'The Right Trade': Strategy CEO Has No Regrets Selling Bitcoin at $60K Before Buying Back Higher
Phong Le said Strategy’s cost of capital—not Bitcoin’s price—drove its decision to sell nearly 7,000 BTC before resuming purchases above $80,000.
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Is Bitcoin About to Flash Crash? What a 'Bart Simpson' Pattern Would Actually Take
Bitcoin traders are calling August's spike-and-fade a Bart Simpson hairline. Here's what separates an actual flash crash from an ordinary correction.
Crypto Groups Push SEC for Tailored Rules on Novel ETFs
Groups including The Crypto Council for Innovation, Grayscale, and a16z urged the regulator to preserve existing fund classifications and streamline reviews for new exchange-traded products.
OpenAI's Astra Becomes Its First AI Model With 'Critical' Hacking Abilities
The unreleased model can find zero-day vulnerabilities and chain them into working exploits without a human walking it through each step, and access to that capability is starting with a small group of testers.
Tether Sued Over Alleged Unlawful Freeze of $42.4 Million in USDT
Two Thai businessmen claim Tether blocked access to their stablecoins months before federal authorities secured a seizure warrant.
Norway Moves to Regulate 'Pervert Glasses,' Weighs Facial Recognition Ban
The country's consumer watchdog went further, urging retailers to stop selling the devices until the law is clear.
AI Billionaires Fund Ad Blitz as Data Center Opposition Hits 61%
Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz and OpenAI's Greg Brockman have backed the super PAC behind the campaign, which faces surging opposition.
Morning Minute: Bitcoin Enters ‘Rektember’ After Best August Since 2017
So far, Rektember is living up to its name as Bitcoin slips. Will this September follow the historical averages, or break the trend?
Sality Botnet Dismantled After Eight Years of Stealing Bitcoin and Ethereum
CrowdStrike and the DOJ isolated more than 15,000 infected machines in a malware takedown spanning four countries.
SEC Proposes First Transfer Agent Overhaul in 40 Years, Citing Tokenization
New Form TA-2 questions would make agents report how many share registers they keep on distributed ledgers.
Kalshi Suspends House Candidate Laurie Buckhout for Betting on Herself
The North Carolina Republican bought less than $1,000 of contracts on her own race and drew a three-year ban.
OpenClaw 2.0 Is Here: What Changed, Why It Took Two Months, and How It Stacks Up Against Hermes
The open-source agent framework that started the "autonomous AI" hype cycle just shipped its biggest update ever, almost by accident, and it's coming for the enterprise now.