In bizarre MicroStrategy Bitcoin news today, the BTC treasuries online store just listed a $250 Bitcoin-themed sneaker inspired by the Nike Air Jordan 1, with leather overlays, a mid-top silhouette, and custom branding that ties the shoe to the company’s Bitcoin identity. Awkwardly, checkout on the Strategy store only accepts cards and digital wallets like…
TL;DR: The Pokémon TCG Scarlet & Violet Destined Rivals Elite Trainer Box is on sale for $115.98 at Amazon, down from its $121.99 typical price. Credit: The Pokémon Company $115.98 at Amazon $121.99 Save $6.01 Destined Rivals has become a Pokémon TCG expansion that’s shot up massively in price, the more obscure it’s become…
The launch addresses a fundamental operational barrier in emerging markets: the inability to directly spend digital dollar balances on everyday purchases. While stablecoin adoption has expanded rapidly across developing economies, asset holders historically faced friction converting digital balances into physical tender for daily commerce. OrbitX’s new feature bridges this gap, allowing individuals to load stablecoins…
AERO and PIEVERSE are today’s top gainers, while PONS has finally retreated. Bitcoin’s price was rejected at $80,000 once again yesterday morning, and the subsequent correction has taken it south by over two grand. Some of the larger-cap alts, such as HYPE, ZEC, XMR, and LINK, have posted substantial daily losses, while BNB has…
Some of the hottest software this year revolves around capturing voices. Whether it’s the sharp dictations of Wispr or the always-listening ears of Granola, voice-centered software currently feels inescapable. Voice dictation is getting so sharp, in fact, that I often write drafts in my notepad and then dictate aloud to my laptop. Some prognosticators have…
HashKey Cloud said on Sept. 7 that it had joined Stacks as a launch partner for self-custodial Bitcoin staking. Summary HashKey Cloud joined Stacks as a Genesis Bond participant and an sBTC signer operator officially. The institutional Genesis Bond is scheduled to launch around September 10, according to Stacks developers. Bonded Bitcoin remains timelocked on…
Investment in UK-based fintech companies declined to £1.8bn in the first half of the year, its lowest six-month total since 2016, according to KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech H1 2026 report. British financial technology companies had raised £5bn in funding in H1 2025, a year in which the UK accounted for 68% of fintech investment in the…
Key Takeaways Bitcoin slipped about 1.5% to near $78,800 late yesterday after briefly trading above $80,400. Fed funds futures put roughly 57% odds on a September rate hike, up from 34.8% in late August. Spot bitcoin ETFs hold $101.25 billion in net assets, with Blackrock’s IBIT adding $3.575 billion in 30 days. The Calendar Doing…
The Ethereum Foundation assessed 62 proposed Hegotá changes, but only two received its highest “must ship” grade. Ethereum is targeting a quantum-resistant Layer 1 by December 2029, with the Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol cluster laying out a multi-fork plan as Hegotá enters its scoping phase. Post-quantum security sits alongside privacy, faster finality, state management and…
Today’s NYT Strands hints involve a common shared experience. Strands, the New York Times‘ elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns….
