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Altcoins

CZ Will Retire Public Wallet for Good After Donating Remaining Tokens

Binance founder CZ says he'll donate remaining BNB and BinanceLife tokens to Giggle Academy, then stop using his public wallet entirely.

August 16, 2026

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DeFi

Sandisk On-Chain Perpetual Open Interest Hits Record $1.73B

Open interest on Sandisk's on-chain stock perpetual reached $1.73 billion, the highest of any stock perpetual market, as SNDK shares surge on AI demand.

August 16, 2026

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DeFi

Wintermute CEO Flags Two Risks for Hyperliquid's US Push

Wintermute's Evgeny Gaevoy says stricter US rules and blockchain throughput limits are the two biggest threats to Hyperliquid's US expansion plans.

August 16, 2026

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Markets

Binance Data Shows Gen Z Investors Favor ETFs, Buy and Hold

Binance Research data shows Gen Z traders hold dividend ETFs and stocks 2-3x longer than other cohorts, with 22% never placing a single sell order.

August 16, 2026

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Blockchain

OpenAI Slashes GPT-5.6 Pricing 80% as AI Model Price War Escalates

OpenAI cut its cheapest GPT-5.6 tier 80% just weeks after launch, as competition with Anthropic pushes AI model prices down roughly 25% since mid-July.

August 16, 2026

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Markets

JPMorgan Warns of Global Food Crisis in 2027 on Fertilizer Shortage

JPMorgan says fertilizer supply disruption from the Strait of Hormuz and a coming El Niño could push global food inflation to 5% by mid-2027.

August 16, 2026

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Markets

Ray Dalio's Bridgewater Reveals $24.4B Portfolio Favoring ETFs Over Tech Stocks

Bridgewater's Q2 13F shows a $24.4B portfolio leaning into S&P 500 ETFs while trimming Micron, Amazon and TSMC — as Dalio keeps 1% in Bitcoin.

August 16, 2026

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Regulation

California Advances Bill to Rein In AI Therapy Chatbots

California's SB 903 cleared an Assembly committee 13-0, moving closer to barring AI chatbots from acting as unsupervised therapists.

August 16, 2026

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Regulation

SEC Scraps Crypto Rulemaking Meeting to Avoid Clogging Clarity Act

The SEC abruptly canceled a meeting on token fundraising rules, with sources citing concerns it could complicate the pending Clarity Act in the Senate.

August 16, 2026

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bitcoin

Investor Ross Gerber Says Gold Beats Bitcoin on Real-World Use

Investment advisor Ross Gerber argues Bitcoin still lags gold in practical usability, pointing to miners' pivot to AI and Strategy's Bitcoin sale.

August 16, 2026

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bitcoin

Bitcoin's Coinbase Premium Hits Record 90-Day Negative Streak

The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index has stayed negative for 90 straight days, the longest streak on record, even as whales keep buying.

August 16, 2026

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Markets

Only 8% of Americans Expect Their Income to Outpace Inflation

Just 8% of US consumers expect income growth to beat inflation over the next year, the lowest share in at least two years, survey data shows.

August 16, 2026