Optimism Won’t Commit to OP Buyback Beyond 12 Months as Purchases Fall 87%
Optimism told BeInCrypto it will review its OP buyback after 12 months, as monthly purchases fell 87%.
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Bitcoin Killed the BIP-110 Fork: Breakaway Coin by September 1?
The BIP-110 fork died after two blocks. Backers now target September 1 for a proof-of-work change and breakaway coin.
6 New Upbit Listings Fuel 30% Moves for Select Altcoins
Six new Upbit listings fuel selective upside as CYS jumps 32% and AIOZ gains 13%, while XAN falls 38% before launch.
MicroStrategy Sells More Bitcoin to Fix STRC Stock: Will It Work?
Strategy sold 1,690 Bitcoin for $108.6 million to buy back STRC shares still trading below their $100 par value.
Amazon Back Near $3 Trillion as Jeff Bezos Reportedly Eyes a Third of Liverpool
Amazon stock trades near records as founder Jeff Bezos closes in on a $2 billion Liverpool Football Club stake.
Hedge Funds Made Their Rarest Bitcoin Bet in Years, But 2 Charts Say Wait
Hedge funds are the big professional investors who trade to beat the market. For the first time in years, they have turned bullish on Bitcoin. They placed that bet using futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), a regulated US…
Australia Pulls 96 Crypto ATMs Offline Over AML Reporting Failures
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has suspended crypto ATM operator Cryptolink’s registration for 3 months, forcing its 96 cryptocurrency ATMs across Australia offline. The regulator cited ongoing concerns over the company’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing compliance.…
Mark Zuckerberg Says Superintelligence Should Reach Everyone, Not a Few Firms
Meta superintelligence should reach everyone, Zuckerberg says, as the company opens Muse Glimmer weights to anyone.
The 65% XRP Price Warning on Polymarket Now Has the Charts Agreeing
A prediction market now gives the XRP price a 65% chance of falling below $1 before the end of August. The technical picture is leaning the same way. The call comes from Polymarket, a platform where traders bet real money…
North Korean Hackers Test AI to Advance Their Cyberattacks
North Korea’s Kimsuky hacking group has established and tested local artificial intelligence (AI) tools as it researches ways to integrate the technology into malware development and attack techniques, South Korean cybersecurity firm Genians said Monday. The group appears to have…
Chainlink Trades at Just $8.22, but Standard Chartered Sees a 24x Rally
Standard Chartered forecasts Chainlink (LINK) at $200 by 2030, a 24x jump, driven by a $4 trillion tokenization call.
Elon Musk Says AI Agent Traffic Will Vastly Exceed Human Internet Usage
Elon Musk said artificial intelligence (AI) agent traffic will vastly exceed human internet usage, calling Cloudflare’s forecast accurate. Musk shared an article reporting remarks from Cloudflare Chief Financial Officer Thomas Seifert, who told investors that non-human traffic could reach 1,000…