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US Cities Eye AI Data Center Limits as Study Flags Water Risks
Austin is the latest city to consider restrictions as communities challenge the water and electricity demands of AI infrastructure.
Chelsea FC gets a stablecoin sponsor after UK FCA warning to clubs
According to Circle, the USDC stablecoin name will appear on the front of club jerseys for Chelsea’s upcoming football season.
Bullish provides USD.AI $100M stablecoin facility for GPU-backed lending
The institutional crypto exchange is providing $100 million in stablecoin liquidity to support loans backed by AI computing infrastructure.
Solana vote to double disinflation passes by a hair in dramatic finish
Solana's first network-wide vote went down to the wire, with Kraken and Galaxy-linked validators switching sides before the disinflation proposal narrowly passed.
Bitcoin Miner IREN Shares Fall as AI Conversion Costs Mount
AI cloud revenue topped Bitcoin mining for the first time as IREN accelerated its data center conversion.
Bitcoin dips to $78.4K as Fed’s Warsh downplays softer inflation prints
Bitcoin failed to make a decisive break above $80,000 as traders digested Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole keynote speech, which remained wary of US inflation trends.
Crypto Biz: Bitcoin pumps, Wall Street does the paperwork
Bitcoin’s $80,000 rebound lifts crypto stocks as Circle, Strategy and Solana show how capital markets, stablecoins and onchain growth are driving crypto’s recovery.
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh at Jackson Hole: 'We have work to do' on inflation
Warsh's highly anticipated remarks at the Kansas City Fed's annual symposium Friday morning leaned hawkish, prompting traders to quickly raise bets on a September rate hike.
Who is legally liable when an AI agent goes rogue?
If your personal AI agent goes rogue and causes harm or financial damage in the real world, can you be held liable?
SBI buys 20% stake in Indonesia's Ajaib for $270 million to expand yen stablecoin in Southeast Asia
The Japanese financial giant is acquiring a 20% stake in the Indonesian online brokerage to build a cross-border, blockchain-based settlement network.
California Senate passes bill to ban memecoin issuance by public officials
The bill seeks to prohibit the listing of memecoins issued by federal public officials to California residents, citing conflicts of interest and “pay-to-play arrangements.”
Bitcoin is outperforming stocks and correlating with gold just when it matters most
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UK Police Seize $1.4M in Bitcoin Traced to Shuttered Darknet Markets
The 20.21 BTC was linked to marketplaces running between 2016 and 2019, and the man who held it died before it was forfeited.
Bitcoin bear market ‘over’ as price metric copies 2023 recovery: CryptoQuant CEO
Bitcoin profitability data produced a bear-market reversal signal that was also present at the start of 2023.
240 Crypto Millionaires Booked Over Half of Britain's Taxable Crypto Gains
HMRC's first breakdown shows 17,600 people declared £1.38 billion, most of them under 55 and 87% of them men.
Bitcoin hits highest level in 3 months before pulling back as altcoins consolidate
BTC briefly touched $81,455 overnight, its highest since May 15 as Nasdaq futures slipped and gold extended gains heading into the weekend.
Visa doubles down on South Korea with Upbit operator Dunamu on stablecoin payments
Following a deal with Shinhan Financial, the global payments giant is widening its footprint in Asia’s major crypto hub through South Korea's largest exchange.
Judge Rules Trump Administration Illegally Retaliated Against Anthropic Over AI Red Lines
Rita Lin vacated the supply chain designation and issued a permanent injunction, refusing the government even a seven-day stay.
ENA token rises 10% as Ethena puts revenue-funded token buybacks to vote
The Ethena Foundation proposed buying the token supply held by major early investors and revealed a fee switch to turn 95% of net protocol revenue into ENA buybacks.
Kraken users briefly locked out after a flood of sanctioned crypto transactions
The activity, appearing to spread sanctioned funds to trigger account restrictions, occurred between Aug. 17 and Aug. 24.
IREN shares fall 8% as costly AI transition weighs on earnings
Weakening profitability overshadowed a major milestone in IREN’s transformation into an AI cloud provider.
Visa works with Upbit parent on stablecoin payments, AI commerce
Visa and Dunamu will explore stablecoin payments and remittances, with Open Standard’s proposed OUSD among several projects under review.
Solana’s faster disinflation plan leads vote as $800K burn proposal trails
All three proposals have cleared quorum, but a plan to slow new SOL creation is only narrowly passing while a separate vote to sharply increase token burns remains below the two-thirds support needed.
The Sandbox pledges 1:1 repayment after $700K bridge exploit
Eligible holders on Base and BNB Chain will receive Ethereum-based SAND from the project’s treasury, with claims expected to open within two weeks.