Bitcoin below $79,000, XRP leads losses as traders start betting on a Fed hike
Every major token except solana and BNB is flat or lower over 24 hours, with bitcoin holding a 14% weekly gain and XRP 28%. Source:CoinDesk
StarkWare tests quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction on mainnet
StarkWare said the experimental transaction demonstrated quantumresistant Bitcoin spending without a fork, but it cost up to $200 and required direct miner…
What to know about Hugging Face, the open-source AI startup reportedly catching Nvidia’s eye
New reports outline deal talks between the two companies as opensource AI technology comes more into focus. Source:MarketWatch
Fed’s Lisa Cook denies committing mortgage fraud, says Trump has no grounds to remove her from office
Cook’s lawyer says she made an inadvertent error listing her apartment in Atlanta as a primary residence Source:MarketWatch
SEC resurrecting U.S. crypto custody rule the previous administration failed to land
In 2023, the regulator tried to narrowly restrict the places investment advisers could park clients' crypto assets, but the new approach is still shrouded in…
CrowdStrike’s stock soars after AI fuels the cybersecurity company’s ‘best quarter’ ever
“Every enterprise will run on AI, and securing it is the largest market opportunity in our history,” CEO George Kurtz says. Source:MarketWatch
Salesforce’s stock surges as AI momentum fuels revenue growth
Salesforce cleared Wall Street’s secondquarter expectations and deepened its ties with AI lab Anthropic. Source:MarketWatch
I just had my first baby and don’t want to go back to work. Is quitting for a year a bad idea?
“I really don’t want to miss my baby’s first year.” Source:MarketWatch
The U.S. economy is better than it looks — but it might be due for a slowdown
Consumer spending soared in the second quarter. A repeat is unlikely. Source:MarketWatch
The ugly math on interest expenses, yields and the $40 trillion U.S. national debt
“The interest payments are starting to snowball,” said Joe Boyle at Hartford Funds. Source:MarketWatch
Bitcoin dips below $78K as stocks, gold fall on higher US PCE Inflation data
Bitcoin stayed away from challenging $80,000 after July US PCE inflation data came in slightly higher than anticipated, pressuring gold and risk assets.…
Bill Gates issues a stark warning about AI — and Americans increasingly share his concerns
The Microsoft cofounder is urging technology leaders and government officials to better acknowledge the risks AI poses to jobs and human connections.…