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08-17

Dutch Cybersecurity Agency Warns of macOS Vulnerability Used to Mine Monero

CoinDesk reports:This week, the Dutch National Cyber Security Centre warned that attackers are exploiting a vulnerability in Apple's macOS Screen Sharing feature to compromise certain Mac devices exposed to the internet and secretly deploy Monero mining software on them.The organization stated that

Venice AI Hits $100M ARR as Privacy-Focused AI Model Gains Traction

Venice AI, the privacy-focused generative AI platform founded by Erik Voorhees, has hit $100 million in annualized revenue run-rate. For a company that didn’t exist two years ago, that’s the kind of trajectory that makes incumbents nervous and investors salivate.The milestone lands barely a month af

Bitcoin Short Liquidation Risk Rises as Open Interest Hits 8-Month High

Could this week be the worst crypto liquidation of the cycle?From a technical perspective, it’s easy to see why longs could be at deeper risk. Despite some relief from the geopolitical tensions, the market is barely responding. According to SoSoValue, the U.S. investors seem to have turned their bac

US Treasury Proposal Could Restructure Stablecoin Listings on Exchanges

The US Treasury announced a proposal for new guidance that could reshape which stablecoins crypto exchanges may offer to American customersThe proposal implements parts of the GENIUS Act and extends beyond US stablecoin companies. Now, issuers from outside the US that desire entry into America can a

Yahoo Finance and CryptoBriefing Disagree on Vera Rubin Ramp Start Date

Yahoo Finance and CryptoBriefing both cover Monday's power-semiconductor rally tied to Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform, but they give conflicting timelines for when the ramp actually started.Yahoo Finance and CryptoBriefing both cover Monday's power-semiconductor rally tied to Nvidia's Vera Rubin platf

US Treasury Proposes Rule to Regulate Offshore Stablecoin Issuers

The US Treasury wants to know exactly who’s behind the stablecoins Americans use, and it’s giving foreign issuers about nine months to prove they belong at the table.A proposed rule issued on April 8, 2026, by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Foreign Assets Control

Trump to Resume Crypto Clarity Act Negotiations

President Trump is set to resume negotiations on the Crypto Clarity Act, according to a social media report. This development marks a potential turning point in the legislative process of the bill, which aims to establish a clear regulatory framework for digital assets in the United States. The Cryp

US 30-Year Bond Yield Hits 19-Year High at 5.26%

The yield on the US 30-year Treasury bond has reached its highest level in more than 19 years, with recent data showing an intraday level of about 5.26%. This rise in long-term interest rates reflects increased borrowing costs and inflation concerns that could influence the Federal Reserve’s monetar

US Treasury Advances GENIUS Act Rules After July Deadline

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has launched a formal rulemaking process for the payment-stablecoin framework established by the GENIUS Act, opening the proposal to public comment as regulators move toward a planned start date in January 2027.In a notice released on Monday, Treasury said it is s

Wolfspeed, STMicro, and On Semiconductor Surge as Nvidia's Vera Rubin Platform Drives Power Chip Demand

The AI infrastructure buildout just found its next gear, and the companies making the unsexy-but-essential power chips are reaping the rewards. Wolfspeed, STMicroelectronics, and onsemi all surged on Monday as signals from Nvidia’s Vera Rubin platform ramp pointed to a wave of new demand for advance

S&P 500 Options Signal Volatility Ahead of Nvidia Earnings and Jackson Hole

The S&P 500 has been sleepwalking through August, with daily swings priced in at less than 0.8% and the VIX hovering around 14, its lowest reading of 2026. The index is trading near record highs.Two events landing in the same 72-hour window are poised to test that tranquility: Nvidia’s Q2 FY2027...

Strategy Inc. Pauses Bitcoin Accumulation, Shifts to Liquidity and Preferred Equity

The man who turned corporate Bitcoin hoarding into a personality trait is changing course. Strategy Inc., the company formerly known as MicroStrategy, has paused its Bitcoin purchases for at least five consecutive weeks, the longest such gap since 2024, and has begun actively selling portions of its

Michael Saylor Vows to Maintain STRC at or Above $100 Par

Michael Saylor wants STRC to trade at exactly $100. Not $99. Not $101. A clean par, every day, with the kind of calm that would make a money market fund jealous. That vision hit some turbulence in mid-2026, and now Strategy is spending serious money to get back on track.Saylor, executive chairman of

US DOJ Probes Andreessen Horowitz Over Board Conflicts

The US Department of Justice is investigating Andreessen Horowitz, the Silicon Valley venture capital powerhouse better known as a16z, over potential conflicts of interest tied to its board seats at multiple companies. The probe centers on whether shared directorships across competing firms amount t

MIT and Harvard Introduce Role Anchor to Address Role Drift in AI Systems

When you build an AI system with specialized parts, you expect each part to do what it’s told. A retrieval module retrieves. A reader module reads. A solver module solves. In practice, these modules have been quietly cheating, and a new paper from MIT and Harvard finally catches them in the act.The

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