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2026/09/06
Anthropic to Disclose $100B+ AWS Cloud Commitment in Upcoming IPO Filing
The AI firm's cloud spending pact with Amazon is set to face new scrutiny as public filings approach.Anthropic has committed more than $100 billion to Amazon Web Services, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and Yahoo Finance. Both outlets say the company's upcoming initial public offering pros
Clarity Act Faces Hurdles in Final Push During Lame-Duck Session
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act has cleared more legislative checkpoints than almost any crypto bill before it. With the August 2026 recess having come and gone without a Senate vote, the lame-duck session after November’s midterm elections is now widely regarded as the bill’s last realistic op
Anthropic Commits $100B to AWS, Aiming for IPO in Late 2026
Anthropic has pledged more than $100 billion to Amazon Web Services over the next decade, a cloud computing commitment so large it would rank among the biggest enterprise technology contracts ever signed. In return, the Claude AI maker gets access to up to 5 gigawatts of enhanced compute capacity, p
NVIDIA's Jensen Huang Claims AGI Has Arrived, Citing OpenAI's New Model
NVIDIA boss Jensen Huang says artificial intelligence just crossed a line experts thought was years away. He also sells the computers that got it there.On Sunday he posted that OpenAI’s newest ChatGPT model trained on his chips. Then he added four words no AI lab would say.SponsoredSponsoredGPT-6 As
Crypto Holders Increase Loans as Market Weakens in 2026
Crypto holders relied more on loans backed by digital assets as market conditions weakened in 2026, according to research from CryptoQuant.The report analyzed data from crypto lender CoinRabbit. It found higher borrowing activity among both retail and high-net-worth users.Borrowing Activity RisesCry
XRP Surpasses $1.45 Amid Fed Rate Signals and Market Optimism
XRP climbed roughly 6% in a single trading session, pushing its price back above $1.45. The move followed dovish comments from Federal Reserve officials, and it lifted the broader crypto market with it. Traders now point to $10 as a long-term target for XRP, a figure that seemed unrealistic only wee
Three DeFi Projects Face Possible Exclusion from Future Arbitrum DAO Programs
Arbitrum's Watchdog Committee, a grant oversight body, has given three DeFi projects until a tentative Sept. 10 deadline to answer high-severity misuse findings and return funds it considers unresolved, or face separate votes on permanent exclusion from future DAO programs.The cases name Good Entry,
BlackRock's Bitcoin-to-IBIT Swaps Surpass $5 Billion
BlackRock has found a way to solve one of crypto’s most persistent identity crises: what do you do when you’re sitting on a mountain of Bitcoin but want the comfort of a brokerage account? You swap it, directly, for shares of the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), no sale required.The firm’s in-kind conv
Orionx Halts Withdrawals and Shuts Down Permanently After $7M Custody Shortfall
Orionx, a Santiago-based cryptocurrency exchange backed by Tether, announced its permanent closure on September 3 after a forensic audit revealed a custody shortfall exceeding $7 million in customer assets. The exchange simultaneously suspended all withdrawals, leaving more than 100,000 registered u
BREW Token Drops 80% Amid Flap's New Token Pool Test
Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to GMGN market data, the BSC ecosystem token BREW briefly plunged approximately 80%, with its market cap dropping to a low of $2.2 million; it has since recovered to around $4 million.On the news front, Flap tested its new token pool, BEN, drawing market attent
STONK Surges 250% to $140M Cap After StonkFun Integrates Raydium
STONK, the token associated with Solana launchpad StonkFun, surged more than 250% over 24 hours on Sunday. Its market capitalization stood at roughly $140 million. STONK traded near $0.16 around 4:30 p.m. ET. STONK reached an all-time high of $0.212 earlier on Sunday. The token recorded about $135 m
Nvidia CEO Declares AGI Achieved for Many Practical Tasks
Jensen Huang isn’t waiting for the academic consensus. The Nvidia CEO has declared that artificial general intelligence, the holy grail that AI researchers have chased for decades, is already here.“I think it’s now. I think we’ve achieved AGI,” Huang said during an appearance on the Lex Fridman podc
Peter Schiff Argues Bitcoin Is Backed by Nothing, Reviving Old Debate
Peter Schiff reopened the Bitcoin-backing debate this weekend, arguing that the energy consumed by miners leaves nothing behind to support the asset.Schiff answered Bitcoin maximalist Jeff Swanson, who had called the asset the future of money. Their exchange revived crypto’s oldest argument about wh
Anthropic's IPO Gains Momentum with $65B Revenue Run Rate and $559M Profit in Q2 2026
Anthropic is sprinting toward what could become the largest AI IPO in history, and the investors lining up to participate have one persistent request: show us the receipts.The Claude maker’s annualized revenue run rate ballooned from roughly $9B at the end of 2025 to over $65B by the end of July 202
Ethereum Surges 66% in Q3 2026 Amid DeFi Growth and Meme Coin Activity
Ethereum just posted one of its strongest quarters in recent memory, climbing roughly 66% during Q3 2026. The rally wasn’t driven by a single catalyst but by a collision of forces: over $10 billion in ETF inflows, more than $15 billion in corporate ETH purchases, and a DeFi sector that suddenly reme
