Crypto

Why Is Lido Moving $16B in Staked ETH to Pectra-Era Validators?

Operators have to lock up their own ETH as collateral now. Liquid staking app Lido has started moving the bulk of its staked ETH onto Ethereum’s larger post-Pectra validators, and the operators running them are now putting up their…

Bitcoin’s biggest risk comes from within, Saylor warns

Michael Saylor has warned that changes to Bitcoin’s consensus rules pose a greater long-term threat than rival cryptocurrencies, governments, or external competition. Summary Saylor called internal rule changes Bitcoin’s “gravest threat” after the asset gained broad market recognition. He argued…

Grok 4.6 gets Aug. 7 launch date, Grok 4.7 follows

Elon Musk has set an early August target for Grok 4.6 and disclosed plans for a larger Grok 4.7 model as SpaceXAI steps up its competition with OpenAI, Anthropic, and China’s Moonshot AI. Summary Grok 4.6 is scheduled for around…

IBM’s Blockchain Patent Empire Lands at Circle in Landmark IP Deal

Circle Internet Group announced on July 27, 2026, that it has acquired more than 680 patent families and nearly 1,000 issued blockchain patents worldwide from IBM in a single transaction, making Circle the largest blockchain patent holder in the United…

Minnesota’s Prediction Market Ban Hits Legal Roadblock After Federal Court Ruling

Kalshi and Polymarket can keep serving Minnesota users after a judge found federal law likely preempts the state’s prediction market ban. A federal judge has temporarily blocked Minnesota from enforcing a first-of-its-kind law that would have prohibited prediction markets…

SBI expands beyond Ripple with Canton Network unit

SBI Holdings has restructured a wholly owned subsidiary around the Canton Network, extending its institutional blockchain strategy beyond Ripple and the XRP Ledger. Summary SBI Digital Practice will build financial infrastructure and applications on the Canton Network. SBI said Canton…

Will the Elon Musk Prediction Prove Right About AI Abundance

The Elon Musk prediction everyone is talking about came when the billionaire told The Economist that money will effectively cease to exist as a concept within a decade, and that claim lands like a wrecking ball at the foundation of…

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Blackrock Is Latest Asset Manager to Officially Backs CLARITY Act

In BlackRock Bitcoin news, the asset manager has formally endorsed the CLARITY Act, the most consequential piece of US crypto regulation legislation currently before Congress, and Coinbase Vice Chairman Ryan VanGrack made sure no one missed it. On July 27,…

Inside SK Hynix Flash Crash on Hyperliquid

An erroneous share trade on Korea’s Nextrade exchange fed bad price info into Hyperliquid’s third-party price oracle, liquidating 960 accounts in seconds. The xyz.SKHYNIX perpetual on Hyperliquid crashed around 20% almost instantly late on Monday night, dropping from $1,131…