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08-04
Capital One Denies Political Motives in Trump Account Closure
Odaily Planet Daily reports that in a recent court filing, Capital One stated that the closure of Trump-related accounts in 2021 was based on anti-money laundering (AML) reviews and banking regulatory requirements, not political reasons, and requested the court to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Trump'
Western Union Launches Stablecard Stablecoin Payment Card in 37 Markets
Odaily Planet Daily reports: Global money transfer giant Western Union has officially launched Stablecard, built on the Rain stablecoin infrastructure. Users can now directly receive USDPT, a stablecoin issued by Western Union and minted on Solana by Anchorage Digital Bank, and instantly spend it at
Bitdeer Signs 16-Year AI Data Center Lease, Shares Rise 11.7% in Pre-Market Trading
ChainThink reports that Bitdeer has announced its subsidiary, Tydal Data Center AS, has signed a 16-year托管租赁及服务协议 with Volta Tydal AS for an AI/HPC campus in Tydal, Norway.Under the agreement, Bitdeer will provide a capacity of 121 MW of IT power, approximately 133 MW total, fully configured with NV
Bitdeer Signs 16-Year AI Data Center Lease in Norway, Shares Rise 11.7%
According to Huoxing Finance, on August 4, Bitdeer announced that its subsidiary, Tydal Data Center AS, has signed a 16-year托管租赁及服务协议 with Volta Tydal AS for an AI/HPC campus in Tydal, Norway. Bitdeer will provide 121 MW of IT capacity (approximately 133 MW total), fully configured with NVIDIA GPUs,
Corvex Surges 110% in Pre-Market Trading After Signing Multi-Year AI GPU Supply Agreement
Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that on August 4, according to BIT (bit.com) market data, Corvex, an AI cloud computing company, surged 110.13% in pre-market trading in the U.S. The company announced it has signed a multi-year agreement to provide clusters equipped with NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and NVIDIA Qu
Bitcoin 30-day implied volatility falls to two-month low
According to CoinDesk, the 30-day implied volatility index BVIV, which measures expected volatility in the Bitcoin options market, has dropped to 36%, the lowest level since May 31, down from nearly 60% at the beginning of June. Despite recent Coldcard wallet attacks, weak institutional demand, and
Asia-Based Hedge Funds Face Record 18.6% Losses in July
Asia’s hottest hedge funds just learned a painful lesson about momentum: it works both ways. Goldman Sachs reports that Asia-focused long/short equity hedge funds suffered an average loss of 18.6% through July 28, marking the single worst month on record for the strategy.The carnage was concentrated
Bitcoin Stalls Twice in $62K-$64K Range as Large-Cap Alts Rise
TL;DRBitcoin rebounded from $62,200 toward $64,200 but failed twice inside the $62,000-$64,000 range, leaving control unresolved between buyers and sellers.ADA, AVAX and DOT rose more than 5%, while HYPE, ZEC, ETH, SOL, BNB, DOGE and XMR also advanced during the broader recovery.BEAT plunged 20% as
Fed’s Anna Paulson Says Rates Are 'In a Good Place' Amid Crypto Market Pressure
Anna Paulson, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, told attendees at the Atlanta Fed’s Financial Markets Conference on May 19 that the current federal funds rate of 3.5% to 3.75% is “in a good place.” She also made clear she’s not committing to any particular direction on r
Enphase Energy Expands US Manufacturing for AI Data Center Infrastructure
Enphase Energy, the company best known for slapping microinverters on rooftop solar panels, is making a sharp pivot into one of the most electricity-hungry industries on the planet: AI data centers.The NASDAQ-listed firm announced the development of its IQ Solid-State Transformer (IQ SST) platform,
Bitdeer Shares Surge 23% on $4.7B AI Data Center Deal in Norway
Bitdeer Technologies just signed what might be the clearest signal yet that the Bitcoin mining-to-AI pipeline is very real, and very expensive. The Singapore-based company inked a colocation lease for an AI data center in Tydal, Norway, sending its NASDAQ-listed shares up 23%.The deal, executed on J
Bitdeer Signs 16-Year AI Data Center Lease Worth $4.7 Billion
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Bitdeer has announced its subsidiary, Tydal Data Center AS, has signed a 16-year data center hosting and services agreement with Volta Tydal AS to provide 121 MW of IT load capacity (approximately 133 MW total power) at the Tydal AI/HPC campus in Norway, exclusively
ChangXin Technology surpasses 3 trillion CNY in market cap after IPO
On July 27, Changxin Technology, the largest IPO in the history of the STAR Market, officially listed, with its market capitalization immediately reaching 3 trillion yuan, making it the company with the highest market capitalization on the A-share market and the largest technology company by market
Coldcard Security Flaw Leads to $114M in Losses, Bitcoin Rises Despite Incident
Five days after the first sweep, the Coldcard incident has stopped looking like a single event and started looking like a slow harvest. Blockchain analysts tracked a fourth round of drains running through Monday, and the running total of observed losses is now closing on $114 million. What has not h
Polymarket Trader TwoEyes Adds $1.4M in BTC and Strategy Assets as a Short Position on Hyperliquid
According to TradingBeats monitoring, Polymarket trader TwoEyes added approximately $1.404 million in short positions on BTC and Strategy-related assets on Hyperliquid, bringing the total short position to $2.413 million, including $1.223 million in MSTR, $854,000 in BTC, and $336,000 in STRC, with
