Ray Dalio sells final Bridgewater stake after predicting debt collapse
While continuing to voice economic warnings in recent years, Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio recently increased his recommended allocation to Bitcoin and gold to 15%.
Month: August 2025
Spot Ether ETFs clock $5.4B monthly inflow record amid 20-day streak
Spot Ether ETFs recorded $5.43 billion in net inflows in July, marking a 369% monthly surge and extending their daily inflow streak to 20 consecutive days.
FDIC Still Trying to ‘Stonewall’ Crypto Debanking Documents, Says Coinbase Legal Chief
“We can’t and won’t stand for it,” said Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal as the crypto exchange filed an opposition brief.
AI Is Learning to Ask ‘Why’ and It Changes Everything
This article explores the conceptual leap from today’s predictive large language models to more advanced forms of artificial cognition. It introduces two emerging classifications: Silicon-Based Resonant Cognition — AI that responds to context, tone, and symbolic input — and Post-Turing Intelligences (PTIs), systems theorized to reason beyond rule-based logic. These next-gen AIs may not simply … Read more
Bitcoin ends record month at $115K with BTC price set for 'vertical' August
Bitcoin completes its highest monthly close in history, while post-halving August traditionally produces double-digit percentage BTC price gains.
The first lunar road trip
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Pride Versioning 0.3.0
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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele can now run for election indefinitely
El Salvador approved indefinite reelection for president and extended terms to six years, sparking backlash from critics warning of increasing authoritarianism.
Are Traders Done With Ether? Options Market Now Prices Higher Risk for ETH Than BTC
It’s become more expensive to use derivatives to insure against a decline in ether (ETH) than in bitcoin (BTC), indicating that market sentiment has shifted against the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, data from Deribit shows. The sentiment shift comes after weeks of big money favoring ether over its larger peer. According to data from … Read more
Nintendo’s Switch 2 doubles first-month sales of the original
Nintendo’s financial year is off to a bumper start thanks to explosive sales of its Switch 2 console. Following its launch in June, the Switch 2 console has now sold 5.82 million units according to Nintendo’s Q1 earnings report, more than double the 2.7 million unit sales achieved by the original Switch in its first … Read more
Our Farewell from Google Play
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Replacing tmux in my dev workflow
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Amazon Backs ‘Netflix of AI’ Startup Fable With User-Generated Animation Launch
The platform lets users generate entire episodes from prompts or photos, with Amazon betting on a new mode of storytelling.
CoinDCX Engineer Arrested Following July’s $43.4M Exploit: Report
Police in Bengaluru, India arrested a CoinDCX software engineer in connection with the theft of 3.79 billion rupees ($43.4 million) in crypto assets from the exchange last month, the Times of India reported on Thursday. Local police identified the suspect as 30-year-old Rahul Agarwal, whose office-issued laptop credentials were allegedly used to access CoinDCX’s internal … Read more
Bitcoin fills July CME gap 'to the dollar' amid $104K BTC price target
BTC price weakness outpaces stocks on fresh US trade tariffs, and Bitcoin traders are split over the impact of the CME gap fill near $114,000.
Bridgetime or How I’m Building a Visual Timezone Scheduler While Learning by Doing
Timezone Tetris: The Daily Grind Costing Remote Freelancers and Global Teams Every day, distributed teams waste precious time and mental energy just trying to schedule one simple meeting: “Can everyone do 2pm EST on Tuesday?” “That’s 3am for me in Sydney…” “Wait—is that before or after daylight saving?” “How about 9am PST instead?” If you’ve … Read more
Plug, Play, and Ship: Modular Pipelines Get a Major Upgrade
Bring your own destination. Export anywhere. We’re excited to announce that CocoIndex now officially supports custom targets — giving you the power to export data to any destination, whether it’s a local file, cloud storage, a REST API, or your own bespoke system. This new capability unlocks a whole new level of flexibility for integrating … Read more
Crypto hacks top $142M in July, with CoinDCX leading losses
During the WOO X hack, bad actors used social engineering to gain access to the development environment, according to Rob Behnke, chairman of Halborn.
Crypto Markets See Red as Solana, XRP, Dogecoin Extend Losses
Solana, XRP, and Dogecoin are experiencing sharp downturns as investor sentiment turns cautious, Decrypt was told.
Democrats press bank regulator on Trump stablecoin conflicts
Democratic senators have asked Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould to explain how he’ll prevent Donald Trump from influencing stablecoin rules that may benefit his family.
How Virtual Cards and AI are Redefining Financial Control
The world of business finance is changing, and speed is everything. Corporate spending is undergoing a revolution: physical cards are gradually becoming a thing of the past, and virtual ones are confidently taking their place. According to forecasts, the market for virtual corporate cards will reach $6.8 trillion by 2026. It is the new reality … Read more
Why Drone Swarms Are More Useful After War Ends
If you google drone swarms, the military dominates the conversation. But just because it’s the primary use case doesn’t mean it’s the most effective one. It’s more a reflection of drones’ origins as military tools. So when new developments around drones pop up, military applications are the default association. But the thing is, the way … Read more
The TechBeat: 10 Gaps That Undermine Your Cybersecurity Framework (And How to Close Them) (8/1/2025)
How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what’s trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## Immutable Backups: Everything You Need To Know To Protect Your Cloud By @n2w [ 6 Min read ] Learn how immutable … Read more
Michael Saylor Touts Bitcoin-Tied Preferred Stock as ‘High-Yield’ Option for Retirees
Bitcoin-backed yield products may appeal to retirees seeking alternative income, but only if structured with safeguards, sources told Decrypt.
Handwave lends a hand to retailers with its European alternative to Amazon’s palm payments
Latvian startup Handwave aims to compete with Amazon palm payments by offering an independent alternative.