On-chain investigator ZachXBT has warned that centralized exchange AscendEX may be delaying user withdrawals due to possible liquidity stress. Summary ZachXBT says AscendEX users reported withdrawals delayed for days or weeks without clear processing updates. Known hot wallets appear short of large assets, raising fresh concerns about exchange liquidity. The alert follows wider scrutiny of…
Sidney Raskind may have many, many life hack trials under his belt, but he only keeps one bag for all his content creation essentials. Known online as Sidney Raz, the 30-something-year-old creator made the phrase, “Here’s something I wish I knew before I was in my 30s” unmistakably his own, testing out hacks on everything…
Key Takeaways Oobit integrated Pix on Tuesday, next opening crypto payment markets to 170M Brazilian users. Tether led a $25M round for Oobit, next pushing USDT to capture 93% of Brazil’s payment market. Oobit usage grew 200% as users spend $400 monthly, expanding USDT adoption across Latam. Oobit Expands USDT Rails to Brazil’s Pix Network,…
June saw the highest miner-to-Binance Bitcoin transfers in four months. Bitcoin miners significantly increased their transfers to Binance during June. Data suggests that the total miner inflows to the exchange have surpassed 150,000 BTC. According to CryptoQuant, the figure marks the highest level of miner deposits to Binance in more than four months and…
The prediction market giant is in talks to close a fresh raise as early as Q3 2026, as trading volume soars, crypto derivatives expand, and a Supreme Court battle over federal versus state jurisdiction looms Prediction market platform Kalshi is in advanced discussions to raise fresh capital at a valuation of approximately $40 billion, according…
Anthropic has spent the last five years warning the world about how advanced artificial intelligence could enable mass destruction, destabilize society, and cause a litany of other grave harms. But simultaneously, it has become one of the most powerful forces pushing AI capabilities forward. The company is now among the top developers and distributors of…
Aave founder Stani Kulechov has rejected reports suggesting Aave would sell AAVE tokens to Kraken at a roughly 70% discount, while confirming that discussions around long-term strategic partnerships have taken place. Summary Stani Kulechov rejected claims that Aave would sell AAVE tokens to Kraken at a roughly 70% discount. Kulechov said all Aave Protocol revenue…
Ripple has officially launched its dollar-backed stablecoin Ripple USD (RLUSD) in Japan, marking a significant milestone for both the company and the country’s evolving digital asset landscape. The rollout, conducted in partnership with SBI Holdings and its subsidiary SBI VC Trade, makes RLUSD the first foreign-issued stablecoin to receive regulatory approval under Japan’s updated payment…
OpenAI’s release of its newest model, GPT 5.6, reportedly won’t be like its previous releases. Instead of distributing it to the public, the company plans to share it only with a select group of close partners because the Trump administration told it to, reports The Information. At a meeting this week, CEO Sam Altman reportedly…
Key Takeaways IBM’s nanostack chip at the 0.7 nm node packs nearly 100 billion transistors, nearly 2x the density of IBM’s 2021 chip. The 3D architecture delivers up to 70% greater energy efficiency, targeting artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator workloads with improved SRAM scaling of 40%. IBM Research sees a path to production in five years…
