Bitcoin miner IPO demands 99.8% of funds from public buyers while handing them just 10% equity
Bitari Inc., a Bitcoin mining host pursuing a planned Bitcoin mining IPO and Nasdaq listing, is asking public buyers to provide nearly all of the consideration shown in its prospectus table while receiving about 10% of the company after the deal. The…
63% of Religious Books on Amazon Are Likely AI-Written, Study Finds
Witchcraft books had the highest rate of likely AI-generated content at 78%, according to an Originality.ai analysis of more than 2,000 titles.
Robot Brains Could Have Their ‘ChatGPT Moment’ by 2027, ACE Robotics Chairman Says
The breakthrough could come from AI models that help robots understand and interact with the physical world, though widespread adoption may still be years away.
Grayscale’s Zcash ETF filing proposes a 2.5% fee and a potential 34% DCG stake
Grayscale’s proposed Zcash ETF would carry a 2.5% annual fee. Under one dated ownership calculation, a DCG affiliate could receive about 34% of the fund. If effective, the Aug. 21 SEC amendment would rename the existing trust “The Zcash ETF” and list it…
Everyday crypto users face monthly tax bills on total asset value if covered brokers fail to collect under new Illinois rules
Illinois’s 0.2% digital asset tax, scheduled to start Jan. 1, 2027, now faces another industry complaint as brokers prepare for a levy tied to the value of customer assets rather than their gains or service fees. Blockchain Association and the Crypto…
Reaching instant 27ms validation on Bitcoin will take 17 GPU years of compute power
Hazync’s developer reports that a 1.7 MB standalone verifier checked a 226,434-byte cryptographic receipt covering the first 1,789 blocks of Bitcoin in 27 milliseconds. The Aug. 15 disclosure limits that result to an early stretch of…
A $1 billion meme coin purchase puts a huge 167% share dilution down to a single vote for ZeroStack
ZeroStack’s Aug. 21 resale registration puts a shareholder vote between the company and 36.2 million new shares tied to its MemeCore acquisition, a warrant block larger than its current outstanding stock. The company completed the transaction on Aug. 19,…
Inside transfer wipes out $1M executive debt as crypto firm offloads payments business without independent valuation
RocketFuel Blockchain transferred substantially all assets used in its payments business to RPay, whose sole director and CEO, Peter M. Jensen, also serves as a RocketFuel director and executive officer. The related-person deal closed Aug. 13 and was…
Microsoft Fixes ‘Perfect 10’ Exploit That Could Have Let Hackers Run Code Remotely
The Entra ID flaw earned the highest possible severity score, but Microsoft says it patched the bug before publishing the CVE and found no evidence it was ever exploited.
AI Has Made Bitcoin Software a Target—This Group Is Fighting Back
A group of 20-odd developers is scanning the Bitcoin ecosystem for AI-discoverable flaws, warning that cheap, powerful models have handed attackers unprecedented reach.