Trump and Xi come face-to-face as US and China battle to win the AI race
US President Donald Trump has been blunt about his AI ambitions, as well as about who he considers the US's main rival to be: China.
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Former Hack VC partner Hsin-Ju Chuang found dead following public dispute with the firm
Hsin-Ju Chuang, a former partner at crypto venture firm Hack VC, was pronounced dead on Aug. 24 and recently became public after a local newspaper, Hoodline, reported the news this month and circulated on social media.
Bitcoin’s $81,722 Cost Basis Becomes the Key Test for the Rally
The spot Bitcoin ETF complex is posting its best stretch of the year, and Wednesday tests whether that demand holds through a macro shock. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) traded at $48.42 early Wednesday, in a …
Anthropic Says Claude Found Something Big in DNA. It Just Doesn't Know What
Anthropic says Claude spent 21 hours and roughly 210 million tokens searching DNA databases before flagging an unusual enzyme system it now calls ART
OpenAI Gives Ukraine Access to Daybreak AI Cyber-Defense Tool
OpenAI is giving Ukraine's government access to Daybreak, an AI tool built to hunt down software vulnerabilities—the hidden coding flaws hackers exploit to break into a system—before Russian hackers find them first.
AI superpower ambitions take centre stage as Trump and Xi meet
US President Donald Trump has been blunt about his AI ambitions, as well as about who he considers the US's main rival to be: China.
Lidl banned from selling copycat Birkenstock sandals, Dutch court rules
Lidl must stop selling copycat versions of Birkenstock's famous sandals in the Netherlands, a Dutch court has ruled.
Crypto Exchange That Invented 100x Leverage Is No More: Here’s What BitMEX Users Need to Know
BitMEX officially ended exchange operations Wednesday, closing out a wind-down announced in July. Trading and deposits are off, but withdrawals remain open.
Rates Spark: The Overshoot Commences
A good series of PMIs has helped nudge global rates higher. It's taken us above some key levels, namely 5.1% on the US 10yr and 3.5% on the Euribor 10yr. And the move is likely far from over. To add insult to injury, we…
Zcash's Wall Street Moment Reaches Europe With Its First ETP Listing
The cypherpunk favorite Zcash continues to find interest among traditional investors. 21Shares listed Europe's first Zcash exchange-traded product on Euronext Paris and Euronext Amsterdam on Sept. 22.
Bentley unveils its first fully electric car
Bentley has unveiled its first fully electric car after investing £350m to upgrade its factory in Cheshire.
Bitcoin Dips, But Its Forks Are Flying Again
Bitcoin pulled back Wednesday, sliding toward $84,000 after touching a seven-month high near $87,250 earlier in the week.
NYSE, Blockchain.com in tie-up to bring tokenized US stocks to crypto users
Blockchain.com users could gain access to tokenized US stocks and ETFs through NYSE’s planned digital trading platform under a new partnership, as bourses rush to deliver new trading.
Why is Crypto Market Going Down Today?
Bitcoin has dropped to $84,242.05, down 2.1% over 24 hours, as the broader crypto market shed value alongside a sharp selloff across stocks and precious metals. The total crypto market cap sits at $3.01 trillion, roughl…
FTSE 100 today: Stocks flat as Iran war tensions, UK inflation weigh
July 21, 2026, 3:50 AM EDT. The U.S. dollar traded near a one-week peak as investors tracked Middle East hostilities affecting energy supply chains and weighing on ceasefire prospects. The greenback was flat against the…
Americans Would Use Stablecoins—If They Came With Bank Protections, Visa Study Finds
A Visa survey found U.S. willingness to use stablecoins for cross-border transfers rises from 36% to 56% when paired with hypothetical bank-level fraud protection and deposit insurance.
Borrow Against Your Bitcoin at a Fixed Rate: Coinbase Expands Morpho Loans
The product lets users lock in their rate and repayment date when borrowing USDC against Bitcoin, marking the first enterprise-scale deployment of Morpho Midnight and a shift away from on-chain lending's variable-rate n…
Barrecore and Boom Cycle owner suddenly shuts studios
The fitness company behind high-end exercise classes Barrecore, Boom Cycle, and Kobox has suddenly shut all its studios.
Kalshi says it is not being investigated by the CFTC over trading activity
Kalshi said it has not been contacted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and does not believe it is under formal investigation, pushing back against reports of regulatory scrutiny over trading activity o…
BlackRock: AI Agents Could Drive Crypto's Next Demand Wave
The world's largest asset manager published a research paper this week arguing that artificial intelligence, not new regulation or fresh institutional buying, could become one of the biggest and most overlooked drivers …
Could Bitcoin Drop To $70,000 From Here? Analyst Flags Key Warning Signs
Bitcoin has reached first resistance at $87,000, but a chart analyst is warning of a potential deeper pullback ahead. Higher timeframes are showing a bearish RSI divergence, while lower timeframes suggest one more push …
Fed’s Barr Signals More Rate Hikes Needed To Hit Inflation Target
Fed Governor Michael Barr said further rate hikes are likely needed to ensure a timely return to the Fed’s 2% inflation target, speaking at the Chicago Fed. He called last week’s quarter-point hike a necessary adjustmen…
Trump Discloses New Strategy Holdings as MSTR Stock Jumps 83%
Trumpâs investment accounts bought Strategy shares worth up to $100,000 in July.
NYSE Taps Blockchain.com to Reach Crypto Investors With Tokenized Stocks
Blockchain.com and NYSE Group signed a preliminary agreement to give the crypto exchange's users access to tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs, pending regulatory approval.