Minnesota’s prediction market ban remained blocked on Aug. 2, one day after the law was scheduled to take effect. Summary July 27 injunction keeps Kalshi and Polymarket operating while Minnesota’s preemption case continues in court. Walz barred state employees from using confidential information to trade prediction markets for private benefit. Fairshake reported $126.97 million cash…
Side-switching isn’t an uncommon occurrence in the world of House of the Dragon, but it’s a bit more important when you’ve got a dragon in tow. Last season, Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) went to great effort to recruit herself some new dragonriders, but in Season 3 it already looks like one of them may be on…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Senator Bam Aquino is calling on the House of Representatives to act on a long-delayed measure that would log the Philippine government’s spending on an unalterable blockchain ledger. Despite securing Senate approval and earning a…
The 2026 astronomical calendar features only four eclipses. But August is a bounty of riches, with two set to occur. They include a full solar eclipse on August 12 and a partial lunar eclipse on August 27 and 28. Catch one—or both—of these eclipses if you can: They’ll be the last ones of 2026, as…
Key Takeaways New analysis renews Democratic objections to the CLARITY Act over Trump’s crypto ventures. Trump reported approximately $1.4 billion in 2025 crypto income. The renewed dispute could complicate the bill’s Senate passage. New Senate Analysis Examines Trump’s Crypto Businesses Minority staff for the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee announced a new analysis…
Bloomberg Intelligence senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said on Aug. 2 that the Coldcard security failure strengthens the case for U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, especially for investors who want long-term price exposure without managing private keys. Summary Galaxy traced 1,367.05 BTC across 4,585 addresses, valuing observed Coldcard losses near $88.6 million total. Balchunas argued institutional…
The global memory chip shortage is affecting the availability of Apple’s most popular Mac, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Gurman said the shortage — caused by the demands of chip-hungry AI companies — had already affected Apple’s more niche computers, the Mac mini and Mac Studio. But it seems the company is now struggling to…
PayPal processed a record $486.4 billion in payments during the second quarter and created a dedicated crypto division as it expands its digital asset strategy. PayPal has reported $486.4 billion in total payment volume for the second quarter on July 28, up 10% year over year. It also confirmed a reorganization that hands crypto…
When you spend a lot of time working with PDFs, you very quickly learn to loathe PDFs. While they’re a useful file format for disseminating the final form of a document, they’re exceedingly difficult to make changes on. So, if you’re spending a lot of time going back and forth editing a document, or you…
Key Takeaways Samson Mow urged victims to document every detail related to affected wallets. Users should report losses to police and cybercrime authorities immediately. Mow warned victims to ignore anyone promising to recover stolen bitcoin. Samson Mow Outlines Immediate Actions for Affected Users JAN3 CEO Samson Mow, who leads a Bitcoin technology company focused on…
