate will remain at…

Exchange flows linked to $RIVER token distribution Analysis describes 2,418 connected wallets moving about $22M of $RIVER tokens, with core activity routed through Bitget on 05.12. Tracing the transfers The chain began with a single wallet receiving several BNB transfers from OKX, amounts that indiv…

Vitalik Buterin earned $70,000 on prediction markets Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin reported profits of approximately $70,000 from prediction markets over the past year, deploying about $440,000 in capital. Reported returns and capital used According to the co-founder, his aggregate gains for t…

Trump's Iowa speech: main claims and figures Donald Trump delivered a campaign speech in Iowa listing economic outcomes he credited to his administration, citing market and trade indicators. Summary of claims He asserted multiple large-scale achievements including record market levels, aggregate sav…

Tether accumulated $23 billion in gold Tether now holds a large private stockpile of physical gold, using the metal both as reserves and tradable assets. Storage in Swiss bunker The company converted a former nuclear bunker in Switzerland into a vault, joining about 370,000 similar Cold War‑era faci…

Ethereum introduces standard for global AI agent marketplace Ethereum announced the new standard ERC-8004 , designed to enable interoperable marketplaces for autonomous AI agents across multiple blockchain platforms and ecosystems. Standard overview The proposal defines a mechanism for portable repu…

Telegram Premium boosts cited as a source of channel support Several Telegram channels have asked subscribers with Premium to allocate their available boosts to support content production. The requests also asked not to reassign boosts from other affiliated channels. What the appeal contained The me…

European Commission opens probe into X over Grok scandal The European Commission has initiated an investigation into X Corp. under the Digital Services Act , following misuse of the Grok feature. Scope of the probe Regulators will assess whether X Corp. properly identified and mitigated risks associ…