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From September 1, 2026, Magnit and MTS will let customers pay with the digital ruble. Learn how to use the new payment method and what both buyers and sellers n

Moody’s Analytics reports that AI infrastructure demand is helping soften the slowdown in Asia-Pacific’s economy. Export of AI hardware fuels regional growth.

Chainalysis' Operation Lighthouse uncovered 7,700 suspicious crypto accounts and 14,300 leads across 11 exchanges and payment services.

SpaceXAI is rolling out NVIDIA Vera processors to boost its agentic AI systems and Grok, scaling the Vera Rubin platform to gigawatt levels—even in orbit.

India is launching a pilot for tokenized corporate bonds in September, settling trades with wholesale CBDC. State-owned REC will lead the first issuance.

Japan debuts Shunkai, its first neutral atom quantum computer, starting with 50 qubits and plans to scale to 500 and then 10,000 by 2031.

Shipyard halts IPFS development after Protocol Labs cuts funding. The fate of core IPFS public services and decentralized data storage is now uncertain.

Kinetiq unveils Elysium, a new L2 network for Hyperliquid. Elysium boosts HyperEVM throughput and simplifies launching DeFi apps. Gas paid in HYPE.

Ex-BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes releases his new essay 'Same Same But Different,' breaking down the contrasting views of Janet Yellen and Scott Bessent.

The US Treasury now targets crypto operations in Iran, adding digital assets to sectors at risk for secondary sanctions. Foreign entities face new restrictions.

New Bitcoin whales cashed out over $1.2B in just three days as BTC rebounded, with a record $614M on August 20. CryptoQuant: ETH holders back in profit.

Ethereum devs propose an upgrade to the deposit contract, paving the way for post-quantum signatures and stronger network security against quantum threats.

The US Treasury launches the Quantum-Readiness Task Force to prep the financial sector for post-quantum cryptography and digital asset risk assessment.

Analysts spot bullish RSI divergence on Bitcoin’s weekly chart, suggesting the macro downtrend could be ending. Check out the latest technical analysis.

Thailand's SEC is launching talks on rules for Bitcoin and Ether ETFs and setting standards for foreign crypto custodians working with local funds.

Hyperliquid Policy Center is calling on the SEC and CFTC to create a dedicated framework for perpetual futures, including a rework of how these contracts are cl

Bitmine Immersion Technologies now holds 4.8% of all Ethereum, with over 87% staked. Get the details on their latest ETH purchases and market impact.

Dogotix, Xpeng Motors’ robotics arm, scores $900M+ in funding led by IDG Capital. Alibaba and Tencent join in, pushing valuation past $6.3B.

Standard Chartered is the first bank to roll out the HKDAP stablecoin in Hong Kong, with plans to settle tokenized funds using HKDAP in Q4.

Set up Llama and Qwen LLMs to run offline on Windows or macOS. Download the app and model weights, no cloud needed. Key requirements: file size, quantization, c

Bitcoin tops $80,000 for the first time since May, driven by $2.26B in US spot ETF inflows and a record short squeeze. BTC surges over 25% in a week.

A San Francisco jury found Block Bits Capital founder Jafet Dillman guilty of wire fraud and conspiracy after raising nearly $1M from over 20 investors.

A deep dive into DeFi derivatives: what perpetual contracts are, how on-chain solutions differ from exchanges, and why this sector will stand out by 2026.

Bernstein analysts spot a $2B jump in USDC supply in just a week, predicting a new bull cycle for the stablecoin as crypto trading and tokenization surge.