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August was the hottest month for top 100 altcoins and tokens
The top 100 altcoins and tokens had their best month for 2026 in August. 83% of the assets ended the month with positive gains as liquidity shifted to the most active assets.
Tue, Sep 1
Japan’s 10-year bond yield hits 3% as AI selloff rattles Nikkei
Government bond yields rose across Asian markets on Tuesday, with Japan’s benchmark 10-year yield hitting the 3% mark for the first time in 30 years amid inflation worries and mounting fiscal strains. This surge in borrowing costs continues to weigh heavily on Japanese equities, particularly technology and artificial intelligence-related stocks. It follows a volatile Monday...
Tue, Sep 1
Anthropic resumes cybersecurity tests after safety pause
After implementing new protective measures, Anthropic has resumed its external cybersecurity tests of its various models. The testing had previously stopped on July 23 due to security issues that occurred during evaluations. The restart is important as it is considered that external evaluation is one of the means of assessing such frontier AI solutions by...
Tue, Sep 1
Crypto Payment Cards Had Their Best Month in August Across Volume, Transactions and Users
Stablecoin payment cards closed their best month in August, with volume, transactions and users all reaching new monthly highs. Crypto card spending hit $1.076 billion in August, making it the second consecutive month where volume has surpassed the $1 billion mark. Data from paymentscan.xyz also shows that transactions reached around 10.67 million, while addresses grew...
Tue, Sep 1
SEC presses investment firms to prove they actually own the hot startup shares they sell
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Monday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants investment companies to provide proof that their products actually contain the private stock they claim to offer. In a private market dominated by popular AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic—and where some forms of investment...
Tue, Sep 1
a16z adds $1.75 billion to growth fund days after closing $1.1 billion AI hardware bet
On August 31, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) raised additional $1.75 billion with the help of its fifth growth fund after it had closed its own AI hardware fund at $1.1 billion just a few days prior to that. These two consecutive raises of funds coincide with the recent research made by Goldman Sachs that the investment...
Tue, Sep 1
TRON Founder Justin Sun Shares Outlook on Bitcoin, Stablecoins and Global Finance at Bitcoin Asia 2026
Geneva, Switzerland, August 31, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), participated in Bitcoin Asia 2026 in Hong Kong, where TRON Founder Justin Sun joined two fireside discussions on Bitcoin’s evolution, institutional adoption and the changing structure of global digital...
Tue, Sep 1
Dialectic plans SpaceX DeFi vault that lets holders borrow without selling
According to a post on X by the investment firm Dialectic on August 31, their Starloop vault is set to launch in September 2026, providing holders of tokenized SpaceX exposure the opportunity to utilize credit to earn yield via DeFi without having to sell the tokens. With the ongoing search for real-world assets in crypto...
Tue, Sep 1
Trump's Hyperliquid onshoring push hits $30M in North Korean funds
Based on blockchain analysis by Arkham, North Korean hackers have laundered over $30 million worth of Bitcoin through Hyperliquid over the last three weeks, according to reports. The developments come at a delicate time. President Donald Trump and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are attempting to bring the offshore derivatives exchange within the boundaries...
Tue, Sep 1
Bitcoin Treasury shakeout deepens with Strive purchases
The corporate purchases of Bitcoin resumed this week, creating additional demand in the market that has already risen significantly throughout August. Strive bought Bitcoin for approximately $143 million while Strategy came back from a roughly ten-week hiatus and bought approximately $370 million worth of Bitcoin, further indicating the ongoing interest from corporate buyers who have...
Mon, Aug 31
Kalshi bans former GOP Rep. Santos, orders $71K penalty
George Santos, former U.S. Representative, was banned from participating in Kalshi’s prediction market and has been asked to pay more than $71,000. This marks the first time Kalshi has banned a person indefinitely in response to disciplinary sanctions. However, it suggests that alongside federal regulators, the platforms are also starting to impose penalties on their...
Mon, Aug 31
Polygon shipped two hard forks before telling anyone what they fixed
Polygon patched a flaw that let one cheap transaction force heavy decoding work on every validator, shipping the fix in two hard forks before disclosing it.
Mon, Aug 31
Anthropic dragged to court by Warner, Sony Music over 'blatant theft' of IP
Anthropic becomes the latest AI company to be sued over how it trained its AI models. Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music took Anthropic and its co-founders to a federal court in Northern California. The suit was filed late on Friday, August 28, and it accuses the AI firm of pirating over 20,000 songs...
Mon, Aug 31
BlackRock's BUIDL retakes tokenized Treasury crown at $2.8 billion
BlackRock’s BUIDL fund has grown back to roughly $2.8 billion in assets and reclaimed its title as the largest tokenized U.S. Treasury product. BUIDL is taking the lead back from Circle’s USYC. At the same time, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and NYSE owner Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) are moving their tokenization plans closer to...
Mon, Aug 31
Metaplanet's bitcoin is worth less than it paid as another 2,400 coins reach Coinbase
Metaplanet sent 4,750 BTC to Coinbase Prime in a week while Bitcoin trades near $78,000, far under the firm's average acquisition cost of about $96,191.
Mon, Aug 31
Etherscan adjusts to AI agent internet takeover with API rollout on 60+ EVM chains
Etherscan has released a suite of tools that lets AI agents and coding assistants pull live blockchain data directly from the explorer’s API. The latest release is aimed at developers building agents that need verified onchain facts across more than 60 EVM-compatible networks. The company announced the “Build with AI” launch in a post on...
Mon, Aug 31
Truth Social ETF asset manager Yorkville America unveils AI ETF after dropping crypto ETFs
Yorkville America has announced the launch of an artificial intelligence ETF called the MANGOS Plus Index ETF (ticker FRUT). Yorkville previously acted as an investment advisor for Truth Social’s defunct digital-asset funds. The move is now being regarded as a signal of a departure from crypto into AI stocks. Started with Bitcoin baskets, now a...
Mon, Aug 31
OpenAI's ChatGPT ads cross $1 billion run rate as IPO push builds
OpenAI said on Monday that its advertising business has reached a $1 billion annualized revenue in less than 200 days after its launch. OpenAI is trying to prove it can earn money from more than subscriptions as it prepares for a public listing with a valuation above $1 trillion. How much revenue did ChatGPT generate...
Mon, Aug 31
Seoul’s free AI plan pushes 80% of usage to Korean models
South Korea's free AI service must run at least 80% on Korean-built models, with foreign systems allowed only where minimally necessary and drawing no subsidy.
Mon, Aug 31
Ireland's new Investment Account takes ETFs and shares but shuts out crypto
Ireland's roadmap calls crypto assets and derivatives too complex and risky for its new tax-free Investment Account, while ETFs, shares and bonds qualify.
Mon, Aug 31
