Aug 19: The Story of Grift City - How to Burn $140M in VC Money
HEADLINES FOR AUGUST 19Wyoming shocks markets with its multi-chain “Frontier” stablecoin launch.1inch unveils native Solana-to-EVM swaps, no bridges required.Chamath’s $250M “American Exceptionalism” ...
19 Aug 202516min
Aug 18: Thailand to Launch Tourist Crypto Payment Sandbox
🏛️ Gemini Plans to Go Public on Nasdaq as Crypto IPO Boom Continues🌏 Thailand to Launch Crypto Payment System for Tourists🏦 Fed Ends Supervisory Program Over Banks’ Crypto Involvement💥 Moon or Doo...
18 Aug 202512min
Aug 15: OKX Burns Billons to an ATH While Coinbase Makes Massive Deribit Buy
TODAY'S HEADLINESCoinbase Acquires Deribit — $2.9B cash-and-stock deal for the world’s #1 crypto options exchange by volume and open interest.US Treasury Secretary Flip-Flop on Bitcoin — Scott Bessent...
15 Aug 202518min
Aug 14: Bitcoin Blasts Past $124K, Becomes Fifth-Largest Asset, Surpassing Google
🏆 Bitcoin Breaks $124K, Sets New All-Time High💹 Bitcoin Surpasses Google to Become Fifth-Largest Asset as Fed Rate Cut Bets Rise📈 Ether ETFs See Second-Biggest Inflows as ETH Hits New High⚖️ Justin...
14 Aug 202510min
Aug 13: Bessent Floats 50bp Fed Cut in September
📉 Bessent Predicts 50bps September Rate Cut — What It Could Mean for Crypto🛡️ Monero Survives 51% Attack Attempt — How AI Protocol Qubic Helped Protect the Privacy Chain🚀 Ethzilla: Ethereum Treasur...
13 Aug 202520min
Aug 12: L1 and Done - Everybody’s Building a Blockchain Now
Today’s HeadlinesCircle & Stripe Build Layer 1 BlockchainsCircle’s new Arc chain will use USDC as native gas. Stripe is developing its own L1 with Paradigm after acquiring Privy in June. Between Coinb...
12 Aug 202521min
Aug 11: OpenAI o3 Crushes Elon Musk’s Grok in AI Chess—But Play Still Amateur
🚨 Credix Team Disappears as Stability DAO Prepares Legal Report🏀 WNBA Dildo-Throwing Incident Linked to Crypto Marketing Stunt💰 Polymarket Criticized for Dildo-Throwing Bets After Second Arrest at ...
11 Aug 202515min
Aug 8: Bitcoin’s “Fair Value” Is $167K? Energy Model Says Yes
📈 VC Crypto Investments Expected to Hit $25B in 2025📜 Trump’s Executive Order on Crypto 401(k)s Sparks Industry Reaction⚡ Bitcoin’s Energy Value Metric Suggests Fair Price of $167K🔗 Chainlink Whale...
8 Aug 202514min
