After selling all its Bitcoin to pay off debt, AI firm tries to rebuild $827 million treasury from scratch
The proposed preferred raise covers 1.51% of the target before AI allocations and an 18-month dividend reserve.
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Fed Chair Kevin Warsh triggers a $488 million crypto liquidation cascade as rate-hike expectations rise
Bitcoin fell below $77,000 Friday after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh revived the threat of higher interest rates at Jackson Hole. Data from CryptoSlate shows the largest cryptocurrency dropped to as low as $76,909 before recovering to $77,712 as of press…
Ripple moves to shrink XRP Ledger attack surface as AI audit tests lending push
Ripple is moving to shrink the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) attack surface as it prepares to expand native lending. The company has recommended removing more than 10,000 lines of unused XChainBridge code while Lending Protocol V1.1 undergoes an AI-only security review…
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF regains key weekly options expiries after rule overhaul
A new Tier 2 framework lowered qualifying gates to $25 billion in AUM and 5 million monthly options sides, bringing IBIT back during Q3.
USDC gets promoted to the Premier League with Chelsea main shirt sponsor deal
Circle becomes Chelsea's principal and front-of-shirt partner for 2026/27, putting USDC branding on the men's, women's and academy kits.
BlackRock just pulled in 115% of all Bitcoin ETF inflows in a single day as rival funds bleed cash
IBIT exceeded the market’s $242.3 million net gain as five smaller positive funds failed to keep non-IBIT flows above zero.
JPMorgan’s IBIT Bitcoin ETF bet just missed its escape hatch to avoid 6% deduction
IBIT’s published Aug. 26 close left investors in unlisted debt while preliminary terms layer on SOFR-linked financing.
A zero-revenue public company tried to copy Michael Saylor to avoid delisting, but its stock immediately crashed 25%
The company plans 51.6 million new shares against fewer than 5 million outstanding, while any Nasdaq cure remains conditional.
Ledger says the viral “hack” was already patched, but two real bugs still needed fixing
Version 1.22.3 now closes a 257-operation blind spot and a limited swap approval substitution.
Circle gives legacy USDC apps 95 days before old cross-chain transfer routes stop working
Burn limits start falling Oct. 31 before contracts pause Dec. 1, while Noble and Sui remain the only V1-only routes.
Solana traders on OnlyFans just saved a 64-year marmot wildlife study after federal funding stopped
Every summer in Gothic, Colorado, a yellow-bellied marmot walks into a wire trap baited with oats and peanut butter. A scientist weighs it, takes samples, checks its ear tags, paints a temporary identification mark on its back, and releases it…
Crypto startups have 54 days left to shape the SEC’s proposed $75 million fundraising cap
The visible docket labels identify no major exchange, asset manager, large token issuer or established investor group.