Bitcoin closed at US$77,755 on August 23 after a debt-policy and short-squeeze rally. XRP led majors at +3.99%, while stablecoins dominate LatAm flows.
Issue 104 – World Tyranny Financial
As the Trump family’s crypto dealings raise more alarms, crypto enforcement is falling to new lows
The Quiet Rewiring of American Finance
Stablecoins, Treasury markets, and the most significant shift in financial infrastructure that almost nobody is discussing.
DDC Enterprise buys 200 bitcoin in first 2026 treasury move
Shares climb more than 5% in pre-market trading as the company reinforces long term Bitcoin strategy.
Tailscale raises $160 Million (USD) Series C to build the New Internet
Tailscale has raised $160 million USD ($230 million CAD) in our Series C, led by Accel with participation from CRV, Insight Partners, Heavybit, Uncork Capital — and new investment from Anthony Casalena - CEO of Squarespace.
Bitcoin Open Roadmap
Public roadmap for bitcoin products and initiatives at Block. See what we’re building, what’s next, and how we’re advancing Bitcoin at Block.
Feds Seize Record-Breaking $15 Billion in Bitcoin From Alleged Scam Empire
Officials in the US and UK have taken sweeping action against “one of the largest investment fraud operations in history,” confiscating a historic amount of funds in the process.
Trump made more than $1bn from crypto in first year back in office
The president's crypto income far outpaces his earnings from real estate and Trump-themed items such as watches.
Trump-linked World Liberty crypto venture gets preliminary approval from currency comptroller
World Liberty Financial's proposed national trust bank would issue and manage the USD1 stablecoin under OCC supervision, but key preopening hurdles remain.
Anthropic will pay xAI $1.25B per month for compute | TechCrunch
Elon Musk's xAI surprised the AI world when it made a deal to sell compute to Anthropic. Now we know how much it's worth.
Politically Connected Crypto Project Pursued Resort With Alleged Scam Syndicate Figures
AB is a little-known blockchain network that recently partnered with the Trump family’s crypto firm. But one of the projects it has promoted — a proposed crypto technology resort in Southeast Asia — involved people sanctioned by the U.S. last year for ties to the Prince Group, an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud...
Crypto Venture Linked to Men Sanctioned in Scam-Ring Probe Partnered With Trump Firm
The Trump family crypto company’s stablecoin, USD1, is deployed on the AB blockchain network, and a planned AB resort in East Timor had been led by two men sanctioned for alleged work with a U.S.-designated transnational crime organization.
In Search of Hardness
Protocol studies, the next crypto cycle, and the next age of the world
OpenAI’s ChatGPT ads business hits $1 billion run rate as Europe gets self-serve access
That figure comes from multiplying current monthly ad revenue by 12, so it's a snapshot of where things stand today.
If Bain Capital Crypto et al invest $100M at roughly a ~$700M–$1B valuation, they likely own somewhere in the range of 10–15% of the company post-money. For a 10x return on their cheque, a $7B–$10B exit is expected. That’s exciting and scary.
Johannes Ernst
$100 million for Bluesky? A year ago? What the …
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support.discord.comtoday, we're announcing our €3,8M ($4.5M) seed financing round, led by byFounders with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Antler, Thomas Dohmke (former CEO of GitHub), Avery Pennarun (CEO of Tailscale) among other incredible angels. read more on what's next: blog.tangled.org/seed
announcing our €3,8M seed round
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