OpenAI’s $300 Doughnut-Shaped Device Targets 2027 Launch
What happened: Bloomberg reports that OpenAI’s first consumer hardware will be a doughnut-shaped, screenless smart speaker, priced between $300 and $400 and slated for a 2027 release.
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Ether.fi Splits weETH from Restaking Amid Validator Reward Debate
What happened: Ether.
Tokenized RWA Deposits Triple to $7.4B as DeFi Shrinks 15%
What happened: According to a joint CoinShares and Token Terminal report, tokenized real-world asset (RWA) deposits on DeFi platforms more than tripled from $2.
Aug 7: Bitcoin ETFs Attract $626M in Three-Day Inflow Streak
Wintermute USA Registers as SEC Broker-Dealer for Crypto and Stocks · CASHCAT Surges 120% as Robinhood Chain TVL Climbs to $774 Million · Tokenized RWA Deposits Triple to $7.4B as DeFi Shrinks 15%
Bitcoin ETFs Attract $626M in Three-Day Inflow Streak
What happened: US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $244.
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CASHCAT Surges 120% as Robinhood Chain TVL Climbs to $774 Million
What happened: Robinhood Chain, an Arbitrum-based L2 launched July 1, 2026, saw its total value locked (TVL) rise 20% over the past week to $774 million.
Bitcoin ETFs See $626M Inflows Over Three Days
What happened: US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $244.
Circle Taps Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock as Arc Validators for September Launch
What happened: Circle announced an 11-member validator cohort for the Arc blockchain’s September 16 mainnet launch, including Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock, DTCC, and others.
Aug 6: Bitcoin ETFs See $626M Inflows Over Three Days
Circle Taps Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock as Arc Validators for Septembe · CASHCAT Surges 120% as Robinhood Chain TVL Hits $774 Million · Situational Awareness Deploys $400M After Near-Collapse
CASHCAT Surges 120% as Robinhood Chain TVL Hits $774 Million
What happened: CASHCAT, the memecoin that marked Robinhood Chain’s July debut, rallied 120% over the past week and 22% in the last 24 hours, now trading near $0.
Situational Awareness Deploys $400M After Near-Collapse
What happened: Leopold Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund, Situational Awareness, invested $400 million into an undisclosed private company just days after nearly collapsing from $45 billion to $10 billion in
Aug 5: Intesa Sanpaolo Triples Ether ETF Holding, Slashes Bitcoin Exposure
Alibaba Open-Sources 2.4 Trillion-Parameter Qwen3.8-Max AI Model · Polymarket Eyes $20B Valuation as Prediction Market Competition Intens · Galaxy Digital Q2 Loss Narrows, Shares Drop 5% Despite Data Center Mil
Intesa Sanpaolo Triples Ether ETF Holding, Slashes Bitcoin Exposure
What happened: Italy's largest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, reduced its exposure to the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) by 94% in Q2 2026, holding just 40,723 shares worth $1.
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Alibaba Open-Sources 2.4 Trillion-Parameter Qwen3.8-Max AI Model
What happened: Alibaba released the Qwen3.
Polymarket Eyes $20B Valuation as Prediction Market Competition Intensifies
What happened: Blockchain-based prediction platform Polymarket is reportedly in early talks to raise approximately $1 billion at a $20 billion-plus valuation, according to a Bloomberg-originated repor
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BlackRock Tokenizes $311 Billion in European Money Market Funds on Ethereum
What happened: BlackRock has launched 12 tokenized share classes across six funds in its Institutional Cash Series, representing $311 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026.
Alibaba Releases Qwen3.8-Max AI Model With Open Weights, Trails U.S. Rivals in Benchmarks
What happened: Alibaba unveiled its Qwen3.
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