ChatGPT can now check your insurance, cancel flights, or reschedule deliveries for you, all seemingly without seeing your login details. Announced by OpenAI on X, the AI assistant will be able to complete tasks for users that they’d usually have to open a new browser and log in with a username and password to do….
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit announced on Aug. 26 that it will add PolySwarm’s NCT token to its Korean won market. Summary Upbit will open NCT/KRW trading at 9:00 p.m. KST on August 26, barring liquidity delays. NCT rose by over 200% over 24 hours before the scheduled Korean won market opened on Upbit. Upbit…
This year, gluten-free dishes included a lemon-oregano shrimp with schug and feta—a lemony-herbal romp served over rice livened up with dried apricots. (Adding dried fruit to liven up rice is a favored trick by Green Chef, one I might plan to add to my normal cooking routines.) The American-fished shrimp were plump and hearty, with…
Key Takeaways Hyperliquid’s AQAv2 upgrade is now live and was approved by 69.08% of validators. The mechanism directs 90% of yield on roughly $5 billion in USDC toward HYPE buybacks. The Hyperliquid Assistance Fund has already spent about $1.1 billion acquiring 45.07 million HYPE. What AQAv2 Does Hyperliquid’s validators approved the AQAv2, or “Aligned Quote…
Ventures Platform has raised an oversubscribed $84 million second fund as the Pan-African venture firm expands beyond its home market of Nigeria with a strategy shaped by a tougher, more selective venture market. The firm plans to back early-stage founders across a range of sectors, including fintech, healthcare, SaaS, and other areas “where technology can…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Filipino crypto traders hoping for Binance’s quick return to the local market are getting a firm reality check from regulators. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has clarified that allowing the crypto exchange’s local partner…
Bitcoin traders are preparing for approximately $6.44 billion in BTC options to expire on Deribit at 08:00 UTC on Friday, Aug. 28, following the cryptocurrency’s rapid advance from approximately $62,000 to $80,000. Summary 81,700 Bitcoin options worth roughly $6.44 billion expire Friday at 08:00 UTC on Deribit’s platform. Calls total 44,639 contracts versus 37,061 puts,…
Apple is putting conversational AI directly into its shopping experience. Select iPhone users began seeing an “Early Preview” of a Virtual Shopping Assistant in the Apple Store app on Aug. 24, giving them a new way to ask about products, orders, trade-ins, and payment options. Apple has not formally announced the feature or said when…
Key Takeaways Iran’s rial hit a record 2.02 million per dollar on Aug. 24, amid new U.S. sanctions. The IRGC reportedly controls 65% of Iran’s bitcoin mining capacity via state-linked farms. Trump’s new sanctions name digital assets as a target for the first time, per Treasury. A Record-Low Rial and a New Sanctions Wave Iran’s…
[PRESS RELEASE – Willemstad, Curaçao, August 26th, 2026] On August 26, the leading crypto casino BetFury launched a new title – BetFury Sugar Rush 1000. This game is a new version of Pragmatic Play’s high-volatility slot. It is another result of BetFury’s cooperation with one of the biggest iGaming providers, bringing the crypto casino’s visual…
