Bithumb Error Causes Bitcoin Price Drop on ExchangeBithumb admitted to mistakenly paying users large amounts in bitcoins, causing a price dip.

XRP Surges 18% Following Ripple’s DeFi Expansion AnnouncementRipple unveils DeFi plans for XRPL, boosting XRP by 18%.

Sometimes a Scam Is Just a Scam (𓂀)A moderately paranoid Elena Vasilyeva on why crypto followers believe in conspiracies (and why they’re sometimes right)

Object 734A brief dispatch from a future you may not like.

First Government Debt, Then Equities — and Now OilRWA moves from bonds to equities to oil, as tokenised commodities and compute finance take shape.

Charles Hoskinson Assesses His ‘Paper’ Losses at $3 BillionCharles Hoskinson reports $3 billion in unrealized losses during Tokyo broadcast.

OpenAI Counters Anthropic with the Release of GPT-5.3 CodexOpenAI unveils GPT-5.3 Codex after Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 release.

Silicon Tanks: “Stay hungry, stay foolish” — Stewart BrandStewart Brand’s ideas that foreshadowed bitcoin and the Lindy logic of maintenance.

Kaiko Analysts Elucidate Causes of Cryptocurrency Market PlungeBitcoin's price fell below $70,000, a two-year low, as Kaiko analysts report systemic market declines.

JPMorgan Analysts Set Long-Term Bitcoin Target at $266,000Bitcoin could reach $266,000 long-term, becoming "more attractive than gold," say JPMorgan analysts.

Claude Opus 4.6 Surpasses GPT-5.2 in Logic Tests and Introduces ‘Agent Teams’Anthropic upgraded Claude Opus to 4.6, enhancing planning and task management.

Crypto Is Getting StaleHow the industry got stuck in a forever-postponed future

ETHZilla to Offer Tokenized Mortgages with 10.3% Annual YieldETHZilla to offer tokenized mortgages with 10.3% annual yield.

Bitcoin miners power down en masse as losses hit recordsHashprice hits record low; miners unplug rigs amid bitcoin slump and higher power costs.

‘HODL’: Strategy reports $12.6bn lossStrategy reports $12.6bn loss as bitcoin slump hits reserves; Saylor: "HODL".

Deutsche Bank Identifies Bitcoin’s Weakness FactorsDeutsche Bank analysts attribute Bitcoin's weakness to institutional outflows and regulatory delays.

Cryptocurrency Firms Seek Compromise on Clarity Act DisputesCryptocurrency firms seek compromise with U.S. banks on Clarity Act.

Pavel Durov Criticizes Spain’s Internet Control PlansPavel Durov opposes Spain's mandatory age verification plan for the internet.

Pavel Durov Criticizes Spain’s Internet Control PlansPavel Durov criticizes Spain's internet control plans.

Bitcoin Falls Below $70,000 for the First Time Since 2024Bitcoin's price fell below $70,000, a first since November 2024.