Gemini strikes Apex deal to widen prediction markets reach
The planned tie-up would make Gemini the exclusive CFTC-regulated venue for crypto event contracts offered through Apex’s futures commission merchant.
Month: August 2026
Bitcoin’s Next Test Is $80,000 as Jackson Hole Meeting Looms
Kevin Warsh gives his first Jackson Hole keynote as Fed chair on Friday, with futures now pricing a September rate hike at 36%.
Bitcoin steadies near $78,000 as gold rallies, altcoins consolidate after best week in 3 years
BTC was little changed Monday after last week’s 24% surge triggered by a Treasury buyback announcement that squeezed over $3 billion in shorts.
Germany widens MiCA lead as latest EU register update adds 6 banks
Germany expands its lead in EU MiCA authorizations with 79 crypto asset service providers, ahead of France and the Netherlands.
Cannes Drew the Line on AI Films. That Same Week, 5,500 of Them Arrived in Town Anyway
Are AI-generated films banned from film festivals in 2026? Not exactly. What actually happened this year is stranger: the festival world built a second circuit instead of answering the question. Cannes shut generative AI out of its top prize. Weeks later, thousands of AI films screened a few streets away, at a festival most of … Read more
AI Code Review Tools: Benchmarks & Comparison
The AI code review market is crowded and every vendor claims the same outcomes. In this chapter you’ll learn the five evaluation criteria that actually determine fit at enterprise scale, how to read benchmark claims and tell credible data from marketing, and what current benchmarks show across major tools. You’ll get a buyer mapping table … Read more
Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record
Tiangong Ultra (left) also broke the 400 meter world record during this year’s World Humanoid Robot Games. | Image: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images The 9.58-second 100-meter dash record set by Usain Bolt in 2009 has been outpaced by Chinese robots participating at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. In a preliminary heat on Saturday, Tiangong … Read more
Startup Founder Interview: How Moola Is Using AI to Rethink Personal Financial Planning
Welcome to HackerNoon’s Writing Prompts! Would you like to take a stab at answering some of these questions? The link for the template is HERE. 1. What is your company in 2–5 words? AI-powered personal financial planning. 2. Why is now the time for your company to exist? AI has finally made truly personalized financial guidance … Read more
Bitcoin ETF inflows hit $1.9B in strongest week since October 2025
US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $1.92 billion last week, their strongest weekly inflow since October 2025, as Bitcoin briefly climbed above $78,000 on Friday.
Crypto roars back as bitcoin posts its second-best week since early 2021
Treasury buybacks, ETF inflows and a weaker dollar ignite crypto’s breakout.
Why Crypto and Fintech Brands Can’t Run Traditional Ads Anymore and What They’re Doing Instead
Street Poller Media’s Founder and CEO Shane Ginsberg on Why Crypto and Fintech Brands Can’t Run Traditional Ads Anymore and What They’re Doing Instead Some of the fastest-growing categories in digital advertising keep colliding with the same obstacle: their ads get rejected or their entire ad accounts get disabled before a campaign ever reaches an … Read more
Jeff Dean Just Left Google After 27 Years. Here’s What We Know About the Founding of Discovery Loop
Google’s bench is deep, but some names carry weight no org chart can replace. Jeff Dean is one of them — and as of this week, he’s off the roster. On August 5, 2026, Dean announced he’s stepping down as Google’s chief scientist to co-found Discovery Loop, a new public-benefit AI company aimed at automating … Read more
Jackson Hole Symposium, U.S. PCE prices, IREN earnings: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what’s coming in the week starting Aug. 24
Live updates: Bitcoin holds $77,000 as XRP, Zcash pull back after a big weekly rally
Bitcoin holds its gains near $77,000 after a 22% week, while last week’s biggest altcoin winners steady, with focus turning to Fed Chair Warsh’s Jackson Hole debut.
Ether is crushing bitcoin and the ‘golden cross’ says it may not be done yet
The ETH/BTC ratio has recently formed a bullish golden cross, suggesting ether could extend its outperformance against bitcoin.
Ethereum lending app Term Finance loses $8.5 million after attacker buys voting power
The exploit shows how lightly held voting tokens can become a means of attack when control of a protocol is cheaper than the assets it governs.
Banks, regulators join quantum-resistant crypto transfer pilot
Participating banks will test post-quantum wallets and onchain transfers while regulators from Abu Dhabi, Bhutan and Malta initially observe.
Pakistan opens crypto licensing portal, sets Sept. 5 deadline for existing firms
Existing virtual asset providers must apply for an NOC by Sept. 5 or cease operations under Pakistan’s new regulatory framework.
Ray Dalio says investors should own ‘a bit of Bitcoin’ as U.S. debt risks rise
The Bridgewater founder says recent Treasury-market stress fits his long-running debt-crisis framework, though he still prefers gold as the bigger hedge.
Bessent’s $4 billion bond buyback wanted lower yields. It got a bitcoin surge instead.
Bessent’s bond-buyback plan fails to curb Treasury yields. Here’s what it means for bitcoin and gold
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Stablecoin neobank Fasset lands $1 billion valuation as SBI backs its payments push
The firm raised $68 million as its revenue has grown six-fold as stablecoin payments and settlement expand, CEO Mohammad Raafi Hossain told CoinDesk.
Crypto holds big weekly rally as Warsh’s Jackson Hole debut comes into focus
Bitcoin holds above $77,000 after a 21% week, with XRP up 46% over the same stretch. Asian stocks fell as Samsung and Alibaba slid.
Term Finance loses estimated $8.5M in vault governance exploit
Term permanently closed its Meta Vaults after an attack reportedly removed nearly all of their Ethereum deposits.
We are so back! Bitcoin’s 23% rally on US debt policy: Hodler’s Digest
The US may face a debt crisis within three years according to Ray Dalio, and debt-related issues helped fuel a rally in Bitcoin that could mark the beginning of a new cycle.