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Telegram applies for a new “.gram” top-level domain
Popular messenger Telegram has applied for a new “.gram” domain, founder Pavel Durov announced on social media this week. The move, which aims to give millions of users the option to create websites, comes after recent issues with the platform’s “t.me” links. Telegram applies for TLD domain with Durov promising one-prompt websites The messaging service...
Wed, Aug 19
US-China AI rivalry widens to third countries as Beijing rejects picking sides
China has rejected a reported US effort to make other governments choose a side in the ongoing US-China AI race. The long ongoing competition between the US and China over the lead in the artificial intelligence industry is entering a new chapter where other nations can no longer sit and watch from the sidelines. Will...
Wed, Aug 19
Chinese AI firms still use Nvidia computing power despite US chip restrictions
Washington has a pretty obvious problem with its Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) restrictions. It can stop the company’s most powerful chips from being shipped directly into China, but that does not necessarily stop Chinese AI companies from using them. If those processors are sitting inside a data center somewhere else, a Chinese developer can potentially pay...
Wed, Aug 19
SNDK contract beats BTC and ETH in perp volume on Binance
SanDisk (SNDK) perp contract on Binance has surpassed two of the largest crypto assets, Bitcoin and Ether, in trading volume. The TradFi asset SNDK attracted more than $7.38 billion in volume over the past 24 hours. During that period, BTC and ETH saw only $6.11 billion and $4.57 billion, respectively, according to Binance market data. ...
Wed, Aug 19
Singapore court freezes $58M in dispute between crypto exchange and customer
The Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) has authorized to freeze about S$75 million ($58 million) in Bitcoin and USD Coin (USDC) in a crypto legal battle that has rolled on for years. The episode began after a customer received coins that were never meant for them because the unnamed exchange was looking at an outdated...
Wed, Aug 19
LIVE: Iran is considering bombing Europe as Trump war keeps escalating
Iran is weighing strikes on US military targets in Europe if Trump escalates the war. Bulgaria and Cyprus are among the locations being considered for possible retaliation. Tehran has also looked at hitting subsea fiber-optic cables in the Strait of Hormuz as tensions rise. Bitcoin whales are buying again, adding about 43,000 BTC worth $2.75...
Wed, Aug 19
Maya Protocol loses $1.7M as six-bug exploit exposes DeFi security gaps
Maya Protocol fell victim to a hacker this week who exploited a flaw that points to a bigger issue, namely, that tools for defense have issues keeping up with sophisticated hacks. Blockchain security firm CertiK has estimated that the total direct loss was about $1.7 million as the hacker deceived Maya into awarding a nonexistent...
Wed, Aug 19
What are the odds: Just 6% of Solana meme traders turned a profit in 90 days
Meme token traders mostly lost money, with $1.26B in total losses for the past 90 days. Only a handful of wallets manage to realize gains above $10,000.
Wed, Aug 19
Tiny corp questions Etched's chip claims as valuation nears $21 billion
The AI inference sector could be getting its own version of the long-running rivalry between OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SpaceX’s Elon Musk after AI hardware and software startup tiny corp publicly questioned the credibility of the benchmarks behind the chip that inference rival Etched shipped to Jane Street on August 18. While Musk and Altman...
Wed, Aug 19
Kalshi seeks approval to bring crypto-style perps to stocks and copper
Kalshi is trying to take one of crypto’s most distinctive trading products into traditional markets. On August 18, the federally regulated exchange submitted two proposals to the CFTC for approval of perpetual futures contracts based on a major US stock index and copper. If approved, the contracts would bring a structure that originated in the...
Wed, Aug 19
Anthony Scaramucci believes bitcoin will climb back to $100,000
Bitcoin is going to move back to $100,000, but it might take up to 18 months for the catalyst to align, according to Anthony Scaramucci. The SkyBridge Capital founder told CNBC’s Squawk Box on Tuesday that “this is clearly a bitcoin bear market,” in response to the point that the price has not really moved...
Wed, Aug 19
Trump delays 50% Canada tariffs for 3 days as trade deal emerges
The U.S. will wait three days before introducing new tariffs on Canadian goods as negotiations between the two countries continue. President Donald Trump commented, “I have paused the 50% Tariffs against Canada that were scheduled to kick in tomorrow morning for a three-day period.” He further contended that the countries have already struck a deal...
Wed, Aug 19
Unitree surges 629% on its Shanghai market debut today
Chinese robotics firm Unitree opened trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s STAR Market on Wednesday, with the price soaring nearly sixfold. The stock was priced at 150.8 yuan per share and opened at 1,100 yuan, marking a 629.44% increase. At its highest point, the Hangzhou-based company was valued at about 445 billion yuan, or $66...
Wed, Aug 19
Nvidia’s H200 returns to China, but its market share keeps shrinking
Small batches of Nvidia’s H200 AI accelerators have reportedly started arriving in China following the relaxation of Washington’s licensing rules. This development comes at an uncomfortable time for Nvidia since, although Chinese demand for its products is high, the company’s share in the world’s second-largest chip market is dropping below ten percent. The situation has...
Wed, Aug 19
Tokenized Equities Onchain Volume Hits $9B, Up 800% Since January
In terms of total value, tokenized stocks is among the fastest growing categories within the RWA space. Year to date, the total value of tokenized stocks has gone from $683.6 million to $2.399 billion or a roughly 250% growth, according to RWA.xyz. This makes tokenized stocks the second-fastest-growing category among RWAs, just behind Venture capital,...
Wed, Aug 19
Temporal targets $12 billion valuation in $500 million AI infrastructure raise
According to reports, the software firm known as Temporal, which developed the “durable execution” technology that allows AI agents and other long-running applications to recover from malfunctions without having to start again, is in the process of seeking approximately $500 million at a valuation of not less than $12 billion. If the funding round comes...
Wed, Aug 19
Multicoin moves $10 million in HYPE to Coinbase Prime, stirring selloff fears
On August 18, Onchain Lens, which tracks blockchain transactions, reported that Multicoin Capital had moved about 172,710 HYPE (about $10.15 million) to Coinbase Prime, a destination that has often been associated with selling by traders. Given that HYPE is currently among the top 10 crypto tokens, the action by one of its major institutional backers...
Wed, Aug 19
Anthropic’s revenue surge puts OpenAI under pressure in enterprise AI race
OpenAI’s revenues increased by 18% in the second quarter to reach $6.7 billion, while Anthropic’s revenue doubled to more than $11.6 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal’s report on August 18. The annualized revenue run rates demonstrate an even bigger difference in revenues between OpenAI and Anthropic. OpenAI’s revenue growth increased from about $20...
Wed, Aug 19
States say Meta engineered Instagram and Facebook to keep children hooked
Meta rejected accusations on Tuesday that it deliberately built Facebook and Instagram to addict children, as opening statements began in Oakland federal court in a case brought by 29 states. California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are leading at trial. California deputy attorney general Megan O’Neill told the jury Meta’s model was to “hook the...
Wed, Aug 19
ECB says a correction is likely whether or not today's prices are rational
Five economists at the European Central Bank published an analysis on Monday arguing that stock market valuations are likely to correct, and that the argument holds whether or not today’s prices are rational. The post, by Malin Andersson, Johannes Breckenfelder, Stefano Corradin, Kalin Nikolov and Maria Antonietta Viola, puts US valuations close to their historical...
Wed, Aug 19
