Mamdani Imposes One-Year Moratorium on Generative AI in NYC Schools
Nearly 600,000 students lose access to generative AI tools, while five named vendors keep metered pilots running in high schools.
Month: September 2026
FX has stopped reading bond yields the old way. Bitcoin should too.
Your day-ahead look for Sept. 3, 2026
The yen is surging and it’s helping bitcoin, for now
Yen’s rise has led to a broad-based USD weakness, driving the Dollar Index lower. BTC and gold are loving it, for now.
Pencil Finance completes $1M onchain lending cycle for 6.6K students in Southeast Asia
Pencil Finance said that its first-of-a-kind loan offered financing to 6,600 students in Southeast Asia who were underserved by traditional lenders.
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Live updates: Crypto majors bounce while global funds run their lowest dollar hedges since 2015
Bitcoin is back above $77,500 with every major green on the day, though the week still reads red. Global investors are carrying their lowest currency protection on U.S. assets in a decade.
Bitcoin recovers toward $78,000 as pons and arbitrum extend Robinhood Chain rally
BTC rose 0.76% since midnight as a softer dollar lifted equities and metals alongside crypto, while ARB and PONS pushed higher for a third session.
Standard Chartered launches spot Bitcoin and Ether trading in UAE
Standard Chartered said it is the first major global bank to offer institutional access to spot Bitcoin and Ether trading in the UAE region.
Australia is cracking down on crypto businesses as its strict new regulatory deadline nears
Firms that miss the deadline could breach financial services law from Oct. 1 and face civil or criminal penalties.
Five Times Pixbu’s Tests Measured the Wrong Thing
I’m a solo dev shipping Pixbu — a self-care app where a pixel creature grows as you look after yourself — for Shipaton 2026. It’s live on both stores in 6 languages with 1,889 automated tests. This post isn’t about the features. It’s about a habit that saved the launch: whenever I caught myself knowing … Read more
World Open-Sources ProveKit, a Post-Quantum Proving Toolkit That Runs on a Phone
On the first of September a dark web service calling itself Nexus began advertising bulk access to the identity documents of more than 170 million people across North America. The inventory it published reads like an audit of everything the verification industry has been quietly accumulating for a decade. There were 153 million driving licence … Read more
Ukraine Busts Kyiv Crypto Drainer Ring Moving Up to $1M Monthly
Fake investment ads on Telegram channels funneled EU victims to a lookalike exchange that emptied their wallets.
Coldcard hacker swaps stolen Bitcoin for ETH via THORChain
The third-wave Coldcard exploiter moved about 10% of stolen funds through THORChain as researchers traced the assets to a new Ethereum address.
Kalshi seeks CFTC approval for WTI crude perpetual futures: Report
Kalshi reportedly plans to file for approval of a WTI crude oil perpetual futures contract that would trade around the clock five days a week without an expiration date.
My Safety Checks Were Monuments to Bugs I Had Already Fixed
I am building Kotohira Digital Residents for Shipaton 2026 — a membership app for a Japanese town of about 8,000 people. Expo SDK 57, React Native 0.86, react-native-purchases, TypeScript. The whole product is one idea: A ¥5,000 annual subscription that cannot buy the thing you subscribed for. Payment opens a resident card. The card only … Read more
CFTC asks judge to dismiss CME lawsuit over crypto perpetual futures
The regulator claims the dispute is “much ado about nothing,” noting that the order allows any designated contract market, including CME, to list these products.
Startup Founder Interview: How Allie Digital CIC Is Building Better Technology for ADHD Learners
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? Building accessible tech for ADHD learners. 2. Why is now the time for your company to exist? At the moment, no custom designed … Read more
Microsoft discloses Azure revenue as part of major financial reporting changes
Microsoft is changing how it reports its finances to investors by splitting its businesses into two segments and disclosing quarterly revenue for its Azure cloud business for the first time. The changes are meant to reflect the ongoing impact of AI on Microsoft and how the company now operates. The software giant has previously reported … Read more
Michigan Judge Bars Kalshi Sports Bets, Threatens $500K Daily Fine
The order calls the prediction market platform a sports betting operation “masquerading as an investment opportunity.”
Coldcard, Trezor, SafePal hacks… Is Crypto Self-Custody Dead Now?
August 2026 was a rollercoaster for the crypto space. Kind of a bad one. Just before the start of that month, some unknown attackers managed to take advantage of a bug in the Coldcard hardware wallets to steal up to 2,055 BTC (~$130 million) directly from users. This is being considered the largest hardware wallet … Read more
Here’s the first 4K 120Hz UST projector with optical lens shift
A projector for people who can afford to call this a “man cave.” | Image: Awol Vision Detail-preserving optical lens shift is not something you expect to find on an ultra-short throw projector running Google TV, but that’s exactly what you’ll find inside of Awol Vision’s new LuxVision. It also promises to produce an incredibly … Read more
Catastrophe bonds may join tokenization rush, with plans for test issuance in 2027
A law firm and a tokenization platform say their proposed structure would give investors legal ownership of cat bonds onchain and could lower the minimum investment.
Belkin introduces its first longer-lasting semi-solid-state power banks
Belkin is joining companies like BMX, Kuxiu, and Zens with the launch of its first power banks featuring semi-solid-state battery technology. The company claims the new accessories have been “engineered to last up to 3x longer than other power banks” with the addition of a “gel-like layer” alongside the liquid electrolyte typically found in lithium-ion … Read more
Belkin’s first trackers come ready to attach to your gear.
Belkin’s SureFind Loop Cable Tag tracker includes a removable USB-C charging cable. | Image: Belkin After selling accessories for attaching Apple’s AirTags to everything from keys to backpacks, Belkin is introducing its own trackers that work with either Apple’s Find My or Google’s Find Hub tracking networks. In addition to compatibility with Android and iOS, … Read more
Australia warns unlicensed crypto firms of fines up to 10% of annual turnover
ASIC has recorded more than 45 digital asset-related license applications as its temporary enforcement relief approaches Sept. 30 expiration.
Anker’s Soundcore is bringing its incredible call quality to more headphones
The Soundcore Space 2 Pro will be the first headphones to run on Anker’s Thus chip. | Image: Soundcore After introducing the Thus processing chip in April and releasing it with the Liberty 5 Pro series earbuds, Soundcore is bringing it to more audio products. The Thus chip is behind the best call quality I’ve … Read more
Anker’s sleep speaker uses radar and flower power to help you relax
Peace, man. | Image: Anker Anker’s SleepLab speaker promises to track and enhance sleep without a wearable. It uses millimeter-wave radar (60GHz) blasting from your nightstand to track micro-movements in your chest and body to continuously monitor your heart rate and breathing to enhance whatever sleep stage you’re in. It also embeds lots of hippie … Read more
Ether, XRP ETF inflow streaks end as Bitcoin funds rebound
Ether ETFs posted $48 million in outflows after attracting $1.62 billion over 12 trading days, while XRP funds ended an 11-session inflow run.