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In brief Polymarket unveiled an investment from 1789 Capital. Donald Trump Jr. serves as a partner at the venture capital firm and is joining the prediction market’s advisory board. The prediction market is trying to reenter the U.S. Donald Trump Jr. is joining Polymarket’s advisory board, the prediction market said in a press release on…
STRATEGY BUYS $357M IN BTC, ETH INFLOWS $1B+ IN 3 DAYS, NEW SOLANA DATSBTC falls to $108k then rebounds. $758m of liquidations as market falls. Biggest BTC deviation from Global M2 in 2 years. ETH ETFs see $1bn+ inflows in 3 days. HYPE leads L1s, buybacks to now be 99% of fees. Strategy buys $357m…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on SubstackGM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors red but moving higher after Trump moved to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook ETH ETFs see $444M in net inflows,…
CRYPTO FALLS, HYPE LEADS L1S, NVIDIA RESULTS TODAYBTC falls to $108k then rebounds. $758m of liquidations as market falls. Biggest BTC deviation from Global M2 in 2 years. ETH ETFs see $1bn+ inflows in 3 days. HYPE leads L1s, buybacks to now be 99% of fees. Strategy buys $357m BTC. Pantera seeks $1.25b to set…
In brief Sugar Match is a new mobile puzzle game akin to Candy Crush Saga, albeit with crypto features. The game is built around the CNDY token minted on Tezos layer-2 network, Etherlink. The mobile game is now available in Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Candy Crush Saga’s glossy, streamlined take on match-3…
In brief Musk’s X Corp. and xAI claim Apple’s exclusive ChatGPT integration gives OpenAI “billions of user prompts” while completely blocking competitors. The lawsuit accuses Apple of manipulating App Store rankings to favor ChatGPT despite Grok ranking second in “Productivity.” Xai and X Corp. are seeking billions in damages and court orders to end the…
In brief Grayscale submitted a registration statement for its Avalanche Trust. VanEck is also seeking approval for an Avalanche ETF in the U.S. Analysts are eyeing a round of crypto ETF approvals in October. Crypto asset manager Grayscale submitted a registration statement for its Avalanche Trust to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday,…
In brief Researchers at George Mason University demonstrated Oneflip, a Rowhammer-style attack that sabotages AI by flipping a single bit in memory. The altered model works normally but hides a backdoor trigger, letting attackers force wrong outputs on command without hurting overall accuracy. The study shows how AI systems face hardware-level security risks, raising concerns…
In brief Football Dot Fun, a Web3 fantasy soccer game on Base, exploded with $25.7M trading volume and 10,284 users in under two weeks. Players buy and trade fractionalized “shares” of real football players using in-game Gold currency, with shares depleting as players appear in matches. The ecosystem’s market cap surged from $60M to $160M…
In brief Ethereum jumped nearly 15% Friday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell hinted at rate cuts, but the token stalled just short of eclipsing its all-time high of $4,878. More than $340 million in Ethereum long and short positions were liquidated in the last 24 hours, making up over half of all crypto market liquidations.…
