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PORT VILA, Vanuatu, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Vantage Markets expanded its Pre-IPO CFD offering with the launch of its Unitree Pre-IPO CFD for eligible clients, available from 10 August 2026 under the symbol UNITREEUSD. The launch provides eligible clients with exposure to movements in the applicable reference price of Unitree Robotics, a company operating in the fields of embodied artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. The Unitree Pre-IPO CFD is a leveraged derivative product that provides eligible clients with exposure to movements in its applicable reference price, as determined in accordance with Vantage’s applicable pricing methodology and trading terms. It does…

AI is also emerging as a growing threat to crypto companies, giving attackers tools to find vulnerabilities faster, automate attacks and make phishing and social-engineering campaigns more convincing. That raises the stakes for an industry already a frequent target for hackers, while fueling a race to deploy the same technology on the defensive side.Claude Mythos 5 is Anthropic’s most advanced model for defensive cybersecurity, designed to analyze code at scale, identify vulnerabilities and help developers fix them. Access has initially been limited to organizations that operate or defend critical infrastructure, as Anthropic works on safeguards for a broader rollout.Payward argued…

Pump.fun’s rapid growth has brought massive revenue, but questions over token quality and platform behavior continue to follow the launchpad. Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov has taken a swipe at Solana-based Pump.fun and criticized the platform’s role in the meme coin market. His comments add to the scrutiny Pump.fun has faced as it has grown into one of the biggest venues for launching new meme coins. Token Failures and Controversies Egorov criticized Pump.fun and called it “a casino of scams called meme coins.” ClawPump co-founder Tomas Oliver, however, pushed back and asserted that the platform simply provides a service and…

Quantitative trading firm and liquidity provider Jane Street has a nearly $1 billion bitcoin position — or 15,394 BTC at today’s prices.  But the position is not held in the form of digital coins: According to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wall Street giant holds $990 million in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, spread across major ETFs like BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund, and Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust.  The lion’s share of the firm’s holdings are in BlackRock’s fund, with $828 million solely invested in the fund, according to the filing.  JUST IN: Wall…

New data from Galaxy Research shows that $115 million in bitcoin has been lost in the Coldcard theft.  Writing on X Sunday, Galaxy Research said that it had spoken with over 200 victims to support them and gather intelligence on the attackers.  The figures are based on the price of bitcoin at the time of the attack.  Coldcard losses have exceeded $115M (based on the price when coins were stolen)Galaxy Research has spoken with 200+ victims to support them and gather intelligence on the attackersThis thread contains additional charts and info 👇 pic.twitter.com/H2K141mugF— Galaxy Research (@glxyresearch) August 16, 2026 Hackers…

Amid scrutiny and accusations of conflicts of interest from many lawmakers, the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) gave conditional approval for World Liberty Financial’s application for a national trust bank.In a Friday notice, the OCC said the conditional approval for World Liberty’s charter application, subject to certain regulatory and policy requirements, would allow the company to operate under the title World Liberty Trust Company, National Association. According to its application, the World Liberty bank proposed issuing US dollar-backed stablecoins and custodying digital assets related to the company’s USD1 token.The OCC approval came amid concerns about potential…

YouTube will count a view the moment a video starts playing from August 24. There is no minimum watch time. The rule covers uploads, Shorts, and live streams worldwide. Public view totals will climb fast. However, the number that decides pay moves into a submenu that most creators never open. For anyone not yet monetized, the bar is about to get higher. Starting 8/24, views will count the moment a video begins to play (w/ no minimum watch time) across all formats (VOD, Shorts, & Live). We’re standardizing views to reflect creators’ true exposure across YouTube, making it easier to…

Greg Abel became the successor to Warren Buffett when he took over the famous investment firm Berkshire Hathaway in January 2026. Although he doesn’t publish stock tips, Berkshire Hathaway’s latest portfolio filing is the next best thing. It names every US stock the company held on June 30. The list holds a surprise. Most of Abel’s top picks are not really his. They are Warren Buffett’s, and Abel has barely touched them. Top US Stock Picks From Warren Buffett Successor Greg Abel Greg Abel’s Top US Stock Picks by Size Big investors file a form called a 13F four times…

Bitmine owns 4.8% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 96% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 14 months In July, ETH outperformed Nasdaq 100 by 2,500 basis points, the largest since July 2025, reflective of the strengthening fundamentals of crypto Bitmine repurchased 1.7 million shares of common stock in the past week, and has repurchased over 20.8 million shares cumulatively since July 2026 under its previously announced $4 billion share repurchase program Bitmine was added to the Russell 1000 Large-cap index on June 26, 2026 Bitmine’s Series A Preferred Stock is…

Miami, Florida, USA, August 16th, 2026, PlayNewswire BiggerZ is strengthening its position as a fairness-first betting platform, bringing casino gaming, sports betting and prediction markets together under one account while making transparency, verifiability and clearly defined rules central to the player experience. As online betting platforms expand across crypto, casino gaming, sports and prediction markets, BiggerZ is taking a different approach to how these products are presented to players: fairness should be explained rather than simply claimed. The platform’s approach is built around four principles – transparency, clarity, verifiability and defined rules – applied at the moments where players would…