Trading volume across South Korea’s five major won-based crypto exchanges fell 54.6% year over year in the first half of 2026 as liquidity became increasingly concentrated on market leader Upbit. Summary Five major exchanges recorded $366.58 billion in first-half trading volume. Combined volume fell 54.6% year over year, according to NexBlock. Upbit expanded its July…
For Arlan Rakhmetzhanov, 19, there is no middle ground. Either he builds a company as valuable as Google, he says, or he fails and ends up on the streets. He started coding at 15 in his native Kazakhstan, completed a couple of summer programs in San Francisco, and cold-DM’ed every Y Combinator founder he could…
On-chain data suggested that he just incurred a 5.3% loss on his latest ETH endeavor. One of the most recognizable and well-known figures in the cryptocurrency space has displayed a somewhat controversial approach to his Ethereum investments over the past few months. The most recent data shared by Lookonchain doubled down on his sporadic…
Google has just reminded everyone how enormous Chrome’s attack surface can be, rolling out fixes for 370 security flaws in a single browser update. Chrome version 151 arrives with patches affecting core browser technologies, several of which contain memory-safety bugs that can lead to browser crashes or arbitrary code execution. Although Google has not reported…
Key Takeaways HIVE’s AI GPU cluster earns about $2.90 per GPU-hour, dwarfing bitcoin mining’s roughly $0.12/hour take. The company’s fiscal 2026 revenue jumped 158% to $297.8 million as hashrate rose 290% to 22.2 EH/s. HIVE’s BUZZ HPC unit grew AI revenue 94% to $19.5 million, with a 320 MW Toronto AI hub coming next. The…
Bitcoin price fell below $63,000 on Friday as a short-lived rebound in Asian semiconductor stocks faded, adding pressure as the cryptocurrency entered its historically weak August trading period. Summary Bitcoin price dropped 3% in 24 hours, extending its weekly loss to about 2%. Samsung and SK Hynix surrendered momentum after surging roughly 25% on Thursday….
The Moon is now well into its waning phase, gradually appearing less full as it moves closer to the New Moon. Here’s what you can still see on its surface tonight. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Saturday, Aug. 1, NASA’s Daily Moon Guide tracker tells us the Moon phase is in Waning Gibbous…
Aave, the world’s largest decentralized lending protocol, is preparing to streamline its multi-chain footprint by retiring six blockchain deployments and dozens of underutilized asset markets. The proposal, currently under governance review, is part of a broader effort to cut operating costs, reduce risk, and focus resources on networks with stronger user activity. If approved by…
I’ve recently introduced a few friends to the power of a great robot vacuum. One of my friends calls hers a marriage saver, while the other was both thrilled and horrified by how many stains the vacuum’s AI found on her floors. Personally, my robot vacuums keep me from wanting to set the litter box…
Key Takeaways Grayscale says 3,000+ onchain vaults hold $7B, positioning them as crypto’s next TradFi product. Ethereum, Base, and Solana vaults could pressure the $1.5T CLO market with cheaper, transparent rails. Grayscale says adoption hinges on US rules as 57 curators manage 79% in stablecoin strategies. Grayscale Tracks $7B in Vaults as Wall Street Eyes…
