Riot Platforms signs $9.1B AI deal reportedly with Anthropic
Riot Platforms signed a $9.1B Texas data center lease for 191 MW, with Bloomberg identifying Anthropic as the unnamed frontier AI tenant....
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Three things that have to happen for XRP to recover in 2026
XRP ETF inflows collapsed 93% in a single week while the token tests $1.00 support. But whales are accumulating more than 10 million XRP per day, RLUSD has reached $1.6 billion in market cap, and the CLARITY Act vote is…...
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Pi Network’s Protocol 26 deadline is tomorrow, and it could split the network
Node operators who miss the August 11 cutoff will be disconnected from Pi’s mainnet. With 421,000 nodes, a token trading at $0.08, and Binance still refusing to list, the upgrade is a stress test for a project that claims 60…...
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Houthis escalate Yemen conflict with missile strikes on al-Makha, Marib
The escalation in Yemen’s conflict risks broader regional instability and could draw in more international actors, complicating peace efforts. The post Houthis escalate Yemen conflict with missile strikes on al-Makha, Marib appeared first on Crypto Briefing....
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US reinstates naval blockade on Iran in Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions
The blockade’s continuation underscores reliance on economic pressure, impacting global markets and regional stability without direct conflict. The post US reinstates naval blockade on Iran in Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions appeared first on Crypto Briefing....
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Bitcoin may benefit if Fed expands FIMA, Hayes says
Arthur Hayes says an expanded Fed FIMA facility for Japan could boost dollar liquidity and support Bitcoin, Ether and gold as yen policy shifts....
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BIP-110 is dead: what Bitcoin’s failed anti-spam fork reveals about governance in 2026
The minority chain mined two blocks in eight hours, then froze. With 99.85% of hashpower on the original chain, the Reduced Data Temporary Softfork is the most decisive governance rejection since SegWit2x. Its backers are now talking about replacing the…...
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Bitcoin BIP editors remove Luke Dashjr after BIP 110
Luke Dashjr was removed as a Bitcoin BIP editor after a BIP 110 dispute, while the proposal is now marked Closed after its minority fork stalled....
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Rupee dips as oil prices rise amid Middle East tensions; RBI intervenes
Rising oil prices amid Middle East tensions could strain global markets, prompting central banks to act to maintain currency stability. The post Rupee dips as oil prices rise amid Middle East tensions; RBI intervenes appeared first on Crypto Briefing....
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BTCPay offers $190,000 bounty after bitcoin payment servers drained in exploit
The project said it will pay 10% of recovered funds, up to 3 BTC, after attackers stole LND credentials and drained merchant Lightning wallets last week....
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