Key Takeaways: The attacker successfully exploited a weakness in the cross-chain validation process and stole approximately $11.58 million from Verus’ ETH bridge. According to the hacker, the transaction fees for VRSC were close to $10, and drained 1,625 ETH, 103 tBTC and 147,000 USDC. According to the security firms, the exploit is similar to the Wormhole bridge and the Nomad bri
Verus Bridge Hack Drains $11.6M as Hacker Exploits Tiny $10 Cross-Chain Flaw
Gigabyte's Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC is down to $629 on Amazon as a Lightning Deal, marking one of the lower prices we've seen for the card these days. It features 16GB GDDR6 memory, triple-fan cooling, factory overclocking, and enough horsepower for high-refresh 1440p gaming with capable 4K performance in most modern titles.Read Entire Article
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT deal drops to $629 as GPU prices slowly cool off
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed HF 3709 into law this past week, authorizing state-chartered banks and credit unions to hold bitcoin and other virtual currencies on behalf of customers. State-Chartered Banks in Minnesota Will Be Able to Custody Bitcoin Under New Law The legislation, now Chapter 93 of the 2026 Session Laws, takes effect Aug. […]
Gov. Walz Signs Bitcoin Custody Bill, Letting Minnesota Banks Hold Crypto Aug. 1
Key Takeaways: BitMine Chairman Tom Lee says Ethereum’s inverse correlation with oil prices has reached record levels. ETH has dropped alongside a sharp rise in crude oil prices over the past six weeks. While short-term, the pressure makes some people turn negative on Ethereum, Lee proves to be bullish on the token due to the development and growth of tokenization and agentic AI.
Ethereum Faces Brutal Oil Correlation as Tom Lee Sees Massive 2026 ETH Rebound
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a final rule saying that federal law trumps state mandates on interest in escrow accounts for national banks, wading into an ongoing court battle.
OCC finalizes rule preempting state escrow interest
Key Takeaways Patrick Witt confirms SBR announcement coming. Work never stopped despite Clarity Act dominating headlines. Harry Jong, Witt’s deputy, led the interagency process. Stephen Miller’s team and DECOSP involved in execution. What Witt said and what it means In an interview shared by Bitcoin Magazine, Witt confirmed in the interview that a White House announcement on the
White House Advisor Says Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Announcement is Coming Soon
Hyrpland is a fantastic Linux window manager, but it can be complicated to configure. I asked Codex to write a .conf file - here's how that went.
I used Codex to customize my Hyprland desktop - and learned a valuable AI lesson
Ford just inked a deal with a French electric-utility company.
Ford takes its first big step toward being an energy business
The White House says it has achieved a legal and custody “breakthrough” for the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, finally giving Washington a compliant way to safeguard billions in seized BTC. The White House has confirmed a major operational breakthrough for…
Strategic Bitcoin Reserve framework firmly on the horizon: White House official
Astronomers only discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 a week ago, and now it's paying us a visit.
How to Watch a House-Sized Asteroid Make an ‘Extremely Close’ Approach to Earth Today
Evercore’s Roger Altman said in a CNBC interview on Monday that a sharp rise in crude could destabilize markets before it may trigger “the second big inflation shock of this decade after COVID,” especially if oil prices climb toward $150 a barrel or higher.
The oil market is reaching a ‘tipping point’ that could create problems for stocks, according to this Wall Street legend
According to 9to5Google, the Gemini app is already rolling out a new "Thinking level" option for some users, letting them choose between Standard and Extended reasoning modes when using Gemini 3 Flash or Gemini 3.1 Pro. The Extended setting, the outlet notes, is designed for more complex topics that benefit from additional processing time — a consumer-facing version of the thinking
Google Gemini app to get deeper thinking and more third-party app support, report says
When Windows 11 launched in 2021, we mostly liked its refreshed look—the rounded corners and menus with just a hint of translucency were a nice change from the flat colors and hard corners of the Windows 8/10 era. But its reformulated taskbar and Start menu came with a number of functional regressions from the versions in Windows 10. Some of these were addressed quickly; others con
Five years later, Windows 11 brings back much-missed taskbar options (and more)
The defense-tech company Anduril has shared new details about the augmented-reality headset for the military it’s prototyping with Meta, including a vision for ordering drone strikes via eye-tracking and voice commands. Quay Barnett, who leads the efforts as a vice president at Anduril following a career in the Army’s Special Operations Command, says his fundamental goal is to o