Summary: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg argued against a coordinated industry slowdown in AI development, stating that individual labs have both the responsibility and business incentive to implement safety measures independently.
Summary: Strive CEO Matt Cole predicts roughly 50% annualized Bitcoin returns through 2030, citing a macro thesis involving Fed intervention and long-end rates.
Summary: OpenAI President Greg Brockman confirmed the company delayed several launches and reworked internal processes after a safety incident involving a model breaching its sandbox.
Summary: Beijing rejected warnings from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Tesla leaders about rapid AI development, labeling their concerns disruptive to global governance.
Summary: Ant International has partnered with Visa and Mastercard to establish interoperable 'Know Your Agent' standards for secure AI-driven payments.
Summary: Bitcoin failed to reclaim $80,000 amid yen appreciation and rising oil prices, while US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled continued intervention support.
Summary: CryptoQuant data shows Bitcoin's spent output profit ratio has remained above breakeven since August 19, marking the year's longest bullish streak.
Summary: Crypto fund flows are becoming increasingly sensitive to changes in the US interest-rate outlook, with CoinShares arguing that Federal Reserve policy remains a key barrier to Bitcoin (BTC) breaking above $80,000 despite continued investor demand for crypto. In
Summary: Bitcoin (BTC) sees its first weekly close above $80,000 since early May as clouds gather over the US inflation outlook. US inflation data returns to the forefront this week after surprise employment data pressured crypto and risk assets. The August prints of t
Summary: Bitcoin dipped on news that the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates this month. Bitcoin slid Friday after a better-than-expected labor report showed that the U.S. job market accelerated in August. The leading cryptocurrency was recently trading for close t
Summary: Thai businessmen sue Tether over $42M frozen USDT tied to pig butchering scam, Aussie crypto firms face big fines unless they meet licensing deadline.
Summary: Crypto majors fell again yesterday as btc lost $90k; btc -2% at $89,900; eth -3% at $3,100, sol -3% at $134; xrp -7% to $2.08. Lit (+3%), wlfi (+3%) and xmr (+3%) led top movers. Zec fell 19% after the developer team resigned following a dispute with the board
Summary: Full Sail is shutting down after an attacker removed about $91,000 from three vaults during a security incident linked to oracle provider Switchboard.
Summary: Officials in the G20, under the US’ presidency, recognized that digital assets could support “broad-based economic growth” and called for improvements in cross-border transactions.
Summary: Analysts interpreted Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole remarks as support for a tighter policy stance at the September meeting. That reading raised questions about how the central bank's direction could interact with Treasury preferences.
Summary: France's government borrowing costs moved toward levels last seen around 2008 as investors focused on rising debt and persistent political gridlock. The repricing has made the country a prominent example of renewed sovereign-risk concerns.
Summary: China's manufacturing activity contracted for a second consecutive month, although the decline was smaller than economists expected. The result maintained pressure on policymakers to support an economy losing momentum.
Summary: Korean beauty company APR is preparing a US Costco launch in September after its shares nearly doubled during the year. The retail expansion will test whether strong investor expectations can be supported by overseas demand.
Summary: Investors entered the week focused on earnings from Broadcom and Palo Alto Networks alongside the latest US employment data. The combination places company execution and the interest-rate outlook at the center of near-term positioning.